What was "skiffle"? How did technology impact the look and design of everyday things during these years? Disney and drive-in theaters, Elvis Presley, and Marilyn Monroe, this is the era where popular culture really comes into its own!.
An illustrated introduction to the people, art and architecture, and culture of ancient Rome, with over 180 samples of wall paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts.
An illustrated overview of ancient Greece that describes what daily life was like for citizens of various stations, including kings, priests, farmers, slaves, athletes, soldiers, and entertainers; and includes a time line.
Offers an overview of the culture and customs of Norway, discussing the country's land, people, and history, religion, social structure, holidays and customs, leisure, media, cuisine, literature, performing arts, and art, architecture, and design.
Provides information about various aspects of life in the past, highlighting notable events and achievements in ancient Roman civilizations, covering military affairs, geography, travel and trade, education and literature, religion, economy and industry, and everyday affairs. Includes maps, drawings, and photographs.
In this fictionalized future of American civilization, the terminal decline of oil production and the fall of the central government has made life in the small town of Union Grove, New York, remote until a radical religious sect, the New Faith order, clashes with the locals, and Robert Earle, a former software executive turned carpenter, is sent off to recover the missing crew of a trading boat.
