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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.
...3) 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
...How It Works is the science and technology magazine that feeds eager minds and inspires a sense of awe and wonder in the world around us. The first copies of the How it Works Annual sold out in record time, but we have now reprinted this popular bookazine so it is available to buy once again. Find the solution to hundreds of life’s little mysteries with the How It Works Annual, a beautiful compilation of the finest articles from your favourite
...A year’s worth of How it Works magazine has been condensed down into this wonderful bookazine covering space, technology, science and much more. Learn how the world around you works and expand your knowledge with these fully illustrative guides. Technology - Find out how all the hottest gadgets work. Science - From diets to atomic clocks, see how the world works. Space - Learn what lies beyond our planet and how we're exploring it. Environment
...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
...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
...This book celebrates some of history’s greatest minds, whose intelligence and perseverance has helped shape the modern world. Among others, you will encounter brilliant mathematicians, celebrated scientists and photography pioneers. Get an insight into their careers and grasp the innovative spirit and determination required to change the course of history. Featuring: Meet the inventors - Get to know the men and women whose ingenuity shaped the
...How the Earth was created? Why lightning strikes? What plants are poisonous? What causes earthquakes? Which animal is smartest? Or how the Galapagos Islands came to be? The How It Works Book of Incredible Earth provides answers to all these questions and more as it takes you on a thrilling journey through everything you need to know about the world we live in. Covering the scientific explanations behind weather phenomena, plant life, extreme landscapes
...Journey through the ages and celebrate history’s most intriguing customs, traditions and inventions with How It Works Book of Incredible History. Traverse time periods and time zones via our eclectic range of subjects: the ancient world, iconic buildings and landmarks, weapons and warfare, masterful inventions, influential visionaries and prehistoric predators. Packed with fascinating facts and informative illustrations, history will be brought
...This fifth edition of the How It Works Book of Junior Science has been written to feed young minds with the most inspiring and amazing things about the world we live in. Jam-packed full of facts, trivia and easy-to-follow diagrams, this is a comprehensive guide to our planet, the animals we share it with, our own bodies and the way science affects our day-to-day lives. Featuring: Science in action - Make your own experiments at home and discover
...Space is the great big unknown, with billions of lightyears still undiscovered. That doesn't stop humankind from trying though, as this book documents all the research man has poured into exploring our universe. Discover the wonders in our solar system, the technology being developed for space exploration, the strangest and most incredible celestial bodies in our universe, and the best way to observe it all with a telescope. Featuring: Solar
...The periodic table is the ultimate guide to the elements, organised by atomic number and electron configuration. In How It Works Book Of The Elements, take a more in-depth look at every known element and discover the history behind key discoveries. You will learn everything you need to know about the universe’s building blocks right here. Featuring: An introduction to the elements - Electrons, atoms, compounds and much more explained. Elements
...The human body is unmatched by any other species on Earth. Explore our amazing anatomy in fine detail before delving into the intricacies of the complex processes, functions and systems that keep us going through incredible illustrations, photography and explanations. Take the head-to-toe tour and begin to see yourself in a whole new light! Featuring: 50 amazing body facts - Discover some intriguing trivia about the human body. Human anatomy -
...In this book, we take a detailed look at two of nature’s most powerful forces; volcanoes and earthquakes. Explaining how and why they occur, you’ll discover how they affect our lives, and how they shape our landscape. Packed with illustrations and incredible images of the damage they can do, you’ll also find case studies from Etna and Vesuvius to Christchurch and Haiti. So read on to learn more about the deadly power of the natural world.
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