Investigates ancient and medieval technological feats including the transportation and erection of Egyptian obelisks and the Easter Island moai statues, the construction of the Roman baths and China's Rainbow Bridge, and the creation of the trebuchet; and includes an activity book containing stories, further reading lists, and step-by-step instructions for craft projects related to the programs.
Predicts the pace of environmental change during the next thirty years and the ways in which the individual must face and learn to cope with personal and social change.
This book describes the pop culture of the early twenty-first century, discussing the Internet explosion, terrorism, animated films, a global economy, reality TV, online gaming, and many developments in technology.
Attempts to show how some of the ideas of the eighteenth century may be useful to society as it enters the twenty-first century, arguing that the 1700s marked the beginnings of much that is worthwhile about the modern world.
