Moneyball meets medicine in this remarkable chronicle of one of the greatest scientific quests of our time-the groundbreaking program to answer the most essential question for humanity: how do we live and die?-and the visionary mastermind behind it.…
The author is himself asthmatic from the age of seventeen years old, he describes the strugle of his life to survive. He also did a huge research on psychosomatic illnesses icluding asthma and obesity.
Ivor Noel Hume has devoted his life to uncovering countless lives that came before him. In A Passion for the Past the world-renowned archaeologist turns to his own life, sharing with the reader a story that begins amid the bombed-out rubble of post-…
An inspiring, surprising, sometimes shocking, and ultimately deeply informative memoir of the high-stakes, high-pressured life of a female heart surgeon. Dr. Kathy Magliato is one of the few female heart surgeons practicing in the world today. She…
Active in fields spanning medicine, ornithology, zoology and even watercolour painting, Frederick Dawtrey Drewitt (1848-1942) was a prominent fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, exhibited at the Royal Academy, and was involved in governing th…
What does it mean to be a doctor? "I am a doctor." Every year, thousands of medical school graduates utter these four simple words. But as you will see in Playing God, earning an M.D. is just the first step to becoming a real physician. In this page…
In 2010, French mathematician C dric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof which he devised with his close collaborator Cl ment Mouhot to explain one of the most surprising theories in cl…
Coming from humble origins, the protagonist in these memoirs was completely innocent of the fact that like all human endeavors, physics is often strongly influenced by politics.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHLO GRACE MORETZ An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her ide…
George Stephenson is among the most famous engineers of all time. His rise from 'rags to riches' is a stirring story of its kind, but many of the works attributed to him should in fact be credited to young subordinates, not least his son, Robert. Bu…
The true story of the most controversial psychological research of the modern era. In the summer of 1961, a group of men and women volunteered for a memory experiment to be conducted by young, dynamic psychologist Stanley Milgram. None could have im…
Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution (1877-1923) and is re…
Well-received on initial publication, The Mind Tree is truly an enthralling read. Although he is severely autistic and nearly nonverbal, Tito's ability to communicate through his extraordinary writing is astonishing. At the age of three, Tito was di…
David Suzuki's autobiography limns a life dedicated to making the world a better place. The book expands on the early years covered in Metamorphosis and continues to the present, when, at age 70, Suzuki reflects on his entire life and his hopes for…
This book is a first-hand account of nurses' and health professionals' experiences during Hurricane Katrina. It presents the perspectives of nurses, and informs the reader about the delivery of care to patients in hospitals affected by Hurricane Kat…
The English scientist and poet Andrew Crosse (1784-1855) is famous for his mysterious "Acarus electricus," a form of mites that seemed to have been created during one of his electrical experiments. Here is depicted not only the life and work of the…
The high-tech wizard behind Apple offers a personal account of the creation of the first personal computer by marrying computer circuitry with a video screen and a typewriter keyboard to create the affordable, easy-to-use Apple I, detailing his life…
As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completel…
Yuan Tseh Lee may be passionate about scientific researches, but he does not enclose himself in the laboratory; instead, he is concerned about the influence of science on society. He often accepts interviews, gives speeches, expresses his views on s…
Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21 and was expected to live for only another two years. He went on to write books and deliver public lectures right up until his death at the age of 76 in 2018. Hawking achieved…
The name Michaux often appears in the plant names of Florida, from the endangered yellow violets that grow wild in the panhandle to the Florida rosemary of the scrub. Andre Michaux (1746-1803) was one of the most extraordinary and dynamic individual…
Stephen Hawking var verdens mest begavede teoretiske fysiker siden Einstein. Han var kanskje vårt største vitenskapelige geni i moderne tid, og som populærvitenskapelig forfatter forklarte han på mesterlig vis vanskelige temaer for vanlige folk. I t…
The incalculable influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) on biology, botany, geology, and meteorology deservedly earned him the reputation as the world's most illustrious scientist before Charles Darwin. Humboldt's breath-taking explorations…
The extraordinary life and career of the iconic twentieth-century inventor, technologist, and business magnate H. Joseph Gerber is described in a fascinating biography written by his son, David, based on unique access to unpublished sources. A Holoc…
This volume of original articles, collected papers and commentaries by contemporary scholars illustrates the work of Tullio Regge, a giant in the panorama of theoretical physics in the second half of the 20th century, probably the most influential I…
Doktor Torp ble født i 1919 på Hedemarken og var store deler av barndommen en oppgitt pleiepasient. Mot alle odds fullførte han likevel folke- og middelskolen, og med begge bena amputer fullførte han medisinerstudiet høsten 1949. Senere tok han den…
"In A Split Second" the author is given a challenge that takes every ounce of courage, determination and belief to overcome. A brain aneurysm suffered at work resulted in total paralysis of the left side in less than fifteen minutes. Follow the jou…
Descended from a Haddington family of printers and booksellers, Patrick Neill became head of the most prestigious printing firm in Edinburgh. Leaving his manager to run the business, he devoted his life to writing, natural history, horticulture and…
'Divine beauty all. Here I could stay tethered forever with just bread and water, nor would I be lonely.' In the summer of 1869, John Muir joined a group of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, that he might study and…
By the age of 11, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At 13, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate medical uses for radioactive isotopes. And at 14, Wilson became the youngest person in history to achie…
With more than two hundred editions, Gilbert White's The Natural History of Selborne is one of the most published books in the English language. An environmental study of the eighteenth-century Hampshire parish where White was born and later served…
Hva sier du?! Har du ikke hørt om Gustav Eisen (1847-1940)? Det var rart. Det var nemlig han som inspirerte Charles Darwin. Etterpå lærte han August Strindberg å male. Og så fant han Den Hellige Gral (joda, helt bokstavelig). Vi glemte forresten et…
Giant Love Song is witness to the poetic journey of fourteen-year-old Maureen Muldoon, a committed daydreamer trying to navigate the final hours of her mother's life without getting crushed. She weaves a tapestry of stories and songs in hopes of avo…
 An intriguing story that's also packed with details."  Library Journal, starred reviewRaymond Ditmars (1876 1942), the first curator of reptiles at New York's famous Bronx Zoo, brought cold-blooded animals to public attention as never before. Th…
When Ed Dodge was born in Salamanca, New York, nobody could have guessed the twists and turns his life would take. He spent much of his childhood in Angola, where his parents were missionaries. He suffered culture shock when he returned to America a…
For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience - one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems on Earth. On spacewalks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning b…
A suspenseful narrative and spiritive rendition of the life of Galileo.
