Life at the Extremes, Paperback - Frances Ashcroft

The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival.

An account of how people, just like machines, are powered by electricity, right down to the last cell. Answers questions such as: Can someone reall...

A much-needed portable edition of Philip Whalen's inimitable masterpiece.

In spite of the difficulties and frustrations of living with cerebral palsy, Kathleen Lennon is noted for her lovely smile and her wicked sense of ...

Reducere. In this extraordinary memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the m...

Reducere. After two divorces (and the financial ramifications they entail) Calvin Bennett just wants to be free. As a wealth management executive, he is well...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Mary Lynn RajskubNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 147 x 219 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedescopera fa...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction an...

Reducere. Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914 1950, the Golden Age, 1950 1973, and the Landslide, 1973 1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast arra...

Reducere. The basis for the major motion picture 1 Mile to You"Refreshing...Reminds us that whether we run, play football, sing or write, we need to find the...

Publisher: British Museum PressAuthor(s): Ralph JacksonIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour throughoutNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2010D...

Publisher: Restless BooksAuthor(s): Linda BondestamIllustration(s): Full-color illustrations throughoutTranslator: A. A. PrimeNumber of pages: 46Pu...

Reducere. Linda Ashcroft offers an intimate memoir of Jim Morrison at the height of his career. This vivid portrait is based on her diaries from the four-yea...

The first book to foreground the voices and experiences of autistic trans people, this collection of interviews explores questions of identity and ...

'There were twenty-five hours in my day then ... any job or challenge that the ocean or the harbour might offer was an option.' From movies to oil ...

The autobiography of one of the most talented, charismatic and popular racers ever to grace the sport of motorcycle racing.Publisher: Octopus Publi...

A heart-warming and gorgeously uplifting holiday read about second chances, finding yourself and embracing the summerPublisher: Little, Brown Book ...

Emerging Technologies / Life at the Edge of the Future invites us to think forward from our present moment of planetary, public and everyday crisis...

Reducere. A New Statesman best book of the year New York Times Editors' Choice pickA Financial Times best economics book of 2019An accessible, story-driven l...

Carrie Johnson is without doubt a very modern prime ministerial spouse. This examination of her career and life offers the electorate the chance to...

The autobiography of one of the most talented, charismatic and popular racers ever to grace the sport of motorcycle racing.Publisher: Octopus Publi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bernadette RobertsThis book shows how, once we have adjusted to the unitive state, the spiritual journey moves on to yet an...

A lyrical picture book that celebrates imagination, adventure, coming home - and the idea that sometimes what you are looking for is right under yo...

Reducere. Limited power; extraordinary influence. The strategies, friendships, and enduring impact of a remarkable C14th noblewoman. Elizabeth de Burgh showe...

DescriptionRebecca went to the funfair with mum and dad. She didn t like the hall of mirrors, and the rollercoaster made her turn green but when sh...

Reducere. Here is a searing account-probably the best yet published-of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does. Theodore Dalrymple, a British p...

Reducere. PURSUING CHRIST. CREATING ART. is written for people who are living in the intersection of the Christian faith, and the creation of art. By their n...

A fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy.Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Martin BaileyNumber ...

A joke? A prank? Or something more sinister?When the Exham-on-Sea residents are targeted by anonymous emails containing apparently harmless nursery...

Reducere. A summer wedding, a stolen heirloom, an eccentric aunt. What could possibly go wrong?When a suspicious death follows a country wedding, Libby Fores...

Reducere. Tot ce trebuie sa faca este sa o gaseasca. Dar mai intai de toate, trebuie sa-si aminteasca cine este ea. E Ajunul Anului Nou in Bombay, in 1913, i...

Where did our search to understand life come from? And where will it take us?Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): J. Craig VenterNumber of...

Reducere. Singapore, 1897. Harriet si Mae Grafton sunt gemene identice, de douazeci de ani, nascute in urma unei aventuri scandaloase. Ele au crescut in Indi...

Reissue of a tale of Sarah Fortune: a feisty combination of eccentricity, sex appeal and the moral high ground

Reducere. The Curious Advantage is an exploration of the behaviour of curiosity and its central role in the digital age, taking the widest possible explorati...

Mount Washington, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is the highest peak in the northeastern United States. It is often cited-by its ...

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncAuthor(s): David J. ConnorNumber of pages: 412Collection: Disability Studies in EducationPublication date: 2007...

Reducere. Still, today may religious men and women be for the Church and for the World, the outposts of care for all of the poor and for all material, moral ...