Explore the rich stories, symbolism, & traditions that come wrapped up in the food on our plates
- food that not only feeds our
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Details: This fun packed sticker activity book is filled with puzzles & creative activities that go with the story of
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The Story of: Le Tour de France combines a written history & a living museum exhibit. The carefully researched historical text on the tour weaves its way through the pages, while simultaneously showing why it is such a compelling annual event. Uniquely, this book contains superb items of removable facsimile memorabilia slipped into the pages, plus photographs some that have never been seen before that bring this book to life while showing other personal items from long forgotten Tours. ...

For thousands of years, people have sought ways to overcome the diseases & disorders of the body, with methods ranging from incantations, talismans & herbal cures to antibiotics, vaccines & organ transplants. The Story of Medicine charts our remarkable progress along the road of medical discovery. In a fascinating narrative, it describes the key developments & breakthroughs in our understanding of our own bodies. Topics include: ï ½ primitive surgery
- when drilling a hole in the head to let demons out was the height of surgical sophistication ï ½ historical models of the body & disease ï ½ dead bodies hold the key
- the role of dissection in medical discovery ï ½ diagnosis
- how doctors learned to read the signs of illness ï ½ plagues & pandemics through history ï ½ germ theory & contagion
- discovering a hidden world ï ½ how the body can turn against itself ï ½ scarificators, leeches, maggots & other nasty treatments ï ½ nature's pharmacopoeia.



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Everyone remembers their first NOW album. Since NOW Thats What I Call Music Volume 1 was released in 1983 on double vinyl & double cassette, NOW has become synonymous with pop music & has featured some of the most iconic artists of the last three decades.

To celebrate the release of the 100th NOW album, The Story of NOW Thats What I Call Music in 100 Artists looks back at some of the most memorable
- & occasionally regrettable
- hits of the last 35 years!

Jam packed with amazing facts & Well I never! moments about the 4, 000+ artists to have graced the NOW track listings
- from Phil Collins to Pharrell, Bananarama to Lady Gaga & Peter Andre to Pet Shop Boys
- The Story of NOW is a celebration of pop music through the decades.

So plug in your earphones & pump up the volume, because this party is just getting started!

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781409179948
• Author: Michael Mulligan
• Publisher: Trapeze
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 238
• Dimensions: 24 x 20 x 2cm

















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Four friends. Twenty years. One powerful secret.

Everyone remembers where they were on 31st August 1997, the day Princess

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The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions. It's a story with plot twists, a murder, accidental discoveries, disastrous love affairs, geniuses, idiots, monks, & vagabonds. At the heart of it all are the ideas & obsessions that have captured great thinkers from the very beginning. Packed with intriguing anecdotes & fascinating detail, James Garvey & Jeremy Stangroom bring us face to face with the most important philosophers in western history. Rigorous, refreshingly free of academic jargon, & highly accessible, this is the ideal introduction for anyone who wants to gain a new perspective on philosophy's biggest thoughts. ...

Young children will love this charming retelling of the much-loved tale.

The story of the wooden puppet that wants to

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The Beatles caused revolution after revolution. Not content with changing the face of the youth & pop culture, they also transformed the face of popular music, launching it into their own, original stratosphere, using electronica, Eastern influences, & some darn fine rock 'n' roll. The Story of the Beatles tells the story of the Fab Four as never before. It shows in beautiful photographs & rare facsimile documents the group's journey from the backstreets of Liverpool & Hamburg to their sell-out concerts in Shea Stadium & their quest for musical perfection. In 1964 half the population of the USA watched the boys play live on The Ed Sullivan Show & 400 million TV viewers saw them record ï ½ All You Need Is Love in 1967. They were awarded MBEs by Queen Elizabeth II; they jammed with Elvis & sold millions of records all over the world. The Story of The Beatles takes you as close as you can get to that wild ride that defined a decade & changed the world... ...