This hardcover book is an excellent historical resource, and a great gift for anyone with an interest in history. Organized chronologically from Antiquity to modern times and beyond, History's Worst Predictions excavates the strata of history to expose the credulity and absurdity of humanity's proph[...]

Charting the unique relationship between humans and animals and how certain species have been instrumental in the development of our understanding of the evolution of the natural world, this title explores the role animals have played in our culture and history. Often taken for granted, the produce [...]

Praise for "Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History"
"It's the sort of book that has you saying 'Wow, listen to this...' and 'Did you know...' to companions over and over."
--The Globe and Mail "Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History" is a beautifully presented guide to[...]

"The most significant machines of the 19th and 20th centuries." "Fifty Machines that Changed the Course of History" is a fascinating survey of the mechanical devices that propelled 18th-century society into the 19th and 20th centuries. The book celebrates more than 200 years of technological devel[...]

Using the word "minerals" in its broadest sense, Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History features the metals, alloys, rocks, organic minerals, and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of their material cultures. The book opens with the materials that defined the earliest [...]

Nyt se on todistettu: ihminen ei ole ennustava eläin. Maailmanhistorian huonoimmat ennustukset kaivelee historian kerrostumia, paljastaa ihmiskunnan herkkäuskoisuuden ja esittelee merkittävimmät ihmiset ja instituutiot, jotka ovat lipsauttaneet ikimuistoisia sammakoita suustaan ja joilla on kunn[...]