A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business and politics Since the days of the dot-com bubble in t...Loe edasi...
Deeply affecting - a personal memoir that grips, harrows, inspires and, ultimately, uplifts with its vein of deep humanity Philippe Sands An extraordinarily frank book laced with humour and self-deprecation The Times As a d...Loe edasi...
A century after the complete formulation of quantum mechanics, this book retraces this scientific revolution through its key figures and locations, from the quiet colleges of Cambridge to the cliffs of Helgoland, blending captivating biographies wit...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231224208)
Neuroscientist Eric R. Kandel recounts his remarkable career since receiving the Nobel in 2000. He takes readers through his labs scientific advances as well as his efforts to promote public understanding of science and to put brain science and art...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226849171)
The first biography of a visionary biologist whose groundbreaking ideas regarding wildlife and science revolutionized national parks. When twenty-three-year-old George Meléndez Wright arrived in Yosemite National Park in 1927 to work as a ranger n...Loe edasi...
From the New York Times bestselling author comes the untold story of the fugitive, muse, lover and pioneer at the heart of the psychedelic revolution - until her audacious exploits forced her into the shadows...Loe edasi...
By one of the world’s leading chemists, an entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world.We all have a relationship with chemistry....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691232256)
The definitive biography of Charles Darwin—now in one abridged and fully updated volumeBased on the two-volume National Book Critics Circle Award–winning biography hailed as “the definitive Darwin biography” (Newsday) • “a...Loe edasi...
A book about building a home and a wild garden on the edge of a Himalayan forest, illuminated by the author’s own watercolors.When acclaimed novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband stumble upon a derelict cottage in the hill station of...Loe edasi...
Frontier Doctor, Urling C. Coes autobiographical account of his thirteen years in Central Oregon, details the extraordinary experiences of a young physician in a frontier town, from childbirthing to epidemics, broken bones to unwanted pregnancies....Loe edasi...
Memorys barriers are without barriers, writes Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee in the opening of his touching and thoughtful memoir, Your Own Will Leave You. Bhattacharjee eloquently reflects on family, care, and memory as he chronicles his experiences...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008650384)
Vera Gedroits was a true medical heroine: outrageous, intrepid and devoted to saving lives. Miranda Seymours genius as a story teller brings this astonishing woman blazing back to life. I shall never forget her LADY ANTONIA FRASER...Loe edasi...
I didnt see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It...Loe edasi...
The Untold Story of Steve Jobss Wilderness Years—and the Creation of a LegendIn 1985, Steve Jobs—the brilliant, volatile founder of Apple Computer—walked out of his companys headquarters, driven from the very corporation he had creat...Loe edasi...
A powerful memoir of medicine, identity, and family secrets from an esteemed ob-gyn as she unravels her grandmother’s mysterious death while reimagining women’s health care from a mobile clinic—for readers of The Beauty in Breaking a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538783276)
The delivery room decoded—by the internet’s favorite labor nurse. Childbirth is one of life’s most powerful experiences—but it can also be overwhelming. The internet is full of conflicting advice, scary stories, and rigid expectations....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc, ISBN-13: 9780593728598)
Eye-opening essays about searching for peace in the cacophony of birds and discovering a world of meaning in small moments—from award-winning actor Lili Taylor.“By turns introspective, inquisitive, and funny, the book is a love letter to n...Loe edasi...
Von Hippel explains complex issues with precision and immersion that will likely engage both experts and regular citizens. The book is a timely reflection on the power of science and one man’s quest to affect nuclear policy outcomes, making it a mus...Loe edasi...
A century after the complete formulation of quantum mechanics, this book retraces this scientific revolution through its key figures and locations, from the quiet colleges of Cambridge to the cliffs of Helgoland, blending captivating biographies wit...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231224208)
Neuroscientist Eric R. Kandel recounts his remarkable career since receiving the Nobel in 2000. He takes readers through his labs scientific advances as well as his efforts to promote public understanding of science and to put brain science and art...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226849171)
The first biography of a visionary biologist whose groundbreaking ideas regarding wildlife and science revolutionized national parks. When twenty-three-year-old George Meléndez Wright arrived in Yosemite National Park in 1927 to work as a ranger n...Loe edasi...
“Inspiring and joyous.”—PeopleHeartwarming . . . infectious . . . Morillos The Boy Who Reached for the Stars is every bit the inspiration he means it to be.—Kirkus Reviews...Loe edasi...
Discover one of the Scottish Enlightenments brightest stars.Among the giants of the Scottish Enlightenment, the name of James Hutton is overlooked. Yet his Theory of the Earth revolutionised the way we think about how our planet was formed and laid...Loe edasi...
From the New York Times bestselling author comes the untold story of the fugitive, muse, lover and pioneer at the heart of the psychedelic revolution - until her audacious exploits forced her into the shadows...Loe edasi...
By one of the world’s leading chemists, an entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world.We all have a relationship with chemistry....Loe edasi...
In Pursuit of Tomorrow is the stunning new biography of an innovator, engineer, explorer, and relentless dreamer.Sandford Fleming directed the building of the intercontinental then the transcontinental railway; reset the world’s cloc...Loe edasi...
In the 1960s, at the height of the Space Race, a young boy named Steven Hawley dreamed of getting close to the stars. But with the odds stacked against him to become an astronaut, he dove deep into a study of telescopes and astronomy, never thinki...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517922030)
Winner of the 2021 Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota Nonfiction The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesotas geology, set against the backdrop of early scientific inquiry in the state At twenty, Newton Horace Winchell...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691232256)
The definitive biography of Charles Darwin—now in one abridged and fully updated volumeBased on the two-volume National Book Critics Circle Award–winning biography hailed as “the definitive Darwin biography” (Newsday) • “a...Loe edasi...
A book about building a home and a wild garden on the edge of a Himalayan forest, illuminated by the author’s own watercolors.When acclaimed novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband stumble upon a derelict cottage in the hill station of...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Washington State University Press, ISBN-13: 9781638640332)
Connecting science with personal observations while also conveying the delight, healing, and passion that birds can bring to people, Thomas Bancroft shares from a human as well as an ornithologists perspective. His essays explore species and plac...Loe edasi...
Frontier Doctor, Urling C. Coes autobiographical account of his thirteen years in Central Oregon, details the extraordinary experiences of a young physician in a frontier town, from childbirthing to epidemics, broken bones to unwanted pregnancies....Loe edasi...
There have been few if any books on Jewish people who studied the various facets of natural history. There have certainly been those who have done so in the past and in the current world there are many but, for a host of reasons, natural history as...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978844490)
To Life: Jews Exploring Nature offers a unique exploration of Jewish engagement with nature through compelling biographies of eight subjects. The accounts provide insights into their lives and work, as well as an accessible account of the scie...Loe edasi...
Memorys barriers are without barriers, writes Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee in the opening of his touching and thoughtful memoir, Your Own Will Leave You. Bhattacharjee eloquently reflects on family, care, and memory as he chronicles his experiences...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Texas A & M University Press, ISBN-13: 9781682833087)
A veteran cancer physician, Dr Fazlur Rahmans story is astonishing. He was born and raised in a Mullah family, an old-line Muslim clan, in a remote village in what is now Bangladesh, with its hardships and heartaches, its myths and superstitions. T...Loe edasi...
This is the first biography of Michael Ward (19252005): mountaineer, surgeon, scientist, explorer and writer. Amongst his many accomplishments, it describes from his unique perspective the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, when he was expedit...Loe edasi...
