The Curious Life of Robert Hooke, Paperback - Lisa Jardine

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

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In this fascinating look at the European scientific advances of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, historian Lisa Jardine demonstrates...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Lisa JardineIllustration(s): 28 halftones.Number of pages: 304Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 235...

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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...

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

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This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers' brains and captivate them throug...

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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...

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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...

Publisher: AbramsIllustration(s): Black-and-white Illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 147 x 209 x 30Cover...

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