Martin Press imprint: 3373 books
SuperFuel
Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
A riveting look at how an alternative source of energy is revoluntionising nuclear power, promising a safe and clean future for millions, and why thorium was sidelined at the height of the Cold War
In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer...
The Doomsday Machine
The High Price of Nuclear Energy, the World's Most Dangerous Fuel
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Today, there are over one hundred nuclear reactors operating in our backyards, from Indian Point in New York to Diablo Canyon in California. Proponents claim that nuclear power is the only viable alternative to fossil fuels, and due to rising energy consumption and the looming threat of global warming,...
by Silvanus P. Thompson, Martin Gardner
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson and Martin Gardner has long been the most popular calculus primer, and this major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers of all levels. With a new introduction, three new chapters, modernized language...
Laughing on the Outside
The Life of John Candy
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Funny and gentle, John Candy was loved by millions of movie fans for playing true-to-life characters. Whether as the irrepressible bon vivant in Splash, the misunderstood slob in Uncle Buck, or the generous lonely salesman in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, John Candy struck a perfect balance between...
The Shopkeeper's Wife
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
In 1886 Philadelphia, Hanna Willer begins employment as a maid-of-all-work for Isabelle Martin, the pregnant wife of a prosperous shopkeeper. Hanna, fresh from her rural home, is a quietly observant and practical young woman. Isabelle is lonely and restless, dangerously disconted with her life and...
by Mark Trainer
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
"This is a moving story, well told and beautifully written."
--Jeffrey Archer
In celebration of Jeffrey Archer's latest short story collection, And Thereby Hangs a Tale, St. Martin's Press sponsored the "Jeffrey Archer Presents" Short Story Competition. #1 New York Times...
Everybody Rise
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
An instant New York Times bestseller!
Chosen as one of Summer's Best Books by People Magazine
Featured in Time Magazine's Summer Reading
Entertainment Weekly's Summer Must List
Good Housekeeping Beach Reads Feature
"A witty tale about a high-society wannabe...Little is more delicious...
The Duchess's Tattoo
Thoughts on THE AMERICAN HEIRESS
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
"Anyone suffering Downton Abbey withdrawal symptoms (who isn't?) will find an instant tonic in Daisy Goodwin's The American Heiress. The story of Cora Cash, an American heiress in the 1890s who bags an English duke, this is a deliciously evocative first novel that lingers in the mind." --Allison...
The Witches of the Blue Well
Thoughts on Writing The Winter Witch
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
A captivating new original 20-page short story by Paula Brackston, author of The Witch's Daughter, "The Witches of the Blue Well" is the story of Ceri, a young woman in early eighteenth-century Wales whose grandmother always told her the magic blood of the women in their family flows through...
Birds
A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
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This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press will help you identify--quickly and easily--the birds you are most likely to see. It tells you:
What to look for
Where and when to look
How to attract birds
Range maps show where each bird is...
Geology
A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
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Geology by Frank H. T. Rhodes, an informative Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press, covers the five billion years of history that have given the earth its present form, including:
The earth's relation to the rest of the universe
The rocks...
by Lester Ingle, Herbert S. Zim
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
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This compact guide will help you understand--and enjoy--the unique zone where land and ocean meet. It is a guide to:
Seashells
Sea Plants
Shore Birds
Jellyfish, Starfish, Sand Crabs
With over 475 marine subjects illustrated in full...
by Stephen W. Kress
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
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Bird Life by Stephen W. Kress is a full-color, authoritative look at the behavior and biology of birds, packed with information on:
- How birds fly, migrate, nest, sing, raise their young, and more
- Ways to observe birds as they go...
Poisonous Animals
A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-to-Use Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
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This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press is an introduction to the major groups of poisonous animals in the world, including the most deadly species. Learn about:
-Dangerous stingers, fangs, and spines
-The many varieties of venom, and the...