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The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
"Edward Dolnick's smoothly written history of the scientific revolution tells the stories of the key players and events that transformed society." -- Charlotte ObserverFrom New …
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
The great explorer of the Grand Canyon speaks from the past in selections from his journals, guiding readers on a detailed account of his meticulous, often perilous journey thorugh …
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
New York Times Bestseller"Dolnick brilliantly re-creates the circumstances that made possible one of the most audacious frauds of the 20th century. And in doing so Dolnick plumbs …
Madness on the Couch
In the golden age of "talk therapy," the 1950s and 1960s, psychotherapists saw no limit to what they could do. Believing they had already explained the origins of war, …
The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece: An Edgar Award Winner
In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's …
Down the Great Unknown Lib/E: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.On May 24, 1869 a one-armed …
Down the Great Unknown
By 1869, the map of the United States had long since been filled in. Only one mystery remained - an immense area of the south-west, larger than any country in Europe, remained …
Stealing the Scream
The incredible story of the theft of a great painting and the brilliant detective who gets it back. On a frozen February morning in 1994, two men in a stolen car skidded to a halt …
Die Entschlüsselung der Hieroglyphen
The Rescue Artist Lib/E: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece
In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's …
The Seeds of Life
Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakes Throughout most of human history, babies were surprises. …