From acclaimed science fiction writer Thomas M. Disch comes The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of, a keenly perceptive account of the impact science fiction has had on American culture. As only a consummate insider could, Disch provides a fascinating...
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Spy / Counterspy: The Autobiography of Dusko...
On July 21, 1999, five commercial divers set out into the Deer Island outfall tunnel—a nine-and-a-half-mile dead end bored through the bedrock beneath Boston Harbor, with no light, no ventilation and no breathable air. Their job was to pull the...
Edited by world-renowned literary critic Harold Bloom, this guide provides a comprehensive analysis of George Orwell’s acclaimed anti-utopian...
Биографии и мемуары, Лингвистика
Знамениты и влюблены. Увлекательные истории для изучения английского языка
Хотите развить понимание прочитанного, расширить словарный запас и прокачать коммуникативные навыки на английском языке? Вам поможет...
"An exciting insider's look at Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo — NASA's internal politics, disasters, glitches and close calls" by a pioneering astronaut (Publishers Weekly). Gordon "Gordo" Cooper was one of the original Mercury Seven...
Критика, Филология
The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters: A Study of the Idiosyncratic and the Humane in Modern Literature
The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters: A Study of the Idiosyncratic and the Humane in Modern...
«Привіт. Мене звати Метью, хоча ви, мабуть, знаєте мене за іншим ім’ям. Друзі називають мене Меті. Зараз я мав би бути мертвим» Так...
Margaret Durrell was born in India, the privileged child of the British Raj. Following the death of her father in 1928, the family returned to England, settling in Bournemouth. Lured by tales of the magic of Greece, the Durrells uprooted again and...
In Giant Steps, Derek Shulman chronicles a truly incredible life and career in music—first as the leader of the progressive-rock pioneers Gentle Giant, then as the record-label executive responsible for cultivating and signing the likes of Bon...