Christopher - Libros y biografía

Humanity is on the ropes.  Despite military victories, the sheer grinding power of the alien virus is taking its toll.  The space navies are pushed to the limit, the colony worlds are fighting a desperate...

There are scientists that have speculated that, since science involves abstraction, generalizations across facts, and the generalization of causes and theories across empirical phenomena, the direction...

A hundred years before Emily, just after the fall of the Empire and the start of the Necromantic Wars, Void worked for the White Council as an agent of last resort, the sorcerer they called upon when...

I seek to demonstrate that in the evolution and growth of science, the 'underdetermination thesis' of some prominent philosophers and scientists (like Quine, Kuhn, or Feyerabend), that there are always...

Sleep disorders in children are on the rise. Experts have pronounced sleeplessness a 'hidden health crisis' for young people, with 10 percent of children presenting with diagnosable sleep disorders -...

A thousand years ago, an empire died.  No one knew why.  Not until now. Seven years ago, Caitlyn "Cat" Aguirre - the first of the magicless Zeros - was kidnapped and taken to the ruins of the Eternal...

Operation Dragon Strike is a fast-paced military thriller. Set in the near future; China is beset by an economy ravaged by years of trade wars and an aging disgruntled population. To make matters worse,...

This book is a retrospect covering the period 1912-1919. It begins with the first Balkan War, and ends with the Peace Conference at Paris. Many of the events described have been dealt with by other writers,...

We have rapidly grown used to the idea, particularly since the declaration of a world-wide war on terrorism, that between Islam and the West there exists a deep historical and ideological gulf. Christopher...

Immanuel Kant laid the foundations of modern Western thought. Every subsequent major philosopher owes a profound debt to Kant's attempts to delimit human reason as an appropriate object of philosophical...

A completely revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive study of the genus Cyclamen ever undertaken, this book covers species both in the wild and in cultivation, along with analyses of the...

The English have always regarded the French with a passionate mixture of love and hatred. Simultaneously divided and linked by the English Channel - or la Manche - both countries continue profoundly to...

Charting his meteoric rise in popularity, Christopher Kul-Want and Piero explore Zizek's timely analyses of today's global crises concerning ecology, mounting poverty, war, civil unrest and revolution....

When Calvino is hired by a retired Thai general to deal with a corrupt and deadbeat tenant, he almost immediately has to evade an assassination attempt. Figuring that it might be best to lay low for a...

The four Hanoverian King Georges may have become fixed in history as 'faintly absurd, certainly unattractive, figures' but in this colourful account of their lives and times, families and courts, Christopher...

Our understanding of the twentieth century and beyond hinges upon the First World War. In this new and comprehensive book, the fascinating facts are presented in an accessible way, allowing anyone to...

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? And why does it have such a reputation for being 'difficult'? Continental philosophy was initiated amid the revolutionary...

The tiny diamond-shaped island of Pabay lies in Skye's Inner Sound, just two and a half miles from the bustling village of Broadford. One of five Hebridean islands of that name, it derives from the Norse...

From the Suffragettes to Stonewall, from the Prague Spring to the Arab Spring, from the Jarrow Marchers to the Poll Tax Riots, from Gandhi to Martin Luther King, we have witnessed a century and more of...

Christopher Martin-Jenkins is one of cricket's most sought-after speakers and his story-telling ability lights up these cricketing memories.

The Second World War is without parallel in human history. The sheer carnage is staggering, with some estimating over 80 million people died as a result of the conflict. Catherwood brings an objective,...

Robert Burns was by far and away the most iconic figure in nineteenth-century Scotland. Multiple editions of his works poured incessantly from the presses. Unprecedentedly large crowds gathered to commemorate...

Following on from the success of his three previous books, The Pocket Watch, The Verge Pocket Watch and The American Pocket Watch, Chris Barrow has produced another clear and concise guide, aimed again...

Long out of print, the late Christopher Martin-Jenkins' humorous book The Cricketer Book of Eccentric Behaviour and Cricket Eccentric Eccentrics is at last available as an ebook. A noted cricket commentator,...

This book is a retrospect covering the period 1912–1919. It begins with the first Balkan War, and ends with the Peace Conference at Paris. Many of the events described have been dealt with by other writers,...

Her instinct and loyalty led her the way home. The faithful Golden Retriever Chauncey charts a journey to find the woman who receives her master's heart. But she faces uncertainty and encounters great...

A dark heart beats beneath America. Native gods and demons,  monsters, shapeshifters, and cruel magic all directed by a society so ancient and evil that it has spawned the worst nightmares of human kind. Only...

Houston. Ein Netz aus Spinnfäden und Verbrechen. Mit glitzernden Bauten und dreckigen Gossen. Geschaffen von Traum und Utopie. Geprägt von Ironie und Verfall. Vergipfelt in Gier und Elend. Geschicksalt...

How to Read Paintings provides a fascinating analysis of a variety of paintings made in the Western tradition.**Note: Images are shown in full colour.From works by Raphael to Monet, this wide-ranging...

Little Kayla's best friend Zola didn't get her Christmas wish for the 3rd year in a row. Kayla had to do something about it to make this Christmas the BEST Christmas Zola has ever had. Find out what Little...