James Gardner
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English
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"Some nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of that place and of the buildings themselves-a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly chronicles in the first full-length history of the Louvre in English. More than 7,000 years ago, men and women camped on a spot called le Louvre for reasons unknown; a clay...
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Fear of flying, fear of spiders, fear of crowds, fear of needles. There seems an endless list of phobias that between them afflict up to half the population. This book describes the most common hang-ups and how to come to terms with them. "Success stories of real people are part of the reason this mental health audio sounds so helpful and familiar. It shows how patterns of fear and avoidance become mental habits and explains the neurochemical processes...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Three "riveting" novels of space adventure set in a dystopian future from a Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated author and "brilliant" voice (David Feintuch). In the twenty-fifth century, sentient races are ruled by the League of Peoples. War has been eliminated and killing is forbidden, but insidious secrets are concealed in the dark corners of this would-be utopia, in these three action-packed novels. Expendable : Festina Ramos serves in the Explorer...
4) Biocosm: the new scientific theory of evolution --intelligent life is the architect of the universe
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Sparks are champions of (weird) science, complete with capes and costumes and amazing superpowers that only make sense if you don't think about them too hard. Darklings are creatures of myth and magic: ghosts, vampires, were-beasts, and the like. Doors creak at their approach. Cobwebs gather where they linger. Kim Lam is just an ordinary college student until a freak scientific accident (what else?) transforms Kim and her three housemates into...
11) Ad astra
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious event in space threatens Earth, an astronaut sets out on a journey to find his long-lost father, who went missing during an expedition to Mars.
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