All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.
Power Electronic Semiconductor Switches is the successor to Professor Ramshaw’s widely-used Power Electronics. The text has been completely re-written and expanded to focus on semiconductor switches, and to take into account advances in the field since the publication of Power Electronics and changes in electrical and electronic engineering syllabuses.
This beautifully illustrated and sensitive fairy tale has been created for children experiencing feelings of loneliness and social isolation. With engaging and gentle illustrations to help prompt conversation, it tells the story of a young girl encouraged by an animal-guide to feel more confident in herself, using nature as a support.
This book uses the reflection of academics specialized in the urban area of Latin America, Europe and the United States, to initiate a comparative debate of the different dynamics in which Urbicidio expresses itself.
Compared to the obvious complexity of animals, plants at a glance seem relatively simple in form. But that simplicity is deceptive: the plants around us are the result of millennia of incredible evolutionary adaptations that have allowed them to survive, and thrive, under wildly changing conditions and in remarkably specific ecological niches. Much of this innovation, however, is invisible to the naked eye.
Theocritus: Space, Absence, and Desire discusses many of Theocritus’s Idylls with emphasis on how these poems construct space–its contours and borders, along with the people, animals, and objects that fill it–and the equally important role of absence.
How is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit Nation explains how we got here and imagines how we might create a more inclusive, stronger future.
One might not expect to find much in the middle of Californias hot, dry deserts. But to the curious explorer, theyre scattered with strange and extraordinary sights. On old Route 66, the desert traveler can find quirky roadside art and mementos left by motorists. In the El Paso Mountains of the Mojave, the daring adventurer can crawl through a tunnel that was hand dug by an old prospector named Burro Schmidt. In Landers, the weary wanderer can enjoy a rejuvenating sound bath in an acoustically perfect dome supposedly designed by aliens. From astounding natural wonders to remnants of ancient civilizations and the Wild West, discover treasures of history, puzzling mystery and uncommon eccentricity alongside seasoned road trippers Alan and Claudia Heller.
Woman’s Weekly magazine inspires you to get creative with irresistible cookery, fantastic home, gardening and craft ideas. With fiction you can’t put down and heart-warming real life, a subscription to Woman’s Weekly magazine guarantees hours of great reading every week.
Wine Enthusiast is one of the most respected and quoted authorities in the world of wine and spirits. We feature the hottest trends in everything related to wine.
VICARIOUS is filled with exhilarating automobile and motorcycle travel stories and photography from our award-winning contributors as they travel the globe driving and riding history’s finest, and the most extraordinary new vehicles of today and tomorrow.
