Product Description: Descent to Sudden Death by: Paul R. Jordan

Product Description: What was it like to be a cavemen? What sort of house would you live in? What sort of clothes would you wear? Paul Jordan takes us back in time to see what it was really like to live in prehistoric times, what kind of animals we would have shared the land with, and what our daily life would involve...read more

Product Description: Martel's La bolsa (1891) initiates, and Dorfman's Reader (1995) concludes, a study of the white-collar citizens of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in their daytime habitat: the office. The literary background is the European literature of bureaucracy: Balzac, Galdós, Gogol, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Kafka; the theoretical approach is through the sociologists Max Weber and C...read more

Product Description: A new history of the lands, seas and peoples of Northern Europe, including the Romans, Germans, Anglo-Saxons, Celts and, of course, the Vikings: this is our sea and its seafarers from the Stone Age to the present via the Bronze, Iron and Modern ages.

Product Description: This work unravels the whole Atlantis mythology, starting with the first reference to it in the works of Plato in about 360BC. It follows the evolution of the idea through classical times and the Middle Ages, and shows how the modern approach to the story was pioneered by an Italian poet in 1530...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and all sorts of mysteries attaching to them, have intrigued people since the second century BCE. Why were these particular creations chosen and when? And why did the ancients want to draw up such a list in the first place? What were the technical and cultural factors involved in the creation and listing of the Wonders? The Seven Wonders still rival many of the phenomenal products of both nature and mankind in their size, majesty, and beauty...read more

Product Description: A scrapbook of Barbie's experiences on stage -- as a ballerina, actress, TV reporter, fashion model, and more. A picture frame magnet, with fun Barbie icons, is securely attached to the cover of the book.

Product Description: The story of Neanderthal man. Was he our direct ancestor, or was he perhaps a more alien figure, genetically very different? This title brings us into the Neanderthal's world, his technology, his way of life, his origins and his relationship with us. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A collection of material designed to encourage young girls to participate in sports includes a story featuring Barbie, craft projects, beauty tips, a quiz, and a recipe.

In this lift-the-flap, scratch-and-sniff book, Barbie and her little sister enjoy many activities.

Product Description: Join Barbie and friends on the runway as they put on a fashion Holiday Show. To thank her friends for their help, Barbie makes gorgeous beaded chokers for each of them. After reading the story, girls use the kit to make their own holiday choker and a special box to keep it in-plus one for a friend! All the supplies and simple step-by-step instructions are included...read more

At Kelly's birthday party, Barbie brings out items in many different shapes.

Readers can lift the flaps to help Barbie and Kelly count, match, and name colors during their busy day going to the beach and the farmer's market.

Product Description: How were we transformed from ape-like creatures without tool-making, language ot culture into people of the latter part of the last ice age who, give or take the further progress of technology, were just like ourselves? Covering five million years, this is the story of human evolution...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Presents a history of the Great Sphinx of Giza, detailing its excavation and restoration, religious significance, and scientific theories regarding its age and meaning (view table of contents)

Product Description: * Includes an informative, detailed and practical introduction to Shakespeare's life, times and language. * Supports the texts with useful notes. * Provides activities for before, during and after study.

Discusses the evolution of humans, describes attempts to learn what people from prehistoric and ancient times looked like, and examines the Piltdown Man forgery and the Shroud of Turin