The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life (Becker Robert)(Paperback)

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life (Becker Robert)(Paperback)

The Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the filed of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found clues to the healing process in

Cross Currents: The Perils of Electropollution, the Promise of Electromedicine (Becker Robert O.)(Paperback)

'A fascinating, thoughtful, and accessible account of the emerging field of electromedicine. A timely and eloquent warning on the hazards of electronic pollution.'--Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Hydrogen Economy At the same time that exciting insights about electromedicine's powerful ability to use

The Denial of Death (Becker Ernest)(Paperback)

Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the why of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie -- man's

Blood and Champagne: The Life and Times of Robert Capa (Kershaw Alex)(Paperback)

'A spellbinding portrait.'--The Sunday Times Robert Capa (1913-1954), one of the finest photojournalists and combat photographers of the twentieth century, covered every major conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the early conflict in Vietnam. Always close to the action, he created some of the

Robert Schumann: Life and Death of a Musician (Worthen John)(Paperback)

Shattering longstanding myths, this new biography reveals the robust and positive life of one of the nineteenth century's greatest composers This candid, intimate, and compellingly written new biography offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the

Honorable Mention (Macomber Robert N.)(Paperback)

Robert Macomber's Honor series of naval fiction follows the life and career of Peter Wake in the U.S. Navy during the tumultuous years from 1863 to 1901. Honorable Mention is the third in the series, . It's the fall of 1864. The age of sail is passing and Lt. Peter Wake finds himself again in Key

The Becker Wives (Lavin Mary)(Paperback)

Comprised of four long stories - 'The Becker Wives', 'The Joy Ride', 'A Happy Death' and 'Magenta' - this collection is one of Lavin's most celebrated. Together, these stories capture the frustrations and grace of characters struggling to free themselves in places that are often hostile to their

The 33 Strategies of War (Greene Robert)(Paperback)

Brilliant distillations of the strategies of war--and the subtle social game of everyday life--by the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene's groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and Mastery, espouse profound, timeless lessons from the events of

The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery (Weintraub Robert)(Paperback)

Tate Introductions: Robert Rauschenberg (Krcma Ed)(Paperback)

A lively and accessible introduction to the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), one of the most inventive and influential artists of the post-war period. An important influence on pop artists in the 1960s, Rauschenberg worked in a variety of media--painting, drawing, photography,

My Life Is Like a Fairy Tale (Irwin Robert)(Paperback)

'Robert Irwin vividly and brilliantly blends the fictional life and all-too-real times of a film star of the Nazi era in this a narrative of diminishing options and the advance to death and destruction. Cultured, clever and funny at times, in a grim Charles Adams way, Robert Irwin's novel is

The Confusions of Young Torless (Musil Robert)(Paperback)

'between the life we live and the life we feel...there is the invisible border, like a narrow gate' Set in a boarding school in a remote area of the Habsburg Empire at the turn of the last century, The Confusions of Young Torless is an intense study of an adolescent's psychological development as

The Ankh: African Origin of Electromagnetism (Amen Nur A.)(Paperback)

Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography (Irwin Robert)(Paperback)

The definitive account of the life and thought of the medieval Arab genius who wrote the MuqaddimaIbn Khaldun (1332-1406) is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the Arab world--a genius who ranks as one of the world's great minds. Yet the author of the

Astrology, Nutrition & Health (Jansky Robert Carl)(Paperback)

Jansky explains how the signs of the zodiac relate to different parts of the body and how the houses of your natal horoscope are related to your food preferences and nutritional needs. He shows that the planetary aspects in your chart represent the flow of energy among the various systems of the

Passions - Emotions and the Meaning of Life (Solomon Robert C.)(Paperback / softback)

An abridged reprint of the Doubleday edition of 1976, with new preface and conclusion by the

Life Studies and for the Union Dead (Lowell Robert)(Paperback)

Robert Lowell, with Elizabeth Bishop, stands apart as the greatest American poet of the latter half of the twentieth century--and Life Studies and For the Union Dead stand as among his most important volumes. In Life Studies, which was first published in 1959, Lowell moved away from the formality

Religion and Public Life: The Legacy of Monsignor John A. Ryan (Kennedy Robert G.)(Paperback)

Religion and Public Life is a collection of papers delivered at a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Msgr. John A. Ryan, who was the most prominent and influential American advocate of the Catholic social tradition in the first half of the twentieth century. He was a rare

The Biology Coloring Book (Griffin Robert D.)(Paperback)

In The Biology Coloring Book, learn about the basic processes of life and the interactions of living things within their environment. Whether studying biology on your own or enrolled in a course in high school or college, you will find this book indispensable.More than 50% of your brain is devoted

Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord (McNamee Colm)(Paperback)

The life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise

A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback)

In the tradition of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, a foremost science writer and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, tells the mesmerizing story of his twenty-one years in remote Kenya with a troop of Savannah baboons. 'I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew

Melanie Klein: The Basics (Hinshelwood Robert D.)(Paperback)

Melanie Klein: The Basics provides an accessible and concise introduction to the life and work of Melanie Klein, whose discoveries advanced those of Freud and other analysts, deepening our insight into the unconscious domain of psychology in human beings. Klein began her work by developing a method

Journeys Out of the Body (Monroe Robert A.)(Paperback / softback)

A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (Reng Ronald)(Paperback)

Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of Robert Enke's life. Reng brings into sharp relief the specific demands and fears faced by those who play top-level sport. Heartfelt, but never sentimental he tells the universal tragedy of a talented man's struggles against his own