The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich’s world history for the curious of all ages

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491.

Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City-where Asia, Europe, and the new frontier of the Americas dynamical...

A hands-on, practical survival guide from retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson, from eluding pursuers, evading capture, and surviving dangerous situations.

Ob skandinavisches Design oder Landhausstil, dieses Buch zeigt die aktuellen Einrichtungstrends rund um das Thema Küche.

Die Küche, das ist heute viel mehr als der Raum, in dem gekocht wird. Sie ist ein Ort, an dem Familien zusammenkommen, Freunde aufeinandertreffen und bleibende Erinnerungen entstehen.

Von kleinen Küchenzeilen bis hin zu großen Kochinseln präsentiert Kitchen Interiors die besten Ideen für zeitgenössisches Küchendesign. Entdecken Sie, wie moderne Materialien nahtlos m...

Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines.

The development and expansion of cities in the United States over the last 150 years gave rise to one of the most ambitious and fastest growing building projects the world had ever seen. The landscape of cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and others, transformed immeasurably as a consequence of decades of construction, and some of the most iconic architecture in the world sits in the foundations of the US and its cities.

Ameri...