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Historical Heroines
From Mata Hari and Pocahontas to Lucrezia Borgia and Hedy Lamarr—fascinating portraits of history’s most unforgettable, and some unjustly forgotten, women. Cleopatra. Audrey Hepburn. Sappho. Calamity Jane. Marie Antoinette. Lilith. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dame Emma Hamilton. Mary Shelley. Mary Frith. Some are celebrated in folklore legend; some are remembered only as movie stars; many will be familiar in their native countries; while others are, for the most part, unjustly unknown. Not anymore. Let this rewarding anthology set the record straight on: World War I heroine and nurse Edith Cavell; turn of the century Iñupiat explorer Ada Blackjack; eighteenth-century abolitionist, slave, and women’s rights pioneer Soujourner Truth; Gorgo, 480 BC Queen of Sparta; Agent 355, the American Revolution’s most mysterious spy; nineteenth-century socialite and archaeologist Lady Hester Stanhope; eighteenth-century Irish physician Margaret Bulky who plied her trade by passing as a man for fifty years; and many, many more adventurers, leaders, and freedom fighters—each and every one, a groundbreaker whose name deserves a place in history.
Jungle-tastic Tales and Inca-tastic Tales
Hey, kids! For the first time ever, Jungle-tastic Tales and Inca-tastic Tales are coming together in one epic book. If you're aged 8 or over, this book is for you! // Jungle-tastic Tales is a collection of 13 short stories plus 3 chapters on archaeology that take the reader through thousands of years of Amazonian history, from the Ice Age to the present age. A legendary snake will guide you through with wit and cheek. It has a wide variety of themes, such as history, culture, nature, mythology, photography and even football. // Inca-tastic Tales is a cultural and educational adventure in South America. Twelve well-researched Inca-tastic stories make up this unique book, crammed with queens, kings, legends, volcanoes, warriors, priestesses and more! There are 9 well-loved stories adapted for children from narratives in 'Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire' and 3 brand-new tales.
Jungle-tastic Tales
From the author of Inca-tastic Tales comes a new collection of short stories: Jungle-tastic Tales! Are you brave enough to join Yacumama, the Amazon's most humongous and powerful snake, on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Amazon Region in South America? You are? Fab! Then grab your camera, mosquito net and raincoat, and LET'S GO! You're gonna travel through thousands of years of history and culture (a lot of which not many grown-ups know about!). For example, did you know...? - There were once huge cities in the Amazon rainforest. - The Amazon is home to millions of different species of animals and plants. - The first city in Peru to get electric street lights was in the Amazon Region. - A Premier League footballer grew up in the Ecuadorian Amazon. If that's got your interest, then jump in the canoe and we'll get started straight away. We'll start with the Ice Age and go right the way through to modern times. Oh, and Yacumama promises not to bite you! She'll be on her best behaviour. Praise for The Mysterious Helpers: "really exciting" "a good yarn" "I believe everyone should read this beautiful story."
Donne guerriere
Le grandi condottiere che hanno cambiato la storia Da Atena a Giovanna d’Arco, dalle aviatrici della seconda guerra mondiale alle combattenti dei giorni nostri Da Giulio Cesare a Napoleone Bonaparte, sono molti i nomi di grandi condottieri e guerrieri conosciuti praticamente da tutti. È grazie a personalità del genere, celebrate dalla storiografia, che tendiamo ad associare l’arte della guerra e le gesta militari alla sfera prettamente maschile; eppure, per quanto spesso poco conosciute, altrettante sono le donne che hanno saputo ritagliarsi il proprio posto nella storia con la forza delle armi. In questo affascinante libro, Matteo Liberti porta alla ribalta le figure femminili che nel...
The Pretender
How could a two-bit investor, too paralyzed with fear to trade stocks, bilk insurance companies out of $200 million? How could a gawky misfit with an obsessive terror of germs induce a harem of attractive young women to feud over him? How could a recluse from Toledo, Ohio, penetrate the circles of political and financial power in Washington, D.C., and New York City without leaving his house? How could a Jewish guy with a passion for S&M sex persuade the Vatican to go into business with him? And how could he do all this without anybody noticing? Now the whole amazing story of how Martin Frankel pulled off one of the greatest financial scams of the century is revealed by The Wall Street Journa...
Cuentos selvatásticos
La autora de Cuentos incatásticos les trae una nueva colección de cuentos: Cuentos selvatásticos. ¿Eres lo bastante valiente para acompañar a Yacumama, la serpiente más grande y poderosa de la Amazonía, en un viaje único en la vida? ¿Lo eres? ¡Fantástico! Pues coge tu cámara, mosquitera e impermeable, ¡y VÁMONOS! Vas a viajar a través de miles de años de historia y cultura (¡información que pocos adultos conocen!). Por ejemplo, ¿sabías que...? - Hubo una vez enormes ciudades en la selva amazónica. - La Amazonía alberga millones de especies de animales y plantas. - La primera ciudad de Perú en tener alumbrado eléctrico se ubica en la región amazónica - Un futbolista de la Premier League creció en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Si esto te interesa, súbete a la canoa y nos ponemos en marcha. Empezaremos con la Edad de Hielo y llegaremos hasta los tiempos modernos. Y no te preocupes: Yacumama promete no morderte. ;) Elogios para Los ayudantes misteriosos (un capítulo de Cuentos selvatásticos): "realmente emocionante" "un buen cuento "Creo que todo el mundo debería leer esta bonita historia".
