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An array of abundant wild foods is available to hikers, campers, foragers, or anyone interested in living closer to the earth. Written by a leading expert on wild foods and a well-known teacher of s……続きを見る

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits an……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 16 April 1904), was a Scottish author and reformer. ... Smiles is best known today as the writer of books extolling virtues of self help, and……続きを見る

“Through Charla I have learned that the will to survive is a powerful force and that human courage knows no bounds.” —NBC’s Meredith VieiraViciously attacked by a chimpanzee ……続きを見る

Kelly Johnson designed the Blackbird, a plane that flew non-stop from London to Los Angeles in less than four hours, outracing the sun and landing four hours before it had taken off, a remarkable fe……続きを見る

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As a young girl growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, Amy developed anorexia nervosa. Unaware that she had an eating disorder and in denial that she had any problems with food, Amy continued to suffer f……続きを見る

Pour écrire l’histoire de sa vie, il faut d’abord avoir vécu ; aussi n’est-ce pas la mienne que j’écris. Mais de même qu’un blessé atteint de la gangrène s’e……続きを見る

Meet venomologist Bryan Grieg Fry, the man with one of the most dangerous job in Australia - working with the world's most deadly creatures. Welcome to the strange and dangerous world of Doctor Veno……続きを見る

Originally written and publilshed in 1995, this is the memoir of Zoltán Frankl, who was born in Hungary in 1907, to a Jewish family. His father was a respected doctor and one of the leaders of the l……続きを見る

In this book, Dr. Chan describes how, during the civil war that occurred in China after World War II, his family escaped to Hong Kong, how they survived in utter poverty, and how he went from being ……続きを見る

In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to ……続きを見る

Dieses Buch holt österreichische Erfinder und Forscher vor den Vorhang, insbesondere die einer breiten Öffentlichkeit so gut wie unbekannten: zum Beispiel Oleh Hornykiewicz, einen Wiener Hirnforsche……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Edward Jenner et le vaccin contre la variole en moins d’une heure ! Pendant des siècles, la variole a effrayé l’Europe par son caractère endémique et mo……続きを見る

When Harold F. Pape moved to Gregory, Texas, in 1927, he quickly became fascinated by the wealth of Native American artifacts along the nearby shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay and what is now called ……続きを見る

Top 100 Birding Sites of the World features detailed accounts of the best birdwatching sites in the world, giving background and first-hand experience of what you can find there. Each is ranked from……続きを見る

The condition of modernity springs from that tension between science and the humanities that had its roots in the Enlightenment but reached its full flowering with the rise of twentieth-century tech……続きを見る

Proposing the patient-doctor relationship that was central in traditional medicine be brought back to the center of the healthcare system, this history observes how the high cost of technology-based……続きを見る

De la nature de la morale. Elle fait partie de la politique. ー Il faut étudier la vertu surtout à un point de vue  pratique, afin de la connaître et de l’acquérir. ……続きを見る

"Without a doubt, this is one of the most exciting books I've read in years!" In an ancient city, lives the new China - and this book gives you a taste of China. Accompany Ryan, as he becomes famili……続きを見る

« A l’Univers entier, le dernier cri de l’innocence et du désespoir. […] Citoyens de la Guadeloupe, vous dont la différence de l’épiderme est un titre suffisant pour ne po……続きを見る

Extrait : Le premier événement de ma vie, que je me rappelle distinctement, est la mort de ma mère. J’avais deux ans, et plusieurs circonstances de cette perte firent sur moi une impression si forte……続きを見る

A revolutionary chemist, Dr. Fritz Haber discovered too late that when his knowledge was put in the hands of the wrong people, millions would die; his efforts to serve humanity futile against politi……続きを見る

This is an exciting if not rambling account of events of Raymond Smullyan's four lives ー as a mathematical logician, musician, magician, and author ー together with thoughts that come to his mind a……続きを見る

This portrait of one of John Steinbeck's closest friends illuminates the life and work of a figure central to the development of scientific and literary thought in the 20th century. Marine biologist……続きを見る

The extraordinary life and ideas of one of the greatestーand most neglectedーminds in history. Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) was an English writer, physician, and philosopher whose work has inspired……続きを見る

"One to one, no one is as compelling, as charismatic, as seductive as Steve Jobs. It's just magic." – Alan Deutschman on "Bloomberg West" in August 2011 In this original e-essay, part of the forthco……続きを見る

This work discusses the impact and contemporary relevance of the work of Thorstein Veblen, as well as the source of his ideas. It suggests that he was one of the first modern sociologists of consump……続きを見る

Comment guérir de graves insomnies qui sèment la débâcle dans une vie ? Après de nombreuses années de recherche pour endiguer ce mal qui la poursuit, sans soulagement, Marie-Alice, épuisée, appelle ……続きを見る