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The woman at the heart of the smash hit Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life and her NASA career: "Wonderful." ー Library Journal (starred review) In 2015, at age 97, Katherine Johnson be……続きを見る

A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide to improving your brain healthーa blend of person……続きを見る

The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide series, this book covers the fungi of the British Isles, with considerable relevance for Europe and the wider temperate world. Leading mycological ar……続きを見る

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTER From Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forev……続きを見る

In "Harriet Martineau," Florence Fenwick Miller presents a meticulously crafted biography of one of the 19th century'Äôs most influential social theorists and authors. The book delves into Martineau……続きを見る

"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/……続きを見る

From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenantsーJony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the……続きを見る

**The shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series Painkiller, starr……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The "poet laureate of medicine" (The New York Times) and author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat weaves together stories of mind-altering experiences to reveal what ……続きを見る

Dörte Maack führt das Leben einer schillernden Zirkusartistin – bis sie die Diagnose einer unheilbaren Augenkrankheit wie ein Schlag trifft. Sie fasst zwei Pläne. A: Nicht blind zu werden. B: Wenn d……続きを見る

This is the memoir of a teacher who was born an undistinguished kid in the Midwest. Nurtured by Christian parents to have a faith of his own, he pursued a professional career in higher education. Al……続きを見る

Oliver Sacks war der berühmteste Neurologe der Welt. Mit seinen Fallgeschichten hat er uns einen neuen Blick auf Krankheiten und Abweichungen gelehrt: Was bei einem Patienten auf den ersten Blick al……続きを見る

Within these pages the reader will find the mostly true ramblings, mid-life musings, and occasional opinion offerings of a secondary teacher. Teachers of teenagers might resonate with the stories, f……続きを見る

Printed under his name in the class “will” published with his Salisbury, Maryland, high school yearbook was, “Jack Shilkret leaves running.” From an early age, Jack fantasized about what life was li……続きを見る

This study, first published in 1945, gives a precise description of the unfolding of a great poet’s craftsmanship and suggests alignments of the technical progression with the changes of the mind. M……続きを見る

What are cats? How do cats hunt? Do wild cats like catnip? Do cats dream? Cats in Question, a new book in Smithsonian's highly successful “In Question” series, offers authoritative and engaging answ……続きを見る

Anorexia's Fallen Angel contains all the ingredients of an irresistible read: a baffling disease that overwhelmingly afflicts the young and gifted, promises of a miracle cure, whistle-blowing inside……続きを見る

Gunnar Myrdal’s An American Dilemma (1944) influenced the attitudes of a generation of Americans on the race issue and established Myrdal as a major critic of American politics and culture. Walter J……続きを見る

No English king is more famous-or infamous! than Henry VIII, popularly celebrated as the formidable and arrogant figure portrayed by Hans Holbein the Younger, the early Tudor stud who clocked up no ……続きを見る

In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight aft……続きを見る

From the master of Freud debunkers, the book that definitively puts an end to the myth of psychoanalysis and its creator. Sigmund Freud is one of the most influential figures of western society. His……続きを見る

Extrait :  Síil est difficile de donner une juste idée des contemporains illustres dans l'intimIté desquels on n'a pas  pénétré, il l'est aussi d'en parler lorsqu'on les a approchés de trè……続きを見る

A vast swath of prairie situated between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, the North American Great Plains extend across ten states in the United States and three provinces in Canada. The ……続きを見る

Anton Mostert was one of South Africa's youngest judges when he was appointed to head a commission of inquiry into exchange control regulations in 1978. His inquiry, seemingly innocuous, unearthed w……続きを見る

Ce livre est un roman autobiographique de Jack London qui a été publié en 1913 et c’est son dernier grand livre avant son décès en 1916. Jack London dévoile dans un récit terrible, lucide et d’une f……続きを見る

This unique volume is not just an in-depth analysis of Professor Swaminathan's brilliant contributions to basic cytogenetics, radiation biology, mutagenesis and genomic affinities of cultivated pota……続きを見る

In the aftermath of a shattering illness, Lonni Sue Johnson lives in a "perpetual now," where she has almost no memories of the past and a nearly complete inability to form new ones. The Perpetual N……続きを見る

The story of America’s first Mental Health Court as told by its presiding judge, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wrenーfrom its inception in 1997 to its implementation in over 400 courts across the nation As a ……続きを見る

Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer ‘Sonny’ Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of……続きを見る

Voller Freude erwartet Gabriele Noack die Geburt ihres zweiten Sohnes, doch das Glück wird erschüttert: Der kleine Julius ist schwer behindert. Für die junge Mutter bricht eine Welt zusammen, ihr Tr……続きを見る