Simon: 5480 books

​After acquiring a fascination with the dubious 1980s haircut while travelling around Eastern Europe, Simon Varwell discovered a village in Albania called Mullet, and a mission was born. From Albanian slums to the windswept landscapes of Ireland's County Mayo, the mission took him across...

Introduced in 1894 as a treatment for a deadly childhood disease, the diphtheria serum stands as a milestone in pharmaceutical history. Diphtheria Serum as a Technological Object: A Philosophical Analysis of Serotherapy in France 1894-1900 considers the production and use of this serum in France,...

Nearly every large corporation and governmental agency is taking a fresh look at their current enterprise-scale business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing implementations at the dawn of the "Big Data Era"…and most see a critical need to revitalize their current capabilities. Whether...

The era of Big Data as arrived, and most organizations are woefully unprepared. Slowly, many are discovering that stalwarts like Excel spreadsheets, KPIs, standard reports, and even traditional business intelligence tools aren't sufficient. These old standbys can't begin to handle today's increasing...

Most people in the United States believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth is a burden and a threat. These beliefs according to Simon, are entirely wrong. Why do the media report so much false bad news about these? And why do we...

Black powder, the world's first chemical explosive, was originally developed in the seventh century, during China's Tang dynasty. It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them so that...

The White Goddess: An Encounter is a mesmerising tale of sex, lies and divided loyalties. Set between the magic of a bohemian Majorca and the horror of Franco's Madrid, it is a haunting evocation of a lost time and place, dominated by the extraordinary power of Robert Graves, one of the 20th century’s...

Exklusiv als E-Book Only: Simon Kernicks Fortsetzungsthriller in drei Teilen Als der Politiker Tim Horton nach einem gewöhnlichen Arbeitstag in sein hochgesichertes Haus kommt, erwartet ihn ein Albtraum: Unter Tränen erzählt ihm seine Frau, dass ihr gemeinsamer Sohn Max entführt worden...

Exklusiv als E-Book Only: Simon Kernicks Fortsetzungsthriller in drei Teilen Tim Horton ist in seinem eigenen Haus eingesperrt; über Kameras beobachtet von den Kidnappern, die seinen Sohn Max entführt haben. Tim weiß, dass er nur wenige Stunden Zeit hat, um sein eigenes Leben und das von...

Exklusiv als E-Book Only: Simon Kernicks Fortsetzungsthriller in drei Teilen Der Ex-Söldner Scope steht vor der schwersten Aufgabe seines Lebens. Er hat weniger als 12 Stunden Zeit, um seinen Neffen Max aus den Händen skrupelloser Gewaltverbrecher zu befreien - und er hat nur eine hauchdünne...

Avec brio, Valérie Simon emmène ses lecteurs sur les chemins escarpés de son imaginaire d’une sombre richesse. Dans ce recueil sont réunies quatorze de ses nouvelles sorties à l’unité dans la collection Brage. Récits fantastiques, contes noirs ou mythes post-apocalyptiques, la plume...

Muhammad Rashid Rida is among the most influential Muslim thinkers of the modern period and yet, until this book, his writings on religious reform remained unpublished in English. In this paperback version of the flagship English edition, esteemed academic Simon A. Wood rights this wrong by translating...

Find him on FIND'M!FIND'M is the newest geosocial networking app for gay men that's turning heads and taking them off!In this collection of 12 short stories by Simon Graves, the cursed app leads its users down bizarre and oftentimes deadly paths.

The Saga of Terminal City No. 6 What if fallen angels got a second chance? In The Saga of Terminal City they do, freed from prison to walk the earth, doing good -- if they can. Evil forces threaten the blue ark of Earth.  Change is coming, but will it be for good or bad? ...