Books with author Liz Gogerly

Discover all about one of the world's most famous femal scientists: Marie Curie. Learn about the woman who discovered radium, the scientist who gave us a greater understanding of the nature of the atom, and the woman who ultimately died from the effects of the substances she discovered. Follow the story of Curie's life, from her childhood in Warsaw, Poland to becoming Director of the Paris Radium Institute, and find out about her discoveries, including how they are still affecting us today. Includes a timeline and a look at her legacy today, this book is perfect for readers intersted in science or women's history of all ages.

Clothes charts the development and changes in clothes and the textile industry over the Victorian Age. The book explores the fashions over the era, that influences that affected their change and the key people who altered the way the Victorians dressed. The text will chronicle the features and characteristics of the Victorian age to explore the effect of social and economic changes on the lives of the different social classes and genders.

This title explores the background and the aftermath of the assassination of Kennedy, using this single event as a window on to a broader perspective of twentieth century history. It looks at Kennedy's impact as a US president through crucial events in history such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, building up to the climatic assassination itself. It then explores how and why Kennedy was assassinated and tantalizingly asks 'What if it hadn't happened?' Throughout the book 'moment in time' panels which use quotes and primary sources give the reader an impression of what it must have been like to be there. The final part of the book examines the legacy of the 'day that shook the world' in terms of its impact on history.

On August 28, 1963, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In it he described his dream of black and white people coexisting in racial harmony and equality. But his historic address was really about the inequality and injustices that African-Americans suffered. Although he told the listeners about his dream, he was, in fact, showing them a nightmare. What were the political and social circumstances that inspired King to make his speech? What impact did the speech have on the Civil Rights Movement, and on equal opportunities in education and employment? In the early 21st century, what aspects of King's dream have come true?