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Large-scale pop-ups erupt off the pages of this book, which combines science, history and culture to explore volcanoes from every angle.

The 100 superb etchings made by Picasso between 1930 and 1937 for the great art critic and dealer Ambroise Vollard, who commissioned and published them, have long been recognized as one of the supreme productions of the masters hand.

Danny Dodo uncovers the mystery behind the disappearances of iconic species.

Brings together brief biographies of 100 women and men whose activities in the 19th century laid the foundations of modern China and the country's transition from dynastic empireto republic.

Follow the journey of a little lost fish as it tries to find its way back home to the coral reef, through five spectacular layered pop-up scenes.

From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands to the south, African civilizations have given rise to some of the world's most impressive kingdoms. Yet Africa's history is often little known beyond the devastation wrought by the slave trade and European colonial rule. In this groundbreaking new book, nine leading historians of Africa take a fresh look at these great kingdoms and empires over five thousand years of recorded history. How was kingship forged in Africa and how did it operate? Was dynastic power maintained by consent or by coercion? Did kings - and queens - display and project that power for all to see, or did they hide it away, as beneath the fringed crowns that concealed the faces of sacred Yoruba rulers? In what ways have African peoples themselves recorded, celebrated and critiqued the deeds of their kings? Great Kingdoms of Africa explores some of the most important questions in the continent's deep past

The story of thirteen Empires, showing their key role in the foundation of today's global civilization.

An essential primer on twenty-four of the most significant revolutions from the 17th century to the present day, narrated by leading historians from around the world.

Huxley presents the story of natural history as seen through the lives, observations, and discoveries of the worlds greatest naturalists. Many of those who are described here also had been great artists, and this book is illustrated with their beautiful and precise paintings and drawings.

A critical history of the major themes and accomplishments of well-known and obscure African art over the past fifty years examines artists and the new avenues of creative expression in post-colonial Africa.