MB - History 1

Bonnie Colne upon the hill is a town whose antiquity reaches back into the mists of time. During the campaign of the Roman general Agricola in ad 79, Colne was first recorded and in the year 1120, t……続きを見る

London has seen huge changes since the 1980s. Massive infrastructure projects such as Crossrail/the Elizabeth Line have transformed the cityscape in many parts of the capital. Areas such as Kings Cr……続きを見る

Secret Newham delves into the fascinating but often quirky and curious history of the towns that make up the borough of Newham in East London. From the origins of place names, memorials and street n……続きを見る

For centuries visitors to Monmouthshire have been seduced by its picturesque landscape and breathtaking beauty. Poets, princes, priests, peasants, painters, politicians, and even pirates have all su……続きを見る

What can you write about Abergavenny that hasn’t already been written? Quite a lot, as local author Tim Butters poignantly proves in A–Z of Abergavenny. The shadows surrounding local legends are inv……続きを見る

Over time towns and cities evolve and adapt to new technologies and trends. Much of the Monmouthshire town of Abergavenny has changed over the years and in Lost Abergavenny we revisit old streets th……続きを見る

Grotta Agnello Santuario della Luce Cielo e Terra dentro il Monte Sorge. Un saggio-racconto che apre una porta sulla Sicilia più antica e suoi miti. In una cavità del Monte Sorge, i primi abitanti n……続きを見る

Final-year students at the Cinematography Institute are swamped with demands: choosing a topic, crafting a killer script, and shooting a graduation film to earn their degree. But these are anxious t……続きを見る

From its founding, K Street mirrored the entrepreneurial development of California's capital city. Initially the storefront for gold seekers trampling a path between the Sacramento River and Sutter'……続きを見る

Luis Delgado was best friends and occasional stand-in for James Garner, beloved actor behind such classics as Maverick and The Rockford Files. When Garner was selected by John Frankenheimer as the a……続きを見る

Esta obra apresenta a contabilidade nos movimentos dos seus discursos, para compreender, interpretar e analisar o discurso contábil, em particular, a discursividade contábil em enunciados publicitár……続きを見る

Columbus grew from a one-horse town to a metropolis one day at a time. Tom Betti and Doreen Uhas Sauer of the Columbus Landmarks Foundation have selected the 365 most fascinating city history vignet……続きを見る

Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea showcases the creativity, talent, and originality of the town's residents, designers, and builders over a span of 80 years, from the pioneering days of t……続きを見る

Atlanta, the thriving capital of the New South, has a rich and fascinating history. In Atlanta Scenes, authors Kimberly S. Blass and Michael Rose draw from the works of some of the city�s earliest a……続きを見る

Questo volume raccoglie tante storie legate alla città di Ferrara e non solo di interesse locale. Sono anche illustrate dalla mano dell'autore con disegni a china o acquerelli. Sono episodi storici ……続きを見る

While much has been written on Marcel Duchamp - one of the twentieth century's most beguiling artists - the subject of his flirtation with architecture seems to have been largely overlooked. Yet, in……続きを見る

With antecedents dating back to the Middle Ages, the community garden is more popular than ever as a means of procuring the freshest food possible and instilling community cohesion. But as Micheline……続きを見る

C’est en assumant les fonctions de Conservateur du Musée du Batha à Fès depuis janvier 1980 que notre intérêt pour cette recherche est né. Ces nouvelles responsabilités nous ont amenés à évaluer l’i……続きを見る

Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly te……続きを見る

A Walk in the Yoro Valley in the Afternoon With a Little Sunshine in November: Tokyo Suburban Scenery (Photobook) ■ Ambient Photography Japan Globally disseminating works that cut out Japanese lands……続きを見る

Le château de Pierrefonds, restauré par l'architecte Viollet-le-Duc à la demande de Napoléon iii, est l’un des chantiers les plus prestigieux de la seconde moitié du xixe siècle. L’abondance des sou……続きを見る

Finalist for the 2026 ASALH Book Award Access to educational resources has been a tool of liberation for Black Americans from the antebellum period to the present. With this book, Amber N. Wiley emp……続きを見る

Crossing the Pass of Clouds: An Army Photographer’s Vietnam Journal is an intimate portrait of the last years of the Vietnam War in 147 black-and-white pictures and a series of vignettes written by ……続きを見る

From BBC television and radio presenter Amber Butchart, The Fashion Chronicles is an exploration of 100 of the most fascinating style stories ever told. From Eve's fig leaf to Hilary Clinton's pants……続きを見る

Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas for sustainability, solving tough 21st ce……続きを見る

Was verbirgt sich hinter den Mauern und Fassaden der großen Bauwerke der Geschichte? Welche geheime Bedeutung tragen die Symbole, die in den Stein gemeißelt sind? In Der rote Mond nimmt Pius Umberto……続きを見る

Delaware�s March 1962 storm caused unprecedented destruction to life and property. Unusually high wind-driven tides carried breaking waves inland, destroying buildings and structures that, ordinaril……続きを見る

The nation's capital and the state of Virginia were a hotbed of political and social turmoil that marked the 1960s and 1970s. The area saw anti-Vietnam War protests, civil rights marches and student……続きを見る

In "Sebald Schreyer und die Sebalduskapelle zu Schwäbisch-Gmünd" widmet sich Albert Gümbel der faszinierenden Wechselbeziehung zwischen Kunst, Geschichte und Architektur der Sebalduskapelle. Durch a……続きを見る

This book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items – such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory and pearls, all of which require little overhead in their acquisition and were rela……続きを見る