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  • The Forger's Spell

    A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    "Mesmerizing account of an amateur artist who made millions selling forged paintings to art-obsessed Nazis and business tycoons" ( Kirkus, starred review).**New York Times–BestsellerA New York Times Staff Pick"Dolnick brilliantly re-creates the circumstances that made possible one of the most audacious frauds of the twentieth century. . . . An incomparable page turner." — Boston Globe</em... ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Clockwork Universe

    Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, & the Birth of the Modern World

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    New York Times–bestselling Author: An "entertainingly written" account of the scientific revolution that emerged amid the horrors of seventeenth-century London ( Kirkus Reviews).In the late seventeenth century, chaos and disease reigned. Streets overflowed with filth and the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Sickness was divine punishment, astronomy and astrology were ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Rescue Artist

    A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Edgar Award Winner for Best Fact Crime. "An entertaining account of the eternal struggle between high art and low cunning." — TimeIn the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Down the Great Unknown

    John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book of narrative nonfiction to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.On May 24, 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell, and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. Their goal was the Grand Canyon, an area of the United States not ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Writing of the Gods

    The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    The fast-paced and “engrossing account” (The New York Times Book Review) of “one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history” (The Christian Science Monitor): two rival geniuses in a race to decode the writing on one of the world’s most famous documents—the Rosetta Stone.The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party

    How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    From the bestselling author of The Clockwork Universe and The Writing of the Gods, an “utterly delightful…hugely entertaining” (Air Mail) book about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur bones, leading to a whole new understanding of human history.In the early 1800s the natural world was a safe and cozy place, or so people believed. But then a twelve-year-old farm boy in Massachusetts ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • The Rush

    America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    A riveting portrait of the Gold Rush, by the award-winning author of Down the Great Unknown and The Forger's Spell.In the spring of 1848, rumors began to spread that gold had been discovered in a remote spot in the Sacramento Valley. A year later, newspaper headlines declared "Gold Fever!" as hundreds of thousands of men and women borrowed money, quit their jobs, and allowed themselves- for the ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Dinosaurios en la cena

    Cómo un grupo de personajes excéntricos puso el mundo patas arriba con el hallazgo de unos fósiles

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Traduit par Juanjo Estrella González ...
    Collections series DIVULGACIÓN
    El maestro de la divulgación y autor de La escritura de los dioses nos traslada a uno de los momentos cumbre de la historia de la ciencia: el descubrimiento de los dinosauriosA comienzos del siglo XIX, el mundo parecía un lugar previsible. La gente creía que la Tierra no tenía más que seis mil años de antigüedad y que las enormes huellas fosilizadas que aparecían en la naturaleza pertenecían a ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • La escritura de los dioses

    Descifrando la piedra de Rosetta

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Traduit par Victoria León ...
    Collections Livre 142 - Biblioteca de Ensayo / Serie mayor
    Un apasionante thriller cultural. Un fascinante retrato de imperios antiguos y modernos, una mirada sin parangón a la historia, la cultura y la humanidad.Delta del Nilo, 1799. En un asfixiante día de julio es hallada entre un montón de escombros la piedra de Rosetta, uno de los objetos arqueológicos más famosos del mundo y la clave para desentrañar una lengua perdida. La losa de granito contenía ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Seeds of Life

    From Aristotle to da Vinci, from Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakesThroughout most of human history, babies were surprises. People knew the basics: men and women had sex, and sometimes babies followed. But beyond that the origins of life were a colossal mystery. The Seeds of Life is the remarkable and rollicking story of how a series of blundering ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • L'universo meccanico

    Il racconto dell'astronomia moderna

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Nel 1665 Londra viene colpita da una pestilenza che si porta via un quinto dei suoi abitanti. L'anno successivo un incendio devastante fa quasi altrettante vittime. Proprio in quei due anni Isaac Newton, un giovane scontroso, magro e allampanato, inventa il calcolo infinitesimale e calcola la forza di gravità della Luna, prima pedina della legge di gravitazione universale. Negli stessi, pochi anni ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

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    The Writing of the Gods

    The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone

    par Edward Dolnick ...
    Lu par Fajer Al-Kaisi ...

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    8 heure 32 min

    The fast-paced and “engrossing account” (The New York Times Book Review) of “one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history” (The Christian Science Monitor): two rival geniuses in a race to decode the writing on one of the world’s most famous documents—the Rosetta Stone.The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British ... En savoir plus

    $33.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : eBook

    Aussi disponible en : eBook