Wilkinson, Philip

Chronicles the inventions that shaped human life from pre-history up to the fifteenth century, providing descriptions, illustrations, and diagrams and covering the first tools, fire making, graves, agriculture, shelter, architecture, time measurement, and medicine.

Describes the art and technique of how things are built, from mud huts to city skyscrapers.

Presents a comprehensive history of Islam and describes the origin and spread of Islam, Muhammad and the Qur'an, Islamic culture and traditions, the Crusades, scholars and teachers, and more.

Discusses the origins, history, evolution, and celebrations of Christianity.

Describes the voyage of Apollo 11, its three astronauts, and details of the mission that put the first man on the moon in 1969.

Presents information on the inner workings of large structures, illustrated with detailed three-dimensional models that include dissections of skyscrapers, theatre stages, roadways, underwater tunnels, bridges, and rollercoasters.

Reveals the truths and teachings that lie behind many of the Chinese myths, and addresses the question of the role that storytelling played in this diverse society.

Investigates ten important sites around the shores of the Mediterranean, covering a time span from 3600 BC to AD 1853.

Examines ten important sites and the people who built them, in such places as Turkey, England, and Mexico, covering a time span from 7200 BC to AD 1570.

A visual overview of Buddhist history and practices featuring more than 180 color photos and illustrations of ancient Buddhist art, sculpture, and architecture as well as modern followers of the faith.