Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners, Paperback - Michael Worek

The story of the winners of the world's most prestigious prize, now updated to include the 2009 recipients.

"I would like . . . to help dreamers, they find it hard to get on in life." -- Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel, born in Sweden in 1833, was a brilliant i...

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners--continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence--contains twenty p...

Reducere. "A Century of Reading" is a review of the outstanding books published over the last century and is a response to the renewed interest in reading oc...

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncAuthor(s): Robin AndersenNumber of pages: 350Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 153 x 226 x 21Cover type: Paperb...

Moving, heart-felt prose poems by the beloved and much admired Bengali poet and mystic who first achieved international fame (and a Nobel Prize) in...

Reducere. Trianon, Trianon! A Century of Political Revisionist Mythology There is still enough space on the globe for everyone to live in peace. We are the l...

A Century of Grand Prix Motor Racing - Anthony Pritcard

An illustrated insight for teenage readers into the diverse and often hidden world of nature's strangest insects from all over the world.

Reducere. In Charles Richet: A Nobel Prize Winning Scientist's Explorations of Psychic Phenomena, author, Carlos Alvarado, presents a collection of previousl...

Young science fan Mary encounters a meeting of the great Nobel Prize-winning scientists and discovers the nature of the world-shaping contributions...

Autopoint mechanical pencils, first introduced a century ago, were manufactured by the millions and remain a common sight at antique shows and flea...

Wonderful photographs published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Preston buses in January 2022.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor(s): Mi...

Trianon, Trianon! A Century of Political Revisionist Mythology - Vasile Puscas, Ionel N. Sava (editori)

The first-ever account of the world's leading prize written by a prominent insider in the Nobel system.

Publisher: Momentum BooksAuthor(s): Katerina GibsonCollection: Commonwealth Short Story PrizePublication date: 2021Dimensions: 110 x 160 x 17Cover ...

Description1917 saw one of the most dramatic revolutions in world history when the workers of Russia united to throw out their tsar and aristocracy...

Reducere. Alfa Romeo, one of the most famous and renowned carmakers in automobile history, celebrates 100 years of innovation. This fascinating history docum...

More than 700 essays were submitted for the 2013 William Hazlitt Essay Prize, covering a vast range of subjects.

One hundred years after the singer's birth, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song brings to life the eventful career of an iconic performer whose contributi...

The extraordinary jewelry made by the famous international fashion house and its masters. An Italian story.This book illustrates a century in the h...

An unprecedented survey of modern lighting design foregrounding its materials, innovators, and far-reaching influence Offering the first comprehens...

Reducere. A look into California's one hundred plus years of puppetry and the outstanding practitioners of the craft of entertaining with puppets. More than ...

Publisher: Y LolfaAuthor(s): Stan AddicottIllustration(s): c.100Number of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 215 x 19Cover type: Pap...

A century of complex relations between Communists and workers in ChinaPublisher: Verso BooksNumber of pages: 720Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

Contributor(s): Author: Barbara HermanLet Scent and Subversion take you for a whiff on the wild side of 20th century perfume.Perfume has been -- an...

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. This book profiles the two hundred most famous racehorses of the twentieth century and gives ratings for six hundred others. What juvenile star bea...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Mark D. (University of Illinois, USA) SteinbergIllustration(s): 9 bw illusNumber of pages:...

What does peace mean to you? This illustrated collection of inspirational ideas about peace is based on the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of...

DescriptionHow are today's 'hearts and minds' programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people's moral and mental defic...

Reducere. This 3rd edition of The Anime Encyclopedia brings the landmark reference work up to date with six additional years of information on Japanese anima...

Celebrates a century of outstanding graphic design commissioned by the Underground, London Transport, and its successor, Transport for London. This...

DescriptionOffers a fresh perspective on the Songye and Luba through the study of the Woods Davy Collection Kifwebe masks are ceremonial objects us...

Description20th-century Russian history comes to life through six generations of a family in their Moscow apartment The Apartment: A Century of Rus...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Martin BaggoleyIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 230 x...

Reducere. This book is about Oklahoma City, its primary law enforcers and their agency. It is about the controls they have exerted, tried to exert or failed ...

Publisher: Whitechapel GalleryIllustration(s): 200 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 301 x 276 x 37Co...

Reducere. Volumul de poezie Candidatul la Premiul Nobel al poetului roman contemporan Alexa Gavril Bale il invita pe cititor sa paseasca intr-un univers liri...

Reducere. Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "old-fashioned" father, becom...

Examines the influence of twentieth-century avant-garde movements on the contemporary architectural landscape through the work of "disruptors" such...

A series of investigative accounts from scholar-activists and housing campaign groups across the UK charts the diverse aims, tactics and strategies...

Over a century of the modern touring caravanPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Andrew JenkinsonIllustration(s): 96 Illustrations, color; 80...