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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady Of DNA (PDF)
by Brenda MaddoxThe untold story of the woman who helped to make one of humanity's greatest discoveries - DNA - but who was never given credit for doing so. 'Our dark lady is leaving us next week.' On 7 March 1953 Maurice Wilkins of King's College, London, wrote to Francis Crick at the Cavendish laboratories in Cambridge to say that as soon as his obstructive female colleague was gone from King's, he, Crick, and James Watson, a young American working with Crick, could go full speed ahead with solving the structure of the DNA molecule that lies in every gene. Not long after, the pair whose names will be forever linked announced to the world that they had discovered the secret of life. But could Crick and Watson have done it without the 'dark lady'? In two years at King's, Franklin had made major contributions to the understanding of DNA. She established its existence in two forms, she worked out the position of the phosphorous atoms in its backbone. Most crucially, using X-ray techniques that may have contributed significantly to her later death from cancer at the tragically young age of thirty-seven, she had taken beautiful photographs of the patterns of DNA. This is the extraordinarily powerful story of Rosalind Franklin, told by one of our greatest biographers; the single-minded young scientist whose contribution to arguably the most significant discovery of all time went unrecognised, elbowed aside in the rush for glory, and who died too young to recover her claim to some of that reputation, a woman who was not the wife of anybody and who is a myth in the making. Like a medieval saint, Franklin looms larger as she recedes in time. She has become a feminist icon, the Sylvia Plath of molecular biology. This will be a full and balanced biography, that will examine Franklin's abruptness and tempestuousness, her loneliness and her relationships, the powerful family from which she sprang and the uniqueness of the work in which she was engaged. It is a vivid portrait, in sum, of a gifted young woman drawn against a background of women's education, Anglo-Jewry and the greatest scientific discovery of the century.
Popper Modern Master (PDF)
by Bryan MageeKarl Popper has been hailed as the greatest philosopher of all time and as a thinker whose influence is ackowledged by a variety of scholars. This work demonstrates Popper's importance across the whole range of philosophy and provides an introduction to the main themes of philosophy itself.
IOU: The Debt Threat and Why We Must Defuse It (PDF)
by Noreena HertzFor every $1 the west gives to developing countries in aid, developing countries pay the west $9 in debt service. At the beginning of the new millennium we are witnessing a global debt crisis of unprecedented size. Sub-Saharan Africa owes $200 billion, Brazil $223.8 billion, Argentina $155 billion. Why does this matter? In this shocking, ground-breaking book, Noreena Hertz shows that these numbers matter because they account for millions of people dying of AIDS; for the rainforests being cut down; for poverty, illiteracy, terrorism and war. These numbers matter because they will affect all of our lives if the balance is not redressed. ‘IOU’ is a story of avarice but also of vulnerability; of power asymmetries and misuse of power; of corrupt dictators and careless lenders; of Cold War interests and Wall Street pressure; of third world governments who get given it, and third world people who have no access to it. Noreena Hertz, one of the world's leading experts on economic globalisation, argues that this is not an issue of left or right: it is an issue of right versus wrong; of peace versus war. It must be addressed now.
Kristallnacht: Prelude To Destruction (PDF)
by Martin Gilbert Amanda Foreman Lisa JardineIn the early hours of November 10, 1938, Nazi storm troopers and Hitler Youth rampaged through Jewish neighborhoods across Germany, leaving behind them a horrifying trail of terror and destruction. More than a thousand synagogues and many thousands of Jewish shops were destroyed, while thirty thousand Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Kristallnacht-the Night of Broken Glass-was a decisive stage in the systematic eradication of a people who traced their origins in Germany to Roman times and was a sinister forewarning of the Holocaust. With rare insight and acumen, Martin Gilbert examines this night and day of terror, presenting readers with a meticulously researched, masterfully written, and eye-opening study of one of the darkest chapters in human history.
