Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into a life of only 42 years the careers of mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and biologist. He is widely regarded as a war hero grossly mistreated by his unappreciative country and it has become hard to disentangle t…
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Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into a life of only 42 years the careers of mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and biologist. He is widely regarded as a war hero grossly mistreated by his unappreciative country and it has become hard to disentangle t…
"Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) was one of the most significant pioneers of the British women's emancipation movement; though her importance is little recognised. Wolstenholme Elmy referred to herself as an 'initiator' of movements, and she was at the heart of every cam…
"On a torrid August day in 2009, I visited Celalzade Mustafa's final resting place in Istanbul's Eyüp district, in a neighborhood called Nisanca. The chancellor (nisanci) is buried in the cemetery adjoining the small mosque built for him by Sinan, the chief imperial architect. H…
"Another Day in Paradise' is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the 'hot spots' of the globe from Afghanistan to Vietnama, these stories tell it like it really is 'on the ground."
'Another Day in Paradise' is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the 'hot spots' of the globe from Afghanistan to Vietnama, these stories tell it like it really is 'on the ground'.
The powerful and innovative King Æthelstan reigned only briefly (924-939), yet his achievements during those eventful fifteen years changed the course of English history. He won spectacular military victories (most notably at Brunanburh), forged unprecedented political connectio…
A "first-hand look into the life of America's private paramilitary warriors and their highly secretive work around the world"--. "Patriot, warrior, spy. Smith may be a real life Jason Bourne."--Fred Burton, Vice President at Stratfor and coauthor of Under Fire: The Untold Story…
"Gray Work is an unprecedented, first-hand look into the life of America's private paramilitary warriors and their highly secretive work around the world--and is written by Jamie Smith, one of the most successful and respected men in the business"--
"Gray Work is an unprecedented, first-hand look into the life of America's private paramilitary warriors and their highly secretive work around the world--and is written by Jamie Smith, one of the most successful and respected men in the business"--
Provides the entertaining histories behind hundreds of eponyms, such as bowdlerize (from the censorious Thomas Bowdler) and bikini from the atoll. There are hundreds more -- discover to whom we owe the terms hooker, sideburn, zeppelin, the cardigan sweater, pamphlet, robot and a…
