europe

"Through the author's travels in Europe and the United States, Try to Get Lost explores the quest for place that compels and defines us: the things we carry, how politics infuse geography, media's depictions of an idea of home, the ancient and modern reverberations of the word "hotel," and the ceaseless discovery generated by encounters with self and others on familiar and foreign ground. Frank posits that in fact time itself may be our ultimate, inhabited place-the "vastest real estate we know," with a "stunningly short" lease"--.

"Swing alongside Spider-Man as he travels through Europe! Whether he's riding in a gondola through the Venice canals or breaking out all his best moves to get a reaction from the Queen's Guard in London, Spider-Man is determined to have the best vacation ever"--Dust jacket.

"Zofia, a teenage Holocaust survivor, travels across post-war Europe as she searches for her younger brother and seeks to rebuild her shattered life"--Provided by publisher.

"The Black Death sounds like the name of a creepy movie, but it was an actual historical event. It was the term for the pandemic of plague throughout Europe and Asia in the fourteenth-century. Before it was over, tens of millions of people had died. Readers will . . . learn of the disturbing details of this gruesome disease and how it spread. They'll learn how people coped, how the world changed, and that plague still exists"--Provided by publisher.

Contains entries that discuss notable people, events, and developments in Europe from 1789 to 1914, covering industrialization, nationalism, mass politics, imperialism, power rivalries, cultural change, and other topics; arranged alphabetically from Tal to Zollverein.

Contains entries that discuss notable people, events, and developments in Europe from 1789 to 1914, covering industrialization, nationalism, mass politics, imperialism, power rivalries, cultural change, and other topics; arranged alphabetically from Pac to Syphilis.

Contains entries that discuss notable people, events, and developments in Europe from 1789 to 1914, covering industrialization, nationalism, mass politics, imperialism, power rivalries, cultural change, and other topics; arranged alphabetically from Ibsen to Owen.

Contains entries that discuss notable people, events, and developments in Europe from 1789 to 1914, covering industrialization, nationalism, mass politics, imperialism, power rivalries, cultural change, and other topics; arranged alphabetically from A to Colonialism.

Presents biographies of twenty-four notable men and women of the Renaissance and Reformation, including artists, authors, religious leaders, musicians, scientists, and kings and queens, arranged alphabetically from A-K, with cross-references, illustrations, a time lines, glossary, and cumulative index.

Contains entries that provide information about significant people and events in European history from 1450 to 1789, covering medicine, agriculture, the military, the Enlightenment, religious practice, and many other topics; arranged alphabetically from Tasso to Zwingli, with maps, and a comprehensive index.