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About this title: The 20th century has spawned many of the clever machines, labour-saving devices, feats of engineering and advance technology that we take for granted - or did it? Did you know that plastic surgery was being performed in India by the 1st century BC or that ancient Greeks used an early form of computer? This book reveals that some of humankind's inventions actually date back thousands of years. Organized thematically, it covers everything from medicine to communication, from food to drugs to city life, from military equipment to sport and lesiure, and from transportation to sexuality. The book ...
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Doctors Guide to Back Pain Relief: the Goodbye Back and Neck Pain Handbook
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James H. Wheeler; James A. Peterson
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Date Published: 1998
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Ancient Inventions
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Peter James
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1994-10-18
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter; Thorpe, Nick
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James, Peter; Thorpe, Nick
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter; Thorpe, Nick; Thorpe, I. J
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Binding: Trade Paperback.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: November 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
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Ancient Inventions
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Peter James
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter, And Thorpe, Nick
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books, NY
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter; Thorpe, Nick
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
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Description: Good. Publisher: Ballantine Books Date of Publication: 1995 Binding: Paperback Condition: Clean and unmarked, age-toned pages, except for at least one instance of penciled underlining. Clean bright cover looks new. The Boston Globe: It's chockablock with curious lore....Scores of persuasive testimonials of primeval ingenuity. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter, and Thorpe, Nick
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Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hard cover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
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Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 672 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter/Thorpe, Nick
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Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, NY
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
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Description: Fine in Very Good Dustjacket. ISBN 0-345-36476-7, 4to, 672pp, dustjacket has a tear at flap fold and wear at spine ends and corners. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter, And Thorpe, Nick
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
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Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 704 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballentine Books
ISBN-13: 9780307290618
ISBN: 0307290611
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter; And Nick Thorpe
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Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Paperback 7 1/2" x 9 1/4"
Publisher: Ballantine, New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
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Description: Photos, drawings. VG, corners/spine ends a little worn, a little rubbed, 675pp. nick in the cover's back edge, ISBN 0-345-36476-7. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter; Thorpe, Nick
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
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Ancient Inventions
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Ancient Inventions, Wonders of the Past
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Peter James And Nick Thorpe
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Edition: First Paperback Printing
Binding: Large Paperback Book
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
ISBN: 0345401026
Description: Very Good++ No Jacket Issued. "From Greek steam engines to Roman fire engines...Aztec chewing gum to Etruscan false teeth...Earthquake detection in China to electric batteries in Iraq..." from the cover. This is a larger soft cover paperback book. The condition is Very Good++, c1995 first trade paperback edition, 1st printing. This book sounds like a great science read! This larger soft cover book has a very clean & bright cover with a nice smooth spine. The pages are bright, white and also ... read more
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Ancient Inventions
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Thorpe, Nick; James, Peter
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Binding: Soft Cover
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
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Description: New. New Soft Cover. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked, however there is a very slight warp to the book. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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Peter James
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307290618
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Description: Like New. 2006 Hardcover. Slight shelf wear; Otherwise, Fine. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter & Nick Thorpe
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantyne Books, New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
ISBN: 0345364767
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 672 pp., numerous illustrations. Front flyleaf removed. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter And Nick Thorpe
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Second Printing 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
ISBN: 0345401026
Description: Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. From Greek steam engines to Roman fire-engines. Aztec chewing gum to Etruscan false teeth. earthquake detectors in China to electric batteries in Iraq. stone age brain surgery to middle age hand grenades. the pharaohs' canals to the Cretans' lavatories. here's a lively and fascinating look at the genuine wonders of the past! Illustrated. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter And Nick Thorpe
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Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: Ballantine
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13: 9780307290618
ISBN: 0307290611
Description: As New. Glazed pictorial hardcover; 675 pages, index; from archaeology, writings, reconstructured pictures; fascinating for ages about 12 and up including adult engineers. no names, no marks, etc. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter & Nick Thorpe
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Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13: 9780345364760
ISBN: 0345364767
Description: NF. Large paperback in excellent condition, nice gift copy, 672 pages, "From Greek steam engines to Roman fire engines...Aztec chewing gum to Etruscan false teeth...earthquake detectors in China to electric batteries in Iraq...Stone Age brain surgery to Middle Age hand grenades.., " illustrated throughout. read more
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Ancient Inventions
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Peter James
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Binding: Softcover
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
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Ancient Inventions
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James, Peter; Thorpe, Nick
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Binding: Large Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13: 9780345401021
ISBN: 0345401026
Description: Very Good. Near Fine Illustrated white wraps. Slight cover curl. Illustrated throughout. 612 pages. read more
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Ancient Inventions. Wonders of the Past!
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James, Peter
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