Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: Patterns, Proteins and Peace: A Life in Science, Paperback - Georgina Ferry

*Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and the Marsh Biography Award*The definitive biography of chemist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, the only British...

Acclaimed biomedical scientist Charles DeLisi tells the story of the rewards and frustrations of a life in science. The memoir spans half a century...

Provides a view of global diplomacy during one of the most tumultuous periods in UN history. This title shows readers a world where solutions are a...

Sixteen life-changing live music events are looked at to address how music in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has interacted with politics...

Reducere. Part memoir, part reportage, Louder Than Bombs is a story of music from the front lines. Ed Vulliamy, a decorated war correspondent and journalist,...

As Robyn Arianrhod shows in this new biography, the most complete to date, Thomas Harriot was a pioneer in both the figurative and literal sense. N...

Reducere. In September 1944, seven-year old Elin, her mother and grandmother fled Estonia ahead of the advancing Soviet Army escaping the risk of deportation...

Contributor(s): Author: Hans-Jorg RheinbergerIn this powerful work of conceptual and analytical originality, the author argues for the primacy of t...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): David L. FersterIllustration(s): 89 b/w illus.Number of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

Pioneering work on bud and plant shapes, indicating there are universal laws which guide an organism's growth into predetermined patterns.

The Element introduces the philosophical literature on values in science by examining four questions: (1) How do values influence science? (2) Shou...

Reducere. How can peace be encouraged and sustained in a violent world? For nearly half a century at the United Nations, ultimately as Under Secretary-Genera...

Reducere. Rachel Carson's published books boosted the environmental movement in politics.Women in Science series takes a highly visual approach to telling th...

Publisher: North Star EditionsAuthor(s): Meg GaertnerNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 174 x 229 x 7Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): David L. FersterIllustration(s): 89 b/w illus.Number of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

Reducere. In the Proteins leveled reader, fundamental science concepts in chemistry are explained through simply written text and colorful, fun illustrations...

A series to help kids get inspired by exciting STEAM careers

Where can you get paid to deal with bugs, bacteria and animal waste? In the field of science! Readers will explore some of the most disgusting jobs...

Achieve the best possible standard with this essential companion to the bestselling book of traditional practice and guidance.

Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling phenomenon now in a beautifully packaged new special edition. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old.

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. "Beautiful flower designs range from simple to elaborate in this stress-free coloring book. Take some new colored pencils out for a spin, choose a ...

* An accessible introduction to the principles of protein structure and function. * Beautifully illustrated throughout in full colour. * Includes e...

Many of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro, nylon, x--rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar subs...

Achieve the best possible standard with this bestselling book of practice and guidance.

Reducere. 1. Jephtha, HWV 70, Act 1: "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads... Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storge)5: 132. Andromaca, Act 1: "Prendi quel...

Publisher: Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonAuthor(s): Pippa GoldschmidtIllustration(s): 15 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 144Collecti...

An adapted, easy-to-read edition of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace - with engaging illustrations throughout.Publisher: Sweet Cherry PublishingNumber o...

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdIllustration(s): Paperback; PaperbackNumber of pages: 128Collection: Arcturus Creative ColouringPublication date:...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion o...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Tejendra (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK) PheraliNumber of pages: 240Publ...

For decades, top scientists in colleges and universities pursued a clear path to success: enroll in a prestigious graduate program, conduct researc...

Reducere. Every human culture has evolved religious practices. Clearly, there is something inherent in humanity about religiosity: it must fulfill certain ne...

'Required reading for everyone' Adam RutherfordMedicine, education, psychology, economics - wherever it really matters, we look to science for guid...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jimena CanalesIllustration(s): 16 b/w illus.Number of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

Remove the mystery on how to read graphs, patterns and charts. This books teaches you this skill with easy to read instructions with clear and easy...

`The overall purpose of human communication is - or should be - reconciliation. ' Although we have developed the technology to make communication m...

In Sight is a memoir about how a love of science and discovery drove Julia Levy, a celebrated scholar and biotech CEO, to work her way through gend...

Soul Fire: Prose of Passion and Peace is my love child, born of a womb of love, pain and victory. She is proof that my life and lessons were not in...

Reducere. Johann Christoph Arnold, admired by such prominent spiritual and inspirational leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Cardinal Dolan, Pete Seege...

Reducere. A "beautifully written" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about t...

The first biography of the early twentieth-century social reformer who was instrumental in founding the charity Save the Children.

This beautiful Penguin Classics clothbound edition of Tolstoy's great novel is translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs, and wit...

War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which m...

Reducere. DescriptionThe haunting poetry of Oz's] prose and the stunning logic of his testimony make a potent mixture." --Washington Post Book World Amos Oz ...

Tolstoy's epic novel focuses on the chaos of battle, the horror of death and bloodshed, and the expression of the noble virtues of love and valour.

Policymakers, legislators, scientists, thinkers, military strategists, academics, and indeed all with an interest in understanding the future want ...

Reducere. 'The overall purpose of human communication is - or should be - reconciliation. It should ultimately serve to lower or remove the walls of misunder...