Stuff You Missed in History Class

2013-06-04 History

Author : HowStuffWorks.com
Release : 2013-06-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 433/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Stuff You Missed in History Class by : HowStuffWorks.com

Download or read book Stuff You Missed in History Class written by HowStuffWorks.com. This book was released on 2013-06-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting, interactive eBook, the minds behind HowStuffWorks.com's top-rated podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class bring you the real scoop on history's biggest myths, mysteries, and marvels. Discover history as you never knew it. For years, the hosts of Stuff You Missed in History Class, the popular podcast from Discovery's award-winning website HowStuffWorks.com, have been giving listeners front-row seats to some of the most astonishing and amazing stories the human record has to offer. Now, tens of millions of downloads later, they present the ultimate crash course in world history. Featuring the best of the podcast, this engaging eBook explores the coolest and craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes your history teachers never wanted you to know. Discover: How medieval torture devices really worked Whether the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans How ninja work—the real Assassin's Creed Which culture invented both pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians!) And more! Packed with podcast clips, interactive quizzes, videos, photos, trivia tidbits, and more, this dynamic eBook from the experts at HowStuffWorks.com invites you to come along for the adventure and stay for the education. You haven't met history like this before.

Stuff You Should Know

2020-11-24 Reference

Author : Josh Clark
Release : 2020-11-24
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 516/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Stuff You Should Know by : Josh Clark

Download or read book Stuff You Should Know written by Josh Clark. This book was released on 2020-11-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew. Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious—curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig deeper on stuff they thought they understood. As it turns out, they aren't the only curious ones. They've since amassed a rabid fan base, making Stuff You Should Know one of the most popular podcasts in the world. Armed with their inquisitive natures and a passion for sharing, they uncover the weird, fascinating, delightful, or unexpected elements of a wide variety of topics. The pair have now taken their near-boundless "whys" and "hows" from your earbuds to the pages of a book for the first time—featuring a completely new array of subjects that they’ve long wondered about and wanted to explore. Each chapter is further embellished with snappy visual material to allow for rabbit-hole tangents and digressions—including charts, illustrations, sidebars, and footnotes. Follow along as the two dig into the underlying stories of everything from the origin of Murphy beds, to the history of facial hair, to the psychology of being lost. Have you ever wondered about the world around you, and wished to see the magic in everyday things? Come get curious with Stuff You Should Know. With Josh and Chuck as your guide, there’s something interesting about everything (...except maybe jackhammers).

Rejected Princesses

2016-10-25 Social Science

Author : Jason Porath
Release : 2016-10-25
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 381/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Rejected Princesses by : Jason Porath

Download or read book Rejected Princesses written by Jason Porath. This book was released on 2016-10-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well-behaved women seldom make history. Good thing these women are far from well behaved . . . Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus on its head, paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong, fierce, and yes, sometimes weird, women: warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place. An entertaining mix of biography, imagery, and humor written in a fresh, young, and riotous voice, this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms, including real life, literature, mythology, and folklore. Each profile features an eye-catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world, from a princess-cum-pirate in fifth century Denmark, to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess, and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China’s seas.

American Cookie

2018-08-21 Cooking

Author : Anne Byrn
Release : 2018-08-21
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 465/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis American Cookie by : Anne Byrn

Download or read book American Cookie written by Anne Byrn. This book was released on 2018-08-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delicious tour of America’s favorite treats, cookies, and candies from the beloved author of the bestselling Cake Mix Doctor series and American Cake IACP AWARD FINALIST • “Every recipe comes with a story as delicious as the small bite it describes. And best of all, every small bite begs to be baked.”—Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award–winning author of Dorie’s Cookies Each of America’s little bites—cookies, candies, wafers, brittles—tells a big story, and each speaks volumes about what was going on in America when the recipes were created. In American Cookie, the New York Times bestselling author and Cake Mix Doctor Anne Byrn takes us on a journey through America’s baking history. And just like she did in American Cake, she provides an incredibly detailed historical background alongside each recipe. Because the little bites we love are more than just baked goods—they’re representations of different times in our history. Early colonists brought sugar cookies, Italian fig cookies, African benne wafers, and German gingerbread cookies. Each of the 100 recipes, from Katharine Hepburn Brownies and Democratic Tea Cakes to saltwater taffy and peanut brittle, comes with a lesson that’s both informative and enchanting.

Totally Unofficial

2007 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Author : Dan Eshet
Release : 2007
Genre : Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 003/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Totally Unofficial by : Dan Eshet

Download or read book Totally Unofficial written by Dan Eshet. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study highlighting the story of Raphael Lemkin challenges everyone to think deeply about what it will take for individuals, groups, and nations to take up Lemkin's challenge. To make this material accessible for classrooms, this resource includes several components: an introduction by Genocide scholar Omer Bartov; a historical case study on Lemkin and his legacy; questions for student reflection; suggested resources; a series of lesson plans using the case study; and a selection of primary source documents. Born in 1900, Raphael Lemkin, devoted most of his life to a single goal: making the world understand and recognize a crime so horrific that there was not even a word for it. Lemkin took a step toward his goal in 1944 when he coined the word "genocide" which means the destruction of a nation or an ethnic group. He said he had created the word by combining the ancient Greek word "genos" (race, tribe) and the Latin "cide" (killing). In 1948, three years after the concentration camps of World War ii had been closed forever, the newly formed United Nations used this new word in a treaty that was intended to prevent any future genocides. Lemkin died a decade later. He had lived long enough to see his word widely accepted and also to see the United Nations treaty, called the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by many nations. But, sadly, recent history reminds everyone that laws and treaties are not enough to prevent genocide. Individual sections contain footnotes.

Popular eBooks

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Stuff You Should Know

American Cookie

Totally Unofficial

You may also like...