Pushing the Limits

NASA's Orion spacecraft is pushing the limits of space travel and exploration like never before. The ultimate goal is a mission to Mars! Learn abou...

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her ...

Trade paperback. An autobiography from the 2-time World MotoGP champion, who retired at the end of the 2012 season at the age of 27. Traces his lif...

A handbook for pushing the limits of PR to inventing things, rather than only promoting them. This book says the profession can do better than wait...

Reducere. Description"You are the cause. I am the effect. The rest is destiny." Pushing the limits of science and morality in his search for acceptance and p...

Drawing on the author's long-term study of northern elephant seals, the chapters cover a broad range of topics including diving, feeding, migration...

Stimulating and thought-provoking, this book looks at the welfare problems and philosophical and ethical issues that are caused by changes made to ...

Reducere. It is London, 1914. World War I looms on the horizon, women are fighting for the right to vote, and explorers are pushing the limits of endurance i...

Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the greatest and most fascinating philosophers of all time. His Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, composed in a series ...

Get ready to grab your board and head to the mountains, as we take a dive into the world of snowboarding. Discover... * The toughest tricks and stu...

Martin Harwit, author of the influential book Cosmic Discovery, asks key questions about the scope of observational astronomy. Humans have long sou...

The Who achieved legendary status from their Woodstock 1969 concert. With truly groundbreaking music and theatrics to match, this performance broug...

Surfing has to be one of the coolest sports on the planet! Get ready to hit the beach and discover... * Different types of waves and the moves you ...

Rock climbing is about strength, balance and keeping a cool head, even when you're afraid. Do you have what it takes? Discover... * The techniques ...

Have you ever wanted to float through the air like a bird? Well, hang gliding and paragliding are about the closest you can get to that feeling! Di...

Reducere. Should we regulate artificial intelligence? Can we? From self-driving cars and high-speed trading to algorithmic decision-making, the way we live, ...

DescriptionComposer-performer Julius Eastman (1940-90) was an enigma, both comfortable and uncomfortable in the many worlds he inhabited: black, wh...

A daughter pushing the limits. A marriage ready to crack. A secret that can break them.For Emily Rossi, life may not be perfect, but it's pretty cl...

"Beyond the Sea is frightening but beautiful." --M John Harrison, The GuardianThe haunting story of two men stranded at sea pushing against their p...

Spomeniks literally meaning 'Monuments' in Serbo-Croatian, look like spaceships conspicuously parked up in the middle of nowhere, alien to their su...

Reducere. What happens when clients - and practitioners - get in the way of the therapy process? Therapy-interfering behaviour is a common issue. It can be i...

DescriptionIn 1939, fashion became an economic and symbolic sphere of great importance in France. Invasive textile legislation, rationing and threa...

Reducere. Life gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch. Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it co...

Reducere. It is important to take note of the innovative people throughout history who have been at the faces of change. The problem is that we often don't r...

Reducere. High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's ...

Reducere. ``This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians' pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful charac...

DescriptionHigh school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Sc...

In Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television, Nick Marx examines some of the genre's most memorable--and controversial--moments...

Echoes Between Us is bestselling author Katie McGarry's breakout teen contemporary novel about a girl with everything to lose and the boy who will ...

Achieve new levels of fitness in just minutes a dayGuided instructional videos, community, and expert support for this book available at GetFitNow....

Alice Munro has a genius for entering the lives of ordinary people and capturing the passions and contradictions that lie just below the surface. I...

Meet Marie Tharp (1920-2006), the first person to map the Earth's underwater mountain ridge, in this inspiring picture book biography from the auth...

Reducere. England's deadliest secrets are at risk-and so is the man Lily is about to marry.As World War I rages across Europe, a military officer is brutally...

Reducere. William F. Milliken's handling research is fundamental to modern automobile design, and his definitive books on vehicle dynamics provide engineers ...

Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks have offered concepts, categories, and political solutions that have been applied in a variety of social and pol...

DescriptionCan we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can...

Reducere. EmberI was eighteen when Noah Sutton entered my life. He was destined for greatness, and I could barely scrape enough money together to help my mot...

Reducere. Set along both the physical and social margins of the British Empire in the second half of the seventeenth century, Everyday Life in the Early Engl...

The generously illustrated, lavishly documented story of NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst), the eastern European art collective present at the last revo...

For fans of the high-stakes tension of the New York Times bestsellers Luckiest Girl Alive and The Lying Game, comes "a brilliantly paced thriller t...

Reducere. A provocative work by medical ethicist James Hughes, Citizen Cyborg argues that technologies pushing the boundaries of humanness can radically impr...

A major reassessment of photography's pivotal role in 1960s conceptual artWhy do we continue to look to photographs for evidence despite our awaren...

Sweetly encouraging of curiosity. - Kirkus Reviews The book's active, bright illustrations celebrate both exploration and being happy where you are...

Reducere. What they're doing to her client is a crime.Attorney Dani Rollins is bullish in the courtroom--pushing judges and prosecutors to their limits in de...

Expanding the world of his classic-in-the-making debut novel Early Work, Andrew Martin's Cool for America is a hilarious collection of overlapping ...

Reducere. Recover the true beauty of Christianity as found in forgiveness. If Christianity is to be a compelling and relevant voice in the twenty-first centu...

Expanding the world of his classic-in-the-making debut novel Early Work, Andrew Martin's Cool for America is a hilarious collection of overlapping ...

Run Like a Girl is a collection of fascinating biographical stories about 50 highly successful sportswomen, from boxing superstar Nicola Adams to r...

Reducere. Submission takes many forms in this collection of 69 short stories, from straining in bondage to taking a spanking, being put on display, and beyon...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Michelle Richmond introduces a tough and spirited new protagonist, FBI Agent Lina Connerly, in this exhilarating ...

Reducere. She had never been more beautiful to him than when she was making him hurt. Corinne was young once. Reese wasn't her first lover, but he was the fi...

Reducere. Can we align global production and consumption systems with sustainability? Can business growth actually lead to a healthier planet? Can companies ...

Reducere. On a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours...

Reducere. Scuba divers are dying in caves, on wrecks, and in open water. These are not explorers pushing the boundaries of the known world, and they are not ...

Reducere. DescriptionA PRICE PAID IN BLOOD"The Order of the Centurion is the highest award that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in, or with, the L...

Reducere. I'm rather used to the crazy cases, because let's face it, most cops can handle the run-of-the-mill with their eyes closed. I'm only called in when...

Reducere. Purple Angst is a story about friendship and the many trials one can endure with your best friend. A friendship has many avenues of laughter, fight...

The reign of Ra's al Ghul Ra's al Ghul has had everything taken away from him. His League of Assassins, his power...even his family. All he has lef...

Reducere. Jack Russell Terrier Training. You are in for the ride of your life in training this super-smart, quick-witted, fun-loving firecracker of a puppy. ...