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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618716814
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (168 download)
Download or read book More Word Histories and Mysteries written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Word Mysteries & Histories written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the etymology of over 500 words in the English language.
Author : Wendy Conklin
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
ISBN 13 : 1420630482
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Mysteries in History: World History written by Wendy Conklin and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenge students to explore several important unexplained events that helped shape history. Students use primary source materials, posters, and simulations to find clues and to make informed decisions about these events. There are no right or wrong answers. These real-life mysteries encourage students to research, think, debate, and form conclusions.
Author : Wendy Conklin
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
ISBN 13 : 1420630490
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Mysteries in History: Ancient History written by Wendy Conklin and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenge students to explore several important unexplained events that helped shape history. Students use primary source materials, posters, and simulations to find clues and to make informed decisions about these events. There are no right or wrong answers. These real-life mysteries encourage students to research, think, debate, and form conclusions.
Author : Kitson Jazynka
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426328710
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (263 download)
Download or read book History's Mysteries written by Kitson Jazynka and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher : Collins Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780618716814
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (168 download)
Download or read book More Word Histories and Mysteries written by and published by Collins Reference. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the darkest corners of the dictionary, More Word Histories and Mysteries From Aardvark to Zombie brings the most interesting words in English into the spotlight and reveals the surprising and entertaining stories that lie behind everyday vocabulary like nacho or tabloid and commonplace expressions like red herring or stark-naked." "Word lovers can discover the unexpected linguistic links between pairs of words like human and bridegroom or love and libido, and they can follow other words like adobe and scallion all the way back to Egypt, India, and other cultures of the ancient world. Fans of the English language can also explore the richness of American regional terms, from New England lingo like hosey to New Orleans expressions like lagniappe. The techniques that linguists use to trace the origins of words are carefully explained along the way, while photographs and drawings enliven the pages and illustrate the eclectic pleasures of English etymology."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Linda Lacour Hobar
Publisher : Bright Ideas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781892427045
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book The Mystery of History, Volume 1 written by Linda Lacour Hobar and published by Bright Ideas Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Parenti
Publisher : City Lights Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0872867188
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (728 download)
Download or read book History as Mystery written by Michael Parenti and published by City Lights Publishers. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced by the professional and class environment in which they work. Pursuing themes ranging from antiquity to modern times, from the Inquisition and Joan of Arc to the anti-labor bias of present-day history books, History as Mystery demonstrates how past and present can inform each other and how history can be a truly exciting and engaging subject. "Michael Parenti, always provocative and eloquent, gives us a lively as well as valuable critique of orthodoxy posing as 'history.'"—Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "Deserves to become an instant classic."—Bertell Ollman, author of Dialectical Investigations "Those who keep secret the past, and lie about it, condemn us to repeat it. Michael Parenti unveils the history of falsified history, from the early Christian church to the present: a fascinating, darkly revelatory tale."—Daniel Ellsberg, author of The Pentagon Papers "Solid if surely controversial stuff."—Kirkus
Author : Craig P. Bauer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691192294
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Unsolved! written by Craig P. Bauer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1953, a man was found dead from cyanide poisoning near the Philadelphia airport with a picture of a Nazi aircraft in his wallet. Taped to his abdomen was an enciphered message. In 1912, a book dealer named Wilfrid Voynich came into possession of an illuminated cipher manuscript once belonging to Emperor Rudolf II, who was obsessed with alchemy and the occult. Wartime codebreakers tried--and failed--to unlock the book's secrets, and it remains an enigma to this day. In this lively and entertaining book, Craig Bauer examines these and other vexing ciphers yet to be cracked. Some may reveal the identity of a spy or serial killer, provide the location of buried treasure, or expose a secret society--while others may be elaborate hoaxes. Unsolved! begins by explaining the basics of cryptology, and then explores the history behind an array of unsolved ciphers. It looks at ancient ciphers, ciphers created by artists and composers, ciphers left by killers and victims, Cold War ciphers, and many others. Some are infamous, like the ciphers in the Zodiac letters, while others were created purely as intellectual challenges by figures such as Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman. Bauer lays out the evidence surrounding each cipher, describes the efforts of geniuses and eccentrics--in some cases both--to decipher it, and invites readers to try their hand at puzzles that have stymied so many others. Unsolved! takes readers from the ancient world to the digital age, providing an amazing tour of many of history's greatest unsolved ciphers"--
Author : Houghton Mifflin Company
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417717668
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Word Histories And Mysteries written by Houghton Mifflin Company and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a panoramic view of the unique richness of English, this history uncovers the origins of 500 everyday words--from Abracadabra to Zeus--whose surprising and often amusing stories offer insights into the history of humankind.
