The phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller Periodic Tales by Hugh Andersey-Williams packed with fascinating stories & unexpected information about the building blocks of our universe Everything in the universe is made from them including you Like you the elements have personalities attitudes talents shortcomings stories rich with meaning Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens & noble gases that light the way to vice You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the Whitehouse in Washington the glow of a streetlamp with the salt on your dinner table Unlocking their astonishing secrets & colourful pasts Periodic Tales is a voyage of wonder & discovery showing that their stories are our stories & their lives are inextricable from our own ' Science writing at its best A fascinating & beautiful literary anthology bringing them to life as personalities If only chemistry had been like this at school A rich compilation of delicious tales' Matt Ridley Prospect 'A love letter to the chemical elements Aldersey-Williams is full of good stories & he knows how to tell them well' Sunday Telegraph ' Great fun to read & an endless fund of unlikely & improbable anecdotes' Financial Times ' The history science art literature & everyday applications of all the elements from aluminium to zinc' The Times Hugh Aldersey-Williams studied natural sciences at Cambridge He is the author of several books exploring science design & architecture & has curated exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum & the Wellcome Collection He lives in Norfolk with his wife & son ...

Tracklist A1 Muramasa A2 Have A Blast A3 Facepalm Mute A4 Ji B1 Scarlet B2 Luck As A Constant B3 Ragnarok C1 The Gods Must Be Crazy! C2 Make Total Destroy C3 Erised C4 Epoch D1 Froggin' Bullfish D2 Mile Zero D3 Masamune ADDITIONAL TRACKS D4 Far Out (instrumental) D5 The Heretic Anthem (originally by Slipknot) CD 1 Muramasa 2 Have A Blast 3 Facepalm Mute 4 JI 5 Scarlet 6 Luck As A Constant 7 Ragnarok 8 The Gods Must Be Crazy! 9 Make Total Destroy 10 Erised 11 Epoch 12 Froggin Bullfish 13 Mile Zero 14 Masamune 15 Far Out (instrumental) 16 The Heretic Anthem (originally by Slipknot) ...

This handy Thai Dictionary means that you can look up words quickly & easily & be understood while speaking The Periplus Pocket Thai Dictionary is a handy pocket-sized dictionary designed for travelers business people & beginning Thai language students It contains all the most common Thai vocabulary you will need This new edition has been extensively revised & expanded to include over 12000 entries Features of this Thai dictionary include Complete English-Thai & Thai-English sections Headwords are printed in bold for easy reference Alternate meanings of the same word (in English or Thai) are clearly distinguished The latest IT mobile phone Internet & social media terminology A reference guide to the essentials of Thai grammar & pronunciation are provided to ensure you will be understood when speaking ...

Tracklist A1 Winner A2 Negative To Positive A3 Break Out Break Free A4 Leaders Of Tomorrow A5 Miss You B1 One Day B2 Far Away B3 When You Realise B4 Mistakes B5 Stand By You ...

High quality puzzle with Fallout 4 theme Puzzle is beautifully packed along with key art poster & themed bag for the actual pieces 1000 pieces should be enough to keep you a while & you will have nice picture to hang on your wall afterwards ...

Permaculture is a creative approach to abundant & fulfilling lifestyles It is for everyone wishing to live sustainable & tread more lightly on the Earth Permaculture is an ecologically sound approach to providing for our needs including our food shelter & financial & social structures It is based on co-operating with nature & caring for the Earth & its people Permaculture in a Nutshell is a concise & accessible introduction to the principles & practice of permaculture in temperate climates It covers how permaculture works in the city the country & on the farm & explores ways in which people can work together to recreate real communities This inspiring book clearly describes how we can live fruitfully & sustainably & is essential reading for anyone wishing to reduce their environmental impact ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An autobiographical account of top Hollywood television scriptwriter Jerry Stahl played by Ben Stiller At the height of his career Stahl was earning over 5000 a week with his scriptwriting & married to a British TV executive (Elizabeth Hurley) with a baby on the way But behind all the rich glitzy lifestyle was a man fighting a major drug addiction & whose life was beginning to run away from him Eventually Stahl checks into a rehab clinic where he starts an affair with fellow addict Kitty (Maria Bello) However both still have a long journey of recovery ahead of them ...

&i> Permanent Record&i> is the essential & courageous memoir of Edward Snowden the man who risked everything to expose the shocking mass surveillance used by governments across the world to spy on their own citizens ...

Permanent Record is the essential & courageous memoir of Edward Snowden
- the man who risked everything to expose the shocking
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In the wake of the attacks of September 11 2001 the United States launched initiatives that test the limits of international human rights law The indefinite detention & torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay targeted killing & mass surveillance require an expansion of executive authority that negates the rule of law In Permanent State of Emergency Ryan Alford establishes that the ongoing failure to address human rights abuses is a symptom of the most serious constitutional crisis in American history Instead of curbing the increase in executive power Congress & the courts facilitated the breakdown of the nation's constitutional order & set the stage for presidential supremacy The presidency Alford argues is now more than imperial it is an elective dictatorship Providing both an overview & a systematic analysis of the new regime he objectively demonstrates that it does not meet even the minimum requirements of the rule of law At this critical juncture in American democracy Permanent State of Emergency alerts the public to the structural transformation of the state & reiterates the importance of the constitutional limits of the American presidency ...