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action filled sequel to Tony Rome. While diving for treasure, rome discovers a beautiful blode anchored by a block of cemet.

Presents a portrait of the astrologer, evaluating how his prophecies have been interpreted, transformed, and analyzed while exploring the ways in which people believe his predictions have been proven and his cultural influence.

"'The Memory Chalet' is a memoir unlike any you have ever read before. Each essay charts some experience or remembrance of the past through the sieve of Tony Judt's prodigious mind. His youthful love of a particular London bus route evolves into a reflection on public civility and interwar urban planning. Memories of the 1968 student riots of Paris meander through the divergent sex politics of Europe, before concluding that his generation 'was a revolutionary...

Chronicles the major events and human interest stories of the 20th century. Includes many photos, illustrations, and an index.

This volume, Science and Technology, explores how the advances of World War II led to Cold War competition, and how government-sponsored research helped to send humans to the moon, to harness the atom for good and bad, and to pave the way for the Internet. It also examines how private industry in the West gained from those "Big Science" projects and opened up avenues in biotech and personal computing, among other fields. The last chapters also explore...

A year-by-year guide to the twentieth century, providing photographs and brief information about significant events in the history of America.

A hundredth birthday is the occasion to reflect on major events and advances over the century and to imagine what might lie ahead. Non-fiction sidebars feature highlights from each decade.