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How did life emerge? What are the smallest elements of matter? How are planets formed? Over the centuries, brilliant men and women have sought to develop theories to answer the most compelling questions about the world around us. Through their amazing insights and conscientious efforts they helped to create the world we know today. In this entertaining introduction, Anne Rooney explores the fascinating world of science through its 50 key ideas. Ranging from evolutionary biology to quantum…

Do you have the sleuthing skills to keep up with Sherlock Holmes? Then grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass ... because the game is on! Clever kids will relish the opportunity to pit their wits against the world's greatest detective in this collection of hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas. Each page of this fast-paced book presents the reader with a clever conundrum, wittily illustrated in the inimitable art style of Alex Paterson. These puzzles are framed as conversations…

الجزء الثالث من ثلاثية نجيب محفوظ الشهيرة، التي يعتبرها العديد من النقاد والمتخصصين في الأدب أفضل وأهم رواية عربية. تقع أحداث هذا الجزء في الفترة ما بين منتصف ثلاثينيات وبدايات أربعينيات القرن العشرين، ويشهد أكبر عدد من التحولات في حياة أسرة السيد أحمد عبد الجواد، حيث يتوارى أبطال الجزئين السابقين في خلفية المشهد، إما بسبب الوفاة أو الانسحاب الاختياري من الحياة، فيما يحتل الصدارة جيل الأحفاد بعد أن صاروا شبانًا، لكل منهم أهواءه وتوجُّهاته. يشاركهم البطولة “كمال” من موقع المراقب للتحولات والغارق…

Sun Tzu's 5th century BC military manual, The Art of War, revolutionized warfare when it was written. In the millennia since, its sage advice has been applied to fields as varied as business, leadership, warfare, politics and everyday life.

Step into the prehistoric world with this comprehensive visual encyclopedia for children, packed with more than 60 dinosaurs and full-colour illustrations. Full of fascinating facts and dramatic illustrations, and based on the latest paleontological research, this is a definitive A-Z of dinosaurs-from Allosaurus to Zuniceratops. Young reaers can explore dinosaur habitats, ecosystems, survival skills and more, through high-impact facts, astounding stats, and cutting-edge scientific…

Among the many inventors and engineers who have shaped our world, few have been as farsighted or revolutionary as the genius of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci. This fascinating guide explores da Vinci's life, inventions, and cultural legacy, breaking down scientific principles into clear, easy-to-follow language that is approachable for young readers. Readers can:  Explore Leonardo's life story, his years spent doodling sketches of early versions of the parachute, helicopter,…

Young readers can travel into space with this comprehensive reference guide to the cosmos, filled with galactic facts and incredible full-colour space photography. From the Big Bang to the Extremely Large Telescope, this is a definitive guide to our Solar System, the Universe, space exploration and beyond. Children can explore the constellations of the night sky, the Earth's orbit around the sun, profiles of planets and much more. • Illustrated throughout with the very latest space…

When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule. Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels,The War of the Worlds is a prototypical…

In Moreâ€s influential fantasy, first published in Latin in 1516, traveller Raphael reports on the peaceful, egalitarian society he discovered on a remote island. This edition is based on the 1684 translation by Gilbert Burnet.