Gott: 50 books

**No calorie counting. No gram counting. Cheating is allowed!** It's uncomplicated. Inexpensive. A cinch to maintain. And most of all, a sensible guide to healthy eating that will help you lose weight fast and keep it off for the rest of your life. During his forty years...

«La ragnatela cosmica non è solamente una storia ben raccontata sulle frontiere della conoscenza del cosmo. È anche uno stimolo per continuare a esplorarle». Michael Blanton, Nature «Con lo sguardo tipico di chi le cose le conosce dall’interno, Gott ci racconta come gli scienziati siano...

This revelatory new history punctures the still widely held belief that the British Empire was an enlightened and civilizing enterprise of great benefit to its subject peoples. Instead, Britain’s Empire reveals a history of systemic repression and almost continual violence, showing how British rule...

It’s 1942, and war is raging in Europe and in the Pacific. The Japanese army is on Australia’s doorstep, and the small coastal Queensland town of Maryborough is on full war footing. What they are not prepared for is the arrival in the town of a troupe of incompetent actors whose unjustifiably...

J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies—a magnificent structure now called the "cosmic web" and mapped extensively by teams of astronomers....

It was hard being one of four boys growing up in the 1940s in a dysfunctional family. Throw in alcoholic parents, a hot tempered pure-bred American Indian mother, a father running secret missions for the military, and three wild brothers and you got a mix of family craziness. This is a beautiful...

A Princeton astrophysicist explores whether journeying to the past or future is scientifically possible in this “intriguing” volume (Neil deGrasse Tyson). It was H. G. Wells who coined the term “time machine”—but the concept of time travel, both forward and backward, has always provoked...

The Port Fairy Murders is the sequel to The Holiday Murders, a political and historical crime novel set in 1943, featuring the newly formed homicide department of Victoria Police. The department has been struggling to counter little-known fascist groups, particularly an organisation called...

***Appalachian Appetite***is a groundbreaking, influential cookbook featuring over 100 recipes that represent an innovative take on tradition, with contributions and stories from this mountain region's best chefs, restaurants, and citizens. From Asheville, NC to Nashville, TN; Oxford, MS to Millinocket,...

Life is a Series of Jokes This is a story of all the things that happen to a man from pre-birth to age 75 This book covers the events that a man has no control over but which affects his life and what direction his life goes. These twists and turns in life are very humorous and are accentuated...

Dr. Peter Gott combines the empathy of an old-fashioned family doctor with the outspoken fervor of a patients' rights advocate in this comprehensive guide that is a turn-to resource for those with health concerns. Dr. Gott responds to readers' medical questions with sensitivity and accuracy and is praised for his knowledge of medicine and his warm, compassionate style.

Die moderne Astrophysik klingt unglaublich kompliziert und zugleich unendlich spannend: Wurmlöcher, sterbende Sterne, schwarze Löcher, Exoplaneten, Zeitreisen. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss und J. Richard Gott schaffen es auf fantastische Art und Weise, komplexen Sachverhalte so zu erklären,...

Gott examines Eliot’s The Waste Land (1922) in conjunction with Gustave Flaubert’s La Tentation de Saint Antoine (1874). He provides a highly original reading of both texts and argues that a stylistic affinity exists between the two works.

The authoritative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chávez places the country’s controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential...