Best Selling Books by Paul Dowswell

Presents information about ancient Greek civilization and history by using a mock tabloid newspaper format.

Winston Churchill''s political career spanned over 50 years, during which time he was alternately at the centre of power and out of favour. He is most remembered for his inspirational leadership in World War II and his rousing speeches urging Britain to fight on. This book reveals the influences that shaped his life and career and looks at his strengths and weaknesses.

Take a journey of discovery into the world of magic and mystery. Read about the time when ordinary people were put to death just because they looked or behaved differently and find out about the Philosophers'' Stone. The book also has step-by-step projects and a timeline of major events.

A look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. It investigates inventions in the area of entertainment, and follows the development and progression of items within this area. It also discusses life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, bad inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn''t work, key date charts and how it works diagrams.

Amazing photographs and illustrations combine with lively text to illustrate the basics of our planet''s geography, its animals, ocean life and what''s out in space

This title presents a biography of the ruthless dictator, Adolf Hitler which analyzes his personality and his place in 20th century history.

From shark attacks and blazing airships to exploding spacecraft and sinking submarines, this is a collection of real stories of people who have stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale.

Through detailed case studies, this series presents the theory and practical application of crime solving through the use of forensics. The history of forensics is examined, from its earliest beginnings with the discovery of fingerprint analysis to the development of DNA testing. Each title includes up to 10 real-life case studies showing how forensic techniques have helped to solve murders, thefts, fakes, hoaxes, and more. Features include eyewitness testimony and descriptions of techniques used in case studies, including step-by-step analysis and gritty, real-life images.

England im Jahr 1800: Der 13-jährige Sam erlebt die napoleonischen Kriege an Bord einer englischen Fregatte, die Jagd auf französische und spanische Schiffe macht. Für den tapferen Jungen beginnt ein fesselndes Abenteuer. Wird er den Krieg überleben? Ab 11.

Illustrated account of the major events associated with the Second World War.

Heroic firefighters battle with a blazing nuclear reactor; a flamboyant businessman leads a shadowy double life as a superspy, facing danger for a chance to change history; a victim of a shark attack stares death in the face and survives to tell the tale. Hold your breath and turn the pages of these dramatic stories all the more amazing for being true.

This pack contains four titles that each take a look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. The volumes cover the areas of computers, science, space and medicine, and follow the development and progression of items within these areas. They also discuss life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, bad inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn''t work, key date charts and how it works diagrams.

Each title provides in-depth background information and detailed descriptions of an important event in history, while considering the causes and effects, the issues at stake, the people involved, the aftermath, and consequences.