Thomas Jefferson

Biography of the life story of Thomas Jefferson from his early education to his work in France, his time in the White House, to his retirement in Virginia.

Measly Middle Ages

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the MEASLY MIDDLE AGES, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for.

Tutankhamun and His Tombful of Treasure

Everybody knows Tutankhamun was a Pharaoh with an-over-the top burial mask who went to an early grave. But did you know that he was the leader of the world's number-one superpower at nine years old…

The Fall of Hong Kong: China's Triumph and Britain's Betrayal

Edition

Revised and Updated

ISBN/ISSN

9780471159612

Collation

xxii, 346 p.; 23,5 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

951.2505 ROB f

20 Fun Facts about Stonehenge

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781482404609

Collation

ill., 32 p.; 22 cm.

Series Title

Dun Fact File: World Wonders!

Call Number

936.2319 SAB t

20 Fun Facts about The Great Pyramid

Provides information about the Great Pyramid, including that it was built more than 4,500 years ago and that it is now thirty feet shorter than when it was built.

20 Fun Facts about the Colosseum

Provides information about the Colosseum, including such facts as how 50,000 people could fit in it and that sometimes the games lasted for months.

The 10 Best of Everything

This deluxe, entertaining dream guide showcases the experience and savoir-faire of such luminaries as Prince Charles on architecture, Arnold Palmer on favorite golf courses, Bob Ellsasser, head of …

20 Fun Facts about Machu Picchu

Provides information about Machu Picchu, including such facts as the lack of an Incan writing system and that the whole structure was built without mortar.

Adele: The Biography

Over the past year, Adele has taken the country by storm, sweeping the 2012 Grammy Awards and taking home six titles