Mysterious Commonplace, The: A Life in Science, Paperback - Charles Delisi

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

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

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...

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

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...

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.

A guide to understanding the formation of life in the Universe The revised and updated second edition of Astrobiology offers an introductory text t...

Cindy is a girl who goes after her dream no matter what. (Even if it is pure fantasy). And she set her sights on her brother's best friend, Paxton ...

Reducere. DescriptionFocusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dy...

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

Reducere. Our feline companions are much-loved but often mysterious. In The Inner Life of Cats, Thomas McNamee blends scientific reportage with engaging, ill...

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

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

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...

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...

Reducere. The Literary Life KIDS Commonplace Book (Colored Pencils) features the Literary Life Podcast commonplace book with a colorful array of drawing penc...

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

Reducere. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more – the Oxford Bookworms Library has a book for every student. Written for secondary and adult student...

Alasdair Gray is known throughout the world for his writing, but he is also a highly regarded artist who not only illustrates and designs his own b...

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 ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the Sea Peoples *Discusses theories about the Sea Peoples' origins *Includes a bibliography for fu...

Publisher: Hazard BooksAuthor(s): Delisia HowardIllustration(s): 64 black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 105Publication date: 2004Dimensions...

Since her death at the age of nineteen in 1431, Joan of Arc has maintained a remarkable hold on our collective imagination. She was a teenager of a...

Reducere. Description"Why not learn how to learn by doing? Why not go backwards and forwards at the same time, intro-prospecting what's gone into our gene po...

A scientific investigation of the healing and energetic effects of crop circles - Shares the results of decades of research into crop circles, incl...

Reducere. A Methodist minister, the Reverend Thornton Dixon Adams' career has spanned sixty-five years. Like his grandfather before him, he has served many m...

This updated biography features a new preface by the author as well as an expanded notes section

Reducere. Introduction by Edward J. Larson Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific inquiry, The Origin of Species sold out...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. 1 M.P. Costa: Era de Maggio 2. 2 Edvard Grieg: T'estimo (I Love Thee) 3. 3 Franz Schubert: Ave Maria 4. 4 Erik Satie: Je te veux 5. 5 M. L...

This is the first scholarly biography of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) in any language. Based upon a wealth of archival material, it...

These Silent Mansions is an elegant, exhilarating meditation on the relationship between the living and the dead, the nature of time and loss, and ...

In 1956, Merchant Seaman Thomas Hicks gave his managers two weeks to turn him into a star. Since then, Tommy Steele has enjoyed an incomparable 65-...

The Horizontal Oak is an intensely moving and uplifting autobiography from acclaimed author an naturalist Polly Pullar. She reflects on how the lov...

Using as its central example the British Association for the Advancement of Science this is the first book-length treatment of this leading body fo...

A biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Martin MuncasterIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 346Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 157 x 232 x...

Publisher: Hazard BooksAuthor(s): Delisia HowardIllustration(s): 150 black/white illustrationsNumber of pages: 155Publication date: 2006Dimensions:...

This book captures the fabulous and tumultuous times of the greatest romantic tenor of the twentieth century. Compiled by acclaimed Lanza biographe...