Showing posts with label world history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world history. Show all posts

Thursday, July 3, 2008

The Illustrated History of the World: From the Big Bang to the Third Millennium

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D20 .I68 2003
The Illustrated History of the World: From the Big Bang to the Third Millennium
New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2003.
$29.95 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 1592700195
Audience: Elem., Mid., High
Summary: A lavishly illustrated guide to world history including timelines and maps.
Reviews: Horn Book Guide, Voice of Youth Advocates, Publishers Weekly

National Geographic Visual History of the World

902.02
D21.1. N38 2005
National Geographic Visual History of the World
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2005.
656 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
$35.00 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 0792236955 (hbk.)
Audience: Elem., Mid., High
Summary: Over 4,000 illustrations and photographs depict world events. Timelines included.
Reviews: Choice, Reference & Research Book News, Booklist

Wonders of the World

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G138.5 .N33 2007
Nacci, Benoît
Wonders of the World
New York : Abrams, 2007.
$50.00 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 9780810994492 (hardcover)
Audience: Elem., Mid., High
Summary: Noted photographers capture both works of nature and works of man.

History: The Definitive Visual Guide

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D21 .H7545 2007
History : the definitive visual guide : from the dawn of civilization to the present day
New York : DK Pub., 2007.
612 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.
$50.00 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 9780756631192
Audience: Elem., Mid., High
Reviews: Library Journal

100 days in photographs : pivotal events that changed the world

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D21.1 . Y36
Yapp, Nicholas
100 days in photographs : pivotal events that changed the world
Washington, DC : National Geographic and Getty Images, 2007.
319 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
$35.00 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 9781426201974
Audience: Elem., Mid., High
Summary: Teachers teaching pivotal events in history from Lincoln's assassination to the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, can supplement their lessons with these photographs from the Getty Images Archive depicting 100 days that changed history in the last 150 years since the invention of photography. Primary sources such as diary entries and photographers' notes supplement the photographs.
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News

Life: The Millennium: The 100 Most Important Events and People of the Past 1,000 Years

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CB13 .L55 1998
The life millennium : the 100 most important events & people of the past 1000 years
New York : Life Books, Time Inc., c1998.
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
$29.95 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 082122557X
Audience: Elem., Mid., High
Summary: Two separate rankings of people and events mark their contributions to the world since the yar 1001.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

100 Days in Photographs: Pivotal Events That Changed the World

909.8
D21.1 .Y36 2007
Yapp, Nicholas
100 Days in Photographs: Pivotal Events That Changed the World
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic and Getty Images, 2007.
319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 9781426201974 (alk. paper)
$35.00 (trade cloth)