Summary: This book is about communication and the communication inventions that changes the world. It divides the history of communication into four stages: The Manual Age, The Mechanical Age, The...
Summary: Adventure! These eight astonishing women travelers have reached distant parts of the globe during the last two hundred years. They include explorers and artists, pilots and yachtswomen. Follow their...
Summary: Medicine? Leeches to suck the blood clean, cow dung to heal cuts, and the nettles to cure sprains! Thanks to the lifesavers in this book and the discoveries they...
Summary: This book "explores" why people have always wanted to search out new places - what inspires people to explore new ideas? Their discoveries continue to revolutionize the way we...
Summary: Blackbeard – the name made my blood run cold. The orders were clear though: bring him back, dead or alive! No one dared fight Blackbeard. So how can Robert...
Summary: This is the true tale of the first bid to cross Antarctica without help. No dogs. No rescue planes on standby. No food or equipment dropped. Just two men,...
Summary: Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and Michelle Kwan are all celebrities. Yet they have something else in common: They care. From helping people, to saving the planet, celebrities across the country...
Summary: Every year, people all over the world make outstanding contributions to art and literature, conduct groundbreaking research, and do inspiring humanitarian work. These achievements can help shape the way...
Summary: Jamie is an orphan struggling to survive off of scraps of food given to him by the kindness of strangers. One night, he overhears two men speaking about their...
