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Author
Publisher
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Throughout history, humans have dreamed of knowing the reason for the existence of the universe. In The Mind of God, physicist Paul Davies explores whether modern science can provide the key that will unlock this last secret. In his quest for an ultimate explanation, Davies reexamines the great questions that have preoccupied humankind for millennia, and in the process explores, among other topics, the origin and evolution of the cosmos, the nature...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
An annotated version of the classic story of the boy who never grows up includes period photos and a discussion of the tale's controversial history.
One hundred years after J. M. Barrie published the novel Peter and Wendy, Maria Tatar revisits a story that, like Alice in Wonderland, bridges the generations, animating both adults and children with its kinetic energy. The adventures of the Darling children with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Neverland...
Series
The Library of America volume 212
Publisher
distributed in the United States by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
" ... Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, 'The Civil War: The First Year' brings together over 120 pieces by more than sixty participants to create a unique firsthand narrative of this great historical crisis ..."--Dust jacket flap.
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power (second edition) offers a comprehensive, detailed, and ground-breaking examination of soft power - a key factor in cultural diplomacy, cultural relations, and public diplomacy. This innovative handbook is a definitive resource for inquirers into soft power desiring to familiarize themselves with cutting-edge debates and research. It will be of interest and value to students, researchers and policy makers working...
13) Comic poems
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
This treasury of humorous poems brings together a large constellation of witty poets, and embraces a wide range of forms, including limericks, clerihews, ballads, sonnets, and nonsense verse.
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
This volume devoted to ekphrasis - poems inspired by paintings, and paintings inspired by poems - explores the art of transformation from one medium into another. Examples include William Carlos Williams's series of poems based on Breughel paintings and Delmore Schwartz's interpretation of Georges Seurat's iconic "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte."
19) Know this: today's most interesting and important scientific ideas, discoveries, and developments
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org-- dubbed 'the world's smartest website' by The Guardian-- brings together 175 of the world's most innovative and brilliant thinkers to discuss recent scientific breakthroughs that will shape the future. Scientific developments radically alter our understanding of the world. Whether it's technology, climate change, health research, or the latest revelations of neuroscience, physics, or psychology,...
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