In Kant in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Kant’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also
Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in an entertaining and accessible fashion.
In Derrida in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Derrida’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book
A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age
A good case can be made for Isaac Newton being the finest mind humanity has yet produced. His theory of gravity offered his contemporaries their first glimpse of how the universe actually works, and h
Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous scientist in the world, and many of us may know that black holes are his forte, but do we really have any idea what a black hole is? In this remarkably enga
Presents a distillation of Einstein's life and work within their historical and scientific context and offers an accessible explanation of the concept that shaped the 20th century. Among other topics,
A clear explanation of the computer's development also offers an exploration of the fascinating and tragic life of the brilliant mathematician Turing, who broke German codes during World War II, prove
Chronicling the birth of modern genetic science, the author focuses on Francis Crick and James Watson, the researchers who discovered the DNA molecule in the midst of often fierce international compet
The foundations for the scientific study of the body and modern Western medicine as we know it started with William Harvey's discovery of the circulatory system in the early 17th century. But its roo
The Renaissance was a child of many fathers—none more important than the three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history: Leonardo Da V
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's greatest writers.