BBC History magazine is an authoritative and informed history publication examining and re-examining key historical events, turning points in history, wider trends within history, and different eras as a whole. It publishes articles written by experts in their field on all periods of history, whether that’s Ancient Egypt, Tudor England, or the Second World War, and brings cutting-edge historical research and new theories to a wider audience in an accessible, engaging format.
This armchair ramble from Manhattan Square to the ends of the Earth is a chronicle of the expeditions, discoveries, and scientists behind the greatest natural history collection ever assembled--the collection of The American Museum of Natural History.
This book treats arts as part of science, from the unified perspective of Science Matters. It contains 17 chapters, with 18 contributors who are prominent humanists, professional artists, or scientists. It consists of three parts: Part I: Philosophy and History of Arts; Part II: Arts in Action; Part III: Understanding Arts. The book is aimed at both research scholars and lay people, and is unique in two important aspects.
Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for many hundreds of years, probably thousands; the best of these ribticklers make their merry way through theater, circus, film and television. The challenge to comedians has always been to adapt familiar material in a way that emphasizes their personal style and outlook. The many routines and gags cited in this illustrated history are lovingly deconstructed to show how they have been shaped to suit different eras and performers.
This audio adaptation of the television documentary of the same name is a valuable asset to the study of the West as it really was and is also a first-rate entertainment. Jack Lemmon is the chief reader, while other celebrities like Richard Thomas and Helen Hunt contribute. The readers render the actual words of people who lived in the Wild West. The authentic music and sound effects combine to bring history to life. A brochure enclosed in the packaging highlights the important events of the 19th century. Excellent as all this material is, there are problems: the tapes are not labeled, and the print in the brochure is extremely small.
