A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age
“Europe is a molehill….”Everything here is worn out…tiny Europe has not enough to offer.We must set off for the Orient; that is where all the greatest glory is to be achieved.” —NapoleonNapoleon’s inv
Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion.
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's greatest writers.
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's greatest writers.
In Leibniz in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Leibniz’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book
In Berkeley in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Berkeley’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The bo
Chronicling the birth of modern genetic science, the author focuses on Francis Crick and James Watson, the researchers who discovered the DNA molecule in the midst of often fierce international compet
A clear explanation of the computer's development also offers an exploration of the fascinating and tragic life of the brilliant mathematician Turing, who broke German codes during World War II, prove
A good case can be made for Isaac Newton being the finest mind humanity has yet produced. His theory of gravity offered his contemporaries their first glimpse of how the universe actually works, and h
