In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island.
A gripping tale that traces medicine's extraordinary history Kill or Cure tells the riveting history of medicine from chipping holes in skulls to the latest gene therapy and revolutionary cancer treatments. Compelling stories of drama and detective work reveal the trial and error behind man's endless search for cures to diseases and how lucky we are to have the medicines we do today.
The classic fairytale of the Ugly Duckling being rejected by everyone he meets until finally he matures and discovers that he is really a swan after all.
In the small but wealthy town of Hamelin, a stranger with a wondrously magical pipe taught the rich but stupid townspeople a terrible, terrible lesson.