Science Geography

At dusk on 24 September 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to reach the summit of Everest as lead climbers on Chris Bonington's epic expedition to the mountain's immense south-west face. As darkness fell, Scott and Haston scraped a small cave in the snow 100 metres below the summit and survived the highest bivouac ever - without bottled oxygen, sleeping bags and, as it turned out, frostbite.

Migration ist kein Phänomen der Neuzeit: Seit der Mensch den aufrechten Gang beherrschte, trieb es ihn aus seiner Heimat Afrika in die ganze Welt, auch nach Europa. Dank der neuen Methoden der Genetik kann diese lange unbekannte Geschichte unserer Wurzeln aufgedeckt werden. Johannes Krause und Thomas Trappe spannen den Bogen zurück bis in die Urgeschichte und erzählen, wie wir zu den Europäern wurden, die wir sind: Gibt es "Urvölker"? Wann verloren die frühen Europäer ihre dunkle Haut? Welche Rolle spielte die Balkanroute in den vergangenen 40 000 Jahren?

Burton's Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days (1909) consist of four parts. In the first, ‘Recollections of a Happy Life, Burton recalls her childhood on a plantation in Alabama and her marriage to Samuel Burton. In the second, 'Reminiscences,’ she reflects on emancipation while the third, ‘Vision’ is an account of her conversion. The fourth consists of an essay on Abraham Lincoln, an essay on the ‘race question,’ various poems, and hymns.

There's a lot to know about the largest country on Earth! Let's visit Russia, and learn what makes it special. What foods do people eat there? What animals can live in the tundra? Explore the answers to these questions and more through carefully leveled, age-appropriate text.

Let's take a trip to India! What makes this Asian country unique? Find out as you immerse yourself in the country's food, culture, animals, and sports. Lively, carefully leveled text introduces critical thinking skills. Grab your bags!

Ever wonder which states are the cloudiest? Or what city gets the most snow? Climate maps can tell you. They show average weather conditions - in your neighborhood, around the world, or even on Mars! But how do you read a climate map? And how are these maps made? Listen to learn the details!

Camila and her brother, Carlos, are going on a road trip with their parents! They're driving all the way from their home in Austin, Texas, to visit their granddad in Louisiana. Along the way, they collect state quarters and learn fun facts about states from Alaska to Rhode Island. Ride along as they discover all the things that make states great!

Ägypten übte zu allen Zeiten eine beispiellose Faszinationskraft aus: von den Reisenden der Antike, z.B. Herodot und Alexander den Großen, über die Archäologen des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts bis zu den heutigen Kulturtouristen. Die altägyptische Kultur ist reich an Errungenschaften wie kaum eine frühe Hochkultur. Bis heute begeistern sich die Menschen für das Rätsel der Pyramiden, die Sphinx oder die monumentalen Tempel und Gräber in Theben. Darüber geraten die erstaunlichen künstlerischen, technischen, wissenschaftlichen und kulturellen Leistungen allerdings oft in den Hintergrund.

Believe it or not, but what happened in Old Babylonia centuries ago still holds water today. You see, significant events in history, regardless of the setting, changed the world. They created lessons and from there, new decisions came about. That’s why the identity of the world was established, and that’s how we got to live like we do today.

After the fall of the Parthians, the Sassanids came into power. In this Middle East history audiobook, we will be discussing the transfer of power and the change in society that came along with it. It’s nice to look back into the past every now and then because that’s the only way that you will better understand the present. Buy this audiobook now.

They say that one is subjected to a sobering sample of what can only be described as an existential crisis when traversing the golden and seemingly infinite terrain of the Sahara Desert. If one climbed any of the countless sand dunes and twirled around in a place, particularly under the starlit sky, they would scarcely be able to tell east from west without a compass, for there would be nothing but dizzying carpets of indistinguishable sand hills unfurling into the distant horizon.

Herr Lehmann ist ein Gartenzwerg. Doch er ist kein gewöhnlicher Zwerg, denn er kann sprechen und sein sehnlichster Wunsch ist es, seine griesgrämige Besitzerin, Frau Sauertopf, glücklich zu machen. Das gelingt jedoch nur, wenn ihr interessante und abenteuerliche Geschichten aus aller Welt erzählt werden. Doch leider kommt niemand zu Frau Sauertopf, um ihr solche Geschichten zu erzählen. Also fasst Herr Lehmann den Plan, sich heimlich im Koffer von Herrn Reisegern zu verstecken, um in der weiten Welt Geschichten zu sammeln.

In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling - and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches.

The story is about a dog called Hat Dog, a famous model who is kidnapped by Calor Gas, an evil dog. He holds her for ransom. There is one dog who can save her. His name is Mike Wild, the best spy dog in the world, or so he says. Wild has to exchange one million bones for her release in Monte Carlo, but there are many twists and turns on the way, such as stopping in Paris and using his gadgets. With a little help from his friends, he gets the job done!

Here, political scientist Jakub J. Grygiel brings to light the importance of incorporating geography into grand strategy. He argues that states can increase and maintain their position of power by pursuing a geostrategy that focuses on control of resources and lines of communication.

A highly entertaining and accessible introduction to our planet from the best-selling author of Schrödinger's Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the Multiverse. In this incredible expedition into the origins, workings, and evolution of our home planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: takes four and a half billion years of mind-boggling science and digs out the best bits. From the physics of Newton and the geology of Wegener, to the environmentalism of Lovelock, this is a must-listen for Earth's scientists and residents alike.

J J Liddy sometimes blames his unreliable temperament on the visit he made to Tir na nOg, the land of eternal youth, when he was 15 years old. It's perhaps not surprising that his children have also turned out to be a little eccentric, especially eleven-year-old Jenny. She forgets to go to school, can't bear to wear shoes, and spends entire days roaming the mountainside.

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction. 'The Magic Shop' is the story of a small boy and his father who go into a shop which appears to sell magic tricks. But the proprietor insists that all the tricks are really genuine magic, and the longer they stay in the shop the stranger the tricks become. Then the shopkeeper performs one truly terrifying trick...and what happens next is very peculiar....

Ka the time-travelling cat has disappeared again, and Topher knows that she is in terrible danger. For Ka has gone to Tudor England, a time when cats were tortured. Topher must try to find her, and in doing so, meets up with Doctor Dee - magician and astronomer to Queen Elizabeth I. But Doctor Dee is searching for something far more important than a cat. He must satisfy the Queen by finding the elusive Philosopher’s Stone...Another amazing adventure with Ka and Topher from Julia Jarman.

This riveting collection of adventure writing includes the work of The Perfect Storm author, Sebastian Junger. Listen as men and women battle the elements, and often each other, to stay alive, confronting sharks, savage storms, rogue waves, mountainous icebergs, starvation, and their own fear and suffering.