Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "secret Fire", Hardcover - William Newman

A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemyWhen Isaac Newton's alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby's auction in 1936, the q...

A leading medical ethnobotanist tells us the story of her quest to develop new ways to fight illness and disease through the healing powers of plan...

Reducere. What was the great and golden secret known to Leonardo Da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Why were they forbidden to reveal it? Can...

Colm Holland reveals the story of his encounter with Paulo Coelho and his bestselling book The Alchemist, and how discovering the secret in Paulo's...

Riveting. ... Pattison's uncanny ability [is] to write evocatively about science. ... In this, he is every bit as good as the best scientist writer...

Reducere. The Goonies meets Charade in the latest Accidental Alchemist MysteryA blackmailer obsessed with gold. A boyfriend who's more than he seems. And a t...

Daniel Kirk introduced kids to writing in his bestselling Library Mouse series--now he tackles STEAM ScienceTechnologyEngineeringArtMath When an ap...

Reducere. One girl. One turtle. One epic voyage! If you like Pippi Longstocking, you'll love Nelly Peabody.When Nelly says she's going to do a thing, she doe...

Reducere. An important figure in early American science and letters, William Bartram (1739-1823) has been known almost exclusively for his classic book, Trav...

When Nelly says she's going to do a thing, she does it, whatever it is, and she sets out in a boat with knitted sails to find her long-lost father,...

Reducere. Join Fancy Nancy as she embarks on a quest for a unicorn in this fun story from the dazzling bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser...

Publisher: Mason Crest PublishersAuthor(s): Dijk, Ruud VanNumber of pages: 64Collection: Making of the Modern WorldPublication date: 2016Dimensions...

Reducere. Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the conodont animal as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." This a...

Reducere. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe, Paperback

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Assessing Chinese cities and urbanization in a time of slowing economic development, rising inequality, and unprecedented mobility.Illustrations: 1...

Reducere. Africa's past and present are deeply influenced by the capture and selling of millions of its people over several centuries. To a greater extent, t...

An exploration across continents, historical periods and disciplines of study to get at why snow appeals to humans.

Reducere. In volume two, students will watch as Copernicus's systematic observations place the sun at the center of our universe--to the dismay of establishm...

The riveting story of how the Supreme Court turned a blind eye on justice, stripped away the equal rights promised to all Americans, and ushered in...

A new laugh-out-loud adventure for this unlikely superhero. Third title in what has been another successful series for the creator of }Barry Loser{...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Albena YanevaIllustration(s): 20 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 252Collection: Expertise:...

This is a book that provokes a debate about accountability in the House of Commons. Based on unprecedented access, it reveals different ways that M...

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Reckonings documents how Holocaust victims have sought justice over the decades and the haunting disparity between crime and punishment.

Radical insights into Charlotte Bronte's vital two years in Brussels (1842-3).Illustrations: 33 black and white images

This third Jake Atlas adventure features the popular brand of archaeological curiosity and futuristic gadgets, with huge appeal for boys and girls....

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This is a book that provokes a debate about accountability in the House of Commons. Based on unprecedented access, it reveals different ways that M...

This enquiry into the explorer mindset is part meditation, part memoir, from one of 'Britain's greatest explorers' (Telegraph)Publisher: Canongate ...

The funniest, craziest book featuring bananas that you'll ever read! It'll have your sides splitting, your toes curling, and your nose twitching in...

Reducere. Who was the amazing Otto Rahn? How come if Rahn was such an amazing man has hardly anyone outside specialist pre-WW2 history circles ever heard of ...

Reducere. DescriptionWinner of the Wolfson History Prize 2019 A single word--"Auschwitz"--is sometimes used to encapsulate the totality of persecution and su...

Reducere. Few outsiders have had the privilege to get to know Algeria and its youth so intimately-or to observe firsthand this pivotal chapter in the nation'...

Change to Chains: The 6000 Year Quest for Global Control, Hardcover

Donald Sterling. Ray Rice. The Washington Redskins. The Miami Dolphins. NCAA Athletes. These names, among countless others, have blanketed the head...

This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedica...

An introduction to the new area of ignorance studies that examines how science produces ignorance--both actively and passively, intentionally and u...

Reducere. This book is not yet another manual on how to play golf. Its author is neither a player nor a professional teacher. This is the pupils' book. It is...

Reducere. Robert Crumb (b. 1943) read widely and deeply a long roster of authors including Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, J. D. Salinger, Jack Kero...

Reducere. Transhumanism is a growing philosophical movement among leading business leaders, scientists, artists, politicians and futurists. They believe that...

The Quest for Radovan Karadzic - Nick Hawton

Tucker presents guiding principles for ensuring that central bankers and other unelected policymakers remain stewards of the common good.

This biographical history follows the iconoclastic career of John R. Friedeberg Seeley, pre-eminent "Pop Sociologist" and Mental Health Activist of...

Reducere. Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2019 Shortlisted for the 2019 Cundill History Prize From the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. to the "stumb...

Utopia's Discontents provides the first synthetic treatment of the Russian revolutionary emigration before the Revolution. It argues that neighborh...

Reducere. Quinine: The Jesuits discovered it. The Protestants feared it. The British vied with the Dutch for it, and the Nazis seized it. Because of quinine,...