Explores how the memory of Kurt Cobain lives on and examines where the fans, the music business, the fashion industry, the addiction and recovery communities, and Kurt's family are two decades later.
Explores George Washington's life following the American Revolution, discusses his role in the development of America as a nation, and charts his path to becoming the first President of the United States.
Copernicus and the revolutions of the heavenly spheres
Vollmann, William T
2006
Draws on the words, proofs, and diagrams of sixteenth-century Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus to examine the lasting impact his work had on intellectual history and his own beliefs about his theories and their importance.
Examines how Albert Einstein's discoveries and theories have influenced modern science, discussing how his work has been used in various scientific fields and how it may shape the future.
Serge Lemoine, director of the Musee d'Orsay, presents evidence to support his theory that modern art originated with the work of nineteenth-century French painter Pierre Purvis de Chavannes. Includes scholarly analyses of de Chavannes's work, as well as over five hundred illustrations.
Photographs and text help describe what it was like to live under the Nazi regime in the 1930s and early 1940s, examining how the Nazi's impacted life for men, women, and children of all nationalities.
