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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
Author: Reader'S Digest
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780393214192
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780393214192
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
Author: Reader's Digest Association
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780909486105
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780909486105
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780276404610
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780276404610
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Book of Marvels and Travels
Author: Sir John Mandeville
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199600600
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. A captivating blend of fact and fantasy, Mandeville's Book is newly translated in an edition that brings us closer to Mandeville's worldview.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199600600
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. A captivating blend of fact and fantasy, Mandeville's Book is newly translated in an edition that brings us closer to Mandeville's worldview.
Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780909486105
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A pictorial survey of the world's geologic and natural history.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780909486105
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A pictorial survey of the world's geologic and natural history.
Marvels and Mysteries of the World Around Us
Author: Reader's Digest
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864380623
Category : Earth (Planet)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864380623
Category : Earth (Planet)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Marvels
Author: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545922127
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, which together with The Marvels, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.Two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle.The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545922127
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, which together with The Marvels, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.Two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle.The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.
Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Author: Carl C. Gaither
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387495770
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1895
Book Description
Scientists and other keen observers of the natural world sometimes make or write a statement pertaining to scientific activity that is destined to live on beyond the brief period of time for which it was intended. This book serves as a collection of these statements from great philosophers and thought–influencers of science, past and present. It allows the reader quickly to find relevant quotations or citations. Organized thematically and indexed alphabetically by author, this work makes readily available an unprecedented collection of approximately 18,000 quotations related to a broad range of scientific topics.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387495770
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1895
Book Description
Scientists and other keen observers of the natural world sometimes make or write a statement pertaining to scientific activity that is destined to live on beyond the brief period of time for which it was intended. This book serves as a collection of these statements from great philosophers and thought–influencers of science, past and present. It allows the reader quickly to find relevant quotations or citations. Organized thematically and indexed alphabetically by author, this work makes readily available an unprecedented collection of approximately 18,000 quotations related to a broad range of scientific topics.
Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles
Author: Joan Carroll Cruz
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 0895558858
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints! Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. Fascinating, hard to put down, and helpful to strengthen one’s faith. This world CANNOT be all there is -- and this book helps to make that truth more REAL to each one of us! An excellent gift book, suitable for all ages.
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 0895558858
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints! Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. Fascinating, hard to put down, and helpful to strengthen one’s faith. This world CANNOT be all there is -- and this book helps to make that truth more REAL to each one of us! An excellent gift book, suitable for all ages.