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Product Description: Ever wondered what people are doing in cities all over the world at any given moment? Piero Venturaâs charmingly illustrated childrenâs bookâappreciated by both young and oldâbrings bustling scenes of major cities to life in intricate detail...read more
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9780789318213 | Universe Pub, March 24, 2009, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Ever wondered what people are doing in cities all over the world at any given moment?
Product Description: How have humans come to terms with their basic need for food? We couldn t survive without food, yet we don't often ponder how it was that our food became available to us. Rarely do we consider that the variety & abundance of today's edibles are the result of years & years of human ingenuity...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780788151972 | Diane Pub Co, January 1, 1998, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: How have humans come to terms with their basic need for food?
9780395667903 | Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of food production from primitive hunting and fishing to modern cattle breeding and factory ships
The life and theories of Charles Darwin serve as a context for exploring the natural world and the patterns of evolution. By the creator of Communication.
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9780395707388 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1995, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Recounts the life and theories of Charles Darwin, and discusses the exploration of the natural world and the study of patterns of evolution
A colorfully illustrated, humorous exploration of the development of human communication tracks progress from Stone Age pictograms and cave paintings, through the evolution of writing, to today's books, films, and satellites.
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9780395667897 | Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of communications from Egyptian hieroglyphics and Sumerian cuneiform to television and computer networks
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9780395667927 | Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 1993, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of houses, focusing on the changing needs of protection and security, evolving styles, and developing technology
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9780395667910 | Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 1993, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A history of the styles and uses of clothing covers everything from the Greeks and Romans to the present, focusing on transitions related to material availability, technology, and inventiveness
9780788169526 | Diane Pub Co, December 1, 1992, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: What were the first articles of clothing made of?
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9788424158781 | Everest De Ediciones Y distribucion, December 1, 1992, cover price $27.95
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9780399223327 | Putnam Pub Group, February 1, 1992, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: An account of Columbus' voyage links descriptions of life in various countries in fifteenth-century Europe with those of life among various Indian tribes in the New World
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9780399215933 | Putnam Pub Group, November 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Recounts the life of the famous sculptor, painter, poet, and architect who flourished during the Italian Renaissance
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9780399217463 | Putnam Pub Group, November 1, 1989, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Briefly introduces the greatest composers over the centuries and the contributions they made to the development of music.
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9780399215315 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1988, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of the city built on islands in the Adriatic Sea from its establishment in A.
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9780382096303 | Silver Burdett Pr, September 1, 1987, cover price $44.88 | also contains Philologie Der Poesie: Von Goethe Bis Peter Szondi
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9780399213564 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1987, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A world history presenting various aspects of life during particular periods of history, focusing heavily on Europe, in a manner allowing the reader to make topical comparisons between the periods
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9780382091193 | Silver Burdett Pr, December 1, 1985, cover price $14.96 | About this edition: Traces the search for and discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen and describes life in Egypt during that pharaoh's rule.
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9780382091216 | Silver Burdett Pr, December 1, 1985, cover price $6.71 | About this edition: Traces Heinrich Schliemann's search for and discovery of the site of ancient Troy and discusses the mythology and possible historical facts connected with the siege of that city
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9780382091186 | Silver Burdett Pr, September 1, 1985, cover price $14.96 | About this edition: Traces Heinrich Schliemann's search for and discovery of the site of ancient Troy and discusses the mythology and possible historical facts connected with the siege of that city
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9780606012850 | Demco Media, December 1, 1985, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Traces Heinrich Schliemann's search for and discovery of the site of ancient Troy and discusses the mythology and possible historical facts connected with the siege of that city
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9780382091179 | Silver Burdett Pr, December 1, 1985, cover price $14.96 | About this edition: Describes the archaeological excavations on the island of Crete that revealed the remains of the legendary Minoan civilization
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9788426517982 | Magisterio Espanol, September 1, 1985, cover price $23.95
Product Description: Rare book: Price in USD
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9788426517975 | Magisterio Espanol, September 1, 1985, cover price $25.75 | About this edition: Rare book: Price in USD
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9780399211157 | Putnam Pub Group, November 1, 1984, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A history of painting shows masterpieces from each period and recounts the lives of painters and the circumstances surrounding their most important works
Recounts Livingstone's experiences in unexplored Africa and describes his discoveries
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9788426518033 | Magisterio Espanol, June 1, 1983, cover price $14.50 | About this edition: Recounts Livingstone's experiences in unexplored Africa and describes his discoveries
Recounts the voyages of Captain Cook, looks at the structure of one of his ships, and describes some of the new cultures he encountered
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9788426518026 | Magisterio Espanol, June 1, 1983, cover price $13.75 | About this edition: Recounts the voyages of Captain Cook, looks at the structure of one of his ships, and describes some of the new cultures he encountered
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9780399208423 | Putnam Pub Group, August 1, 1982, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Shows how people have used horses from prehistoric times to the present, focusing on warfare, agriculture, and transportation
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9780399208430 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1982, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who wrote a famous account of his travels in Asia and his life at the court of Kublai Khan.
Recounts some of the many expeditions that attempted to reach the North Pole and looks at the animals found near the Arctic Circle
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9788426518040 | Magisterio Espanol, June 1, 1980, cover price $14.25 | About this edition: Recounts some of the many expeditions that attempted to reach the North Pole and looks at the animals found near the Arctic Circle
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9780394939070 | Random House Childrens Books, April 1, 1979, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of Christopher Columbus highlighting his ocean voyages and discovery of new lands.
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