Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Amber (July 1, 2007) ISBN-10: 076076560X ISBN-13: 978-0760765609

Bugs: The World's Most Terrifying Insects

Susan Barraclough

Amber

Using 250 previously unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the war, SS: The Secret Archives-Eastern Front depicts the titanic battles between the Waffen-SS and the Red Army on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945. The photographs convey an impression of the life of an SS stormtrooper in the frontline during Hitler's crusade against communism.

Eastern Front SS: The Secret Archives

History

Ian, Baxter

Europe

Submarines 1776-1940 (weapons of war)

Chris Et Al Chant

Submarines 1940-present (weapons Of War)

Michael Spilling

Modern Artillery: 300 Artillery Pieces

Modern Artillery: 300 Artillery Pieces

Ian Hogg

There are 206 bones in the adult body but what's the longest bone? (The femur-thigh bone.) What are the two bones of the lower leg called? (Tibia and fibula.) Where would you fi nd your patella? (It's your kneecap.) Bones allow us to move around-they also support and protect the body, and work with muscles and joints to allow us to chew food, walk, run, twist, and turn. Discover how the bones in your body are connected and how the joints work. From head to toe, elbow to ankle, How Your Skeleton Works expertly guides you through the different parts of the body. Find out how the kneecap stays in place, how you are born with more bones than when you die, and how your legs stay in your hip joints. Each page has a color artwork to illustrate the featured part of the skeleton. Alongside informative text on the body part, there are annotations to explain particular details about the artwork. With more than 80 color artworks and expert background text, How Your Skeleton Works is an easy-to-read, highly informative guide to the human body.

How Your Skeleton Works

Peter H. Abrahams

2017 Reprint. From the dawn of civilization, man has held a fascination with the sea and over the centuries has built myriad ships and sailing craft for an equally diverse range of purposes. Ships: Visual Encyclopedia provides a fascinating at-a-glance guide to more than 1200 of the most important ships from the earliest times to the present day. From the Viking longship through the 16th century galleon to the super carriers and nuclear submarines of the 21st century, Ships: Visual Encyclopedia includes every conceivable type of ship in which man has gone to sea. As well as warships from every century, this book also examines those vessels that have explored the globe, conducted trade, and afforded great adventure, luxury and entertainment. From the smallest coastal traders up to the vast oil tankers of today, from the graceful clippers of the 19th century to the modern passenger liners, Ships: Visual Encyclopedia is the comprehensive guide to all the world's ships, both military and civilian. Each ship is illustrated with a profile illustration, accompanied by brief details and specifications, and vessels are arranged chronologically and by use to allow easy comparison. Timelines of design and development are also provided on many pages where appropriate, giving a sense of the history of each type of ship. With 1200 outstanding color illustrations, Ships: Visual Encyclopedia is an essential reference book for maritime and ship enthusiasts.

Ships Visual Encyclopedia

David, Ross

Reference

From plagues and poverty to financial scandals, serial killers to public executions, mad monarchs to barbaric mental asylums, Bloody History of London reaches deeply into the city's long history and ranges widely across the social, political and cultural life of the metropolis. Founded by the Romans and attacked by the Vikings, London grew to become an immense trading city. Included here are tales of medieval torture in the Tower, burnings at the stake during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the merry debauchery of the Restoration and the market crash of the South Sea Bubble. From political skullduggery among the Tudors to the Cold War Profumo scandal and assassination of Georgy Markov, the book is a lively account across almost 2,000 years of London history. Immensely entertaining and illustrated with 180 colour and black-&amp;-white artworks, Bloody History of London is an engaging and highly informative exploration of the highlights of London lowlife and the depravities of London's high life.

Bloody History of London: Crime, Corruption & Murder

JOHN D. WRIGHT

A-Z of Sharks - The Alphabet of the Shark World

paula-hammond

From finding clean water to building snow caves to making snares, Survival Techniques introduces the core skills needed to manage in wilderness environments Explains how to cope on mountains, in oceans, and deserts, and what to do when caught in floods, avalanches, tornadoes, and earthquakes Teaches how to navigate by the sun, tie knots, and make shelters, hunt for food, defuse hostile situations, and give first aid Illustrated with 150 line drawings.

Survival Techniques

Alexander Stillwell

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Bugs: The World's Most Terrifying Insects

Eastern Front SS: The Secret Archives

Submarines 1776-1940 (weapons of war)

Submarines 1940-present (weapons Of War)

Modern Artillery: 300 Artillery Pieces

How Your Skeleton Works

Ships Visual Encyclopedia

Bloody History of London: Crime, Corruption & Murder

A-Z of Sharks - The Alphabet of the Shark World

Survival Techniques