Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play 137 BILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING This landmark television special cuts 137 billion years of history down to size In just two hours you will get the whole story of where you came from & how you got here Find out why your original ancestor is an exploding star how your handheld device hides a Stone Age secret & why your fast-paced modern lifestyle grew from seeds planted more than 10000 years ago From the formation of the earth & the emergence of life to the advance of man & the growth of civilization the CGI-driven special HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN TWO HOURS is a rapid-fire view of history an epic story that reveals surprising connections to our daily lives Language English Subtitles English Dutch German Polish Number of discs 1 ...

Loosly based on the graphic novel by John Wagner & Vince Locke A History Of Violence is the latest film from Canadian auteur David Cronenburg Tom Stall is a loving family man & a well respected citizen of a small Indiana town But when two savage criminals show up at his diner Tom is forced to take action & thwart the robbery attempt Suddenly heralded as a hero who took the courage to stand up to crime people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard But all that media attention has the likes of mobsters showing up at his doorstep charging that Tom is someone else they&ve been looking for Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history of violence that no one knows about? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The 1914 1918 First World War or The Great War as it came to be known was the first truly global conflict & it changed the course of world history Understanding The Great War is crucial to understanding the history of the 20th Century to the present day This unique collection follows the complete story of the First World War a bloody four year conflict which ended with over nine million people losing their lives it redrew the map of Europe & brought four great empires to an end DVD 1 APOLCALYSE The Road to War DVD 2 STALEMATE Slaughter in the Trenches DVD 3 REVOLUTION The End of Empires ...

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia & Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture underlining the continuity between say the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens & that of Mc Kim Mead & White in twentieth century New York Authoritative comprehensive & highly illustrated this sixth edition has been expanded to bring the story of western architecture right up to date &

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First published in 1946 History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century A dazzlingly ambitious project it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial it is 'long on wit intelligence & curmudgeonly scepticism' as the New York Times noted & it is this coupled with the sheer brilliance of its scholarship that has made Russell's History of Western Philosophy one of the most important philosophical works of all time ...

This children's book takes readers on a whirlwind world-history timeline journey from the Stone Age to the Information Age Discover ancient gods revolutions amazing art world wars important leaders & the great ideas that have shaped human history History Year by Year is a children's book for ages 9-11 It features timelines facts & pictures to tell stories from world history for kids The "child in time" feature shows how children lived in different eras explore what life was like for a scribe in Ancient Egypt or a child warrior in Ancient Greece or what life was like in South Africa during Apartheid Special attention is given to complex topics such as Ancient Rome the Renaissance Mughal India the Ottoman Empire the Atlantic slave trade the French Revolution the American Civil War World War I & World War II the Civil Rights Movement the War on Terror & more If you've ever wanted to know how humans hunted woolly mammoths or why the Cold War didn't get hot History Year by Year has all the answers ...

Exam Board Edexcel Level ASA-level Subject Psychology First Teaching September 2015 First Exam June 2016 Endorsed for Edexcel Enable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth & depth studies through expert narrative & extended reading including bespoke essays from leading academics- Build a strong understanding of the period studied with authoritative well-researched content written in an accessible & engaging style- Ensure continual improvement in students' essay writing interpretation & source analysis skills using practice questions & trusted guidance on successfully answering exam-style questions- Encourage students to undertake rolling revision & self-assessment by referring to end-of-chapter summaries & diagrams across the years- Help students monitor their progress & consolidate their knowledge through note-making activities & peer-support tasks- Provide students with the opportunity to analyse & evaluate works of real history with specially commissioned historians' essays & extracts from academic works on the historical interpretations ...

Although astrology was viewed with suspicion by the medieval church it became a major area of inquiry for the renowned cardinal & scholar Pierre d' Ailly whose astrological & apocalyptic writings had a significant influence on Christopher Columbus D' Ailly's writings on the stars the focus of this book clearly illustrate the complex relationships among astrology science & Christian thinking in the late Middle Ages Through an examination of his letters sermons & philosophical astrological & theological treatises Laura Ackerman Smoller reveals astrology's appeal as a scientific means to interpret history & prophecy & not merely as a magical way to forecast & manipulate one's own fate At the same time she shows how d' Ailly dealt with delicate problems--such as free will & God's omnipotence--in elevating astrology to a compelling but not always consistent natural theology The French cardinal's most intriguing prediction was for the advent of Antichrist in 1789 one that stemmed from his deep concern over the Great Schism (1378-1414) Smoller maintains that the division in the church led d' Ailly to fear the imminence of the apocalypse & that he eventually turned to astrology to quell his apocalyptic fears thereby gaining confidence that a church council could heal the Schism In elucidating the place of astrology in medieval society this book also affords a personal glimpse of a man facing a profound crisis Originally published in 1994 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback & hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 ...

There are many stories we can tell about the past & we are not perhaps as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell or where those stories end John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study & understand history The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history & explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past Concepts such as causation interpretation & periodization are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past but also ourselves ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Part of the documentary series examining unexplained phenomena around the world This volume takes a look at the infamous hoax of the so-called & Piltdown Man& the human remains discovered in 1912 & believed to provide crucial evidence for Darwin&s evolutionary theories It was to take 41 years so cunning was the fraud for experts to determine that the bones were not in fact human but those of an ape Using rare archive footage & photographs as well as period accounts & interviews this documentary uncovers the scientific scandal & attempts to discover who might have been responsible ...