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These 6 biographies will blow your mind!
Michael Faraday: Michael Faraday was born in Newington Butts, Surrey, on September twenty-second, 1791. (which is now part of the London District of Southwark). He originated from a bad home. His dad, James, was a Christian who came from the Glasite sect.
Nostradamus: Michel de Nostredame, referred to as Nostradamus in Latin, was a French astronomer, doctor, and presumed seer mostly known for his work Les Prophéties,...
2) Renaissance
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This book contains the following titles:
Renaissance - When we think of the Renaissance, we often think of paintings. And indeed, many painters and sculptors were part of the artistic transformation the Renaissance caused. But there was more. The Renaissance basically formed a period of collective enlightenment and freedoms that put an end to certain tyrannies and false notions from the Middle Ages.
Dutch East India Trading Company - Did you know...
3) Biographies
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This giant bundle of audio files contains 26 books, which are the following:
Charles Dickens
Charlie Chaplin
Claude Monet
Edgar Allan Poe
Elvis Presley
James Dean
Jane Austen
Ludwig von Beethoven
Marilyn Monroe
Mark Twain
Michelangelo
Mozart
Oscar Wilde
Pablo Picasso
Vincent van Gogh
William Shakespeare
Alan Turing
Albert Einstein
George Stephenson
Isaac Newton
Marie Curie
Michael Faraday
Nikola Tesla
Nostradamus
Thomas Edison
Wright Brothers
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This book includes several books about the following topics:
Age of Enlightenment - Finally… finally, humanity began to wake up. Finally, they decided to take science, knowledge, politics, development, multiple angles and perspectives, and the details of our everyday lives a bit more seriously. For centuries, raw and primal urges and principles had taken hold of conquerors, officials, and governments.
Renaissance - When we think of the Renaissance,...
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This combo contains several biographies of scientists and artists that have become famous in the history books. Let's take a look at which ones.
Claude Monet - Claude Monet has been the icon for the impressionist movement. Painting vague strokes of color and contrast, water, and flowers were typical. Other aspects of the art weren't as clear but were just as important, nonetheless.
Claude Monet certainly faced many struggles as he tried to build his...
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This combo book of 5 manuscripts contains the following topics:
Isaac Newton - We often think about Newton when we see an apple falling from a tree: The man who came up with the gravity theory, a physics scientist who gave said event and others significant thought.
Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and writer who was commonly seen as one of the best mathematicians, physicists, and most prominent researchers...
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