Joel Levy es un autor que profundiza en los reinos de la ciencia y la historia. Sus obras exploran a menudo aspectos fascinantes y a veces controvertidos del conocimiento humano. El estilo de Levy es reconocido por su accesibilidad y su habilidad para iluminar conceptos complejos para una amplia audiencia. Sus libros son ideales para lectores deseosos de descubrir narrativas intrigantes de los mundos de la ciencia y la historia.
Fifty Weapons that Changed the Course of History tells the story of the last 3,500 years through the weapons that have shaped it. The technical specifications, statlingly illus-trated, are given context and meaning by explaining their part in human conflict and their long-tem legacy.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* How to be a World Explorer will teach you all you need to know about venturing through all the landscapes on Earth. How do you cope with extreme cold? How do you find water in the wild? How do you escape from quicksand? How do you navigate by the stars? How do you build an igloo? How do you fight a bear? It's all here! Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, children's books, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013
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Levy explores the visions of the writers, futurists and far-sighted inventors of science fiction - and how their visions became reality.
Delve into the human psyche with this guide that covers a wide range of psychological topics, from aging and relationships to happiness and mental illness. Organized by theory, it traces the evolution of psychology from ancient Greek practices to contemporary insights, illustrating the ongoing relevance of historical theories. This accessible resource is ideal for those seeking a comprehensive yet straightforward introduction to psychology, including students and fans of the 'Busy People' series.
Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy.
This fascinating book reveals the technology that's in prototype today, and will be commonplace tomorrow. Whether it's flying cars, space tourism, nanobots or airships, every page reveals an exciting and totally real vision of a future that is almost within our grasp.
A clear and easily understood guide to philosophical thought experiments. From Plato's Cave to Descartes' Demon, great thinkers have used thought experiments and paradoxes to try and work out complex ideas in the simplest way possible, exploring the limitations and infinite possibilities of the human mind.
Because learning the language of mathematics can be daunting, many people abandon the attempt as soon as they leave school, missing out on the beauty and mystery of the Empress of the Sciences. Now, Joel Levy opens new doors into this amazing world. By taking a historical perspective, he explains how mathematical science advanced through the ages, introducing the most important concepts—from simple arithmetic, through algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus, up to chaos and infinity theory—in understandable, nontechnical language.
Hawking explores the life and work, explaining the breakthroughs at the cutting edge of cosmology, from the Big Bang to black holes, and the ups and downs of Stephen Hawking's extraordinary and often turbulent life.