Mike Brown Bücher

Seit 2006 haben wir keinen Planeten Pluto mehr. In Wie ich Pluto zur Strecke brachte schildert Mike Brown in einer spannenden Erzählung voller Humor und dramatischer Wendungen seine Sicht des wohl aufregendsten Jahres der modernen Astronomie – eines Jahres, in dem ihm eine entscheidende Rolle zukam. Das Buch führt den Leser durch wichtige wissenschaftliche Konzepte und regt ihn an, genauer über unsere Rolle im Universum nachzudenken. Aber es ist vor allem auch eine unterhaltsame und aufschlussreiche persönliche Geschichte. Ein Buch für jeden, der jemals davon geträumt hat, das Universum zu erkunden – und wer von uns hätte das nicht?

This is a book sure to delight designers, social historians and anyone with an interest in this style-defining decade. The 1950s Look: Recreating the Fashions of the Fifties takes the reader on a tour of the trends and signature styles of the era - from Audrey Hepburn chic to high school prom queen.

New approaches to understanding war and peace in the changing international system.What causes war? How can wars be prevented? Scholars and policymakers have sought the answers to these questions for centuries. Although wars continue to occur, recent scholarship has made progress toward developing more sophisticated and perhaps more useful theories on the causes and prevention of war. This volume includes essays by leading scholars on contemporary approaches to understanding war and peace. The essays include expositions, analyses, and critiques of some of the more prominent and enduring explanations of war. Several authors discuss realist theories of war, which focus on the distribution of power and the potential for offensive war. Others examine the prominent hypothesis that the spread of democracy will usher in an era of peace. In light of the apparent increase in nationalism and ethnic conflict, several authors present hypotheses on how nationalism causes war and how such wars can be controlled. Contributors also engage in a vigorous debate on whether international institutions can promote peace. In a section on war and peace in the changing international system, several authors consider whether rising levels of international economic independence and environmental scarcity will influence the likelihood of war.

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"Of all modern notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But the truth is that home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a man [sic] can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge a whim." --G.K. ChestertonThus begins the Black-Out Book. At once a time capsule and a paean to domestic tranquility, the Black-Out brings together over five hundred games, pens�es, puzzles, jokes, and literary snippets a simpler, yet in many ways more dangerous time than our own. Published during one of the darkest hours of British history, a time when curfews and rationing kept people close to their homes, the book offers insights into a bygone time, but can still delight 70 years on. While some passages are specific to 1940's England--'A thought for the petrol-rationed motorist' and 'What happened to the shilling?'--others are truly timeless--'Prayers of the Great' (Henry VIII, Raleigh, Plato), and 'What to do when sleep won't come.' Published to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of WWII, but also at a time when Americans are turning once again toward domestic pleasures, the Black-Out Book is destined to find a new audience in the 21st century.

Плутон - планет? Или еще один ледяной шар, блуждающий в космосе? Что бы вы об этом ни думали, история Майка Брауна об исследовании границ Солнечной системы покажется вам очаровательной и увлекательной