3430 results for '"Mark Burry'

"An impressive set of visual perception demonstrations. ... The demonstrations are striking, focus on important phenomena, and are inexpensive and simple to implement. ... If you are looking for a...

The author recounts his experiences living in the village of Dulaba in Gambia, and shares his impressions of the local customs and rituals

Immigration and refugee policies have traditionally been based on two assumptions: first, that national sovereignty implies absolute control of a country's borders and, second, that outsiders are to...

This study was the first systematic attempt to reach behind the myth of Henri IV - famous for having brought order to France after long civil war - and explores the reality of his achievement. This...

A novel on the political madness of our time and the Internet’s deep workings, by the author of The InfernalOne year after the president has plunged the world into nuclear war, a journalist takes...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Chile & Rapa Nui (Easter Island).Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from skiing...

A clever pocket-sized dictionary that celebrates running with hilarious definitions and witty illustrations of terms that runners know and love. Here is a clever, tongue-in-cheek "dictionary"...

What drives innovation? How does it contribute to the growth of firms, industries, and economies? And do intellectual property rights help or hurt innovation and growth? Uniquely combining...

Following the New York Times bestselling The King's Speech, this eagerly anticipated sequel takes King George VI and his confidant and speech therapist Lionel Logue into the darkest days of World War...

An integrated approach to the economics of sovereign defaultFiscal crises and sovereign default repeatedly threaten the stability and growth of economies around the world. Mark Aguiar and Manuel...

A revelatory exploration of Mark Rothko's paintings on paper that transforms our understanding of a preeminent twentieth-century artist "[A] superb catalogue."--Charles Giuliano, Berkshire Fine Arts ...

The first publication dedicated exclusively to Mark Rothko’s art during the critical formative period of the 1940s. Examining the development and artistic exploration of one of the greatest artists...

A groundbreaking account of the Secret Gospel of Mark, one of the most hotly debated documents in Christian historyIn 1958, at the ancient Christian monastery of Mar Saba just outside Jerusalem,...

A lavishly illustrated overview of the world’s lizardsLizards are one of nature’s great success stories: survivors from the time of the dinosaurs, they have taken advantage of almost every habitat on...