A biography of Isaac Newton which challenges the traditionally held portrait of him as the first modern scientist and reveals his interest in alchemy and magic, presenting an alternative view of him as a sorcerer. Originally published in 1997.
Билли просыпается и обнаруживает, что находится в тюремной камере. Ему сообщают, что он обвиняется в изнасиловании и ограблении. Билли потрясен: он ничего этого не делал! Последнее, что он помнит,- это как хотел броситься вниз с крыши здания школы. Ему говорят, что с тех пор прошло семь лет. Билли в ужасе: у него опять украли кусок жизни! Его спрашивают: что значит "украли кусок жизни"? И почему "опять"? Выходит, такое случается с ним не впервые? Но Билли не может ответить, потому что Билли ушел... Перу Дэниела Киза принадлежит одно из культовых произведений конца XX века - роман "Цветы для Элджернона". "Таинственная история Билли Миллигана" не менее потрясающа и проникновенна.
Animals in Translation is the culmination of Temple Grandin's extraordinary life's work, drawing upon the latest research, her distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experience of being autistic. With co-author Catherine Johnson, Grandin argues that while 'normal people' convert experience into words and abstractions, animals and autistics process the world as sensory information - specific pictures, sights and sounds. This difference is the key to understanding how animals see, think and feel. As much a revelation about life with autism as it is about life with animals, Animals in Translation explores pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication and learning in a startling book that will change the way you think about animals.
The groundbreaking bestseller that redefines intelligence and success Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, and that our emotions play major role in thought, decision making and individual success. Self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, motivation, empathy and social deftness are all qualities that mark people who excel: whose relationships flourish, who are stars in the workplace. With new insights into the brain architecture underlying emotion and rationality, Goleman shows precisely how emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened in all of us.
The Cobra Event is a chilling fictional portrayal of the real threat of biological terrorism. Seventeen-year-old Kate Moran dismisses the onset of a head cold and attends school, but her condition rapidly deteriorates into violent seizures and self-cannibalization, leading to her death. Following a similar fate for a homeless man, the Centers for Disease Control dispatches pathologist Alice Austen to investigate. She discovers a killer named Archimedes, who is intent on unleashing his lethal Cobra virus across New York City. As a silent crisis unfolds, Austen teams up with a secret FBI forensic unit to thwart the terrorist's plans. The narrative is underscored by a stark reality: the author’s extensive research reveals the alarming truth about biological weapons development. In his introduction, he notes that while the book is fictional, it is grounded in nonfiction sources, including eyewitness accounts of biological-weapons facilities and insights from experts in the field. The author conducted three years of research and over 100 interviews with high-level officials in the FBI, military, and scientific community. The combination of fiction and factual reporting unveils the terrifying realities of clandestine operations, making the story all the more shocking.
A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, especially "Uncle Tungsten," and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
Qu'est-ce qu'une émotion et qu'est-ce qu'un sentiment ? Quelle en est leur valeur pour l'être humain? La joie et la tristesse en particulier sont les clés de notre survie et de notre bien-être. Non seulement les processus qui les expliquent préservent la vie en nous, mais ce sont elles qui nous motivent et nous aident à produire nos créations les plus admirables. Descartes a instauré la grande coupure entre le corps et l'esprit; Spinoza les a réunis et a su voir dans les émotions le fondement même de la survie et de la culture humaines. D'où ce voyage afin de découvrir le génie visionnaire de l'Éthique. Car c'est Spinoza qui préfigure le mieux ce que doit être pour Antonio R. Damasio la neurobiologie moderne de l'émotion, du sentiment et du comportement social. Elle fournit les concepts et les perspectives nécessaires au progrès de notre connaissance de nous-mêmes
In THE SIXTH LAMENTATION, William Brodrick introduced Father Anselm, the barrister turned monk who found himself plunged into the tangled history of occupied Paris. Now Father Anselm is brought back to his own past, and someone else's secrets.
