When we first meet Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plu…
About The Book Trickster disrupted the world around him, and in doing so he reshaped it. Playful, mischievous, subversive, amoral, tricksters are a great bother to have around, but they are also indispensable heroes of culture. Trickster Makes This W…
About The Book THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BIG SHORT AND FLASH BOYS'A gripping account of how two psychologists reshaped the way we think ... What a story it is' Sunday Times 'You'll love it ... full of surprises and no …
Wolpert provides a clear explanation of the science that underpins our lives, explaining how our bodies function. Examining the science behind topics such as stem-cell research,…
Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is now one of the hottest areas of both popular science and serious academic research,…
This volume is an information-packed reference for engineers on flow measuring techniques and instruments. Striking a balance between laboratory ideal and the realities of field experience,…
What happens when a radically-new fuel or technology transforms the energy system? How does the energy system evolve at different stages of economic development? What are…
About the Book : 26 double-sided activity flash cards, each with two images of familiar animals or objects with their name printed underneath in outline form…