TCB - 洋書 5

In 'My Ten Years in a Quandary' by Robert C Benchley, the reader is taken on a humorous journey through a series of absurd situations that the author finds himself in. Benchley's witty and satirical……続きを見る

A joyful, freewheeling, funny and profound new collection from 'one of the most inventive, adventurous and accomplished fiction writers in the US today' (Lionel Shriver) For one woman, a cross-count……続きを見る

Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke provides students an engaging introduction to psychological research by employing humor, stories, and hands-on activities. Through it……続きを見る

This four-volume handbook gives a state-of-the-art overview of hybrid organic inorganic perovskites, both two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D), from synthesis and characterization and sim……続きを見る

An essential reference listing descriptive terms and expressions used by successful authors and writers to make their words come alive. These words break writer’s block and free your efforts to crea……続きを見る

À l’université d’UCSM, en Californie, un sujet est dans toutes les bouches : le passage à la télé du professeur Guy Schermerhorn et de son chimpanzé Sam – un singe pas comme les autres : il parle, G……続きを見る

En 1932, un jeune Japonais, Tadashi Sato, étudiant en architecture, arrive dans une immense propriété du nom mythique de Taliesin, perdue au fin fond de la campagne du Wisconsin. C’est là que réside……続きを見る

Rien n’aurait jamais dû troubler la sérénité des Channel Islands, petit chapelet d’îles au large de Santa Barbara, havre de paix pour une faune luxuriante que sont venus à peine déranger, au fil des……続きを見る

Des adolescents qui se promènent dans un zoo à leurs risques et périls, au couple qui retourne vivre sur les ruines radioactives de son passé, en passant par un pauvre homme frôlant la folie à cause……続きを見る

T.C. Boyle, en maître incontesté de la forme courte, explore une grande variété de thèmes dans ce nouveau recueil. D'une plume acérée, il nous parle du monde d'aujourd'hui et de demain, des nouvelle……続きを見る

Une gigantesque biosphère sous verre, plantée quelque part dans l’immensité de l’Arizona par la volonté démiurgique d’un milliardaire passionné de sciences. Une mer intérieure, une forêt tropicale, ……続きを見る

Alors qu’il est en croisière en Amérique centrale avec son épouse, Sten Stensen, ancien Marine, sauve les touristes d’un gang armé en tuant leur chef à mains nues. À son retour, notre héros malgré l……続きを見る

Abraham’s Altars and Ours is a great theological treatise and personal devotional, and was written for several reasons. First, Grant Brown believes we need to be reminded that the altars Abraham ere……続きを見る

This book covers the period of time during which the Cayman Islands were transformed from an obscure group of three British islands in the Caribbean to the fifth largest financial centre in the worl……続きを見る

An essential reference that lists descriptive terms and expressions used by successful authors, writers, and speakers to make their words come alive. These words break writer’s block and free your e……続きを見る

First published in 1960, "Kings and Camels" is a straightforward account of how an American went to work in Saudi Arabia and came home to America to realize how little the average American appreciat……続きを見る

Confused by all the hype about solar power generation? Unsure which system is right for you? Here’s a book that will clear up all your questions related to solar. It describes what solar is, that th……続きを見る

Financing Water Security and Green Growth offers a comprehensive overview of the innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement water security and green growth initiatives at……続きを見る

Come, and Meet God (Before You Die). Our hearts long for an encounter with the Living God, not just to know that He exists. Jesus shows us exactly what God is like, and He is so much more seeking, l……続きを見る

Eruptions on the sun produce waves of photon radiation that spreads out across the solar system. This radiation washes over the earth and can produce electricity in certain materials, especially sil……続きを見る

Do you have a light in your back garden or on your flat balcony? You know, the type which hangs from a bracket on the wall or from a post holding birdfeeders, perhaps. Have you ever looked closely a……続きを見る

The projects shared in this book are intended to give you an insight into the multiple ways you can use solar to power your life without using the local utility grid. Contents: Introduction What You……続きを見る

Excerpt: "Corruption is repulsive. It deserves the scorn and hatred which all straightforward men feel for it and which nearly all writers on the subject have expressed. Conviction of its vileness i……続きを見る

Here’s a reference book that hobbyists, inventors, designers and serious computer users will find invaluable for years to come. It addresses the ports and plugs that are the connectors we use to int……続きを見る

Basilea, años cuarenta. Albert Hofmann lleva a cabo ensayos clínicos con su última creación, el LSD, un compuesto químico que subvertirá el mundo de la cultura. Harvard, a comienzos de los sesenta. ……続きを見る

Recién llegados al desierto de Arizona en 1994, «Los Terranautas», un grupo de ocho científicos (cuatro hombres y cuatro mujeres), se prestan voluntarios, en el marco de un exitoso reality show retr……続きを見る

Música acuática fue la primera novela de T. C. Boyle, una sublime fantasía de ritmo trepidante, divertida e indecente, que anunció al mundo el nacimiento de uno de los grandes talentos de la actual ……続きを見る

When you're doing poorly in school, the standard advice is to Work Harder. That will help a little, and there is no escaping the fact that hard work is necessary. BUT! More effort usually means doin……続きを見る

The question of origins remains a stumbling block for many. But just as the Psalmist gained insight into God's character through the observation of nature, modern scientific study can deepen and enr……続きを見る

Few authors in America write with such sheer love of story, language, and imagination as T.C. Boyle, and nowhere is that passion more evident than in his inventive, wickedly funny, and widely praise……続きを見る