Publisher: Scribner 2001 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0743212118 | PDF | 11 MB

In 1997, paleontologists Chiappe and Dingus (Discovering Dinosaurs) led an expedition into the remote reaches of Patagonia. Just days into the excursion, the archeologists discovered the remains of a nesting site for a sauropod, a large, four-legged, thick-necked, vegetarian, semi-aquatic dinosaur. Dating back about 80 million years, the giant rookery was strewn with thousands of broken and unhatched fossilized eggs. Besides providing science long-sought proof that sauropods were egg-laying creatures, this field of prehistoric eggs also yielded the first fossils of embryonic dinosaur skin. Although the authors furnish detailed geological and paleontological background information, they write without scientific jargon, fortunately for lay readers. Through the mostly conversational narrative, an intriguing story unfolds that offers insights into the mysteries surrounding this astounding archeological find. When were these eggs laid? What was the ancient geological environment? The climate? What destroyed the nests and eggs? Which predators hunted these local sauropods? The authors take the reader on a tour of deductive and inductive reasoning in order to establish plausible answers to these complex questions. This fascinating description of the vicissitudes of a successful dig from the exhilaration of an extraordinary skeletal find and the mundane minutiae that dominate a paleontologist's life in the field to the overwhelming and fleeting media response makes the reader feel like a member of the mission.

Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado | 2003 | ISBN 1552380947 | PDF | 248 pages | 10.7 MB A social and cultural history of public health in Mexico during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The book offers a fresh take on the history of medicine and public health by shifting away from the history of epidemic disease and heroic accounts of medical men and toward looking at public health in a broader social framework. about this ebook

 By Jacob Burckhardt; Moses Hadas (Translator) Publisher: University of California Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 1983-03-25 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0520046803 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780520046801 From the Translator’s Foreword: No epoch of remote history can be so relevant to modern interests as the period of transition between the ancient and the medieval world, when a familiar order of things visibly died and teas supplanted by a new. about this ebook

Esta es la extraordinaria historia del petróleo y la lucha por el poder y la riqueza que siempre le ha acompañado, una lucha encarnizada que ha conmo los cimientos de la economía mundial y dictado los grandes acontecimientos de este siglo. El oro negro encumbra y derriba gobiernos, provoca guerras y cambia el destino de hombres y países. La historia del petróleo es la primera obra que traza un panorama completo y revelador sobre la todopoderosa industria que maneja los hilos de la política internacional, desde que se perforó el primer pozo en Pennsylvania hasta la invasión de Kuwait. about this ebook

Publisher: Editions Rodopi BV | 2006 | ISBN 9042020334 | PDF | 300 pages | 10.4 MB about this ebook

Publisher: Basic Books | 2009 | ISBN 0465013295 | PDF | 480 pages | 10.4 MB In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire. Nearly 750,000 Italian troops were killed in savage, hopeless fighting on the stony hills north of Trieste and in the snows of the Dolomites. To maintain discipline, General Luigi Cadorna restored the Roman practice of decimation, executing random members of units that retreated or rebelled. about this ebook

Publisher: Praeger Publishers | 2001 | ISBN 0275970787 | PDF | 240 pages | 10.3 MB From the mid-19th century to the early Cold War, the United States has a long history with China, and that interaction has not always been positive or productive. This brief history of foreign intervention in China, viewed through the experiences of the United States Marines, examines how the occupying powers dealt with a fellow sovereign nation. about this ebook

Publisher: University of Missouri Press | 2007 | ISBN 0826217125 | PDF | 216 pages | 10.3 MB A picturesque island strategically located at the entrance of Manila Bay, Corregidor has had military significance since the days of the Spanish galleon trade. Although its dramatic role in the defense of the Philippines during World War II is well documented, relatively little is known about its history apart from military involvement. about this ebook

Publisher: | 2005 | ISBN 2266152092 | PDF | 270 pages | 10.1 MB Pour la première fois un ouvrage dévoile les mensonges et les silences officiels qui entourent encore la tragédie du 11 septembre 2001. Un an d'enquête a conduit l'auteur notamment aux Etats-Unis, au Pakistan, à Dubaï, au Qatar, en Israël et jusqu'aux montagnes de Tora Bora, dernier refuge de Bin Laden en Afghanistan. about this ebook

 By Pierre Briant Publisher: Eisenbrauns Number Of Pages: 1196 Publication Date: 2002-01-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1575060310 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781575060316 Contents: Introduction: On the Trail of an Empire PART 1: THE EMPIRE-BUILDERS: FROM CYRUS TO DARIUS Chapter 1. The Land-Collectors: Cyrus the Great and Cambyses (559-522) Chapter 2. The Conquest and After: An Interim Summary Chapter 3. about this ebook