Edward: 7422 books
The Modern Uzbeks
From the Fourteenth Century to the Present: A Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
In this study of the modern Uzbeks, Professor Edward A. Allworth provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of an important group of Muslim people who live within the boundaries of the Soviet Union. After the Russians and the Ukranians, the Uzbeks are the largest ethnic group in the Soviet...
Regions Apart
The Four Societies of Canada and The United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Regions Apart: The Four Societies of Canada and the United States provides an invaluable social, cultural, and political comparison of the two countries that share the world's longest undefended border. General readers and students alike will find Regions Apart an insightful analysis of how and why Americans...
Love and Math
The Heart of Hidden Reality
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
An awesome, globe-spanning, and New York Times bestselling journey through the beauty and power of mathematics
What if you had to take an art class in which you were only taught how to paint a fence? What if you were never shown the paintings of van Gogh and Picasso, weren't even told they...
by Edward W. Wood, Jr
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2007
Is any war a ôgood warö? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II, the author takes a critical look at what he sees is AmericaÆs dedication to war as panacea and as WashingtonÆs primary method for leading the world. Articulating why he believes the lessons of World War II are profoundly relevant...
An Empire of Ice
Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
A Pulitzer Prize–winning author examines South Pole expeditions, “wrapping the science in plenty of dangerous drama to keep readers engaged” (Booklist).
An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen,...
The Clockwork Universe
saac Newto, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern WorldI
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
New York Times bestselling author Edward Dolnick brings to light the true story of one of the most pivotal moments in modern intellectual history—when a group of strange, tormented geniuses invented science as we know it, and remade our understanding of the world. Dolnick’s earth-changing story...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
A preface notes the problem of EMF explanation due to particle and waveform attributes, the blackbody problem and Michelson-Morley. I mention my Unified Field Theory: An Essay as the backdrop of this essay. Chapter 1 opens with some basic notions about science and the problem under discussion. I note...
War is Peace
A Reflection on War and Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
War is Peace: A Reflection on War and Terrorism covers some of the most important topics of our time; the war on terror, the Iraq War, and weapons of mass destruction. Author Edward Watson discusses the merits of these wars and argues that some of the tactics used are unacceptable no matter how just...
by Edward Watson
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Global Rivalries takes a closer look at conflict from around the world. Starting with the high-tech Cold War, and moving to the bloody battlefields in Iraq, author Edward Watson looks at the politics, economics, and mindset behind the global powerhouses involved.
The book offers an in-depth...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014
I note the derivation of my idea in the preface. The first chapter suggests that we provide mosquitoes with blood or equivalents to breed with, dispensed from mosquito feeders. Their predators will keep the population down. Little predators will be eaten by bigger predators and all regulated by man....
by Yngve Edward Soderberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Any artist who loves the beauty of nature and is drawn by the majesty of the sea will want to try sketching boats and nautical scenes. American painter Yngve Edward Soderberg, who spent much of his career mastering this art on the Mystic coast of Connecticut, was known for his breathtaking maritime art....
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sage of the Supreme Court
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2000
An influential justice who refused to bow to politics and devoted his keen mind to the U.S. Supreme Court until the age of 90, Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935) helped formulate some of the most progressive judicial thought in 20th-century American history. G. Edward White first sketches Holmes's early...
Evolution
The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2006
“I often said before starting, that I had no doubt I should frequently repent of the whole undertaking.” So wrote Charles Darwin aboard The Beagle, bound for the Galapagos Islands and what would arguably become the greatest and most controversial discovery in scientific history. But the theory...
Toxic Food/Healthy Food
Your Survival Guide to Healthy Eating and Better Nutrition
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
My new book on nutrition, good health and the food we eat, is a real departure from my earlier books on the American Civil War. Nevertheless, after 40 years as a doctor and certified nutritionist, I think this may be the most important book I’ve ever written. It may be the most important book you’ll...