Cryotron Files. The strange death of a pioneering Cold War computer scientist, Paperback - Iain Dey

The true life story of Dudley Buck, an American Cold War hero whose pioneering work with computer chips placed him firmly in the sights of the KGB.

Reducere. At the beginning of the twentieth century England's empire spanned the globe, its economy was strong, and its political system seemed immune to the...

A dramatic account of Germany's slide from parliamentary democracy to dictatorship, and the history of Weimar Berlin in the three years before the ...

A dramatic account of Germany's slide from parliamentary democracy to dictatorship, and the history of Weimar Berlin in the three years before the ...

Reducere. Readers around the world have been enthralled by Killing England, Killing the Rising Sun, and Killing Reagan--riveting works of nonfiction that jou...

Publisher: MX PublishingAuthor(s): Tim SymondsNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbackR...

Reducere. DescriptionA full-color picture book biography about Dorothy Vaughan, one of NASA's first African American managers and one of the groundbreakers o...

Uncover the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in this true story of spies and intrigue surround...

Reducere. A "constantly captivating...well-researched and often moving" (The Wall Street Journal) history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on ...

Reducere. Introduces Benjamin Banneker, a free black man of the eighteenth century who loved to learn and used his knowledge and observations to build a wood...

300 years ago, in April 1721, a smallpox epidemic was raging in England. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu knew that she could save her 3-year-old daughter...

With a foreword by William Boyd, Checkpoint Charlie is a vivid and poignant exploration of the history surrounding the Berlin Wall through the lens...

DescriptionIf you're just learning how to program, Julia is an excellent JIT-compiled, dynamically typed language with a clean syntax. This hands-o...

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One of Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2015From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface, comes a passionate memoir about how hip-hop...

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Think Java is a hands-on introduction to computer science and programming used by many universities and high schools around the world. Its concisen...

DescriptionGrace Kennan Warnecke's memoir is about a life lived on the edge of history. Daughter of one of the most influential diplomats of the tw...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Mary FarrellIllustration(s): 50 black-and-white and color photographsNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Reducere. Never look at a grave the same way again Admit it: You're fascinated by cemeteries. We all die, and for most of us, a cemetery is our final resting...

Contributor(s): Author: Allen B. DowneyIf you want to learn how to program, working with Python is an excellent way to start. This hands-on guide t...

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Reducere. ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN PASADENA EXPLOSION screamed the headline of the Los Angeles Times. John Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transfo...

The weird and wonderful life of John Whiteside Parsons - a pioneering rocket scientist who also delved into the occult

Reducere. DescriptionA powerful, fascinating, and groundbreaking history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berli...

DescriptionStates seldom resort to war to overthrow their adversaries. They are more likely to attempt to covertly change the opposing regime, by a...

DC Fiona Griffiths must take on a new identity when she volunteers to go undercover - something she finds uncannily easy to do... Harry Bingham's f...

Publisher: Galaxy PressAuthor(s): L. Ron HubbardNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 139 x 202 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Theanne GriffithIllustration(s): Full-color illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 80Collection: The QuestioneersPubl...

Alexander Strange wants to get to Florida in the worst way. So he arrives in a coffin. And why not? He writes about news of the weird for a living,...

Reducere. Biography of Texas music legend Bobby Fuller, who was found dead, under mysterious circumstances, in 1966.

How Numbers Work is a tour of the mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them.Publisher: Hodder & Stou...

This is the story of an ordinary cold war fighter pilot, with campaigns from an air viewpoint, showing detail of how we lost parts of our Empire.Pu...

Return to a golden age of glamour, murder and intrigue, in a gripping novel by one of our best-loved detective story writers.Publisher: Hodder & St...

Successfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace. This bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows our proven ...

Reducere. In this memoir, Lana Wood investigates the mysterious drowning of her sister, the actress Natalie Wood, and clears up the myths and misconceptions ...

Publisher: Panini Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Jed MackayIllustration(s): 136 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2022Dimen...

This is the extraordinary story untold until now, of how unlikely combatants like waiters, cooks, nurses and cleaners who never in their dreams ima...

Reducere. The definitive history of the Cold War and its ongoing impact around the world The Cold War began on the perimeters of Europe, but it had its deepe...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cold War and Space Race, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Co...

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): James A. FokNumber of pages: 512Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 37Cover type: HardbackRede...

The Great Cold War is arguably the most fascinating account yet written about the Cold War--and a timely enunciation of the lessons we need to lear...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA's covert battles aga...

Reducere. WINNING THE MIND GAME OF ESPIONAGE Official C.I.A. declassified material. New introduction, glossary & updated index. Full-size 8.5"x11" format. IM...

Reducere. Based on fieldwork at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory--the facility that designed the neutron bomb and the warhead for the MX missile--N...

Python for Software Design: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - Allen B. Downey

Are we witnessing the dawn of a new cold war?

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Dr Theanne GriffithNumber of pages: 80Collection: The QuestioneersPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 156 x 13Cover...