Did falling apples really inspire Newton’s Law of Gravity? Why not ask him yourself? In this dialogue imagined by Newton aficionado Michael White, you’ll discover Newton’s immense influence on our understanding of the world today. Ask him about how he formulated the law of gravity, devised a radically new theory of light and created calculus. You’ll even have a chance to delve into N…
A Fictional Dialogue Based On Biographical Facts The presidency of John F. Kennedy was a magic interlude in American history. His admires saw him as a leader of intelligence and imagination, who wielded power with grace, courage and verve – although detractors have questioned the quality of his convictions and drawn attention to his serial philandering. Kennedy’s rise also marked the beg…
A Fictional Dialogue Based On Biographical Facts The “father of modern physics” Galileo Galilei was a scientific revolutionary. He was a renowned polymath whose knowledge spanned the realms of space, time and technology. His cosmic discoveries ushered in an age of scientific revolution: the Moon turned out to be covered with mountains and craters, stars popped out of nowhere, and four sa…
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by extraordinary man—its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi—who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of…
Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional character ever created. Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam Classics presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle’s classic hero—a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventure in crime! Volum…
Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional character ever created. Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam Classics presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle’s classic hero—a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventure in crime! Volum…
“He took your life away, Stax. I get that. Don’t let him take your future, too.”
They have begun their invasion. They will take your planet by force. They believe they are unstoppable. We can defeat them. We have unleashed an ancient power. We have turned the tide because. We are no longer alone in this fight. This the beginning of the end.
This spellbinding story, like its predecessor, This Earth of Mankind, has its origins in a series of tales related orally by Pramoedya Ananta Toer to his fellow prisoners in an Indonesian prison. Child Of All Nations follows the political awakening of its hero, the extraordinary Minke, a Dutch-educated Javanese writer. Coming to grips with the oppression and injustice of the European regime in …
A boy’s heart pound in terror as he awaits his ritual circumcision to become a true Muslim. An idealistic young soldier witnesses the barbaric beating of a man accused of being a spy. An eight-year-old girl, soon to be married off by her parents for money, brags to a playmate about the pretty clothes she will acquired. With All That Is Gone, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, author of The Buru Quart…