"Wonder meets wanderlust in an extraordinary new travel book. Created by the founders of AtlasObscura.com, the vibrant online destination and community with over 3 million visitors a month, Atlas Obscura is the bucket-list guide to over 700 of the most unusual, curious, bizarre, and mysterious places on earth." -- "Get off the beaten path, and brush off your bucket list! Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, this volume celebrates the strangest...

"The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation ... When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious...

After rescuing Lilliana, who was being auctioned off by her husband in a small country village, Atlas Catesby must work to help her to clear her name after the husband is found murdered.

A TÃO AGUARDADA SEQUELA DO BEST-SELLER INTERNACIONALOS SEIS DE ATLAS. Bem-vindos à Sociedade de Alexandria. Seis mágicos tem a oportunidade de uma vida. Cinco são agora membros da Sociedade. Apresentam-se dois caminhos diante deles. E todos tem de escolher um lado. Alianças vão ser testadas e corações serão partidos. A Sociedade de Alexandria será revelada pelo que é: uma sociedade secreta com um poder capaz de mudar o mundo, dirigida por...

Una recopilación de historias fascinantes, desde la prehistoria hasta nuestros días, que muestran cómo los mapas han marcado nuestra forma de entender el mundo. Los mapas son mucho más que meras representaciones topográficas de un territorio. Son definiciones de nuestra visión del mundo. Nuestro mundo. Porque vivimos en un complejísimo escenario de experiencias, creencias y culturas que conforman las distintas maneras de entender la realidad...

World War II: Europe describes the European and North African theaters of the horrific conflict that was loosed upon the world as a result of the actions and alliances of an aggressive Germany under the Nazi leadership of the charismatic but evil Adolph Hitler.

The Vietnam War explores the long and costly civil war pitting South Vietnamese and U.S. forces against communist guerrillas and North Vietnamese troops.

Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of the Middle Ages.

Aller à l'école est une évidence aujourd'hui. Les débats qui entourent toujours cette institution révèlent son importance. Mais que sait-on de son histoire au Québec ? Dans une colonie française, puis anglaise, les petites écoles ont cédé la place à un système scolaire public au xixe siècle. Cet atlas souligne les défis à relever pour scolariser les garçons et les filles de différents groupes ethnoreligieux, linguistiques, sur...

"London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His long-awaited night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot to death in Covent Garden. The infamous victim was the mistress of the powerful Marquess of Vessey. Atlas believes that the marquess--his former brother in law--is responsible for the long-ago death of Atlas's sister, Phoebe. Atlas seizes the opportunity...