![]() ![]() It connects the origin of life with the devastation of cancer, the first photosynthetic bacteria with our own mitochondria, sulphurous sludges with the emergence of consciousness, and the trivial differences between ourselves with the large-scale history of our planet. To understand this cycle is to fathom the deep coherence of the living world. At its core is an amazing cycle of reactions that uses energy to transform inorganic molecules into the building blocks of life - and the reverse. ![]() In Transformer, Nick Lane turns the standard view upside down, capturing an extraordinary scientific renaissance that is hiding in plain sight. A better question goes back to the formative years of biology: what processes animate cells and set them apart from lifeless matter? Transformer The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death by Nick Lane (Author, University College London) From the renowned biochemist and author of The Vital Question, an illuminating inquiry into the Krebs cycle and the origins of life. Yet there is no difference in information content between a living cell and one that died a moment ago. 'One of my favourite science writers' Bill Gatesįor decades, biology has been dominated by information - the power of genes. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Green Man is a ghost story that hits a live nerve, a very black comedy with an uncannily happy ending: in other words, Kingsley Amis at his best. Maurice’s problems are many and increasing: How to deal with his own declining health? How to reach out to a teenage daughter who watches TV all the time? How to get his best friend’s wife in the sack? How to find another drink? (And another.) And then there is always death. ![]() The Green Man opens as Maurice’s father drops dead (had he seen something in the room?) and continues as friends and family convene for the funeral. ![]() It’s a pretty arresting thought.” He also happens to own and run a country inn that is haunted. As he says, “I honestly can’t see why everybody who isn’t a child, everybody who’s theoretically old enough to have understood what death means, doesn’t spend all his time thinking about it. The Green Man was chosen by David Pringle for inclusion in his volume Modern Fantasy: 100 Best Novels (Grafton Books), as well as for James Cawthorne & Michael Moorcock’s Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (Carroll & Graf), and in Kim Newman & Stephen Jones’s Horror: 100 Best Books (Carroll & Graf). The local sexton had refused to dig Underhill's grave. ![]() Thomas Underhill, the seventeenth-century scholar rumored to have killed his wife. His pub is inhabited by the spirit of Dr. Maurice Allington has reached middle age and is haunted by death. Maurice Allington is a worldly but haunted publican. The owner of a haunted country inn contends with death, fatherhood, romantic woes, and alcoholism in this humorous, “rattling good ghost story” from a Booker Prize–winning author ( The New York Times ) ![]() ![]() ![]() The marginalization of the study of late medieval architecture in Ireland results from a series of coincidences, including the treatment of Ireland as peripheral to mainstream European developments the perception of the Gothic style as a foreign imposition when compared to indigenous forms of earlier eras the relative unfamiliarity of scholars outside Ireland with the complexities of Irish history and the limited scale of Irish Gothic construction in a discipline that has traditionally prized technological achievement. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The other thing that struck me in the early chapters was the way the character of the orphans was established by what they were doing at Briny Beach. 'Mrs Poe purchased clothing for the orphans that was in grotesque colours'. ![]() ATWQ rather suggests that his family was wealthy quite recently, if he attended Wade Academy. Klaus's surprise that he is also an actor suggests that 'count' is seen as a job, or at least a position with responsibilities - as 'duchess' clearly is in Winnipeg - though in fact even in Britain, where peers still have some constitutional functions, many of them have other jobs, and indeed I know of at least two who are actors. It never becomes clear just what is meant by Olaf being a count. I think what we see in the trailer is fair - it is indeed quite large, but not enormous (clearly not on the scale of 6687 Dark Avenue). ![]() 3 we are told 'Count Olaf's house was quite large'. 2 I would have guessed it was quite small - it has just two windows (facing the street, presumably), and the tower is said to be above the windows, implying they are quite close together - however in Ch. Regarding Olaf's house, from the description in Ch. And Olaf's fondness for wine is indeed striking - I think it comes back in one of the later books, but most of the time it fades away. Yes, the grittiness is noticeable - though of course there are elements of absurdity: the marriage plot is rather weird when you think about it. ![]() ![]() Then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the world turns sideways. But Mitza is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage. ![]() Most twenty-year-olds are wives by now, not studying physics at an elite Zurich university with only male students trying to outdo her clever calculations. Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. Was she simply Einstein's sounding board, an assistant performing complex mathematical equations? Or did she contribute something more? This novel resurrects Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated. ![]() ![]() In the tradition of Beatriz Williams and Paula McClain, Marie Benedict's The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. From beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of a not-so-famous scientist who not only loved Albert Einstein, but also shaped the theories that brought him lasting renown. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() *Originally included in the Brutal Boys on Devils Night collection. This book contains mature situations and content. Savage Rivals is a standalone M/M new adult high school romance with enemies to lovers and gay awakening themes. ![]() Things between us will never be the same again. He pushed me too far, and we crossed a line that should never have been crossed.Ĭan we ever be more than rivals, or are there too many obstacles in our way? Until one night when everything between us changed. From our first encounter, our rivalry has been escalating, spiralling out of control. Captain of the Highnam Academy football team, and the bane of my existence.Īs Alstone High’s team captain, I’ve been pitted against him from the beginning, but our conflict isn’t only reserved for the pitch.Įveryone knows we’re enemies. ![]() ![]() ![]() There, the formative phase of her life (as well as this book) comes to a close with the painful discovery of the true nature of her father, the emergence of a hard-won independence and - perhaps most important - a baby, born out of wedlock, loved and kept. ![]() Eventually, Maya and Bailey followed their mother to California. Thereafter Maya refused to speak, except to the person closest to her, Bailey. Louis and the Most Beautiful Mother in the World ended in tragedy - rape. But as the awful, unfathomable mystery of prejudice intruded, so did the unexpected joy of a surprise visit by Daddy, the sinful joy of going to Church, the disappointments of a Depression Christmas.Ī visit to St. ![]() But then came the intruders - first in the form of taunting poorwhite children who were bested only by the grandmother's dignity. The Store was a microcosm of life: its orderly pattern was a comfort, even among the meanest frustrations. White people were more than strangers - they were from another planet. ![]() Their early world revolved around this remarkable woman and the Store she ran for the black community. As little children they were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). ![]() ![]() ![]() Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. ![]() And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable. I migliori autori e narratori italiani e internazionali solo su Audible. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. Scarica Audiolibri corrispondenti con la parola chiave Insurgent sul tuo dispositivo. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves. One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you. ![]() PublishDateText mediaType Audiobook shortDescription IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages ![]() ![]() ![]() This sequel was actually a whole lot different than the first book, and I was happy about that (even though I really loved Nyxia). Will the Genesis team make it out alive before it’s too late? ![]() Their mission from Babel is simple: extract nyxia, the most valuable material in the universe, and play nice with the indigenous Adamite population.īut Emmett and the others quickly realize they are caught between two powerful forces-Babel and the Adamites-with clashing desires. Now Emmett and the rest of the Genesis survivors must rally and forge their own path through a new world. But it didn’t take long for him to learn that Babel’s competition was full of broken promises, none darker or more damaging than the last one. Discover book two in the trilogy Marie Lu called, “a high-octance thriller.”Įmmett Atwater thought Babel’s game sounded easy. ![]() But surviving Eden may be the biggest reward of all. Getting to Eden brought Emmett and his crewmates one step closer to their promised fortune. My content rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing shown-possibly more mildly implied? Some violence) Published by Crown Books for Young Readers on July 17, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() Buyers may be responsible for return shipping which will be deducted from their refund. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. To start a return, you can contact us at If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. ![]() You’ll also need the receipt, packing slip or proof of purchase. 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