Aan de hand van vele kleine geschiedenissen van bekende en minder bekende Amsterdammers wordt de geschiedenis van Amsterdam verteld vanaf het ontstaan tot heden.

Wetenschappelijke informatie gelardeerd met geschiedkundige verhalen en artistieke impressies. Orkanen hebben in de laatste vijftig jaar wereldwijd meer mensen gedood dan welke andere natuurramp ook. Orkaan Andrew uit 1992 was de duurste natuurlijke ramp in de geschiedenis. De orkaan die New Orleans van de kaart veegde - Katrina uit 2005- staat nog vers in het geheugen. De auteur van dit boek, Kerry Emanuel, is verbonden aan het M.I.T. in Boston. Hij maakte naam toen hij, twee weken voor Katrina toesloeg, in Nature een artikel publiceerde waarin hij op statistische gronden bewees dat de opwarming van de oceanen ervoor zorgt dat de kracht van orkanen toeneemt. In dit boek probeert hij niet alleen de gevaarlijke kant van orkanen te laten zien, maar ook de schoonheid ervan. 'Een luipaard is een prachtig dier. Maar als je hem uit zijn kooi haalt, vliegt hij je naar de keel. Iedereen begrijpt dat noch een luipaard, noch een orkaan een moedwillige moordenaar is.

Practisch handboek der Bijenteelt. Met vele afbeeldingen en een aanhangsel

The archaeology of early Rome has progressed rapidly and dramatically over the last century. The excavation of the shrine of Aeneas at Lavinium and the report of walls of the Romulean city discovered on the slopes of the Palatine Hill are two of the widely reported major developments of the last quarter century. Less well-known are the richly furnished tombs of the seventh century BC, once known solely from the tombs at Praeneste, and now documented by finds throughout Latium. The largest necropolis of the early Latian Iron Age, some 600 tombs, has been explored at Osteria dell'Osa. In Rome, patrician houses of the sixth century BC have been excavated beside the Sacra Via. New archaic inscriptions, notably that of Publius Valerius from Satricum, have been found, and the authenticity of the inscription once thought to be the earliest example of Latin writing (the graffito of the "Praeneste Fibula") has been challenged.
The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latinum fills the need for an English guide to these discoveries and the many controversies resulting from them. In preparation, the author interviewed most of the leading figures in current research on the early periods of Rome and has illustrated the book with over 130 photographs, maps and line drawings

The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world - permanently.

The face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive.

Richard Fortey introduces us to the earth's distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans aren't watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything - our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities - has its roots in geology. In Richard Fortey's hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.

Een populair-historisch overzicht van de Rotterdamse en Schiedamse bioscopen (1896-1996)

Uitgave ter gelegenheid van het 125-jarig bestaan van Kampert en Helm Rotaform bv. Oplage 5000 ex. 

Historisch overzicht van de sierteelt in en om Gent.

Bevat 82 Kleurenplaten met begeleidende tekst over de daarop afgebeelde vogelsoort

Italy: A Short History succeeds and replaces the long-established and highly successful Short History of Italy, edited by Professors Hearder and D. P. Waley. It presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day, intended both for student of Italian history and culture and the general reader with an interest in Italian affairs. Professor Hearder's account centres on the main political developments, placed in their appropriate economic and social context, and shows how these were related to the great moments of artistic and cultural endeavour. Professor Hearder traces the prehistoric and classical history of the peninsula, the growth and decline of the Roman Empire and the expansion in power and authority of the medieval papacy. He shows how the remarkable cultural achievements of the Renaissance emerged from the horror of the Plague, and how the spread of humanism and the development of printing made Italy the cultural heart of Europe. There then followed, however, a long period of domination from without, culminating in the brief episode of Napoleonic rule. This was only ended with the emergence of the great nineteenth-century movement for national renewal, inspired by the contrasting figures of Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi. The newly-democratic Italian kingdom survived the First World War, only to be taken over by the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Professor Hearder examines the travails and contradictions of the Fascist period, and concludes his account with an optimistic assessment of the future prospects of the Republic, capable of contributing much to the rejuvenated Europe of 1992 and beyond.

Overzicht van het ontstaan en de ontwikkeling van het leven op aarde, geïllustreerd aan nu voorkomende planten en dieren

Informatie in woord en beeld over het observeren en voederen van vogels in de tuin.

An introduction to over 90 species of spider, including structure and habitats of spiders, and how spiders make webs.