Prometheus imprint: 440 books
by Martin Bril
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 4, 2013
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 4, 2013
`Zwemles was leuker dan anders. Alleen de juf deed vervelend. `Wat deed de juf dan? vroeg ik voorzichtig. `Nou, ze zei dat ik op moest schieten. Met aankleden. `En toen? `Ik heb tegen haar gezegd dat haastige spoed zelden goed is. Ze lachte. Ze had blossen op de wangen. Ze was bijna acht jaar. Ze...
by Martin Bril
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Evelien van Brakem hoort andere mensen altijd maar zeggen dat zij alles heeft wat haar hartje begeert: een leuke man, twee leuke dochters en een leuk huis in het leukste stukje Amsterdam: Oud-Zuid. Toch begeert haar hart niet alleen nog veel meer van hetzelfde, het begeert ook: een baan in de horeca,...
by Martin Bril
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Of het nu gaat om het huppeltje in Let's Get It On van Marvin Gaye, de hikkende jodel van Charlie Feathers, de totale ontspanning van Jack Johnson, de voortdurend nieuwe vergezichten in Waltz For Debby van Bill Evans of de ritselingen in Berk van Jean Sibelius: muziek behoort voor Martin Bril tot...
by Ingrid Hoogervorst
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Samen werken en wonen. In hetzelfde huis. Alle uren van de dag samen. Twee schrijverslevens. Op 1 juni 2012 komt een abrupt einde aan de symbiose tussen Ingrid Hoogervorst en haar man, de schrijver. Hij wil niet meer met haar praten, niet meer in één ruimte. Hoogervorst doet het enige waar ze op...
Atheism
The Case Against God
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
George H. Smith sets out to demolish what he considers the most widespread and destructive of all the myths devised by human beings - the concept of a supreme being. With painstaking scholarship and rigorous arguments, Mr. Smith examines, dissects, and refutes the myriad "proofs" offered by theists...
The Call of the Primes
Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
This sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in straightforward...
Denying Science
Conspiracy Theories, Media Distortions, and the War Against Reality
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Is global warming just scaremongering by climatologists conspiring to protect their jobs? Is evolution "just a theory"? Is autism caused by vaccinations? The answer to all of these questions is, of course, no. The scientific evidence is now in, and it's conclusive, on these and many more issues that...
Delayed Justice
Inside Stories from America's Best Cold Case Investigations
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
This book documents the heroic efforts of some of the nation's most prolific cold case detectives. In collaboration the authors, these professionals share their insights, skills, and resources, using their most compelling cold cases as illustrations. The authors examine how cold case investigations...
Blockbuster Science
The Real Science in Science Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
If you've ever wondered how much real science goes into movies like Gravity, novels like The Martian, and television shows like Doctor Who, this is the book for you. Written by an author who is both a data scientist and a science fiction writer, this entertaining and accessible book uses popular science...
Drive and Curiosity
What Fuels the Passion for Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
What motivates those few scientists who rise above their peers to achieve breakthrough discoveries? This book examines the careers of fifteen eminent scientists who achieved some of the most notable discoveries of the past century, providing an insider's perspective on the history of twentieth century...
Christianity Is Not Great
How Faith Fails
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
In this new anthology critiquing Christianity, John Loftus-a former minister and now a leading atheist-has brought together an outstanding group of respected scholars who focus on the harms caused by the world's leading religion.The contributors begin by dissecting the many problematic aspects of...
by Guy P. Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
"What would it take to create a world in which fantasy is not confused for fact and public policy is based on objective reality?" asks Neil deGrasse Tyson, science popularizer and author ofAstrophysics for People in a Hurry."I don't know for sure. Buta good place to start would be for everyone on...
by Roger Hobbs
Language: Dutch
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: Dutch
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Als een overval op een casino in Atlantic City anders afloopt dan gepland, ziet de initiatiefnemer zich genoodzaakt de hulp in te schakelen van spookman Jack. De ware identiteit van deze uitzonderlijk goed getrainde, ervaren en getalenteerde crimineel is zo geheim, dat nog geen dertig mensen van zijn...
Among the Ruins
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
This critical review of the Roman Catholic Church since the pivotal changes initiated in the 1960s by Vatican II paints a disturbing picture of decline and corruption. Dr. Paul L. Williams, a self-professed Tridentine or traditionalist Catholic, traces the various factors that have caused the Church...