Fifty Animals That Changed the Course of History
5 best books like Fifty Animals That Changed the Course of History (Eric Chaline): The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator, The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb, A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
Author | Timothy C. Winegard |
ISBN | 0735235791 |
A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate
Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice...
The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
Author | Dan Carlin |
ISBN | 0008340927 |
From the creator of the wildly popular podcast comes Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History: History at the Extremes.
Dan Carlin has created a new way to think about history. His award-winning podcast is revered for its unique blend of high drama, enthralling narration, and Twilight Zone-style...
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Author | Rick Atkinson |
ISBN | 1627790438 |
In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months of America’s violent war for independence. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental...
The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
Author | Sam Kean |
ISBN | 0316381683 |
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb
Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they...
A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
Publisher's Summary
Most children go through a dinosaur phase. Learning all the tongue-twisting names, picking favourites based on ferocity, armour, or sheer size. For many kids this love of ‘terrible lizards’ fizzles out at some point between starting and leaving primary school. All...