Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition
Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1465455280

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Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition is now fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in world geography, including the annexation of Crimea and the new nation of South Sudan. Bringing each featured landscape to life with detailed terrain models and color schemes and offering maps of unsurpassed quality, this atlas features four sections: a world overview, the main atlas, fact files on all the countries of the world, and an easy-to-reference index of all 100,000 place names. All maps enjoy a full double-page spread, with continents broken down into 330 carefully selected maps, including 100 city plans. You will also find a stimulating series of global thematic maps that explore Earth's place in the universe, its physical forms and processes, the living world, and the human condition. From Antarctica to Zambia, discover the Earth continent-by-continent with Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition.

Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture
Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture

Author: Paul Oliver

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-06-07

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1136424059

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The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as well as those only available in hard to find conference proceedings, are brought together in one volume to form a fascinating reference for students and professional architects, as well as all those involved with planning housing schemes in their home countries and overseas.

Stronger Than a Hundred Men
Stronger Than a Hundred Men

Author: Terry S. Reynolds

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9780801872488

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Like many apparently simple devices, the vertical water wheel has been around for so long that it is taken for granted. Yet this "picturesque artifact" was for centuries man's primary mechanical source of power and was the foundation upon which mills and other industries developed. Stronger than a Hundred Men explores the development of the vertical water wheel from its invention in ancient times through its eventual demise as a source of power during the Industrial Revolution. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power.

The Mermaid of Warsaw
The Mermaid of Warsaw

Author: Richard Monte

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1907666680

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Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's Second Breakfast, set deep in the Wieliczka salt mines, The Turnip-Counter from Karkonosze and The Copper Coin of Wineta, alongside stories from, Poznan and the Polish lakes. Paul Hess's stylish illustrations make this a collection to delight children everywhere.

The Faith of a Little Insurgent
The Faith of a Little Insurgent

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-21

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780998311319

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Two Polish American children use a magic spell to animate the statue to a little insurgent of the Warsaw Uprising in Warsaw. The magic spell also casts the children back in time to August, 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising. The little insurgent guides the children in search of their parents, and ultimately back to their world.

The Postcard Century
The Postcard Century

Author: Tom Phillips

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780500975909

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Provides an account of the last one hundred years illustrated through postcards collected from around the world, offering a glimpse of what daily life was like through the messages enscribed on each card.