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  • The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat

    The Story of Penicillin and the Modern Age of Medical Miracles

    by Eric Lax ...
    The dramatic, untold story of the discovery of the first wonder drug, the men who led the way, and how it changed the modern worldIn his wonderfully engaging book, acclaimed author Eric Lax tells the real story behind the discovery and why it took so long to develop the drug. He reveals the reasons why credit for penicillin was misplaced, and why this astonishing achievement garnered a Nobel Prize ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Start to Finish

    Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking

    by Eric Lax ...
    In this fascinating insight into the artistic process, longtime Woody Allen biographer Eric Lax follows the legendary director through the making of a movie—from start to finish. Charting the production of Allen’s forty-sixth directorial feature, Irrational Man—starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone—from inception to premier, Lax takes us onto the set and behind the scenes, revealing the intimate ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Faith, Interrupted

    by Eric Lax ...
    **A profoundly personal, deeply felt exploration of the mystery of faith—having it, losing it, hoping for its return.“Lax has written a steady, quiet love letter to a faith he has lost.... Sympathetic and engrossing.” —The New York Times Book Review**The son of an Episcopal priest, Eric Lax develops in his youth a deep religious attachment and an acute moral compass—one that he is willing to go to ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Conversations with Woody Allen

    His Films, the Movies, and Moviemaking

    by Eric Lax ...
    From the author of the best-selling biography *Woody Allen—*the most informative, revealing, and entertaining conversations from his thirty-six years of interviewing the great comedian and filmmaker.For more than three decades, Woody Allen has been talking regularly and candidly with Eric Lax, and has given him singular and unfettered access to his film sets, his editing room, and his thoughts and ... Read more

    Was $22.99 CAD Now $16.99 CAD

  • Radiation

    What It Is, What You Need to Know

    by Robert Peter Gale, Eric Lax ...
    The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale, M.D,—the doctor to whom concerned governments turned in ... Read more

    Was $13.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Start to Finish

    Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking

    by Eric Lax ...
    Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 7 min

    A cinephile's dream: the chance to follow legendary director Woody Allen throughout the creation of a film--from inception to premiere--and to enjoy his reflections on some of the finest artists in the history of cinema.Eric Lax has been with Woody Allen almost every step of the way. He chronicled Allen's transformation from stand-up comedian to filmmaker in On Being Funny (1975). His ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Radiation

    What It Is, What You Need to Know

    by Robert Peter Gale, Eric Lax ...
    Narrated by Robert Fass ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 27 min

    The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale, M.D,—the doctor to whom concerned governments turned in ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Energy and Civilization

    A History

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    Narrated by David Colacci ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 9 min

    Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows—ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

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    The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

    The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

    by Marie Kondo ...
    Narrated by Sarah Skaer ...
    Series series The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

    Unabridged

    5 hours 46 min

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The book that sparked a revolution and inspired the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo: the original guide to decluttering your home once and for all.ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE—CNNDespite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles?Japanese ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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    The Crow Trap

    The First Gripping Murder Mystery in the Vera Stanhope Series

    by Ann Cleeves ...
    Narrated by Janine Birkett ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Vera Stanhope

    Unabridged

    14 hours 18 min

    Introducing Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope.The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera.Everyone has something to hide . . .Three very different women come together at an isolated cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal . ... Read more

    $31.34 CAD

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  • Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed

    Conversations with Paul Cronin

    by Paul Cronin ...
    This edition of Herzog on Herzog presents a completely new set of interviews in which Werner Herzog discusses his career from its very beginnings to his most recent productions.Herzog was once hailed by Francois Truffaut as the most important director alive. Famous for his frequentcollaborations with mercurial actor Klaus Kinski - including the epics, Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo, ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Joss Whedon

    Geek King of the Universe - A Biography

    by Amy Pascale ...
    'Packed with trivia, filled with wit and endlessly readable, this is the biography Joss’ s career deserves. We can’ t recommend it enough' ***** SFXJoss Whedon is a male writer whose most famous creation is a girl-power icon; a geek who deals in classic themes of love, betrayal and redemption; and one of the first people in the entertainment industry to have harnessed the power of the internet to ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD