Six Facets of Light by Ann Wroe Requirements: .ePUB reader, 5.7MB | RetailOverview: Goethe claimed to know what light was. Galileo and Einstein both confessed they didn’t. On the essential nature of light, and how it operates, the scientific jury is still out. There is still time, therefore, to listen to painters and poets on […]
The Economist Style Guide, 12th Edition by Ann WroeRequirements: .ePUB reader, 3.18 MBOverview: Over a million copies soldClear writing is the key to clear thinking. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible.That’s the thinking that underpins this much-loved guide, and the mantra for anyone wanting to communicate with […]
The Economist Book of Obituaries by Ann Wroe, Keith Colquhoun Requirements: .ePUB Reader | 5.8 MBOverview: Obituaries of 199 people and a dead parrot from “The Economist’s” popular column. Each stylishly written story and accompanying photograph surprises, entertains, and stimulates. The titled, wealthy, and powerful are here, of course, including Diana, Princess of Wales, Gerald […]
Perkin: The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck & His Quest for the Throne of England by Ann WroeRequirements: ePUB Reader | 1.28 MB | Version: RetailOverview: In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be […]
