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Biography & True Accounts

Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison's American Utopia

by (Abrams Press)

(149 reviews)

The extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American history -- Henry Ford and Thomas Edison -- and their attempt to create an electric-powered city of tomorrow on the Tennessee River During the roaring twenties, two of the most revered and influential men in American business proposed to transform one of the country's poorest regions into a dream technological metropolis, a shining... See More

Length: 304 Pages (8,703 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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£9.74 £9.76 Price verified 3 hours ago
Science & Maths

Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine

by (ABRAMS Press)

(375 reviews)

"The stories are skillfully told and entirely entertaining... An expert, mostly feel-good book about modern medicine" from the award-winning author (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher's genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect... See More

Length: 308 Pages (6,091 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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£8.73 Price verified 15 hours ago
Biography & True Accounts

The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler

by (Crown)

(891 reviews)

A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives -- including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world' s scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant... See More

Length: 338 Pages (3,419 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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£7.49 £8.99 Save 17% Price verified 6 hours ago
Science & Maths

The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug

by (Crown)

(501 reviews)

In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of sulfa, the first antibiotic and the drug that shaped modern medicine. The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. Sulfa saved millions of lives -- among them those of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano... See More

Length: 352 Pages (1,835 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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£8.49 Price verified 16 minutes ago
Biography & True Accounts

Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling

by (Monroe Press)

(81 reviews)

Linus Pauling (1901-1994), the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes, scientist, peace activist, and champion of vitamin C therapy, was a phenomenal figure in American history who leaped the boundaries of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and politics. In a balanced, captivating biography, science writer Hager skillfully leads the reader through Pauling's pioneering work in fields... See More

Length: 720 Pages (2,253 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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£7.46 Price verified 7 hours ago
History

Feeding a Hungry World

by (International Fertilizer Development Center)

(5 reviews)

Feeding a Hungry World chronicles the history and accomplishments of the International Fertilizer Development Center's first 40 years. Through first-hand accounts and IFDC archives, author Thomas Hager (The Alchemy of Air) sows the story of the Center's long-time dedication to increasing agricultural productivity. Behind-closed-doors conversations about U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's... See More

Length: 130 Pages (43,486 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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£2.16 Price verified 18 hours ago
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