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Construction Through the Ages: From Pyramids to Plumbing (Library Binding)
9798765610107Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62Ancient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new... -
Transportation Through the Ages: From Stirrups to Steam (Library Binding)
9798765610091Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62The ancient world saw many empires rise and fall. But how did massive empires such as Babylon or Rome move information and resources across continents? They relied on one of the oldest technologies... -
Communication Through the Ages: From Speech to Smartphones (Library Binding)
9798765610084Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62Reading texts or direct messages, communicating through speech or sign language, and viewing artwork are all among the many ways people share news, ideas, and feelings with one another. Communication... -
Warfare Through the Ages: From Bows to Bombs (Library Binding)
9798765610077Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62Since the first human civilizations appeared 10,000 years ago, people have fought over land and resources. Over time, these conflicts led to the development of many technologies that would improve... -
Agriculture Through the Ages: From Silk to Supermarkets (Library Binding)
9798765610060Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62"For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred [person] than agriculture."--Marcus Tullius Cicero, ancient... -
Machines Through the Ages: From Furnaces to Factories (Library Binding)
9798765610053Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62". . . with the lighter catapults, which had a long range, he drove back those who were constructing the wall along the harbour, and with the ballistae he shook or destroyed the engines of the enemy... -
Computing Through the Ages: From Bones to Binary (Library Binding)
9798765610046Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62"The discovery both of [geometry] and of the other sciences proceeded from utility."--Proclus Lycius, Greek philosopher, fifth century CE"Geometry is the knowledge of the eternally existent."--Plato,... -
Medicine Through the Ages: From Acupuncture to Antibiotics (Library Binding)
9798765610039Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY265.55CNY249.62"In medical knowledge the Egyptian leaves the rest of the world behind." -Homer, Greek poet"I swear by Apollo the physician . . . and all the gods and goddesses, and call them to witness that . . . I... -
Ninja Plants: Survival and Adaptation in the Plant World (Library Binding)
9781512410136Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY256.09CNY240.72What can communicate but has no mouth, and can attack but has no hands? A plant! You might love the beauty and fragrance of flowers, but plants are far more complex than meets the eye. Some plants... -
Dogs at War: Military Canine Heroes (Library Binding)
9781512410129Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY256.09CNY240.72While in a war zone, a military working dog (MWD) and its handler live together, eat together, play together, sleep together, and risk their lives for each other every day. The dogs work with... -
LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality (Library Binding)
9781467780124Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY246.56CNY231.76In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first baseman David Denson came out as gay. And Caitlyn... -
Plants vs. Meats: The Health, History, and Ethics of What We Eat (Library Binding)
9781467780117Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY246.56CNY231.76No one can live without food, but what you eat is a personal decision. Today many people are examining nutritional advice and choosing to eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat. But is all meat... -
Spending Spree: The History of American Shopping (Hardcover)
9781467710176Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY237.09CNY222.86Ka-ching! Ever stop to think how our modern-day shopping culture came to be? In the early 1800s, stores were few and far between in the United States. General stores supplied everything from fabric... -
Buildings That Breathe: Greening the World's Cities (Paperback)
9798765650493Twenty-First Century BooksMSRP: CNY135.13CNY127.01Imagine looking out from your 18th floor apartment in the middle of the city and seeing trees right in front of you. In an effort to stem climate change, reduce pollution, combat heat, and protect...