Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Iran's contested presidential elections for Newsweek magazine. He thought he'd be returning in just a few days to Paola his pregnant fiancee. Instead he was incarcerated under false charges of espionage in Evin a state prison notorious for its role in Iran's history of torture & oppression. Suffering regular beatings forced confessions & threats of execution Bahari draws strength from the similar experiences of his family in the past: his father was imprisoned by the shah in the 1950s & his sister by Ayatollah Khomeini in the 1980s. Exposing the contradictions at the heart of Ahmadinejad's paranoid regime this inspiring & often witty story of one family's courage in the face of repression is also a beautifully written portrait of modern Iran. ...

Author of the best-selling book The Elements" Theodore Gray demonstrates essential scientific principles through thrilling daredevil experiments. " What a magnificent book. Its gorgeous playful & draws you in." Adam Savage cohost of " Mythbusters" " Theodore Gray has attained a level of near superhuman geekery that the rest of us can only mutely admire." Cecil Adams "" The" " Straight Dope"" " Grays encyclopedic knowledge & contagious enthusiasm transport us to deep intellectual realms while never sacrificing a sense of wonder & above all fun." Oliver Sacks author of " Awakenings " " Musicophilia " & " Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood" In " Mad Science " Theodore Gray launches a toy rocket using the energy released from an Oreo cookie ignites a phosphorus sun by suspending half a gram of white phosphorus in a globe filled with pure oxygen & creates a homemade hot tub by adding 500 pounds of quicklime to water. These are just a few of the 54 experiments included in this astonishing book that demonstrates essential scientific principles in ways you were likely never exposed to in school. Every experiment in " Mad Science" is accompanied by full-color photographs that provide a front-row seat to rarely seen chemical reactions & glorious subatomic activity. To further enhance the hands-on experience Gray

Includes:: step-by-step instructions for nearly every experiment. Following all of the safety guidelines readers can even re-create some of the experiments in the book. " Mad Science" is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by all things chemical electrical or explosive & who loves a vicarious thrill. "

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Theo Walcott is a world famous footballer the youngest player to play for Engl&. Andy Crofts book follows Theo from his early teenage years playing for Southampton to playing for England in the World Cup aged 17 & his experiences at top Premiership side Arsenal FC. Particularly suitable for dyslexic reluctant & struggling readers. ...

When the name of Theo Walcott was included in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup shock waves ran through the football world. But no one was more surprised than Theo himself. Five years later Theo Walcott is one of the most recognizable names in football. As the English heart of the brilliant young Arsenal team he has become a firm favourite at the Emirates Stadium. He represents everything that is good about the beautiful game: a player with his feet on the ground but lightning quick on the field. He carries the expectations of the nation on his shoulders especially since one night in Croatia made him the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for Engl&. It has been an incredible adventure an unbelievable story for a quiet boy from a small village who only started playing football when he was 10. But how does it feel for your dreams to come true? In Theo: Growing Up Fast" Theo Walcott takes you right inside his world." ...

Half the man twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg there are many lawyers & though he's only thirteen years old Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge policeman court clerk
- & a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much
- maybe too much
- he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free & only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high but Theo won't stop until justice is served. Brimming with the intrigue & suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller & the undisputed master of the legal thriller Theodore Boone will keep readers guessing & pages turning.


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Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure & the stakes are higher than ever. When his best friend April disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night no one not even Theo Boone
- who knows April better than anyone
- has answers. As fear ripples through his small hometown & the police hit dead ends it's up to Theo to use his legal knowledge & investigative skills to chase down the truth & save April. Filled with the page-turning suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller & the undisputed master of the legal thriller Theodore Boone's trials & triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end.

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Theodore Boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. He certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. But then his bike is vandalised hes attacked while doing his homework & worst of all framed for a robbery. When stolen computer equipment turns up in Theos school locker the police start leaning on him hard. & he is the only suspect. What if he is found guilty? What about his dreams of becoming a lawyer? In a race against time aided by his renegade uncle Ike Theo must find the real felon & reveal the true motivation behind the crimes of which he stands accused. ...

Theodore Boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. He certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. But then his bike is vandalised hes attacked while doing his homework & worst of all framed for a robbery. When stolen computer equipment turns up in Theos school locker the police start leaning on him hard. & he is the only suspect. What if he is found guilty? What about his dreams of becoming a lawyer? In a race against time aided by his renegade uncle Ike Theo must find the real felon & reveal the true motivation behind the crimes of which he stands accused. ...

Theodore Boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. He certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. But then his bike is vandalised he's attacked while doing his homework & worst of all framed for a robbery. When stolen computer equipment turns up in Theo's school locker the police start leaning on him hard. & he is the only suspect. What if he is found guilty? What about his dreams of becoming a lawyer? In a race against time aided by his renegade uncle Ike Theo must find the real felon & reveal the true motivation behind the crimes of which he stands accused. ...

Though he's only thirteen Theodore Boone has spent more time in the courtroom than almost anywhere else & there's always a new adventure waiting. After having been falsely accused of vandalism & theft Theo is happy to finally be out of the hot seat once more dispensing legal advice to friends & community members when an exciting new case demands his urgent attention. ...