The Curious Life of Robert Hooke

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Publisher: Cranthorpe Millner PublishersAuthor(s): Karen Hamilton-ViallNumber of pages: 322Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 133 x 196 x 36Cover ty...

Reducere. Mayhayley Lancaster was many things through her interesting life: lawyer, schoolteacher, political activist, fortune teller, numbers runner, and se...

Up Jumped the Devil will astonish blues fans who thought they knew something about Robert Johnson.

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Matteo BortoliniIllustration(s): 16 b/w illus.Number of pages: 528Publication date: 2021Dimensions:...

The first English-language biography of one of the great literary talents of the twentieth century, written by his award-winning translator "Bernof...

Reducere. The first close examination of how Robert E. Lee's faith shaped his life Robert E. Lee was many things--accomplished soldier, military engineer, co...

For centuries, historians have speculated about the life of Katherine Jones, Lady Ranelagh. Dominant depictions show her either as a maternal figur...

The name of Robert Adam is equated with taste, style and elegance. As visionary in the decoration of interiors as he was ingenious in the design of...

'The bestselling author of the century ... a master storyteller' New York TimesPublisher: The Murder RoomAuthor(s): Erle Stanley GardnerNumber of p...

Reducere. Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln's life are misunderstood by some and unk...

Reducere. Drawing on two years of interviews, In His Own Words offers an intimate and entertaining portrait of the man many knew only from a distance. Highli...

DescriptionLosing a loved one is difficult enough but when it happens in stages with a degenerative disease or a time of progressive impairments, t...

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Reducere. It is the great prerogative of Mankind above other Creatures, that we are not only able to behold the works of Nature, or barely to sustein our liv...

In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses...

Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascinating realms of the natural world and cutting-edg...

Reducere. HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN? The Ogilvy advertising legend--"one of the leading minds in the world of branding" (NPR)--explores the art and science of co...

Reducere. He thrilled readers the world over with breathtaking tales of pirates (Treasure Island) and monsters (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)....

Every child who grew up in Australia in the 70s and 80s remembers Curiosity Show, the science show that encouraged kids to build their own experime...

Reducere. Evidence is accumulating that in many contemporary work environments people are literally working themselves to death. But what do we really know a...

Origins of Life in the Universe - Robert Jastrow, Michael Rampino

A journal of life, food and recipes from Puglia.Illustrations: Black and white line drawings

The ten most revolutionary years in art ever. Art and artists would never be the same again.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip HookIllus...

Reducere. Discover Jesus-Son of Man, Son of GodWhen Jesus healed, jaws dropped and eyes opened wide. And when He taught, ears and hearts burned at His wisdom...

Robert Baldick's Life of J.-K. Huysmans has become not just a standard reference work, to be consulted as regularly as the writing of the author wh...

A journal of life, food and recipes from Puglia.Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Sophie GrigsonIllustration(s): Black and white line ...

Robert Dudley, the son Elizabeth never had, is the story of a scholar, an adventurer and Elizabethan seadog that deserves to be better known.Publis...