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Author: Violette Leduc
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781573227407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the second remarkable volume of her life story, Leduc paints a vibrant picture of the brilliant minds around her--and the dark passions and insecurities that drove her to write. National features, reviews planned.
Author: Tyler Hamilton
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 2011-09-01
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 177090073X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn “illuminating and important” look at the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are working to save us from catastrophic climate change (New York Journal of Books). Nikola Tesla was considered a mad scientist by the society of his time for predicting global warming more than a hundred years ago. Today, we need visionaries like him to find sources of alternative energy and solutions to this looming threat. Mad Like Tesla takes an in-depth look at climate issues, introducing thinkers and inventors such as Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer who claims we can harness the energy of man-made tornadoes, and a professor and a businessman who are running a company that genetically modifies algae so it can secrete ethanol naturally. These individuals and their unorthodox methods are profiled through first-person interviews, exploring the social, economic, financial, and personal obstacles that they continue to face. Also covered is the existing state of green energy technologies—such as solar, wind, biofuels, smart grid, and energy storage—offering a ray of hope against a backdrop of dread. “Hamilton makes complex technologies comprehensible.” —Library Journal
Author: Simon Mayo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2019-01-01
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 1643130927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe war of 1812 is over, but for the inmates at Dartmoor Prison, peace—like home—is still a long way away.On New Year’s Eve 1814, the American sailors of the Eagle finally arrive at Dartmoor prison, bedraggled, exhausted, but burning with hope. They’ve only had one thing to sustain them during the har- rowing voyage—a snatched whisper overheard along the way. The war is finally over.Joe Hill thought he’d left the war outside these walls but it’s quickly clear that there’s a different type of fight to be had within. The seven prison blocks surrounding him have been segregated; six white and one black.Inspired by true events, this novel recounts the remarkable story of the first ever all-black Shakespeare production, staged by segregated American prisoners of war. It is a story of hope and freedom, of loss and suffering. It is a story about how sometimes, in our darkest hour, it can be the most unlikely of things that see us through.
Author: Ben Ladouceur
Publisher: Coach House Books
Published: 2019-04-10
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 177056585X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMad Long Emotion wants to talk flora to fauna like you. It talks by dancing, as bumblebees do. In its dances, loosestrife shoos humans away, green carnations flirt with handsome men beyond the shade, and “dogbanes though dead bloom.” Meanwhile, in better-discerned motion, numerous species both spiny and spineless prove invasive, from Great Lake lampreys to hydraulic triceratopses. But they’re just looking for better homes. The book concludes with a long poem about distance, desire and the difficulty of combining the two. Lend this book your eyes and nose; mouth its contents to your house plants. The poetry of Mad Long Emotion wants to live forever, and you can make that happen with your face.
Author: Francis Crick
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2008-08-06
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0786725842
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCandid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.
Author: Robert Westerby
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Published: 1945
Total Pages: 265
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Conniff
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2011-10-25
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 0393341321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConniff tells the story of bold adventurers who risked death to discover strange life forms in the farthest corners of planet Earth.
Author: Nancy Gibbs
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780446604598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChronicles the eighteen-year search for the Unabomber, profiles suspect Ted Kaczynski, and includes the Unabomber's 35,000-word manifesto
Author: Philip Slater
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 1990-07-01
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780807042014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to technology.
Author: George Plimpton
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2016-04-26
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 031632647X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeorge Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.
