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"At 85 years old, Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact, is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, his entire life's work is put in jeopardy, and Stern decides to take on one last trial. In a case that will provide the defining coda to both men's accomplished lives,...

Explores the childhood of Marie Curie, who overcame adversity to become one of the most respected scientists in the world.

How does one capture the essence of one of the most legendary lives of our time? A boundless and heroic life filled with extraordinary loss, resilience, and achievement and a man whose philosophy of kindness continues to inspire millions of people around the world, regardless of faith or political persuasion? In this profound and inspiring portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama, the answer is: In his own words. Through intimate conversations and previously...

An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.

Mainly the story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.

Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. A journey in the memory of a great poet, one among the greatest of all times.

The true story of how Mexican-American scientist Mario Molina helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s and went on to become a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming. Full color.

"Дмитрий Быков - известный поэт, литературовед, биограф, журналист и критик, обладатель ряда престижных премий, автор биографий, художественной прозы, а также более десятка сборников стихотворений, пьес и публицистических статей. Книга "Нобель. Литература"...

Describes the life and accomplishments of the founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago, where she provided aid to immigrant families and whose legacy is still evident today.

"Este libro reune, por primera vez, la correspondencia entre los cuatro principales novelistas del Boom latinoamericano: Cortazar, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez y Vargas Llosa. Los dos ultimos recibieron el Premio Nobel, y los dos primeros lo merecian; a nadie hubiera sorprendido que lo obtuvieran. Esta conversacion entre cuatro amigos brillantes y exitosos nos ofrece un acceso sin precedentes a sus relaciones personales y colectivas, con todos sus encuentros...