Covering the 10,000-year history of India, this book provides portraits of India's regions and cultures, and insights into some of history figures: the...
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"Shakespeare" explores the historical events that took place during Shakespeare's life to reveal a vital portrait of the artist and his work. Using documentary...
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This lab manual has been correlated to Martini's "Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology", 4th edition. It follows a body systems approach and features...
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Explores the blend of arrogance and mischief that makes Vladimir Nabokov such a fascinating and elusive master of fiction. This book argues that Nabokov...
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Features Michael Wood's magical journey through south-east India, which was inspired by a temple astrologer (who had accurately predicted his marriage...
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Based on direct field experience, this title discusses the stages in the development of local water supplies, from the initiation of a programme through...
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Written in search of four of the most famous myths in the world: Shangri-la, the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and the Holy Grail. This title aims...
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Offers an account of the developments in the search for Troy. In this title, his wide-ranging study of the complex archaeological, literary and historical...
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In 1806, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was...
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This volume describes specific reconstructions and interpretations, by the New Order regime, of the ancient Javanese past, the Dutch occupation, the Indonesian...
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This work explores the mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066. In this revised edition Michael Wood conjures some of the...
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In 1086 the Domesday Book was compiled - a survey of England made at the behest of the Norman Conqueror. This text presents the manuscript, attempts to...
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This text explores the ancient cultures, from Mesopotamia, to Egypt, India, China and the Americas, looking at their character and continuing legacy. It...
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A government minister is found dead at the foot of a Lake District mountain, adding to a sudden increase in the accident statistics. A lonely Scotsman...
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Michael G. Wood's lab manual guides students through hands-on exercises that reinforce concepts learned in their anatomy and physiology lecture course....
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This is an examination of Louis Bunuel's"Belle de Jour", a piece about a bourgeoise wife who lives a secret afternoon life as a prostitute. The book examines...
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Taking note of personal, political and cultural contexts, this collection of essays explores 20th-century fiction, from fables to novels. The authors studied...
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Marco Polo dubbed India "a land of wonders". Everything about India is older, bigger, more colourful, more diverse, and more intriguing than anywhere else....
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This text provides a thorough but accessible introduction to statistics and probability, without the distractions of mathematics. Guidance is provided...
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Michael Wood retraces Alexander the Great s amazing journey from Greece to India, searching for the truth behind the legend and experiencing the tremendous...
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Asks questions such as: what is civilization? Did it mean the same to the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks? What can the values of the ancient cultures...
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