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50 Great Works from BBC Music Magazine provides you with recommendations for hour upon hour of listening enjoyment.
As well as detailed guides to the 50 main featured works, we suggest 100s of further discs to help you build up your collection and explore new areas. From greats such as Bach, Mozart and Beethoven to less familiar names including Allegri and Mascagni, 50 Great Works takes you through almost 500 years of magnificent music making.
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12) How It Works
Welcome to How It Works, the magazine that explains everything you never knew you wanted to know about the world we live in. Loaded with fully illustrated guides and expert knowledge, and with sections dedicated to science, technology, transportation, space, history and the environment, no subject is too big or small for How It Works to explain.
If you’re curious about the world we live in, you’ve come to the right place! With sections on Environment, Technology, Science, Space, Transport and History, you are sure to satisfy your hunger for knowledge here. If you’ve ever questions how YouTube works, what would happen if two planets collided or what airless tyres are, this is the book for you. Featuring: Environment - How long can animals live? Why are rain clouds grey? What is inside
...Why do fish have scales? What is the life cycle of a frog? Do bumble bees make honey? How does surround sound work? Why does coffee spill? What are constellations? How were vinyl records made? For the answers to these questions and many more, look no further than this new collection of conundrums and curiosities from six subject areas. Covering the environment, technology, science, space, transport and history, each section is packed with amazing
...Discover the world's most iconic aircraft in this complete guide to planes, drones, helicopters and the next generation of spacecraft! From the largest commercial airliner to the most luxurious private jet, from the Red Arrows and Blue Angels to the cargo craft that keep the ISS supplied, take to the skies with this high-flying guide to all things airborne!
Get under the skin of the human body as we find out what happens to our food on a journey through the digestive system and discover how our immune system protects us from harm. Check out the habitats that will help humans live and thrive on Mars and learn how NASA’s legendary Space Shuttle worked. Explore some of the wonders of the natural world, including how tigers hunt their prey and the importance of trees on the environment around them.
...Did you know that there are caves in Mexico with that host the world’s largest crystals and that the elements that make up our bodies were forged inside ancient stars? Find out the hows and whys for how vinyl records were made and why Oliver Cromwell melted the Crown Jewels. Featuring: Science & Environment - Discover the truth behind science's biggest wonders Transport & Technology - Climb walls like Spider-Man and 3D print a car
...Before the extinction event that changed their world forever, dinosaurs and their reptilian relatives of the sea and sky ruled the prehistoric world. From Allosaurus to Zuniceratops, travel back in time to the age of the dinosaurs with the How It Works Book of Dinosaurs and discover these “terrible lizards” for yourself. Featuring: Most amazing dinosaurs - Get to know some of the most iconic and infamous species around. The prehistoric world
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