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Brief Candle in the Dark

Brief Candle in the Dark

Author: Richard Dawkins
Publishing date: 2015
In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation. In Brief Candle in the Dark he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far and homing in on the key individuals, institutions and ideas that inspired and motivated him. He paints a vivid picture, coloured with wit, anecdote and digression, of the twenty-five postgraduate years he spent teaching at Oxford. He pays affectionate tribute to past colleagues and students, recalling with characteristic wry humour the idiosyncrasies of an
92.00 zł
First Man: The Life of Neil...

First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong

Author: James Hansen
Publishing date: 2018
Now a major motion picture, the New York Times-bestselling, first—and only—definitive authorized biography of Neil Armstrong, one of America’s most celebrated yet enigmatic heroes.
47.00 zł
Freud

Freud

Author: Ruth Sheppard
Publishing date: 2022
Featuring 150 images and documents—including diary extracts, personal notes, and otherexclusive items from London's Freud Museum—this insightful bio provides a glimpse into the mind of the “Father ofPsychoanalysis.” Sigmund Freud remains a towering figure whose therapeutic innovations, including the “talking cure,” free association, and dream interpretation, revolutionized our understanding of human thought and behavior. Freud: The Man, The Scientist, and the Birth of Psychoanalysis details the life of this iconoclastic genius, examining how he developed his famous theories. It explores Freud’s struggles with his own neuroses and how they led to his pioneering self-analysis, in which he refined his still-unproven techniques by applying them to himself.
102.00 zł
Minecraft

Minecraft

Author: Daniel Goldberg
Linus Larsson
Publishing date: 2015
In the space of a few years, Minecraft has become one of the most astonishing success stories of the internet age, attracting millions of players and proving how a single great idea can topple empires in the digital, post-industrial world. This is the story of the man behind the game.
55.00 zł
Hawking

Hawking

Author: Joel Levy
Publishing date: 2018
Physicist Stephen Hawking was a scientist for the modern age. He is as renowned for his theories on time and space as he is for his unique life story. Undeterred by a debilitating illness, he trained his mind to work in a new way to become the leading light in modern science. This carefully researched biography tells Hawking's story, highlighting his scientific breakthroughs and how, despite his struggle with a degenerative condition, he became the most celebrated and inspiring scientist of his generation. A beautiful design includes striking photographs, illuminating documents, and helpful sidebars that cast light on Hawking's intellectual achievements.
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He Knew He Was Right

He Knew He Was Right

Author: John Gribbin
Publishing date: 2009
Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. He is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the environment of the Earth. This biography reveals his independent, original and inspiring life.
51.45 zł
Traces

Traces

Author: Patricia Wiltshire
Publishing date: 2019
'Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural CausesIn Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a journey through the fascinating edgeland where nature and crime are intertwined.
79.00 zł
Twas The Nightshift Before...

Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas

Author: Adam Kay
Publishing date: 2019
From the multi-award-winning and million-copy bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt, comes Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas, a gift book that alternates between the hilarious and the heartbreaking, in a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line.
54.00 zł