Author : Graeme Donald
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1782439692
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (824 download)
Download or read book The Mysteries of History written by Graeme Donald and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mysteries of History is an entertaining romp through the centuries, uncovering the great mysteries surrounding some of the most inaccurate and misleading parts of our past.
Author : Taylor Sapp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781956159004
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (59 download)
Download or read book History's Mysteries written by Taylor Sapp and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Priyankee Saikia
Publisher : Rupa Publication
ISBN 13 : 9789389967944
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (679 download)
Download or read book HISTORY'S MYSTERIES written by Priyankee Saikia and published by Rupa Publication. This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In History's Mysteries, Priyankee Saikia seeks to navigate the answers to 51 of the most puzzling questions of the past from across the world. Are vampires real? The answer may surprise you. Are witches real? The executions of so-called witches in Salem will shock you. The past is filled with many fascinating stories, people, and objects-UFOs, secret societies, spirits, crime, adventure, you name it! From strange monuments to curious objects with intriguing stories, vanishing cities to mysterious disappearances, haunted villages to legends of missing treasure, and from secret societies to stories of mayhem, this book collects some of history's most spine-tingling mysteries that will arouse your curiosity, make you shudder and leave you with more questions than answers! The book will be very good for children and young adults with a curious mind to know about the mysterious events of the past. The book contains many fascinating stories, people, and objects-UFOs, secret societies, spirits, crime, adventure, you name it! Each chapter, retold brilliantly by the author, is bursting with stories, facts and trivia. It takes the readers on an adventurous trip around the world through time while they explore the most fascinating chapters about strange monuments, vanishing cities, mysterious disappearances, haunted villages and so much more!
Author : Jack Zevin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135147469
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Teaching World History as Mystery written by Jack Zevin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a philosophy, methodology, and examples for history instruction that are active, imaginative, and provocative, this text presents a fully developed pedagogy based on problem-solving methods that promote reasoning and judgment and restore a sense of imagination and participation to classroom learning. It is designed to draw readers into the detective process that characterizes the work of professional historians and social scientists ─ sharing raw data, defining terms, building interpretations, and testing competing theories. An inquiry framework drives both the pedagogy and the choice of historical materials, with selections favoring the unsolved, controversial, and fragmented rather than the neatly wrapped up analysis of past events. Teaching World History as Mystery: Provides a balanced combination of interestingly arranged historical content, and clearly explained instructional strategies Features case studies of commonly and not so commonly taught topics within a typical world/global history curriculum using combinations of primary and secondary documents Discusses ways of dealing with ethical and moral issues in world history classrooms, drawing students into persisting questions of historical truth, bias, and judgment
Author : Alan Baker
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780577540
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book The Enigmas of History written by Alan Baker and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is replete with unanswered questions regarding our own past and that of the world in which we live. Some of these questions are mere curiosities; others are of the profoundest importance to our cultural identity and have a serious bearing on our future. Each self-contained chapter in The Enigmas of History covers a particular mystery, ranging across the globe and throughout history: from Atlantis to the Amazons; from the Ark of the Covenant to the enigma of the Black Madonnas; and from the weird mystery of Spring-heeled Jack to visions of the Virgin Mary. Among the topics explored are: • The strange history of the Dogon tribe of Mali in West Africa, who believe that they were visited in the distant past by amphibious beings from another star • The legend of the lost Himalayan kingdom of Shambhala • The mystery of the crystal skulls • The enigma of the indecipherable Voynich manuscript The Enigmas of History is an entertaining, informative compendium of strange events and weird encounters with the unexplained. It is packed with information on historical mysteries, puzzles and bewildering discoveries, and will intrigue the historian and general reader alike.
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Avon Books
ISBN 13 : 9780380432240
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (322 download)
Download or read book The Key Word and Other Mysteries written by Isaac Asimov and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1979-02-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interest in words and keen perception help a young sleuth solve mysteries that have defied his father, a big city detective
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ISBN 13 : 9781472340108
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Mysteries in History written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world is full of mysterious places, strange stories, and unexplained phenomena. Many attempts have been made to find the truth behind these legends, but there are still unanswered questions, even after many years of investigation.