The Female Eunuch (PDF)
by Germaine GreerA new cover re-issue of the ground-breaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, THE FEMALE EUNUCH is a landmark in the history of the women#65533;#65533;e#65533;(tm)s movement. Drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, Germaine Greer#65533;#65533;e#65533;(tm)s searing examination of women#65533;#65533;e#65533;(tm)s oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemic. Probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever.
Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story Of A Forgotten Child
by Cathy GlassThe No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.
Street Boys: 7 Kids. 1 Estate. No Way Out. The True Story Of A Lost Childhood
by Tim PritchardThe moving true story of 7 young kids and their struggle to escape a life of gangs and violence.
Daddy’s Little Earner: A Heartbreaking True Story Of A Brave Little Girl's Escape From Violence
by Maria LandonThe shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons.
Punished: A Mother’s Cruelty. A Daughter’s Survival. A Secret That Couldn’t Be Told
by Vanessa Steel‘Punished’ is the inspiring true story of an unusual little girl, Vanessa, whose childhood was devastated by torture and abuse at the hands of her sadistic mother. Vanessa was nearly destroyed until she discovered a secret that ultimately saved her life.
Connected: The Amazing Power Of Social Networks And How They Shape Our Lives (PDF)
by Nicholas A. Christakis James H. FowlerBased on exciting discoveries in mathematics, genetics, psychology and sociology, 'Connected' is an innovative and fascinating exploration of how social networks operate.
Your Life, Student Book 1 (PDF)
by John FosterYour Life provides the only whole school solution for combining Citizenship and PSHE at Key Stages 3 and 4. The third editions of this bestselling series contains extensive materials on Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability. Building on the huge success of the second editions, each full-colour Student's book has been completely updated to provide a range of age-appropriate stimulus material and engaging activities designed to develop student's skills, knowledge and understanding in line with the revised Programme of Study and the National Framework for PSHE.
Your Life, Student Book 2 (PDF)
by John FosterYour Life provides the only whole school solution for combining Citizenship and PSHE at Key Stage 3 and 4. The third editions of this bestselling series contains extensive materials on Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability. Building on the huge success of the second editions, each full-colour Student's book has been completely updated to provide a range of age-appropriate stimulus material and engaging activities designed to develop student's skills, knowledge and understanding in line with the revised Programme of Study and the National Framework for PSHE.
Citizenship Today (PDF)
by Jenny WalesCitizenship Today continues to offer all the knowledge students require to do well and will now focus on the exam, combining advice and practice questions to ensure success.
Helpless: The True Story Of A Neglected Girl Betrayed And Exploited By The Neighbour She Trusted
by Marianne MarshNeglected by her careless parents, Marianne turned to her neighbour, the one person that she thought she could trust….
Stolen Innocence: My Story Of Growing Up In A Polygamous Sect, Becoming A Teenage Bride, And Breaking Free
by Elissa WallA tale of survival and freedom, Stolen Innocence is the story of one heroic woman who stood up for what was right and reclaimed her life.
Titanic Lives: Migrants And Millionaires, Conmen And Crew
by Richard Davenport-HinesMarking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, ‘Titanic Lives’ is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history.
House of Stone: The True Story Of A Family Divided In War-torn Zimbabwe
by Christina LambA powerful and intensely human insight into the civil war in Zimbabwe, focusing on a white farmer and his maid who find themselves on opposing sides.
It’s Our Turn to Eat: The Story Of A Kenyan Whistle-blower
by Michela WrongA gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point.
Mummy Knew: A Terrifying Step-father. A Mother Who Refused To Listen. A Little Girl Desperate To Escape
by Lisa JamesFour-year-old Lisa's world turned upside down when her step-father moved in. Most of the time he was just violent but then he started making her do things to him she knew were wrong. Soon he was visiting her at night. Lisa begged her mother for help but she just shrugged, telling Lisa he would have his way. It was the greatest betrayal of all.