"There was very fine, an elegant pain, hardly a pain at all, like the swift and fleeting burn of a drop of hot candle wax...Then the blood welled up and began to distort the pure, stark edges of my ……続きを見る
Stories and science surrounding the beloved bat, from an ecologist who has dedicated his life to the curious creature.
Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle kn……続きを見る
著者:Robert Cettl
出版社: Robert Cettl
発売日: 2015年05月21日
Utilizing the resources of Australia's National Film & Sound Archive where the author was a SAR Research Fellow, Australian Film Tales is a collection of anecdotes covering a century of Aussie cinem……続きを見る
Authoritative, information-packed guide offers a detailed enumeration of 1,000 species of edible plants and ferns. Arranged according to uses: purees and soups, cereals, salads, nibbles and relishes……続きを見る
In 1946 a young woman named Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1924–1995) was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma College of Law because she was African American. The OU law school was an all-white ……続きを見る
著者:Robert Gottlieb
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2016年09月13日
Winner of the Anne M. Sperber Prize
A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his time.
After editing The Columbia Review, staging plays at Cambridge, and a stint in the greet……続きを見る
Brain, start working! Anyone who has heard a doctor say, Im sorry, its cancer understands this confusion. It was cancer and it was happening to me. This made it a whole new experience. The emotions ……続きを見る
Throughout the first six decades of the twentieth century Alfred Louis Kroeber worked with great distinction as a member of an anthropological circle the ethos of which he could not fully share. His……続きを見る
Born just twenty years after the end of slavery and orphaned at the age of five, Lucy Diggs Slowe (1885–1937) became a seventeen-time tennis champion and the first African American woman to win a ma……続きを見る
Dieses E-Book enthält komplexe Grafiken und Tabellen, welche nur auf E-Readern gut lesbar sind, auf denen sich Bilder vergrössern lassen. Wer eine Schule führt, ist vielfach herausgefordert. Ohne di……続きを見る
“Who knew chest surgery could be so entertaining? Cracking Chests: How Thoracic Surgery Got from Rocks to Sticks,” by Dr. Alex G. Little, could deliver the biggest surprise of any book you read this……続きを見る
Diez años después de su análisis con Sigmund Freud, la poeta Hilda Doolittle se sumergió en las notas que había tomado luego de cada sesión y escribió Tributo a Freud. Una joya literaria y psicoanal……続きを見る
Stories and portraits of sixty-five unsung heroes behind some of history’s greatest achievements in the arts, politics, science, and technology.
Explore the secret stories of the individuals behind ……続きを見る
著者:Merlin D. Tuttle
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2022年02月24日
A guide to these frequently misunderstood animals that dispels unnecessary fears and encourages an appreciation of bats and their conservation needs.
Since its publication in 1988, America’s Neighbo……続きを見る
In 'The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)', Thomas Little Sir Heath delves into the life and contributions of the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos. Heath carefully examines……続きを見る
On a Saturday morning in May 1980, Melanie Bowen, a pretty fifteen year old, ran down the stairs of her parents’ home in Port Talbot, grabbed her leather jacket and crash helmet, yelled a goodbye, a……続きを見る
Becoming an Ethnomusicologist centers on the life and education of the author, Bruno Nettl, a well-known ethnomusicologist. Focusing on eleven individuals who influenced him significantly, it follow……続きを見る
著者:Matt Lewis
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2015年05月12日
“A sinister version of The Perfect Storm. Thrilling.”ーSunday Times (UK)
For readers of The Perfect Storm, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and Into the Wild
There’s nothing that armchair adventure ……続きを見る
Audie Award Finalist for best inspirational book!
IMAGE AWARD (Native Daughters of the Golden West)
"The Mission Walker is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage ……続きを見る
This is a remarkable story of an everyday person who overcame a debilitating injury, reclaiming her life and dignity in the process. Joyce's life was disrupted by an auto accident, causing traumatic……続きを見る
Your hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methods
Thinking about raising chickens? You've come to the right place! This new edition of Raising Chickens For Dummies provides the most up-to-date, ……続きを見る
著者:Paul Little
出版社: HarperCollins
発売日: 2020年09月16日
The dramatic story of New Zealand's response to a global pandemic
For the first time in history, on 15 March 2020 the New Zealand government closed the country's borders. What followed was a story u……続きを見る
Dieses E-Book enthält komplexe Grafiken und Tabellen, welche nur auf E-Readern gut lesbar sind, auf denen sich Bilder vergrössern lassen. Die Schulsozialarbeit hat in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten in……続きを見る
著者:Lori Gottlieb
出版社: HarperCollins
発売日: 2019年04月02日
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
“Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing.”ーKatie ……続きを見る
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week.
**A vividly told yet reflective account of a year as a volunteer police officer, examining the nature of policing, its impact on those who are policed and……続きを見る
e-artnow Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)" by Thomas Little Sir Heath. e-artnow Publishing considers every written word to be a ……続きを見る
In 'Archimedes' by Thomas Little Sir Heath, readers are taken on a fascinating journey into the life and work of the ancient Greek mathematician. The book delves into Archimedes' numerous contributi……続きを見る