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“vincent sheean”

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  • Between the Thunder and the Sun

    A Correspondent's View of War

    by Vincent Sheean ...
    "He's done it again, this author of Personal History and Not Truth but a Sword. In a sense this is quite different. It has the same quality of immediacy, the same sureness of foresight, the same gift for being at the right place at the right time (for a correspondent, that is—though he probably curses his missing Pearl Harbor by inches); once again he shows his ability to blend fast paced ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Madame Curie - A Biography by Eve Curie

    by Vincent Sheean ...
    Marie Curie is a women who changed the face of science for all time, not just because of her discovery of the radioactive element Radium and her work with it, but because of her incredible strides forward in a such a male dominated world as laboratory science at the turn of the 19th century. This is the Madame Curie many people know but here is a biography written by her daughter Eve that shows ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spirit's Pilgrimage

    by Madeleine Slade ...
    "The Spirit's Pilgrimage by Madeleine Slade is a spiritual memoir that chronicles the author's journey from a privileged life in England to a life of service in India. Slade, who was known as Mirabehn, was a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and played a significant role in India's struggle for independence. The book begins with Slade's childhood in England and her early years as a socialite. However, ... Read more

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  • Alan M. Turing

    Centenary Edition

    by Sara Turing, John Turing ...
    'In a short life he accomplished much, and to the roll of great names in the history of his particular studies added his own.' So is described one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century, yet Alan Turing's name was not widely recognised until his contribution to the breaking of the German Enigma code became public in the 1970s. The story of Turing's life fascinates and in the years since ... Read more

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  • Every Third Thought

    On life, death and the endgame

    by Robert McCrum ...
    As read on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week**'Moving, intellectual and unsentimental. I think it will become a classic' Melvyn Bragg'Thoughtful, subtle, elegantly clever and oddly joyous, Every Third Thought is beautiful'** Kate MosseIn 1995, at the age of forty-two, Robert McCrum suffered a dramatic and near-fatal stroke. Since that life-changing event, McCrum has lived in the shadow of death, ... Read more

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  • The Tinkerers

    The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great

    by Alec Foege ...
    From its earliest years, the United States was a nation of tinkerers: men and women who looked at the world around them and were able to create something genuinely new from what they saw. Guided by their innate curiosity, a desire to know how things work, and a belief that anything can be improved, amateurs and professionals from Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Edison came up with the inventions that ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Programmed by Deception

    Eye of the Remote Series Ii

    by Solaris BlueRaven ...
    Programmed by Deception Eye of the Remote Series II is a sequel to Ms. BlueRaven's pubished book of 2008 called Eye of the Remote Black Operations in Areas Beyond 52. 'Programmed by Deception, Eye of the Remote Series II' takes a hard look at covert technology and the false matrix motherboard of planet Earth the masses are exposed to. Ms. BlueRaven will disclose a more detailed approach to covert ... Read more

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  • The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III

    Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family

    by Peter Byrne ...
    Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "many worlds" theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. Using Everett's unpublished papers (recently discovered in his son's basement) and dozens of interviews with his friends, colleagues, and surviving family members, Byrne paints, for the general reader, a detailed portrait of the genius ... Read more

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  • Legendary Scientists: The Life and Legacy of Nikola Tesla

    by Charles River Editors ...
    *Includes pictures of Tesla and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a list of some of Tesla's most inspirational and controversial quotes. *Examines the relationship and rivalry between Tesla and Edison.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. “Throughout space there is energy. Is this energy static or kinetic! If static our hopes are in ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Von Braun

    Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

    by Michael Neufeld ...
    Curator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von Braun.Chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program, Wernher von Braun is a source of consistent fascination. Glorified as a visionary and vilified as a war criminal, he was a man of profound ... Read more

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  • Grade 1 Science: For Curious Kids

    Fun Science Trivia for Kids In Grade One

    by Baby Professor ...
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    How can the puzzling game of puzzles benefit young minds? Well, puzzles boost general knowledge, and improve vocabulary as well as spelling, logic and problem-solving. But the main advantage of introducing this activity early in life is that it helps children learn with game-based learning. What this translates is that fun and learning become one. So don't forget to secure your copy now! ... Read more

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