Jonathan Carr Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Exploring the interplay between philosophy and science, the book delves into the universe's formation before the Big Bang and its parallels to life. It presents a compelling narrative on biological evolution, illustrating how mammals evolved from ancient whales. The text also tackles longstanding mysteries such as gravity, warp drive, and cryostasis, applying scientific principles to transform these once-impossible concepts into plausible realities. This integration of ancient ideas with modern science offers a fresh perspective on our understanding of the universe.

A Times Book of the Month for readers of Golden Hill and Cloud Atlas.It is 1800, and the future of Chicago hangs in the balance, to be decided on the outcome of a game of chess. Win or lose, the result will reverberate through the next 100 years of history, and the players’ lives, the lives of their descendants, and the city itself will never be the same again …

Ondanks twee wereldoorlogen, het naziregime en onderlinge vetes runt de Wagnerclan nu al meer dan een eeuw het wereldberoemde Bayreuth festival. De grootste musici maar ook de zwaarste misdadigers uit de wereld van kunst en politiek zijn er in de loop van die eeuw met open armen ontvangen. De leden van de familie Wagner hebben elkaar bij wijlen even verwoed bevochten als de strijders uit de muzikale drama’s die ze ten tonele voerden. Naast het persoonlijke familiedrama toont deze biografie als geen enkele andere de opkomst, de ondergang en de wederopstanding van Duitsland. De controversiële onder werp en, zoals Wagners antisemitisme en de rol die de familieleden in het Derde Rijk hebben gespeeld,worden in De Wagnerclan bepaald niet uit de weg gegaan.

Sarah is a narcoleptic who has dreams so vivid she mistakes them for real events; Robert has had his life changed for ever by the misunderstandings arising from her condition; Terry, the insomniac, spends his wakeful nights fuelling his obsession with movies; and the increasingly unstable Dr Gregory Dudden sees sleep as a life-shortening disease which must be eradicated . A group of students sharing a house. They fall in and out of love, they drift apart. Yet a decade later they are drawn back together by a series of coincidences involving their obsession with sleep - and each other ...

A biography of the composer Gustav Mahler which examines his life and work, as well as the circumstances which led to his death in 1911, focusing on his last ten years. Includes a chronology of his life and work.

DIE Biographie über HELMUT SCHMIDT -- Dies ist die erste Biographie, die das Leben und Wirken des ehemaligen Bundeskanzlers bis zu seinem Sturz im Oktober 1982 erfasst.