Levin: 408 books

Are you ready to make changes in your life—but feel something is holding you back? Is your soul asking you to take a leap—but you’re too afraid to take it? Are you ready for something new—but aren’t sure where to start? If this sounds like you, the book you hold in your hands will...

A heartwarming memoir of second chances, loyal companionship, and unconditional love—as revealed through the eyes and experiences of man’s best friend.   A golden retriever/chow mix shares her life, adventures, and hard-earned wisdom in Letters from Angel, as told to Martin P. Levin.   Adopted...

The youngest member of the Paris-based experimental collective Oulipo, Levin Becker tells the story of one of literature’s quirkiest movements—and the personal quest that led him to seek out like-minded writers, artists, and scientists who are obsessed with language and games, and who embrace formal constraints to achieve literature’s potential.

With passion and wit, Bernard Levin describes his travels on foot through the beautiful countryside of south-eastern France. He follows in the mighty footsteps of the great Carthaginian enemy of Rome, Hannibal, who made the expedition with an army and elephants nearly two millennia before. From...

The battle of the Crater is known as one of the Civil War's bloodiest struggles -- a Union loss with combined casualties of 5,000, many of whom were members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) under Union Brigadier General Edward Ferrero. The battle was a violent clash of forces as Confederate...

Three Lives, by Gertrude Stein, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes...

美國Amazon.com選書 第一本完整介紹保守主義與自由主義的起源 全球極右派勢力崛起！ 民粹思維抬頭、國家主義盛行 台灣向左走？向右走？ 選前喊左派，選後變右派？ 我們常聽說的「激進左派」「保守右派」，到底是什麼意思？ 一般人知其然不知其所以然，難以解釋清楚，但這兩種截然不同的主張，影響我們的價值觀與世界觀，更牽涉到社會主義與資本主義，以及社會文化。 本書作者李文（Yuval...

Ancient. Evocative. Spiritual. For centuries the world has been captivated by the dark heartwood of a tropical tree which, when struck by lightning or attacked by insects, creates an amber resin coveted by royalty and celebrities for its rich, deep scent . . . a resin called Oud. Join Michael Levin...

2017****年諾貝爾物理學獎得主基普．索恩等科學家與LIGO科學家們相知相惜，才華洋溢的動人故事 電影《星際效應》中，人類捕捉到重力波、和宇宙溝通的熱血真實版 證明了愛因斯坦的天才預言，補足了廣義相對論缺失的「最後一塊拼圖」 一本了解黑洞與相對論發展的最前沿天文物理學科普讀本 一百年來的重力波探測編年史，為人類探索宇宙生成開闢了全新的觀測方式 ** ** 「在宇宙上演的不是一齣默劇，因為宇宙其實不是一片死寂。」 ──珍娜．萊文 ** ** 這是人類對宇宙最靈敏、最執著的傾耳細聽…… 一群科學家天才奇想，冀圖捕捉宇宙重力波傳來的微弱「聲音」， 另闢蹊徑證實了黑洞的存在，以及宇宙起源的在場證明…… ** ** LIGO****科學家捕捉到重力波的重大成就，如同伽利略發明了望遠鏡， 我們得以透過重力波這位「新任宇宙信使」，探索前所未知的宇宙理論， 重新理解宇宙的誕生。 ** ** 一九一六年，愛因斯坦預測了重力波的存在。一世紀之後，人類記錄到來自太空的第一波聲音，證明由黑洞碰撞造成的重力波確實存在，而探測到重力波的LIGO科學團隊成員萊納．魏斯、基普．索恩以及巴里．巴利許，也因此重大成就獲得二○一七年諾貝爾物理學獎。   到底是什麼樣的瘋狂團隊做出的天才豪賭，想要在相當於地球周長一千億倍的距離範圍內，測量出比人頭髮的直徑還要小的變化？而留給測量的時間或許不到一秒鐘。而且，沒有人知道這種極微小的變化何時會發生……   本書作者珍娜．萊文先從人和故事出發，描繪了主導LIGO計畫的首席科學家們各自的文化背景與鮮明個性，如何左右計劃的成敗，彷彿是美劇《宅男行不行》的進階真人版，之後再讓科學現身，直到最後科學與人合而為一，翔實的調查與如歌的寫作，呈現近五十年來精彩的重力波科學探測史。   像是LIGO...

In Reclaiming the Game, William Bowen and Sarah Levin disentangle the admissions and academic experiences of recruited athletes, walk-on athletes, and other students. In a field overwhelmed by reliance on anecdotes, the factual findings are striking--and sobering. Anyone seriously concerned about...

Extreme Killing offers you a comprehensive overview of multiple homicide, including both serial and mass murder. Filled with classic and contemporary case studies, this fully updated Fourth Edition reflects a growing concern for specific types of multiple homicides—indiscriminate public massacres,...

An exploration of the often-fraught relationship between fathers and sons is at the heart of Bob Levin’s baseball-themed novel Away Game. It’s the story of Hank Bauman who, through the magic of an old baseball board game, is transported from the present to 1955, to Game 7 of the Yankees-Dodgers...

Payday! Congratulations, Your Business Sold. Now What? How to Prepare for & Protect Your Sudden Wealth is a comprehensive guide for anyone who has or anticipates having sudden wealth primarily from selling your business and wants to learn how to prepare and protect their fortune. Payday! addresses...

A proven system to boost high school graduation rates This guide helps school leaders and government policymakers boost high school graduation rates. Drawing from his knowledge as an education official and professor, author Ben Levin presents a system to turn around secondary schools that is...