Time in the Shadows: Confinement in Counterinsurgencies, Laleh Khalili

Автор: Khadivi Laleh
Название: Good country tpb ex air
ISBN: 1408876000 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408876008
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: Checkpoint Science Skills Builder Workbook 9 provides tailored and scaffolded exercises that offer targeted support to students to help reinforce key skills and understanding when studying science. Using an active-learning approach the workbook aims to build students` confidence, promote scientific enquiry and enable students to continue to access the Checkpoint Science curriculum.

Автор: Khadivi Laleh
Название: Walking
ISBN: 140884267X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408842676
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: Iran. 1979. The mullahs have come to power and they want everyone to know.

Two young Kurdish brothers, Saladin and Ali, are forced to swear their loyalty to the new regime by taking part in a massacre. In the traumatic aftermath of the killing they flee. For Saladin, the younger, the decision to travel west is exciting; this is the direction of Hollywood, Los Angeles, America.

But his euphoria is not enough for the reluctant Ali, who belongs, heart and soul, to the mountain town of his birth. As they cross the treacherous Zagros mountains by foot to Istanbul, to the Azores by freighter and finally as smuggled cargo aboard a plane to Los Angeles, Saladin realises that his dream of a better future can only be fulfilled alone. And as he walks along the hot, shimmering beaches of the promised land, unbearably dislocated, Saladin must define who he will become - and who he's always been.

Haunting and beautifully-written, The Walking is a story of exodus; of those many people torn between the lure of home and the lure of hope.

Автор: Professor Jim Al-Khalili
Название: Paradox
ISBN: 0552778060 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780552778060
Издательство: Random House
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Описание: or the Grandfather Paradox - if you travelled back in time and killed your grandfather you would not have been born and would not therefore have killed your grandfather.

Автор: McFadden Johnjoe, Al-Khalili Jim
Название: Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
ISBN: 0307986810 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307986818
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 2575.00 р.
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Описание: "New York Times" Bestseller and an Amazon Best Science Book of 2015
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning and artificial biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we still missing a vital ingredient in its creation?
Like Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene," which provided a new perspective on how evolution works, "Life on the Edge" alters our understanding of our world's fundamental dynamics. Bringing together first-hand experience at the cutting edge of science with unparalleled gifts of explanation, Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal that missing ingredient to be quantum mechanics; the phenomena that lie at the heart of this most mysterious of sciences.
Drawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, each chapter in "Life on the Edge" engages by illustrating one of life's puzzles: How do migrating birds know where to go? How do we really smell the scent of a rose? How do our genes copy themselves with such precision? "Life on the Edge" accessibly reveals how quantum mechanics can answer these probing questions of the universe.
Guiding the reader through the rapidly unfolding discoveries of the last few years, Al-Khalili and McFadden communicate the excitement of the explosive new field of quantum biology and its potentially revolutionary applications, while offering insights into the biggest puzzle of all: what is life? As they brilliantly demonstrate in these groundbreaking pages, life exists on the quantum edge."

Автор: Al-Khalili Jim
Название: Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
ISBN: 0307986799 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307986795
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 1563.00 р.
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Описание: A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.
Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. For example, how can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time? Why will Achilles never beat a tortoise in a race, no matter how fast he runs? And how can a person be ten years older than his twin?
With elegant explanations that bring the reader inside the mind of those who've developed them, Al-Khalili helps us to see that, in fact, paradoxes can be solved if seen from the right angle. Just as surely as Al-Khalili narrates the enduring fascination of these classic paradoxes, he reveals their underlying logic. In doing so, he brings to life a select group of the most exciting concepts in human knowledge. "Paradox" is mind-expanding fun.