The extraordinary Bill Bryson takes us from the Big Bang to the dawn of science in this book about basically everything.Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something?Or thought about how we can weigh the earth?Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe?Uncover the mysteries of time, space and life ...
100 Schlüsselwerke erzählen die Geschichte des Grafikdesigns im 20. Jahrhundert Kompakte Darstellung eines kompletten Genres im Design- Bereich Inspiration und Wissen für praktische Anwender und historisch Interessierte Dieses zugängliche Buch demonstriert, wie pfiffige Ideen das Grafikdesign geprägt ...
Book Summary of Baudolino Eco returns to the Middle Ages with Baudolino - a wondrous, provocative, beguiling tale of history, myth, and invention. It is April, 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the fourth Crusade. Amid ...
A highway patrol trooper notices something strange on the side of the road: a homemade cross, fashioned as a memorial. Except the date being ''remembered'' is the following day - the day the police find a kidnapped teenage girl in the trunk of a car, left for dead. Special Agent Kathryn Dance, the kinesics ...
In these seventeen essays (and one short story) the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner examines British, French and American writers who have meant most to him, as well as the cross-currents and overlappings of their different cultures. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, ...
Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there''s a whole world waiting to be discovered. Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth''s surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest ...
An eternal masterpiece of candid observation, emotional insight and transcending humour, Middlemarch is a truly monumental novel. Endlessly appealing to modern readers, Middlemarch has been adapted as BBC Radio 4 drama.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector''s Library is a series ...
I didn''t realize he was a werewolf at first. My nose isn''t at its best when surrounded by axle grease and burnt oil.'' Mercedes Thompson runs a garage in the Tri-Cities. She''s a mechanic, and a damn good one, who spends her spare time karate training and tinkering with a VW bus that happens to belong ...
A guide to twelve children\''s art workshops by one of the world\''s most innovative facilitators and best–selling bookmakers. Art Workshops for Children is a guide for parents and teachers to organize and execute artistic workshops for children. 12 workshops are featured, each offering a list of materials ...
A thrilling, wintry Nordic epic from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell, weaving a tale of legend, magic and adventure which will grip and enchant readers from beginning to end. Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless following a raid and in his icy, ...
