![]() ![]() Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. ![]() The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. For a paperback 55 years old, it is still in good shape: the way to read a Science and Society Classic collection of essays. were once dog-eared previous owner phone number and extension at top right half-title page/ffep: describes worse than it is, but there you have it. (of 159 pp.) have small amounts of ink underlining or margin lines 4 pp. Rubbing wear down spine edges and at spine and cover corners 1" soft creases at front cover corners many white mini-creases and some white speckles on front cover (NOT in evidence on inside covers), just general useage signs 21 pp. ![]() Shiny black wrappers with Title lettering at top center front cover above abstract art object, an arc composed of many adjacent sets of parallel curved lines Editor name lettering in light gray across middle front cover Series name lettering in smaller white letters across bottom front cover. Contents divided into 23 chapters and 4 Parts: PART I : "The Origins of the Special Theory of Relativity" PART II : "The Nature of Relativity Theory" PART III : "How Was Relativity Theory Born?" PART IV : "The Scientific Reaction to Einstein" "The Lay Reaction". ![]()
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![]() And although Ronald White’s “ American Ulysses” beat this biography to market by a year, Chernow’s “Grant” delivers an additional 300 pages of insight and perspective…and a writing style second-to-none.įans of Chernow will not be surprised to find the narrative so captivating it often dazzles like a work of fiction. Magisterial and exceptionally thorough, this is the most recent biography seeking to re-evaluate and rehabilitate Grant’s reputation following William McFeely’s comparatively critical Putlizer Prize-winning assessment of the general-turned-politician. ![]() Grant is by far the longest of the eight books on the 18th president I’ve read – and it might well be the most engrossing. ![]() With a narrative spanning 959 pages (not counting the extensive bibliography or 4,500 end notes), this biography of Ulysses S. Chernow is bestselling the author of “ Alexander Hamilton,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning “ Washington: A Life” and award-winning biographies of John D. ![]() Ron Chernow’s “ Grant” was published in 2017 to almost immediate acclaim and was named a Top 10 Book of the Year by The New York Times. ![]() ![]() ![]() Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space station spying on America, and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to stop it.īut even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead of their Russian rivals, a deadly accident reveals that not everyone involved is quite who they were thought to be. While the mission has been billed as a scientific one, flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker objective. Three astronauts in a tiny spaceship, a quarter million miles from home. 1973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon. From New York Times bestselling author and astronaut Chris Hadfield comes this exceptional thriller and "exciting journey" into the dark heart of the Cold War and the space race (Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary). ![]() ![]() Fortunately, big brother Hirotaka has some insight to share on the topic, which may bring to light a new perspective of what Narumi means to him"-Provided by publisher.īook Synopsis A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. Naoya faces his own hurdles in trying to understand his feelings toward Ko, whose quest for personal growth has led her farther out of his reach. ![]() ![]() About the Book "After years of butting heads and petty disagreements, Hanako and Taro begin to realize that the next stage of their relationship may be the most challenging one yet. ![]() ![]() Roy attended school at Corpus Christi, Kottayam, followed by the Lawrence School, Lovedale, in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. When she was five, the family moved back to Kerala, where her mother started a school. For some time, the family lived with Roy's maternal grandfather in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. When she was two, her parents divorced and she returned to Kerala with her mother and brother. Early lifeĪrundhati Roy was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India, to Mary Roy, a Malayali Jacobite Syrian Christian women's rights activist from Kerala and Rajib Roy, a Bengali Hindu tea plantation manager from Calcutta. ![]() She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes. Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. ![]() From the BBC programme Bookclub, 2 October 2011. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, there's a new player on the scene: an inspector sent by the Council of Thirteen to check on Visser Three's eternal problems. The kids aquire cheetah morphs to run the visser down. But when Tobias tells the others that he's found the place where Visser Three currently feeds, there is a unanimous agreement on going after him. No one has been designated to take over as leader of the Animorphs. Jake has to attend a wedding out of town.
![]() ![]() Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to "appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. A matter of life and death," he whispered and disappeared.įrom that moment Camilla's life suddenly begins to take off when she sets out on a mysterious car journey to Delphi in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester. ![]() Then, without warning, a stranger approached, thrust a set of car keys at her and pointed to a huge black touring car parked at the curb. She had been sitting quietly in a crowded Athens cafe writing to her friend Elizabeth in England, "Nothing ever happens to me." See images for the condition of this book.Ĭamilla Haven is on holiday alone, and wishes for some excitement. Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. ![]() ![]() ![]() After three consecutive crop failures they decided not to complete the homestead process. ![]() Charles and Caroline Ingalls settled on the property in May 1874, declaring their intent to homestead it. OL1719794W Page_number_confidence 92.53 Pages 362 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:2081250438 Laura Ingalls lived 1.5 miles north of Walnut Grove along the banks of Plum Creek from 1874 to 1876. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:33:43 Boxid IA130001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition Newly illustrated, uniform ed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gifted pianist Valentine Windham, youngest son of the Duke of Moreland, has little interest in his father’s obsession to see his sons married, and instead pours passion into his music. ![]() ![]() Starred review for The Soldier:’Captivating…īurrowes’ sensual love story is intelligent and tender.’ Publishers Weekly starred reviewA genius with a terrible loss… As the two draw closer and begin to lose their hearts to each other, Anna’s secrets threaten to bring the earl’s orderly life crashing down and he doesn’t know how he’s going to protect her from the fallout…Ī captivating love story that will have readers eagerly awaiting the planned sequels.’ Publishers Weekly starred review ‘Burrowes’ outstanding debut is a witty, sensual, Regency romance featuring complex characters who ring to to the time period, leaving readers saying huzzah!’ Booklist starred review 20100901 To escape his father’s inexorable pressure to marry, he decides to spend the summer at his townhouse in London, where he finds himself intrigued by the secretive ways of his beautiful housekeeper…Īnna Seaton is a beautiful, talented, educated woman, which is why it is so puzzling to Gayle Windham that she works as his housekeeper. Gayle Windham, earl of Westhaven, is the first legitimate son and heir to the duke of Moreland. ‘A dazzling debut brim*ming with passion, romance, and wit.’ Sophia Nash, RITA ward winning author of Secrets of a Scandalous Bride An earl who can’t be bribed… ![]() ![]() ![]() At some point all those remembered images, along with many others, came together for me in a vibrant and interesting fictional landscape, waiting to be peopled. A man chopping wood in the distance, the axe falling silently, and then the sound of the blow coming a second later through cold winter air. The sunlight in a doorway, with a flagstoned path outside. The smell of an old-fashioned stone pantry, such as the one my grandmother had, where she kept stewed apples in a china bowl. when they are reunited decades later, Ellen and Pamela find that their love is as fierce and elemental as it was they day they parted. Ellen tells us a story of loss, but this terrible loss, but it’s actually a story of love. Can you tell us a bit more about the book?Ī motherless child – Pamela – and a childless young woman – Ellen – are thrown together at the beginning of the war, only to are torn apart again at the war’s end. ![]() ![]() Read our full review of We Must Be Brave here Your new book We Must be Brave is a story of courage and kindness, hardship and friendship. Her first novel, The Game, won a Betty Trask award. She currently lives in Somerset with her husband and daughter, and runs a summer writing session called Bootcamp. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and studied Arabic at Oxford before travelling to Cairo to work as a translator. Frances Liardet is a child of the children of the Second World War. ![]() |