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The Mousehole Cat
When the Great Storm-Cat threatens the small English village of Mousehole, only an old fisherman's cat can soothe its fierceness during a dangerous sea venture.
City Homes
Describes where people live-in houses in the suburbs, in apartment buildings, in shanty towns, and more. Detailed photography shows what their homes are made from, what they look like inside, and how buildings can be affected by extreme temperatures, earthquakes, and hurricanes.--From publisher description.
Renaissance Medicine
How much did the Renaissance change medical history and public health? Did landmark developments benefit the everyday lives of ordinary people? This book looks at the new 'scientific' ways of learning and experimentation of the period, to show what health and disease were like in the Old and New Worlds.
The Search for Lost Cities
This major reference is a substantially revised edition of Palmore's International Handbook on Aging, which was voted Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1980. The reference collects and summarizes information on programs and research in gerontology in most countries where significant work is taking place. The chapters are arranged alphabetically, with each chapter devoted to a particular country. The countries selected represent a wide range of social, political, geographic, and economic conditions, and ten new countries are included in this edition. Each chapter provides current information on the unique features of the country profiled; the roles and status of the aged; problems of the elderly; programs for older adults; research in biomedical, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging; and sources of additional information. Each chapter closes with a list of works for further consultation, and the handbook concludes with an appendix of gerontological associations and a bibliography. Gerontologists, social scientists, and policymakers will find this reference a valuable and current guide to developments and research on aging around the world.
World War I
Explores the history of World War I, including the important players, battles, and consequences.
The Death Penalty
In this provocative narrative, readers explore one of the major global debates of our timewhether or not the death penalty is an abuse of human rights. Should all lives be valued equally, even those of convicted murders? Some people argue that a life sentence in prison can be a worse prospect than the death penalty. Readers consider the two opposing viewpoints of the debate, and analyze the facts behind the headlines, the history of the death penalty, and the latest perspectives on the right to life.
Headlines of World War II
Headlines of World War II explores international and national current affairs during the war years. It also looks at diverse aspects of life such as food, sports, and fashion, and the memorable events are described chronologically in clear and concise language. This book is illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs, maps, and charts.
The French Revolution
This title explores the various debates surrounding the French Revolution. As well as describing the causes and events in the main text, the book consists of three different kinds of panel that appear throughout. The first examines events in question, the second looks at key people, and the third follows the 'what if?' approach - for example, for this title, 'what if the royal restoration had been successful?'. Split into thematically-based chapters, the book clearly and logically examines the many questions raised both at the time of the revolution and since, with facts and opinions from leading historians. Complete with full colour photographs, maps, detailed timeline and glossary.
Entertainment
Tudor Life examines how the Tudors shaped the history of Britain, by looking at themes in ordinary life: clothes, work, homes and entertainment.
Meet the Ancient Greeks
The opportunity to go back in time and experience history as it's happening would be an invaluable way to understand ancient cultures. Readers of this creative text set in the year 415 BC are invited to the city-state of Athens while it's preparing for war. After helping a slave escape, the narrator is just one step ahead of an angry overseer. However, the chase allows for chance meetings with a whole cast of characters who shed light on the Greek culture of that time, including an actor, an athlete, a Parthenon priestess, and even the famous philosopher Socrates!
