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Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet’s hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This knowledge r
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September, 1666; carried by a strong east wind, in just four days Shakespeare’s London would disappear forever, consumed
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Our understanding of human rationality has changed significantly since the beginning of the century, with growing emphas
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Matthew J. Davenport’s The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisc
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*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts about Nero and the Great Fire *Includes a bibliography for further reading
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Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great
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The injuries suffered by soldiers during WWI were as varied as they were brutal. How could the human body suffer and oft
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An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 20
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