Search Results: Titles starting with R from Emily Green Books

Penguin, 2006 About the book: Just after 10:00 on the night of February 7th, 2004, Ellen MacArthur crossed an imaginary line in the sea off Brittany to become the fastest person ever to sail solo around the world. The record was held by a frenchman, Francis Joyon. He'd slashed over 20 days off the previous record and many thought his extraordinary new benchmark would stand for 10 years or more. Most experts thought that the record would be beyond MacArthur. But in a superhuman effort that forced her to dig deeper than ever before, she proved the doubters wrong. Her effort captured the world's imagination, and the scenes that greeted her return to Falmouth were euphoric. She had become, some claimed, the finest sailor her country had every produced. Drawing on logs, emails, and sound and video diaries, this beautifully designed, fully illustrated book captures the drama, excitement, danger, joy, and tears of a truly extraordinary achievement in Ellen's own words.. Soft cover. Fine.

Vintage Soft cover. New.

Portobello Books Ltd, 2010 Soft cover. New.

Adam Hilger Ltd, 1967 Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2013 Soft cover. Fine.

Photos included in listing. Oxford University Press, 1986 The period from 1640 to 1660, which includes the Civil War, the beheading of Charles I, and the reign of a republican government, is one of the most controversial and dramatic in British history. This book offers an authoritative analysis of the debate among contemporary historians on the causes, significance, and consequences of the events of that era. Aylmer argues that there was at least a partial middle-class revolution, as well as a rebellion with both aristocratic and popular elements.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Orion Pub Co, 2001 Hardcover. As New.

The Folio Society, 1998 Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Smithsonian, 2009 About the book: Einstein's gravity theoryhis general theory of relativityhas served as the basis for a series of astonishing cosmological discoveries. But what if, nonetheless, Einstein got it wrong? Since the 1930s, physicists have noticed an alarming discrepancy between the universe as we see it and the universe that Einstein's theory of relativity predicts. There just doesn't seem to be enough stuff out there for everything to hang together. Galaxies spin so fast that, based on the amount of visible matter in them, they ought to be flung to pieces, the same way a spinning yo-yo can break its string. Cosmologists tried to solve the problem by positing dark mattera mysterious, invisible substance that surrounds galaxies, holding the visible matter in placeand particle physicists, attempting to identify the nature of the stuff, have undertaken a slew of experiments to detect it. So far, none have. Now, John W. Moffat, a physicist at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical… Read More

The Folio Society, 2004 Hardcover. As New/As New.

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 About the book Relativistic cosmology has in recent years become one of the most exciting and active branches of current research. In conference after conference the view is expressed that cosmology today is where particle physics was forty years ago, with major discoveries just waiting to happen. Also gravitational wave detectors, presently under construction or in the testing phase, promise to open up an entirely novel field of physics. It is to take into account such recent developments, as well as to improve the basic text, that this second edition has been undertaken. The most affected is the last part on cosmology, but there are smaller additions, corrections, and additional exercises throughout. The books basic purpose is to make relativity come alive conceptually. Hence the emphasis on the foundations and the logical subtleties rather than on the mathematics or the detailed experiments per se. Aided by some 300 exercises, the book promotes a deep… Read More

Viking, 2011 John Stubbs's Reprobates charts the rise and fall of the Cavaliers before, during and after the English Civil War. From disastrous foreign forays to syphilitic poets, from political intriguing to ambitious young playwrights keen to curry favour with the king, John Stubbs brings alive the vibrant cast of characters that were at the centre of the English Civil War. Stubbs shows the reader just how the country was brought to one of the most destructive moments in its history. 'Dashing and daring, colourful, subtle and provocative . . . stuffed almost to bursting-point with character and incident. Feasting on poems, diaries, plays, masques, letters and biographies, Reprobates introduces us to . . . a flamboyant parade of chancers, dreamers, turncoats, heroes, idiots and hedonists who grab the reader's shoulders and force a drink on us as if in some dim-lit, tallow-smoked tavern of the 1630s'Independent 'Swaggeringly splendid.Stubbs is a brilliant expositor of poetry.one… Read More

Fountain Press Ltd, 1967 Introduces art materials and techniques, gives advice on drawing animals, people, plants, and architecture, and includes tips on color, composition, and perspective. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Orion, 2002 About the book: Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he is sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates. But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus's own mistake. Now Rebus can't determine if he's been set up for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects. When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers her investigation of an art dealer's murder is tied to Rebus's inquiry, the two - protege and mentor - join forces. Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they imagined - a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues.. Soft cover. Fine.

MIT Press, 1982 Revealing the Universe: Prediction and Proof in Astronomy. This book was based on a series of public lectures sponsored by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Boston Museum of Science.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor.

The Folio Society, 1986 Folio Society T. E. Lawrence Revolt In The Desert. This Folio Society edition of T. E. Lawrence's "Revolt In The Desert" is a must-have for any collector of antiquarian books. The hardcover binding and slipcase make it a beautiful addition to any bookshelf, while the author's gripping account of his experiences during the Arab Revolt is a captivating read. Published by Folio Society, this edition is of the highest quality and will be treasured by any history enthusiast.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Photos included in listing. Allen & Unwin, 1976 Hardcover. Good.

Seaby, 1970 Photos included in listing.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Picador, 2010 This book is in perfect condition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Pimlico, 1994 Soft cover. Fine.