The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built
Thames & Hudson | 1999 | ISBN: 0500050961 | English | 312 pages | PDF | 77.2 MB
How were the ancient wonders of the world built? How many people did it take to build the Great Wall of China and the Sphinx at Giza? This text seeks to answer such questions, examining these spectacular feats of engineering and celebrating the achievements of the builders who worked without the aid of modern technology.
Breathtaking Baking Sheet Cookbook: Quick and Easy to Follow Recipes You’ll Think Were Made by an Iron Chef by Mark Smith
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1511618892 | 32 pages | EPUB | 0,2 MB
Pan Sheet Perfection Ready In Minutes! Grab your baking sheet and make one of the 10 chip recipes in this book. Many of them can be made in 20 minutes or less. This recipe book also contains 15 main meal recipes that can be made on a basic baking sheet. Easy recipe comes with a list of ingredients and easy-to-follow directions. Learn to use your baking sheet for a variety of foods. A baking sheet can be used for more than just baking cookies or pies. These recipes will teach you how to make a delicious home-cooked meal or a side dish or snack of chips using your baking sheet.
Peter Jones, “Eureka!: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks But Were Afraid to Ask”
ISBN: 1782395148, 1782395164 | 2014 | EPUB | 400 pages | 2 MB
The ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory, and the rules of logic and geometry; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy; and debated everything from the good life and the role of women, to making sense of foreigners and the best form of government, all in the most sophisticated terms.
But who were they? In Eureka!, Peter Jones tells their epic story, which begins with the Trojan War and ends with the rise of the Roman Empire, by breaking down each major period into a series of informative nuggets. Along the way he introduces the major figures of the age, including Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid and Archimedes; explores the Greek myths and the role of the gods; provides fascinating insights into everyday life in ancient times; and shows us the very foundations of Western culture.
Eureka! is both entertaining and illuminating, and will delight anyone who ever wanted to know more about our ancient ancestors.