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Quick Histories eBook Series

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  • A Quick History of Maths

    From Counting Cavemen to Big Data

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Michael Young ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    Maths + history + jokes - boring bits = A Quick History of Maths.This book begins around 43,000 years ago with a notched baboon leg, the Lebombo bone (the very first mathematical object in the world) and rushes us past Hindu numerals and the invention of zero, via Pythagoras, Pascal and probability, right up to the present day, with big dataand the maths that rules our digital lives. Geometri-cool ... Read more

    PHP617.19

  • A Quick History of Politics

    From Pharaohs to Fair Votes

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Steve Gavan ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Why did Karl Marx have to go without trousers? A Quick History of Politics answers these questions and more, taking a ride through time from plutocrats to people power.What do you think of when you hear ‘politics’? Is it grey-haired men in suits, shouting at each other in a weird room? Well, you’re partly right… but ... Read more

    PHP668.79

  • A Quick History of the Universe

    From the Big Bang to Just Now

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Rob Flowers ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    Strap in for a rip-roaring ride through the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, and bringing us right up to present day. What was the universe like when it was a few seconds old? How had it changed by its millionth birthday? And when did time even start, for that matter?! The story of the last 13.8 billion years in one handy volume, you can read about the start of stars, the ... Read more

    PHP668.79

  • A Quick History of Money

    From Cash Cows to Crypto-Currencies

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Rob Flowers ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    Why is a £5 note worth £5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? All this and so much more is answered in A Quick History of Money, a crash course from cash cows to cryptocurrency.Money might sound all grown-up and serious, but the history of buying, selling, saving and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts. A Quick History of Money is here to show you the silly ... Read more

    PHP668.79

  • A Quick History of Politics

    From Pharaohs to Fair Votes

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Steve Gavan ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Why did Karl Marx have to go without trousers? A Quick History of Politics answers these questions and more, taking a ride through time from plutocrats to people power.What do you think of when you hear "politics?" Is it grey-haired men in suits, shouting at each other in a weird room? Well, you’re partly right… but ... Read more

    PHP668.79

  • A Quick History of Money

    From Cash Cows to Crypto-Currencies

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Rob Flowers ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    Why is a $5 note worth $5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? All this and so much more is answered in A Quick History of Money, a crash course from cash cows to cryptocurrency.Money might sound all grown-up and serious, but the history of buying, selling, saving, and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts. A Quick History of Money is here to show you the silly ... Read more

    PHP668.79

  • A Quick History of Math

    From Counting Cavemen to Computers

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Michael Young ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    Math + history + jokes - boring bits = A Quick History of Math. This book begins around 43,000 years ago with a notched baboon leg, the Lebombo bone (the very first mathematical object in the world) and rushes us past Hindu numerals and the invention of zero, via Pythagoras, Pascal and probability, right up to the present day, with big data and the maths that rules our digital lives. Geometri-cool ... Read more

    PHP668.79

  • A Quick History of the Universe

    From the Big Bang to Just Now

    by Clive Gifford ...
    Illustrated by Rob Flowers ...
    Series series Quick Histories
    Strap in for a rip-roaring ride through the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, and bringing us right up to present day.What was the universe like when it was a few seconds old? How had it changed by its millionth birthday? And when did time even start, for that matter?!The story of the last 13.8 billion years in one handy volume, you can read about the start of stars, the growth ... Read more

    PHP617.19