The Life of : Leonardo da Vinci

Why could Leonardo da Vinci paint the human form so accurately, in all its beauty? How was he educated and trained as an artist? What inspired his most famous work, including The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa? And what fun machine did he invent? Find out about this unique artist and the many areas, from architecture to flight, he drew on and influenced. Appealing illustrations, information on h…

The Story of Civilization (Volume I) The Ancient World: From the Dawn of Hist…

Children should not just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization, the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come alive like never before. Author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and story-telling ability together in tandem to present the content in a fresh and thrilling way. The Story of Civilization reflects a new emphasis in presenting th…

Leonardo Da Vinci

"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his sci…

Thea Stilton and the Roman Holiday

Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship! The Thea Sisters spend the holidays in Rome!

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9781741043112

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914.50493 GIL i

Othello (Wordsworth Classics)

An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibli…

The Broker (Sang Broker)

Pada jam-jam terakhirnya di Oval Office, Presiden yang sudah lengser memberikan pengampunan hukuman yang kontroversial kepada Joel Backman, seorang power broker yang telah menghabiskan enam tahun terakhir dalam penjara federal. Backman, pada masa jayanya, diduga telah mendapatkan teknologi rahasia sistem satelit pengintai yang canggih, yang tak diketahui siapa pemiliknya. Diam-diam, Backman …

The English Patient

With unsettling beauty and intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War II.The nurse Hana, exhausted by death, obsessively tends to her last surviving patient. Caravaggio, the thief, tries to reimagine who he is, now that his hands are hopelessly maimed. The Indian sapper Kip searc…

Italy in Our World

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9781445108070

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Countries in Our World

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AQA History : A New Roman Empire? Mussolini's Italy, 1922-1945 AS Unit 2

Written to cover the AQA History A Level Unit 2 specification (HIS2K), our student book provides a focused look at key events in Italy from 1922 to 1945 and enables students to gain a greater understanding of the period and evaluate the key issues.