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The making of scientific reputations
In Leaps in the Dark, John Waller presents another collection of revelations from the world of science. He considers experiments in which the scientis...
Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery
The great biologist Louis Pasteur suppressed 'awkward' data because it didn't support the case he was making. John Snow, the 'first epidemiologist' wa...
The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518
'A compelling 'whatdunnit'' The Times 'Waller's book should interest both historians and scientists, while the general reader will enjoy his colourful...
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Sport and Travel in Paraguay
Espionage and Conspiracy in the Second World War
Victory in World War II depended heavily on Allied successes in espionage and conspiracy. Although individual episodes of intelligence acitvity have b...
The concept of heredity is fundamental to how we see ourselves and others. It goes far beyond the obvious continuity of physical traits across generat...
Containing the practice of the French military surgeons during the principal campaigns of the late war. Abridged and translated from the French by John Waller. In two parts. Part I.
The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness
In the summer of 1518, possibly 100 people dance to their deaths in one of the most bizarre and terrifying plagues in history. Waller pens a gripping ...
A gripping insight into twenty years that profoundly changed the way we view disease. The germ revolution came after two decades of scientific virtuos...
Robert Blincoe: A life that illuminates an age
From a parish workhouse to the heart of the industrial revolution, from debtors' jail to Cambridge University and a prestigious London church, Robert ...
Hardcover reprint of the original 1921 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments h...
"A Treatise on the Incubus, or Night-Mare, Disturbed Sleep, Terrific Dreams and Nocturnal Visions" by John Augustine Waller. Published by Good Press. ...
A Manual for Actors and Directors
Presents the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This work contains advice on how to use character, costu...
The Truth Behind Some of the Greatest Scientific Discoveries
Louis Pasteur suppressed data that didn't support the case he was making....
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...
Reproduction of the original: Poetical Works by Edmund Waller, John Denham...
Felix Kersten and the Secret Plot to Turn Himmler Against Hitler
Tells the story of Felix Kersten, a physical therapist who became Heinrich Himmler's personal physician, and his influence over Himmler to join a plot...
Icon Books is an independent British publisher which publishes popular and engaging non-fiction for adults. We're proud to be part of the Independent ...
Custom Fitness and Nutrition
A Practical Solution : the Report of the Unionist Social Reform Committee
Understanding Patterns of Work in Primary Care
General practitioners are moving into a more central and accountable role in managing NHS resources. To achieve this they need to monitor, understand ...
1858/1859
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee. 1858
Its Time Has Come
The Life of William James Lunn
Shows the intricate workings of government finance in England in order to prove that practices that seem irrational to the public are the result of ac...
Twenty Years that Transformed the Way We Think about Disease
Charts how, why, and by whom germ theory was transformed from a hotly disputed speculation to a central tenet of modern medicine....
This book draws upon an extensive literature to document sickness and wellness in environments like rural homesteads, urban East-coast slums, and the ...
A Memorial Book
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the p...