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Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science
Marjorie C. Malley · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This is the story of a new science. Beginning with an obscure discovery in 1896, radioactivity led researchers on a quest for understanding that ultimately confronted the intersection of knowledge and mystery.Mysterious from the start, radioactivity attracted researchers who struggled... |
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Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House
Peter Baker · Doubleday; 2nd Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and Cheney administration in a tour-de-force narrative of a dramatic and controversial presidency.Theirs was the most captivating... |
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When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Our Infatuation With New Technologies
Robert Vamosi · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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Technology is evolving faster than we are. As our mobile phones, mp3 players, cars, and digital cameras become more and more complex, we understand less and less about how they actually work and what personal details these gadgets might reveal about us.Robert Vamosi, an award-winning journalist... |
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George lucas : a life
Brian Jay Jones · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 560
Format: Print book
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The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas
On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named... |
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The Missing of the Somme
Geoff Dyer · Vintage
Pages: 157
Format: Paperback
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The Missing of the Somme is part travelogue, part meditation on remembrance - and completely, unabashedly, unlike any other book about the First World War. Through visits to battlefields and memorials, Geoff Dyer examines the way that photographs and film, poetry and prose determined... |
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Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures
Nancy Moses · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Stolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. There are many books about museum heists, Holocaust artwork, insider theft,... |
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Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
Marina Warner · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over readers and audiences, both adults and children, for centuries. These fantastic stories... |
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Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Leonard E. Burman · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Despite their passion and fury, contemporary Americans are remarkably clueless about how their tax system works. But with heated debates over taxation now roiling Congress and the nation, an understanding of our tax system is of vital importance. Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know®,... |
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The Art of French Pastry
Jacquy Pfeiffer · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2014 James Beard Award for Best Cookbook, Dessert BakingWhat does it take to perfect a flawless éclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. In The Art of French Pastry award-winning... |
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All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power
Nomi Prins · Perseus Books Group
Pages: 521
Format: Print book
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Who rules America?
All the Presidents' Bankers is a groundbreaking narrative of how an elite group of men transformed the American economy and government, dictated foreign and domestic policy, and shaped world history.
Culled from original presidential archival documents,... |
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Sweet Corn Spectacular
Marie Porter · Minnesota Historical Society Press; 1 edition
Format: Book
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The height of summer brings with it the bounty of fresh sweet corn. Grilled or boiled, slathered in butter and sprinkled with salt, corn on the cob is a mainstay of cook-out menus. But this “vegetable” can grace your plate in so many other ways. In fact, author and baker Marie... |
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Now That's Funny!: The Art and Craft of Writing Comedy
Peter Desberg · Square One
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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There is a feeling of pure delight that comes from laughing out loud while watching a hilarious movie or a TV show. Yet as funny as these lines may be, they are the work of people you will never see. The magic behind any comedy hit begins when an idea is hatched in the mind of a comedy... |
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