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Fifty fantastic quizzes are arranged in increasing levels of difficulty, so that there's a quiz suitable for everyone in the family. Choose from quizzes about Egypt, Greece, Rome, the wonders of the ancient world and great characters from history.

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In 1972 the banks of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois played host to one of the most disorganized music festivals in history. The Bull Island Rock Festival was officially called The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival and also went by Woodstock on the Wabash-- and the 3 day event degenerated into chaos. By the end of the festival even the stage had been burned down.

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The Bumper Book of Bravery recounts tales of incredible courage the world over, from the mythical to the modern, and from New York to New Zealand:

Take to the seas and marvel at the first voyage around the world.

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A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two.

The Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two.

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A vivid account of the men and women who were burned at the stake for heresy by the Tudor monarchs.

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The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker is a witty, insightful and surprising history of modern Britain, narrated through the colourful stories of the men and women who forged the country.

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The enthralling true story of a famous eighteenth-century shipwreck off the coast of Africa.

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From New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick and Davidson College biology professor David Wessner comes this comprehensive and humorous cartoon guide to topics in biology

Did you faint when your middle school science teacher asked you to dissect a frog

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Part of a two-volume work, which covers the history, personalities, and topics that have shaped our universe. This volume picks up where Gonick's bestselling "Cartoon History of the Universe" left off with Christopher Columbus about to set sail on his fateful voyage to the New World. It culminates with the American Revolution and US Constitution.

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Illuminating with the Enlightenment, this title presents the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. It covers things from the Opium Wars to the post-Napoleonic world, industrialisation and the working class, World Wars I and II, the Cold War era, religious fundamentalism, and the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The scandal of nineteenth-century Britain: the sensational trial of Caroline Norton for adultery with the first Victorian Prime Minister

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This title answers questions about finance and its crucial place in bringing happiness and despair, warfare and welfare, boom and crash to nations buffeted by the onward march of history. In keeping with the popular cliche, money is shown to be the force that lurks behind it all.

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Shipwrecked on a South Pacific island, a young U.S. Navy Lieutenant waged a one-man war against the Japanese.

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Provides the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue). This book features full-colour artwork, archival photos, and detailed analysis. It follows fighting that characterised one of the most important campaigns of World War II.

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"Doyle's important book reveals why the war was more than a domestic quarrel it was also a geopolitical event that shook the global balance of power." - Foreign Affairs

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Contains archaeological evidence that comes to us from the very time of the personalities and events described in the Gospels.

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A short history of one of Ancient Britain's most enigmatic civilisations

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Much that is known of the Celts, apart from their weapons and ornaments, has come to us from their enemies, the Romans. Yet we can assemble a portrait of a cultured people. These "barbarians" were driven to the edges of Europe, yet shone out once more in Celtic Christianity.

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The most complete and thorough journey through and among the culture, people and history of this defining piece of water

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A portrait of the continuing intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome.

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The untold story of a forgotten community

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With updates from the author, specially commissioned maps, and 50 new images, this is a concise overview of the Chinese Civil War, a defining conflict in world history.