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American history is as vast and diverse as the country itself, but for many of us, our grasp of the essential facts and details is sketchy at best.Reminding you of all the American history you once learned at school and promptly forgot, this helpful guide breaks it all down into manageable, easily digestible chunks.Covering the crucial details of over 150 key events, from Columbus to Nixon, cowboys to astronauts, and the Civil War to the Roari...

See this lady? You would NOT want to lock horns with her. You certainly wouldn't give her your baby. But in the late nineteenth century, that's exactly what a lot of women did. Why? Because in an era when having a child out of wedlock was so severely frowned upon, Amelia Dyer took advantage of this. She advertised in the press offering to ''adopt'' unwanted babies, charged the poor grief - stricken mums GBP 10 for the privilege, took the wee b...

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Jokes, stories, proverbs and advice and insight from a range of ageing wits are provided in these gift-appropriate releases capturing the warm senior humour of the "Wrinklies" brand.

Covering all the joys of motherhood, these celebrated matriarchs deliver belly laughs and offer pearls of maternal wisdom on such topics as morning sickness and stretch marks, playground politics and raising hormonal teenagers, frenzied mealtimes and dreary household chores. Illustrated with heart-warming photographs spanning the generations, and packed with sharp insights from family members, this collection is perfect for any mom.

Negli ultimi sette secoli, le corti europee sono state spesso guidate da re e regine a dir poco eccentrici, passati alla storia per aver compiuto gesta insensate o azioni deplorevoli, non di rado tali da superare i confini della depravazione umana. Dalla contessa Erzsébet Bàthory d'Ungheria, che amava fare il bagno nel sangue di giovani donne, a Mustafa I di Turchia, il sultano vissuto per anni in una gabbia, da Gian Gastone de' Medici, che vi...

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