The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
Michael Watkins, Bo Beolens and Michael Grayson
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New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new...
Ten Physicists Who Transformed Our Understanding of Reality
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Acclaimed popular-science writer Brian Clegg and popular TV and radio astronomer Rhodri Evans give...
Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines
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“I had become an actor because real life was hard for me. Sometimes it was really rough. Acting...
biography films
Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character
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In this magisterial study of the relationship between illness and art, the best-selling author of An...
biography
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables
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'Never mind those self-help manuals urging that some classic novel may change your life; in this...
History & Criticism
America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live by
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Despite its venerated place atop American law and politics, our written Constitution does not...
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
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"The cinema is Nicholas Ray". (Jean-Luc Godard). The visionary filmmaker Nicholas Ray spent his...
Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies
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Truman Capote once remarked, "My primary thing is that I'm a prose writer. I don't think film is the...
Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France
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Marshal Vauban was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly...
The Beatles Lyrics: The Unseen Story Behind Their Music
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Many books have appeared over the years about the Beatles lyrics -- about the words of those songs...