Thomson: 610 books

An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Month Indiebound Bestseller Award-winning science writer Helen Thomson unlocks the biggest mysteries of the human brain by examining nine extraordinary cases Our brains are far stranger than we think. We take it for granted that we can remember,...

Tabea Thomson – Die Shumerer-Saga ist: Übersinnlich, Dystopisch und geht unter die Haut. Meine Geschichten sind für Leserinnen und Leser gemacht die gern etwas lesen was jenseits des Massenlesestoff geschrieben ist, und sie ist anders. Angefangen beim Buchtitel – Süchtig – ein...

On the heels of Once a Spy, which PW hailed as a “wildly original debut [with] an action-packed story line,” Keith Thomson returns with a breakneck thriller that’s twice as explosive as the original. In the tradition of Robert Ludlum, with a witty twist, Thomson’s second novel featuring...

The Big Screen tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their remarkable influence over us, and the technology that made the screen—smaller now, but ever more ubiquitous—as important as the images it carries. The Big Screen is not another history of the movies....

From one of the most admired critics of our time, brilliant insights into the act of watching movies and an enlightening discussion about how to derive more from any film experience. Since first publishing his landmark Biographical Dictionary of Film in 1975 (recently released in its sixth...

For almost thirty years, David Thomson’s Biographical Dictionary of Film has been not merely “the finest reference book ever written about movies” (Graham Fuller, Interview), not merely the “desert island book” of art critic David Sylvester, not merely “a great, crazy masterpiece” (Geoff...

David Thomson, one of our most celebrated film writers, gives us a haunting, fascinating memoir about growing up as an only child in wartime England.  He was born in London in the aftermath of the war, where he was raised by his mother, grandmother, and upstairs tenant, Miss Davis.  He remembers...

A Note on Forster's Life of Swift James Thomson, scottish poet (1834-1882) This ebook presents «A Note on Forster's Life of Swift», from James Thomson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- A NOTE ON FORSTER'S LIFE OF SWIFT -03- FOOTNOTES

When the person you've built your whole life around is gone, what do you do? It's not the first time Abby Stone has faced the question. At eighteen, she envisioned a future with her childhood sweetheart, Charlie, only to have him go off to school and leave a pregnant Abby behind. But that pales beside...

Classic document of social realism contains 37 photographs by famed Victorian photographer John Thomson, accompanied by individual essays — by Thomson himself or social activist Adolphe Smith — that offer sharply drawn vignettes of lower-class laborers, dustmen, street musicians, shoe blacks, and other street people. A treasure trove of astonishing historical detail.

Shelley an Essay James Thomson, scottish poet (1834-1882) This ebook presents «Shelley an Essay», from James Thomson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- SHELLEY

In this collection of essays, author Rachel Starr Thomson delves into the heart of writing and reading as a Christian. Thought-provoking and delightful, Mind Soul Ink Paper includes some of Rachel's most popular and eclectic work. Highlights include "Hero Hunting," "Paint the...

Satires And Profanities James Thomson, scottish poet (1834-1882) This ebook presents «Satires And Profanities», from James Thomson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- PREFACE -03- THE...

Rediscover the world's best-known prayer ... and connect with God the Father in a powerful, personal way. Even for the most committed Christian, prayer--and the Bible--can feel dry and even meaningless.   We don't want to admit it. What would others think if we confessed that the Lord's...