Brian Fagan

A gripping account of 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought, told through the life stories of 70 of the world’s greatest pionee

The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe

Lenny is dik. Op school lijkt het wel of de kinderen niet kijken naar wie hij zelf is, maar alleen naar zijn formaat. Daarom gaat Lenny, als hij het e

The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe

The groundbreaking history of how climate change transformed Europe and the world, from a renowned archaeologist -- updated with a new preface on the

What did California look like before Hollywood? Before the Gold Rush? Before the missions? This title provides a tour guide on a trip across the Golde

The story of the discovery of America as a product of the long sweep of history

The story of humanity’s last major source of food from the wild and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization

A narrative history of the cavalcade of archaeologists, charlatans, thieves, self-promoters, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since

Brian Russell Roberts dispels continental-centric US national mythologies to advance an alternative image of the United States as an archipelagic nati

The harrowing events that follow lead to a curse on the building and its residents - a curse that will last for the rest of the century. The curse cre

Howell's much-celebrated stories interweave elements of the commonplace with darkness, subterfuge and sheer weirdness, all realised with natural narra

Een zoektocht naar de theorie van alles   Ruimte en tijd zijn de basiselementen van de kosmos. Maar wat zijn ruimte en tijd eigenlijk? Is ruimte een

This is a short, entertaining and illuminating introduction to the history and culture of coffee, from the humble origins of the bean in northeast Afr

Als je elke ochtend begint met het eten van een levende kikker, zal de rest van de dag 'een makkie' zijn (aldus Mark Twain). 'Eat that frog' laat zien

A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics bla

Collected for the first time, these three previously unpublished Dune novellas by bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson shine a ligh