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11The Grammar of Science — is a book by Karl Pearson first published at London by Walter Scott in 1892. It was recommended by Einstein to his friends of the Olympia Academy. Several themes were covered in this book that later became part of the theories of Einstein and… …
12The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks — is a classic cocktail book by David A. Embury, first published in 1948. The book is noteworthy for its witty, highly opinionated and conversational tone, as well as its categorization of cocktails into two main types: aromatic and sour, its… …
13The Art of Seeing — is a 1942 book by Aldous Huxley, which contains an explanation and discussion of the Bates Method for better eyesight.Huxley’s own sightIn the preface to the book, Huxley describes how, at the age of sixteen, he had a violent attack of keratitis… …
14The Death Gate Cycle — is a seven part series (heptalogy) of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The main conflict is between two powerful races, the Sartan and the Patryns, which branched off from humans following a nuclear/anti matter holocaust …
15The Economist editorial stance — The Economist was first published in September 1843 by James Wilson to take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress. This phrase is quoted on its contents… …
16The Worms at Heaven's Gate — is a poem from Wallace Stevens first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923). It was first published in 1916 [Buttel, p. 188] and is therefore in the public domain.The title is probably an allusion to William Shakespeare s Sonnet 29 ( When in disgrace… …
17The Legend of the Condor Heroes — The Legend of Condor Heroes (zh tsp|t=射鵰英雄傳|s=射雕英雄传|p=shè diāo yīng xióng zhuàn) is one of the most acclaimed wuxia novels by Jinyong, first published in 1957 in Hong Kong Commercial Daily . This is the first novel of the Condor Trilogy . The… …
18The Curse of the Cat People — Directed by Robert Wise Gunther von Fritsch Produced by Val Lewton …
19The Gambler (Prokofiev) — The Gambler (Russian: Игрок Igrok in transliteration) is an opera in four acts by Sergei Prokofiev to a Russian libretto by the composer, based on the story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Prokofiev had decided on this story as an… …
20The Beatles' breakup — The Beatles were one of the most popular and one of the most influential musical groups in history. Ian MacDonald : Revolution in the Head ,PIMLICO ,2005] There were numerous causes for their split, and the breakup itself has become almost as… …
