Alex Woolf

Examines the principal causes and events of the rise and fall of the Nazi regime in Germany between 1918 and 1945 and considers what the outcome might have been for the participants and subsequent history had different decisions been made at crucial times before and during this period.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the history of books and how important they have been to civilization.

"Describes some of the benefits fire has afforded, including the ability to cook food, make pottery and metals, and invent the steam and internal combustion engines."--Publisher.

Traces the history of money and moneylending, looks at some of the items that have been used as currency over time, and explains how today's banking industry came into being.

This book explains what happens through the stages of a building's life cycle, from design & construction to use, maintenance, and disposal. Covers such concepts as sourcing of materials, the construction process, and recycling.

Without coding, all the computers in the world would just be useless boxes of plastic and metal. You could feed information into them, but they wouldnt know what to do with it. Coding means creating a set of instructions (or algorithms) that tells a computer what to do.

"Get ready to step back in time and become a Viking in the year 1000! This imaginative text sets the readers as the main character in a story in which they question the people in a Viking community about their culture, including a baker, farmer, artisan, and slave. Viking jewelry, armor, food, and games are a part of the discussion, which is coupled with colorful photographs of characters in costume as well as scenery and artifacts that will truly...

"How have technology and science helped artists through the years? How do today's artists use technology in their work? What role does technology hold for the future of art? From the invention of the camera obscura through to today's digital painting and Internet art, artists have always used contemporary technology to aid in the creation and display of their work. This book looks at how the creation of paintings, sculpture and engraving have changed...

"Rome in the year 83 AD is the setting of this fun book, a blend of fiction and history. Readers explore the bustling city, including important Roman landmarks such as the Forum and the Colosseum. They interview a senator, a soldier, a gladiator, a slave, and an engineer among others and learn about many intriguing aspects of their lives. Roman medicines such as boiled liver and foods such as giant snails are just some of the interesting details discussed...