A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corps
From an acclaimed Guardian First Book Award finalist comes a debut novel 'brutal and beautiful in equal measure' (Emily St. John Mandel) Bea's five-year-old daughter, Agnes, is slowly wasting away. Th
WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVED TURNED OUT TO BE A LIE? THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY DIANE CHAMBERLAIN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MIDWIFE'S CONFESSION. WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVED TURNED OUT TO BE
To her husband, Annie O'Neill is the perfect wife and mother...To the man who adores her, she's an unattainable ideal. To her rival, she is an obsession. Dr. Olivia Simon is on duty in the emergency r
本書講述了在教科書或科普書籍中找不到的科學發現的真實故事，書中所介紹的科學家是一個多元群體，從中國女化學家屠呦呦到「消化生理學之父」威廉·博蒙特(William Beaumont)和他身有殘疾的助手--亞歷克西斯·聖馬丁(Alexis St. Martin)，他們的研究開創了人類對於消化系統的認識，包含了地球科學、化學、醫學、與天文學四大主題。除了歷史之外，讀者還可以了解到每項科學發現背後的原理！後記為充滿好奇心的讀者提供了額外的資訊和延伸閱讀。介紹的科學家:• Walter & Luis Alvarez (物理學家，諾貝爾物理學得主)• Alfred Wegener(地質學家，提出大陸漂移說)• Mario Molina & Sherwood Rowland (化學家，發現臭氧層破壞)• Tu Youyou (醫藥學家，諾貝爾醫學獎得主)• Henri Becquerel(物理學家，開創放射性物理學)• Florence Nightingale (英國護士與統計學家)• William Beaumont & Alexis St. Martin (消化生理學家與他的助手)• Daniel Hale Williams(外科醫師，世界首例成功的心臟手術)• Arno Penzias & Robert Wilson(天體物理學家，發現了宇宙微波背景輻射)• Henrietta Swan Leavitt (天文學家，發現了星體亮度變化的規律)Science Discovery Files: 10 Forgotten Stories of Incredible Scientists tells real stories of scientific discoveries that you cannot find in textbooks or popular science books. The scientists featured are a diverse group, from female Chinese chemist Tu Youyou to William Beaumont and his handicapped assistant Alexis St. Martin, who helped pioneer studies in
