A mind-bending book about modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fate of stars and the deep mysteries of black holes. What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did--and in doi…
Following the death of a friend, the poet and pets' mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Within its golden gates, death, American-style, is wrapped up and sold like a package holiday--and Dennis …
This narrative history of the Krupp family "brings to life Europe's weathiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world's most technologically advanced weapon's from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft guns; provided arms to generation…
Draws on hundreds of interviews and once-secret documents to deliver the untold story of the FBI's secret battles in the war on terror--both outside the United States and inside the U.S. government--highlighting the tensions between the FBI and CIA.
A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.
A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.
A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in section on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.
From The Books Back Cover: This simple, straightforward, yet powerful guide can help you- just as it has already helped hundreds of thousands of readers since its initial publication twenty-five years ago- reap the profound rewards of meditation. Outlining an easy-to-follow and …
A compilation of fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays, all published in book form for the first time
"A design critic describes the ways in which manufacturers appeal to the emotions in order to sell their products. Tracing the art and science of package design, this book is aimed at students of popular culture, designers, marketing people - and anyone who goes shopping."--Site…
A design critic describes the ways in which manufacturers appeal to the emotions in order to sell their products. Tracing the art and science of package design, this book is aimed at students of popular culture, designers, marketing people - and anyone who goes shopping.
A behind-the-scenes account of the #blacklivesmatter movement shares insights into the young men and women behind it, citing the racially charged controversies that have motivated members and the economic, political, and personal histories that inform its purpose.
