НОВАЯ КНИГА прославленного исследователя морских глубин, Героя России, академика Российской академии наук, участвовавшего в сотнях сложнейших научных экспериментов на глубоководных обитаемых аппаратах и в съемках популярных фильмов, в том числе «Титаника» Джеймса Кэмерона, которому он подсказал сам сюжет легендарной ленты. Анатолий Сагалевич не только конструктор практически всех отечественных научных подводных аппаратов, но и их первый пилот-ис ...
Klassenkampf, Arbeiterbewegung und Geldmangel: die Korrespondenz zwischen Marx und Engels Paris, 19. Jahrhundert: Im August 1844 vertiefen hier Friedrich Engels und Karl Marx ihre Bekanntschaft, es sollte der Beginn einer lebenslangen Freundschaft werden. Rund 1600 Briefe blieben erhalten. Ihr Inhalt ist eine bunte Mischung aus Kommentaren zum Zeitgeschehen, Uberlegungen zur Arbeit fur die kommunistische Bewegung und sehr privaten Erlebnisse ...
Venture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide the fuel needed to get fledgling companies off the ground–and the advice and guidance that helps growing companies survive their adolescence.In Creative Capital, Spencer Ante tells the compelling story of the enigmatic and quirky man–Georges Doriot–who created the venture capital industry. The author traces the pivotal events in Doriot's life, i ...
Growing up in the baby boomer age was much simpler than growing up today. We did things without the fear of getting hurt or dirty without helmets. My story tells of the rise and fall of me. I have mapped out my life with some of the shenanigans and havoc me and my brother created over a lifetime of drinking and drugging. Surprisingly, I think we both turned out pretty good in the long run. This is also a story of the beginning ...
This vintage book (first published in 1948) contains a short biography of Mark Twain, with a wonderful selection of humourous and often aphoristic quotations taken from his writings. This concise and easy-to-digest text is full of interesting and entertaining information concerning Mr. Twain, and is highly recommended for those with an interest in his life and mind. A profusely illustrated antiquarian volume, this book is not to be missed by the ...
Despised by the intellectual establishment, Ayn Rand continues to attract many thousands of devoted followers. Her «Objectivist» movement preaches an uncompromising hard line on politics, art, sex, and psychological health. Though much has been written about Rand, The Ayn Rand Cult is the first book to explain the true origin of her ideas and to show how they were shaped into a new, atheistic religion. Jeff Walker shatters many myths about Rand, ...
Love. What is it? Can a person describe love? Can love even be described? Throughout time, it has been heard that love can be defined in different ways. That there are different types and styles. It has been heard that love could be defined as an attraction (driven by the chemicals in our brains such as adrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin), an infatuation, a feeling, an emotion, an action and even as much as a choice. In this book you will read ...
The Wholeistic Healer trusts her inner voice, which has made all the difference in her life. There were times she could have lost her faith, but she never gave up. Throughout her journey, heavenly helpers guided her each step of the way. But the truth of who she was and where she came from was kept from her as a child. With the help of her strong and unwavering spirit and a little (sometimes a lot) of help from heaven, she rose a ...
It’s said there is no such thing as total honesty, but this narrative is as close to total as you will probably ever read. Sam’s understanding of the places he’s lived is filled with great empathy and feeling, yet he is also capable of seeing unvarnished truth. He has somehow been in places and at moments that allowed his innate skills to be shown to the utmost, though he is prone to state he is quite an ordinary man. Sam grew ...
