" Jeff] Goldberg admirably tells the story of the science and the scientists in this cutting-edge work."--Los Angeles Times In late 1973, scientists John Hughes and Hans Kosterlitz spent the majority of their time in an underfunded, obscure, and cramped laboratory in Aberdeen, Sweden. While working on the brains of pigs, the duo discovered a nonaddictive narcotic chemical that they hoped to later find in human brains. If they could isolate this chemical in humans, perhaps they could find a way to help the world begin to heal itself. Hughes and Kosterlitz's research would...
" Jeff] Goldberg admirably tells the story of the science and the scientists in this cutting-edge work."--Los Angeles Times In late ...
On March 6, 2001, the top two women s college basketball teams in the nation, UConn and Notre Dame, played what was arguably the greatest game in the history of the sport. When UConn s Sue Bird hit a twelve-foot pull-up jumper at the buzzer over national player of the year Ruth Riley in the Big East Tournament championship game, it marked the end of an epic contest that featured five future Olympians and eight first-round WNBA selections. Bird at the Buzzer re-creates this unique season with a detailed account of the games that led up to and beyond the tournament finale; profiles...
On March 6, 2001, the top two women s college basketball teams in the nation, UConn and Notre Dame, played what was arguably the greatest game in the ...
Sam Granite is in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time. When a US Senator and presidential candidate is kidnapped, Sam Granite is taken with her out to sea where his skills as a lifesaver are challenged by his desire to be a life taker. Constrained by a ruthless European family in the midst of the treacherous Pacific, Sam must summon all his reserves to save lives and prevent a catastrophe. A country's future is at stake. A leader's blood slowly ebbs. One man's life separates sacrifice from revenge. The countdown to the deadline begins, and Sam has all he can handle in a nightmare...
Sam Granite is in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time. When a US Senator and presidential candidate is kidnapped, Sam Granite is taken with he...
His well-deserved vacation comes to a screeching halt when Sam Granite finds a man collapsing at his door. The man has been shot in the back and is raving about inadvertently filming an assassination, and then hiding the video at a dive site. When the man dies, Sam is the only one alive who knows its location. Thanks pal. As a paramedic, Sam is used to blood and death, but this guy's story is off the charts. Sam doesn't need the drama. Why get involved? Because the Pope has just died a few days ago-and he's the one in the video. Has a hidden civil war in the Vatican erupted? Are opposing...
His well-deserved vacation comes to a screeching halt when Sam Granite finds a man collapsing at his door. The man has been shot in the back and is ra...
