Strange Brains and Genius: The Secret Lives of Eccentric Scientists and Madmen, Paperback - Clifford A. Pickover

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Milly and Tilly are googly-eyed cats who belong to a cheeky little baby called Penny. During the day, they sit on her mat playing games and acting ...

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Winner of the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing 2017 Journeying around the globe, through past and present, Emma Tarlo unravels the intr...

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Publisher: Pushkin PressAuthor(s): Deesha PhilyawNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 225 x 26Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, Watching Giants opens a window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so different that underst...

Beyond Belief addresses what happens when women of extreme religions decide to walk away. Editors Susan Tive (a former Orthodox Jew) and Cami Ostma...

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The thrilling true story of how a Second World War hero became Britain's greatest traitor.

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Whether she's a leading lady, loyal spouse, or lightning rod for scandal, the First Lady of the United States has always been in the spotlight--and...

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The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. 'A genius book about a bookish genius' Daniel Handler, author o...

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Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 80 obituaries carefully curated from The Tim...

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Definitive new biography of C. S. Lewis, author of the ever-popular Narnia booksPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Dr Alister E McGrathNumber ...

Reducere. Facsimile of 1944 Edition. The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American artist Clifford W. Ashley. ...