What Happened When In The World

Step back in time to discover the incredible past on planet Earth. This captivating children's atlas gives a complete history of the life and times of our world, shown in a series of stunning, specially commissioned 3D maps. Discover the impact of global events over millennia and centuries past. Wrap up warm for a trip to the Ice Age, wonder at the invention of the wheel, show your support at the French Revolution, and blast off for the Moon landings. This round the world trip begins with the first humans and cities before visiting the Egyptian pharaohs and experiencing the rise of the Roman Empire. You'll travel through time right up until recent history, including World War II and the Space Age. From ancient times to the 21st century, these colourful, detailed maps pinpoint exactly when and where the most important events and movements in history happened, as well as the part they all played in shaping the world today. What Happened When in the World is the ultimate unique atlas and the ideal gift for anyone and everyone who wants to know more about the world.

Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, the long-awaited follow-up to Mom's Cancer, is a unique graphic novel that tells the story of a young boy and his relationship with his father. Spanning the period from the 1939 New York World's Fair to the last Apollo space mission in 1975, it is told through the eyes of a boy as he grows up in an era that was optimistic and ambitious, fueled by industry, engines, electricity, rockets, and the atom bomb. An insightful look at relationships and the promise of the future, award-winning author Brian Fies presents his story in a way that only comics and graphic novels can. Interspersed with the comic book adventures of Commander Cap Crater (created by Fies to mirror the styles of the comics and the time periods he is depicting), and mixing art and historical photographs, this groundbreaking graphic novel is a lively trip through a half century of technological evolution. It is also a perceptive look at the changing moods of our nation-and the enduring promise of the future. Praise for Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? “A graphic novel that looks like TV’s “Futurama” bred with The Golden Age of Comic Books, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? is at times charming, at times sad and foreboding, and always thought provoking.” —Air & Space Smithsonian "A hopelessly optimistic moon-age daydream"—The Village Voice “An exceptional and highly engaging experience.” —The Miami Herald "Whatever Happened To The World Of Tomorrow is a very special book that will speak to you on so many levels. And at the end of it, when you sit there and think on what you’ve just read, it may even make you, like it did me, realise that Fies’ vision of our past and his hope for the future is something we can all share in. Quite brilliant."—Richard Bruton, forbiddenplanet.co.uk F&P level: Y

"What Happened To My World?" tells about how the world has changed since my youth. We have taken God's word and prayer out of our schools. We have a law that says you may kill the innocent little baby in the womb. We have forsaken God's plan for marriage between a man and a woman and decided we know more than Creator,and we will also allow marriage between two men or two women. Some in our nation have tried to remove God and his word from our land. But that will never happen. "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." St. Matthew 24:35 But God will not bless a nation that forgets God. His word says" Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance." Psalms 33:12

I was just taking a walk on the street when suddenly, I jumped. It was a very slight hop, but I did not do it by intention; it happened itself. Later that night, I was still thinking about it. I watched the news to see if the incident occurred to anybody else, and surprisingly, others also experienced the same. What happened to gravity! — are we losing grip on gravity?

How can the successful development of some former Third World countries be explained, while other developing countries have remained stagnant or worse, have deteriorated into failed states? This book offers a history of the economics of development. De Haan examines how the right mix of policies and evolving insights in development economics have impacted certain countries with the progression from low-income to middle-income, and even high-income status. In particular middle-income countries encounter hindrances to transit into high-income countries. The challenges of low-income countries and those of fragile and failed states is elaborated as well. Due attention is given to successive generations of development economists, economic growth models and international trade theories to provide academic background to the evolution or stagnation of developing countries. The author’s own experience in development aid is woven into the text, making this book important and entertaining reading for researchers, students of development economics, international trade and international aid.

Have you ever wondered who were the original people, families, tribes, natives of the world? When did they arrive on the seven continents and what contributions did they make for future people that would inhabit these areas? This book is dedicated to those original people who we may never come to know, understand, or fully appreciate the human struggle that they went through to survive and lay the foundation for succeeding generations.

A book of comedic personal essays about the history of the western world – a “femmoir” in which the author reconfigures famous and infamous historical events and personalities from her perspective as a feminist, a comedian, and a “failed academic.” Sly, self effacing, and wickedly funny, these essays offer a bright new take on learning about history.

An account of the momentous events shaking China today and of the turbulent spring of 1989 and the forces that shaped it, told by three former members of the Chinese Communist Party.