World superbikes : the first 20 years

Twenty years after the World Superbike Championship was started at England’s Donington Park, the series has produced some of the most thrilling racing and iconic champions in the world of motorcycle racing. The genius touch was to feature bikes that are sold in showrooms, thus attracting a passionate following among ordinary motorcyclists. The third edition of this fact-packed and gloriously …

How artists see the elements : earth, air, fire, water

Abbeville Kids expands its award-winning series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world. In How Artists See the Elements children can see how Red Grooms created clumps of earth out of dabs and lines of paint; how Arthur Dove captured the beauty and destructiveness of fire at the same time; how N…

Guinness world records : incredible people

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ISBN/ISSN

043979191X

Collation

47 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

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920 GUI

Time atlas : an interactive timeline of history

Travel through time and embark on a chronological journey, charting a brief history of the world and its inhabitants. From dinosaurs to DNA and from reed boats to rockets, this book celebrates the landmarks and inventions that have made our planet what it is today and poses the question: where do we go from here?

20th century world history

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ISBN/ISSN

9628824104

Collation

127 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Series Title

Time Life Student Library

Call Number

909 WOR

What were the Twin Towers?

When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers—also known as the World Trade Center—and the buildings were seen as the economic hub of the world. But on September 11, 2001, a terrorist a…

Spotlight on the collapse of empires

Discusses the rise and fall of the empires of the past and the effects of empires on the present peoples of the world.

The Usborne first encyclopedia of history

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ISBN/ISSN

0439787173

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

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Call Number

909 CHA

Children's atlas of world history

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ISBN/ISSN

0706361911

Collation

93 pages : illustration ; 30 cm

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Call Number

909 MIL

A visual journey through man's lifetime on Earth

Covering history and prehistory over the last 12,000 years - thinking, building, fighting wars, and the arts - this book is geered towards eight to ten-year-olds. It includes a special fold-out feature, "The Big Bang to the Present Day".