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"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition."--
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Nueva edición, revisada y actualizada.
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
Publisher Annotation: Fully revised reissue edition, with its heavily illustrated take on history and truly wide-ranging content. 8 pages of brand-new timelines. - A truly global approach. - Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines, has been fully updated with new information. More than 120 timelines...
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Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
656 pages: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the progress of humankind from the dawn of history to the present day, chronicling major historical events, cultural milestones, technological inventions, geographical changes, and key historical figures.
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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
vi, 457 pages ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles world literature from the Classical Age through the twentieth century, discussing literary developments and the relationship between literature and the political and social climate of each historical period.
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. Amazing visual timelines take readers through the people and the issues that have shaped Black history.
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First American edition, first paperback edition.
Physical Desc
41 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
An interactive illustrated world history in which the reader enters thirteen different time periods and in each one finds twenty objects which are chronologically out of place.
Author
Publisher
Bernan Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"For each day of the year, Paul Brandus (West Wing Reports), author of the acclaimed This Day in Presidential History, offers milestone events, dramatic stories, and arresting quotes from the storied history of the U.S. armed forces."--
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Publisher
Clearfield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Revised edition with 2016 addendum incorporating editorial corrections to the 2009 edition /
Physical Desc
x, 310 pages ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
History lays the foundation to understand a group of people. Genealogy lays the foundation to understand a person or family using tangible historic evidence.
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
376 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
On This Day is a history book with a difference. From January 1st to December 31st you will travel back in time and discover the weird and wonderful things that happened around the world on every day of the year. From a close encounter with Halley's Comet on April 1, 374, to the introduction of Dolly the Sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, on February 21, 1996, there is something incredible to learn on every page. Unlike other day-by-day history...
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