250 results for '"Dowek, Gilles'

A graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe This artful and accessible guide to the periodic table - the ultimate reference tool for...

Exposing the religious roots of our ostensibly godless age, Michael Allen Gillespie reveals in this landmark study that modernity is much less secular than conventional wisdom suggests. Taking as his...

After the detonation of FANDEMONIUM the gods-as-pop-stars of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE try living in the long dark shadow. Team WicDiv are joined by a stellar cast of guest artists to put the spotlight...

John Gillis and the contributors to this volume write about the distinction between militarism and militarization. Militarism, the more conventional concept, means the dominance of warlike values in...

This book demonstrates the direct influence that political protest behavior has on Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, illustrating that protest is a form of democratic responsiveness...

Did you know that...The "contemporary" fashion of living together before marriage is far from new, and was frequently practiced in earlier days...Self-divorce, although never legal, was once a...

8vo. From the Library of K Lovell educational psychologist with his name/signature to ffep. dj worn at extremities with some chipping

An illustrative selection of German dramas from the baroque age and the early Enlightenment (i.e. prior to Lessing), by Sachs, Gryphius, Schlegel, and others.

Integration is the most significant European historical development in the past fifty years, eclipsing in importance even the collapse of the USSR. This movement toward economic and political union...

From Galileo's analysis of motion to the theories of evolution and relativity, Charles Gillispie takes us on a masterly tour of the world of scientific ideas. The history of modern science is...

A major account of the failings of the European Union—and why it has to goThe European Union is a besieged institution. It is struggling in vain to overcome the eurozone crisis and faces an influx of...

A scientific adventure story that dramatizes how profoundly our oceans have changed over the past 150 yearsIn December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic...

A graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the constellationsThis artful and accessible introduction to constellations equips readers with the information they need to locate, name, and...

“Gillot’s novel about soccer is also a delicate character study of a solitary man slowly rejoining the world” (Publishers Weekly).Vincent once had a shot at becoming a professional soccer player, but...