Questo autore si addentra nel regno della fantascienza, con un'opera profondamente informata dal suo background di comunicatore scientifico e giornalista. Con una passione per l'astronomia, l'esplorazione spaziale e la cosmologia, porta nelle sue narrazioni una profonda comprensione scientifica. Il suo stile di scrittura fonde la precisione del giornalismo con l'ampiezza immaginativa della fantascienza, offrendo ai lettori racconti avvincenti ed educativi. Ciò si traduce in opere che rappresentano una fusione affascinante del mondo reale della scienza e delle illimitate possibilità dell'universo.
Why do people commit hate crimes? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book.
Dieses Einrichtungsbuch zeigt mit kreativen Ideen, wie man den den echten Brooklyn-Style in den eigenen vier Wänden umsetzen kann. Denn wer auf der Suche nach den neuesten Lifestyle-Trends ist, schaut in den angesagtesten Stadtteil New York: nach Brooklyn. Hier leben die kreativen Individualisten, die einen neuen unabhängigen Stil geschaffen haben, der internationale Einflüsse, Vintage, Moderne und Handwerk miteinander kombiniert. Kathleen Hackett besucht 24 Modedesigner, Filmemacher, Fotografen und Schauspieler in den typischen Brooklyner Brownstones, in Reihenhäusern, Lofts und Remisen, die mit ihren Einrichtungsideen ihrer Persönlichkeit Ausdruck verleihen und sich so einen unverwechselbaren Rückzugsort vom Großstadttrubel schaffen.
Definitive and in-depth, this book presents essential information for excellent hand reflexology practice. Covering history and theory, the anatomy of the hand, detailed descriptions of each reflex area and techniques for practice, this book will deepen understanding of hand reflexology and how it can be used to treat a wide range of conditions.
Two thousand years of history...Cardiff Castle is one of the most facinating buildings in Britain. With a long history stretching back to the Roman invasion, the site you see today is at once a reconstructed Norman castle and an extraordinary Victorian Gothic fantasy palace, created for one of the world's richest men.The Essential Cardiff Castle tells the story of this richly complex place and explores the powerful individual personalities who helped to determine its history. Stunning photography illuminates both ancient and monumental architecture and its magical transformation in the late nineteenth century by the architect William Burges.