Added by: flame333 | Karma: 381.35 | Fiction literature | 15 February 2012
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Secret Daughter (2010)
On the eve of the monsoons, in a remote Indian village, Kavita gives birth to a baby girl. But in a culture that favors sons, the only way for Kavita to save her newborn daughter's life is to give her away. It is a decision that will haunt her and her husband for the rest of their lives, even after the arrival of their cherished son.
Always dunk your biscuit horizontally. Drinking beer is good for the environment. A wig is safer than a cycling helmet. Based on international scientific research but presented in a tongue-incheek style, "Curious Science" reveals startling truths guaranteed to change your life - or at least make you popular at dinner parties. Fascinating and often hilarious, it will open your eyes to the quirky science behind our everyday lives. You can discover the best time of day to be operated on, how kissing is good for hay fever, how to appear more intelligent effortlessly - plus many other tips for work and home, for eating and drinking and for a better love life.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 18 January 2012
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A baffling virus has claimed the lives of four people across the country--including Dr. Sophia Russell, a research scientist working to understand the disease. Bitter and broken-hearted over the death of his beautiful fiancée, Jon Smith is determined to uncover the cause of the virus that killed her--and prevent it from turning into a pandemic of epic proportions. He'll travel across the globe and into the darkest corridors of murder and greed, to find a killer who would sacrifice millions of lives for his own success…
BBC Knowledge Magazine’s international publication for everyone who is curious about the world we all share – the natural life that inhabits it, the history that has shaped our lives upon it, and the science that is propelling us onward into the 21st century.
Humphrey Newton (1466-1536) - An Early Tudor Gentleman
The public and political lives of the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century gentry have been extensively studied, but comparatively little is known of their private lives and beliefs. Humphrey Newton of Pownall, Cheshire, offers a rare and fascinating opportunity to redress the balance, thanks to the fortunate survival of a commonplace book he compiled c.1498-1524. Drawing upon this unique manuscript, this interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional study of Newton explores his family life, landed estate, legal work, piety, and his literary skills (he composed nearly twenty courtly love lyrics).
