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  • Bonding, Structure, and Performance of Two-Dimensional Materials

    An Introduction Based on the Periodic Table

    by Peter Hess ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book presents a wealth of results obtained by first-principles calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and tight-binding modeling on two-dimensional covalent bonding and the resulting formation of 2D materials. It focuses on the bonding–structure relationships derived from the periodicity of the electron configuration and atomic size, paying particular attention to the overall stability ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Managing Pandemics in Early Modern Germany

    Edited by Peter Hess ...
    Series Book 34 - Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
    Pandemics spread throughout early modern Germany on a regular basis and profoundly affected public policy and private lives. While plague was central, other diseases such as French pox, which appeared in the 1490s, were of concern. This volume examines both historical data and textual evidence to explore how early modern states, communities, and individuals responded to such outbreaks, how they ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Corso's Kids: Back in the Game

    by Peter Hess ...
    Illustrated by Laura Soto Salazar ...
    Series Book 2 - The Corso's Kids
    Join The Corso’s Kids on their second fantastic adventure to Storytown!When Giorgia’s soccer teammate, Carlos, quits the team because he believes he’s too small to play goalie, the three sisters travel to Storytown for inspiration on how to help their friend. While there, they run into the Cute Critters, who remind them how being small doesn’t mean that you can’t also be mighty! Will the Cute ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Corso's Kids: The Christmas Minute

    by Peter Hess ...
    Illustrated by Laura Soto Salazar ...
    Series Book 3 - The Corso's Kids
    Join The Corso’s Kids on a heartwarming adventure that reminds us of the true magic of Christmas!In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, Marlie finds that her family is too busy to go on their annual holiday shopping trip with her: Zoey is focused on winning a tree decorating contest, her mom needs new cookie ideas, and Giorgia and her dad want to find the perfect tree. Will a trip to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Violent First Contact in Venezuela

    Nikolaus Federmann’s Indian History

    by Peter Hess ...
    Series series Latin American Originals
    Published in 1557, Nikolaus Federmann’s Jndianische Historia is a fascinating narrative describing the German military commander’s incursion into what is now Venezuela. Designed not only for classroom use but also for the use of scholars, this English translation is accompanied by a critical introduction that contextualizes Federmann’s firsthand account within the broader Spanish colonial system ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • Conquistador

    Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

    by Buddy Levy ...
    A thrilling narrative of the larger-than-life clash between a relentless conqueror and a formidable king that led to the destruction of the Aztec empire, from the award-winning historian and author of River of Darkness“Fascinating . . . [an] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty, and courage.”—The Wall Street Journal“A sweeping and majestic history of a clash of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Last Days of the Incas

    by Kim MacQuarrie ...
    The epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire to Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in the aftermath of a bloody civil war, and the recent discovery of the lost guerrilla capital of the Incas, Vilcabamba, by three American explorers.In 1532, the fifty-four-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Land So Strange

    The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

    by Andrés Reséndez ...
    From a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, the gripping tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century.**“Once you start this book, it's nearly impossible to put it down.” -**Washington PostIn 1527, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane and knocked off course by a colossal error of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Columbus

    The Four Voyages, 1492-1504

    by Laurence Bergreen ...
    From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history. Yet Columbus made three more voyages within the span of only a decade, each designed to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

    The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

    by Miguel Leon-Portilla ...
    For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest

    by Matthew Restall ...
    Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortés, and Pizarro. Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Conquistadors

    by Hammond Innes ...
    This enthralling study which examines the impact of the Spaniards upon the Aztec and Inca worlds is dominated by the personalities involved, in particular Cortes and Montezuma. Their confrontation in the Aztec lake-city of Tenochtitlan is a moving drama of human conflict revealing the dilemma and the enigma of the Indians. It is a story of battles and voyages, full of strange episodes – Cortes ... Read more

    $6.99 USD