S. J. Parris returns with the next Giordano Bruno mystery, set inside Queen Elizabeth’s palace and steeped in period atmospherics and the strange workings of the occult.
Here is the 3rd volume in the question-and-answer-book series from Dr. Jack Myers. Dr. Myers has been answering kids' questions about science and nature for more than 30 years in the pages of Highlights for Children. This installment features real questions from real kids about the workings of the human body.
With The Ascent of Babel , psycholinguist Gerry Altmann takes us on a journey of discovery, illuminating how, through the workings of the brain, we use language to reach out and touch each other's minds.
With The Ascent of Babel , psycholinguist Gerry Altmann takes us on a journey of discovery, illuminating how, through the workings of the brain, we use language to reach out and touch each other's minds.
Imagine a world without oil – impossible. Eyewitness Oil is an up-to-date look at petroleum - why we need it, where we get it, and how we use it. By tracing its roots from 6,500 years ago in the Middle East, through the Dawn of the Oil Age in 1853, and finally to present day, find out why oil truly is king. Stunning real-life photography of oil tankers, refineries, and spills lets you be an eyewitness to the substance long referred to as 'black gold'. See the inner workings of a car engine, find out how geologists locate underground oil deposits, and get an insider's look at the substance responsible for the beginning and, if we're not careful, the end of life as we know it today.
Lady Jane Grey is the queen England rejected and one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. Here, Eric Ives, master historian and storyteller presents a compelling new interpretation of Jane and her role in the accession crisis of 1553, with wide-ranging implications for our understanding of the workings of Tudor politics and the exercise of power in early modern England.
