
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
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Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and...

Emanuela Orlandi and Ettore Majorana: Two Italian Mysteries Resolved?
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Discover the captivating true stories of Emanuela Orlandi and Ettore Majorana in this compelling...

Sisters of the East End: A 1950s Nurse and Midwife
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Heart-warming tales of nursing and midwifery from the Sisters who worked with Jennifer Worth. "A...

No Picnic on Mount Kenya
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A rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount...
Harvey Cushing: A Life in Surgery
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Here is the first biography to appear in fifty years of Harvey Cushing, a giant of American medicine...

The Art of Science: Pure and Applied Genius
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Did you ever wonder why science is so boring? Maybe scientists are hoping you won't find out quite...

Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters
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A dazzling biography of three of the most glamorous women of the 20th Century: Jacqueline Bouvier...
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The Stanley Kubrick Archives
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The Kubrick filesFrom the archives of cinematic geniusIn 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to...

El Lissitzky: The Experience of Totality
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This is a fascinating and sumptuously illustrated overview of the work of El Lissitzk, one of the...