The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive (Stevenson David S.)(Paperback)

The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive (Stevenson David S.)(Paperback)

This book looks at the persistence of life and how difficult it would be to annihilate life, especially a species as successful as humanity. The idea that life in general is fragile is challenged by the hardiness of microbes, which shows that astrobiology on exoplanets and other satellites must be

How to Survive a Plague - The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS (France David)(Paperback / softback)

How to Survive a Plague is a social and scientific history of

The Life and Diary of David Brainerd (Brainerd David)(Paperback)

Reclaiming Wonder: After the Sublime (Lloyd Genevieve)(Paperback)

A philosophical exploration of wonder: its history, its present condition and its future potential Genevieve Lloyd illuminates and challenges some perplexing aspects of contemporary attitudes to wonder. Central to her argument is the claim that wonder has come to be largely eclipsed by the allure

Walden, Or, Life in the Woods (Thoreau Henry David)(Paperback)

Nature was a form of religion for naturalist, essayist, and early environmentalist Henry David Thoreau (1817-62). In communing with the natural world, he wished to 'live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and ... learn what it had to teach.' Toward that end Thoreau built a

Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon (Landau David)(Paperback)

A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, and a politician whose tenure bridged numerous governments, as both a general and a politician Ariel Sharon championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. But in his later years, as prime minister, he took a

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes and the Amateur Emigrant (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on a journey through the Cevennes with a donkey, Modestine, and a

A Psalter for Prayer (James David Mitchell)(Paperback)

The Psalms of David are the foundation of Christian worship and integral to its form and content. This edition of the classic Coverdale translation is accompanied by prayers and rubrics from the Liturgical Psalter of the Russian Church, adapted to conform to the Greek Septuagint text, and

One Day (Nicholls David)(Paperback)

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Dexter and Emma must face the nature of love and even life itself in this page-turning story filled with 'heart-melting romance' (Elle). One of the most 'emotionally riveting love stories you'll ever encounter' (People).It's 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have

The Guest House (Mark David)(Paperback)

How much would you pay to survive?Mother-of-three Ronni Ashcroft had just pieced her life back together after her husband left. On a remote spur of the Scottish Highlands, she kept her successful guest house going and even met a new man, Bishop.But it turned out that Bishop had secrets. He had

World of Christopher Marlowe (Riggs Professor David)(Paperback / softback)

David Riggs evokes the atmosphere and texture of Marlowe's life, from the stench and poverty of a childhood spent near Canterbury's abattoirs to the fanatical pursuit of classical learning at

From Plato to NATO: The Idea of the West and Its Opponents (Gress David)(Paperback)

An in-depth intellectual history of the Western idea and a passionate defense of its importance to America's future, From Plato to NATO is the first book to make sense of the legacy of the West at a time when it is facing its greatest challenges. Readers of Francis Fukuyama, John Gray, Samuel

Kidnapped: Classics Illustrated (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback)

Stevenson's tale of the adventures of David Balfour, sold into slavery at sea, and his daring escape... Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Robert Louis

David Hockney (Livingstone Marco)(Paperback)

The relationship between art and life has been of overriding importance in the work of David Hockney, who has perhaps enjoyed greater popularity than any other British artist this century. Here Marco Livingstone traces those connections from the beginning of the artist's career in the early 1960s

Livewired - David Eagleman

A revolutionary new understanding of the human brain and its changeable nature.The brain is a dynamic, electric, living forest. It is not rigidly fixed but instead constantly modifies its patterns - adjusting to remember, adapting to new conditions, building expertise. Your neural networks are not

With Our Backs to the Wall - Victory and Defeat in 1918 (Stevenson David)(Paperback / softback)

My Life: It's a Long Story (Nelson Willie)(Paperback / softback)

The unvarnished and complete story of the life of one of America's greatest ever

The Nature and Art of Workmanship (Pye David)(Paperback)

This is one of the classic books on craftsmanship and design. Init, David Pye explores the meaning of skill and its relationship todesign and manufacture. Cutting through a century of fuzzythinking, he proposes a new theory of making based on the concept ofgood workmanship and shows how it imparts

Ebb-Tide. A Trio and a Quartette & David Balfour (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback / softback)

The Ebb-Tide. A Trio and a Quartette (1894) is a short novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. It was published the year Stevenson died.Three beggars operate in the port of Papeete on Tahiti. They are Herrick, a failed English businessman; Davis, an American sea

Out of the Saltshaker and into the World - Evangelism As A Way Of Life (Peterson David (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Life During Wartime (Shepard Lucius)(Paperback / softback)

In the jungles of Guatemala, David Mingolla is struggling to survive amongst the rotting vegetation and his despairing fellow foot soldiers. He knows he is nothing but an expendable pawn in an endless war. On R & R a few miles away from the warzone he meets Debora - an enigmatic young woman who may

Trusted Advisor (Maister David H.)(Paperback / softback)

In order to survive, today's professionals must earn the trust of their clients and re-earn it throughout their careers. Now David Maister, the famed ''guru's guru,'' joins forces with a pair of elite consultants to deliver a dynamic must read for successfully negotiating relationships in today's

Life in the Universe: A Beginner's Guide (Dartnell Lewis)(Paperback)

Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is one of the hottest areas of scientific research. Lewis Dartnell considers some of the fascinating questions facing researchers today. Could life exist anywhere else in the universe? What might aliens really look like? Dartnell

The Library of Greek Mythology (Apollodorus)(Paperback)

The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd