Adams Chart of History is a 23' long by 27" tall, illustrated timeline of biblical and world history, covering a 6,000-year time period from the biblical creation to the late 19th century (1800s). The 21 full-size panels of this fold-out chart can be viewed in book form or opened as a continuous timeline to the full 23 feet. Seeing history displayed in this brilliant "at-a-glan...(展开全部)

塞巴斯蒂安·C，亚当斯（1825— 1898），美国杰出的教育家，约翰·亚当斯总统的后裔，生于俄亥俄州休伦郡的一个基督教家庭。1843年开始投身教学工作，19世纪50年代创办麦克明维尔学院（The McMinnville College）。1868年他被选为俄勒冈州参议 员，为该州的文化、教育和政治事业付出了难以估量的心血。而在教书育人和服务联邦的这些年里，他坚持不懈地研究历史并进行教学上的探索。 1871年《亚当斯世界历史全景图表》的出版，令这位精通神学与世界历史的教育家声名远播。这本书以生动可见的形式将历史展示给年轻人的眼睛和心灵。它摆脱了枯燥叙事和连篇细节，使重要的事实得以从庞杂的知识网络中剥离出来，在清晰展示个别事件的同时构筑连续的时间图像。对实物教学的重视是图表诞生的原动力，其巧妙的设计，则得益于18世纪末期以来图像学的发展。如今一百四十多...(展开全部)

塞巴斯蒂安·C，亚当斯（1825— 1898），美国杰出的教育家，约翰·亚当斯总统的后裔，生于俄亥俄州休伦郡的一个基督教家庭。1843年开始投身教学工作，19世纪50年代创办麦克明维尔学院（The McMinnville College）。1868年他被选为俄勒冈州参议 员，为该州的文化、教育和政治事业付出了难以估量的心血。而在教书育人和服务联邦的这些年里，他坚持不懈地研究历史并进行教学上的探索。 1871年《亚当斯世界历史全景图表》的出版，令这位精通神学与世界历史的教育家声名远播。这本书以生动可见的形式将历史展示给年轻人的眼睛和心灵。它摆脱了枯燥叙事和连篇细节，使重要的事实得以从庞杂的知识网络中剥离出来，在清晰展示个别事件的同时构筑连续的时间图像。对实物教学的重视是图表诞生的原动力，其巧妙的设计，则得益于18世纪末期以来图像学的发展。如今一百四十多...(展开全部)

Much more than a history atlas, this book drops you right in the heart of the action, as 130 detailed maps tell the story of pivotal episodes in world history, from the first human migrations out of Africa to the race for space. After the foreword written by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow, purpose-made regional and global maps present the history of the world as ...(展开全部)

Much more than a history atlas, this book drops you right in the heart of the action, as 130 detailed maps tell the story of pivotal episodes in world history, from the first human migrations out of Africa to the race for space. After the foreword written by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow, purpose-made regional and global maps present the history of the world as ...(展开全部)

In this revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, Thomas Bulkowski updates the classic with new performance statistics for both bull and bear markets and 23 new patterns, including a second section devoted to ten event patterns. Bulkowski tells you how to trade the significant events -- such as quarterly earnings announcements, ...(展开全部)

What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historic...(展开全部)

In print for twenty-seven years, A Map of Misreading serves as a companion volume to Bloom's other seminal work, The Anxiety of Influence. In this finely crafted text, Bloom offers instruction in how to read a poem, using his theory that patterns of imagery in poems represent both a response to and a defense against the influence of precursor poems. Influence, as Bloom conceive...(展开全部)