Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World, Paperback - Rex Weyler

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The inspiring true story of a Girl Scout group set up in a homeless shelter in New York

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Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovatorsis Walter Isaacson's story of the people who created the computer and the Internet...

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By the end of 18th century Edinburgh had become the marvel of modern Europe, home to the finest minds of the day and their breathtaking innovations...

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Reducere. Western civilization is becoming increasingly pluralistic, secularized, and biblically illiterate. Many people today have little sense of how their...

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Reducere. Mention history and some might struggle to stifle a yawn. But when presented as a narrative it can often be compelling reading. Stephen J. Nichols ...

DescriptionFrom an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. ...

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Reducere. North America is in the grips of a drug epidemic; with the introduction of fentanyl, the chances of a fatal overdose are greater than ever, prompti...

The "best all-around book yet on fracking" (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: "Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporar...

Reducere. ``A thorough and engaging study of two female scientists worth their weight in radium.`` --Booklist, starred review In 1934, Irene Curie and her hu...

Bestselling author Richard Koch shares the secret map to success, revealing the attitudes and strategies that can create world-changing results in ...

Publisher: Prometheus BooksAuthor(s): Jeff PearceIllustration(s): 24 Illustrations including: - 21 Black and White Illustrations; - 3 Maps.Number o...

Winner of the 2019 Lionel Gelber Prize'Majestic, informative and often delightful ... insights on every page' Yanis Varoufakis, ObserverThe definit...

Andrew Reynolds' The Children of Harvey Milk is not only a compelling collective portrait of LGBTQ politicians around the globe; it also offers a p...

In 1870, Colonel Garnet Wolseley set off for Red River with 1, 100 soldiers to end the rebellion started by Louis Riel. Two reporters accompanied t...

Reducere. We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers or the cans on our shelves, but behind the story of food preservation is the history of c...

The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for centuries.

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DescriptionIn our Western, post-Christendom society, much of Christianity's cultural power, privilege, and influence has eroded. But all is not los...

Reducere. Can We Map Success? Successful people typically don't plan their success. Instead they develop a unique philosophy or attitude that works for them....

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In this unprecedented history of a scientific revolution, award-winning author and journalist Carl Zimmer tells the definitive story of the dawn of...

No previous book has explored deeper or broader into Napoleon's seething labyrinth of a mind and revealed more of its complex, fascinating, provoca...

This is the remarkable untold story of a group of men and women in the West Riding of Yorkshire who for nearly a century between 1776 and 1865 foug...

Reducere. "God has a special providence for fools, drunks and the United States of America."--Otto von Bismarck America's response to the September 11 attack...

Isobel Kuhn questioned whether God even existed. Mary Slessor grew up in a slum with an alcoholic father. Joni Eareckson broke her neck during a di...

From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen and Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure.Publisher: ScholasticAuthor(s): St...

How Journalists Use Twitter analyzes how Twitter has changed the routines and coverage strategies of four U.S. metropolitan newspapers. This book a...

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From the Bible, the Iliad, and the Republic to Civil Disobedience, Das Kapital, and Silent Spring, this revised and greatly expanded edition is a m...

Reducere. Meet Umbrella!But first you must be warned. Umbrella isn't like other umbrellas. He is a snobby, self-centered, and downright nasty fellow.Convince...

Reducere. Whether they came from Sioux Falls or the Bronx, over half a million Jews entered the U.S. armed forces during the Second World War. Uprooted from ...

Reducere. In a time of terror for Europe s monarchs--imprisoned, exiled, executed--Napoleon s army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent Jo\u00e3o h...

Reducere. As I write this story, a politician in power, somewhere, is living peacefully and lavishly in a mansion, carelessly creating policies that disfavor...

Soul initiation is an essential spiritual adventure that most of the world has forgotten -- or not yet discovered. Here, visionary ecopsychologist ...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWASHINGTON POST BESTSELLERThe author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of San...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Devi SridharNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 169 x 243 x 40Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Updated and expanded edition of this widely acclaimed history of the East India Company.