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What became of Einstein's brain? A sadistic neurosurgeon and his obsessive attempts to wrest a deadly secret from a moribund Einstein sets the stage for a medical thriller spanning multiple decades and several continents, This duel between good and evil continues long after Einstein's death.

“A sharp and lucid blend of grim fact and stylish fiction” (Publishers Weekly), this thrilling novel in New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series follows Katharine Parr, King Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife, and the romantic intrigue after his death that threatened the very throne of England.“A superb read and a remarkable end to a brilliant series.”—Historical Novel SocietyDivor...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Every idea begins as a spark—messy, incomplete, and unresolved. Yet it is often in these half-formed notions that our deepest truths reside.In The Unfinished Thought, Richard Parr explores the beauty of incompletion, showing how uncertainty, hesitation, and ambiguity are not failures of the mind but essential features of being human. From philosophy and literature to the rhythms of everyday life, Parr reveals how what r...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Everyday Infinite uncovers the extraordinary hidden in the ordinary. With characteristic clarity and warmth, Richard Parr reveals how the grandest questions of existence are often found in the smallest details of daily life—the pause before a conversation begins, the rhythm of a morning routine, the fleeting wonder of light through a window.Drawing from philosophy, science, and lived experience, Parr explore...

Kateryn Parr is mainly remembered today as being the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, the one who 'survived'. Kateryn was not only a wife but a queen, mother, reformer, and author. Kateryn would face a number of events in her lifetime including being held to ransom during the Pilgrimage of Grace, being placed as regent while Henry was in France, a role which only one of his five previous wives held, her namesake Katherine of Aragon, and overcame a plot which would have led to her arrest and ...

**Winner of the prestigious André Simon Drink Book AwardThe first definitive reference book to describe, region-by-region, how the great wines of Europe should taste. This will be the go-to guide for aspiring sommeliers, wine aficionados who want to improve their blind tasting skills, and amateur enthusiasts looking for a straightforward and visceral way to understand and describe wine.**In this seminal addition to the wine canon, noted experts Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay ...

Raises fresh questions about how Katherine Parr actually died and why she was buried so quickly, painting a vivid picture of the last days of a powerful queen. What killed Katherine Parr? She was the ultimate Tudor survivor, the queen who managed to outwit and outlive Henry VIII. Yet just over eighteen months after his passing, Katherine Parr was dead. She had been one of the most powerful people in the country, even ruling England for her royal husband, yet she had died hundreds of miles ...

Don Matzat here provides a new perspective on the life of Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of the infamous Henry VIII. While most biographers suggest that Katherine chose to marry the obese, irascible monarch in order to further some reformation or obey a divine imperative, the author goes against the tide and concludes that Katherine was an opportunist who married the king in order to enjoy the comforts of being the Queen of England, proven by her sumptuous lifestyle. But everythi...

With no means to support herself, Ellie Kilmer agrees to work as a housekeeper for the young widower who lives on Dillon Island, hopeful she can obtain a proper reference. But Jackson Smith quickly realizes that Ellie's presence may solve his own problems--both the rearing of his young boys and the scandal that surrounds his first marriage.When a marriage of convenience is offered, Ellie is initially humiliated. Though she is past the age most women marry, she has more pride than t...

"The Canadian Settler's Guide" by Catharine Parr Traill. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each e-artnow edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessib...

Already responsible for giving jelly a 21st-century makeover, Sam and Harry focus their attention on the perennially popular cocktail, the most sophisticated form of drink.But of course with an extra special twist. Bompas & Parr take us on a rollercoaster journey through the wonderful world of sours, martinis, old-fashioneds, punches and highballs. Classics, new interpretations of old favourites and crazy concoctions are all to be expected, but they also provide advice on the all-i...

Romantic, chaotic and terrifying, Catherine Parr's life unfolds like a romance novel. Married at seventeen to the grandson of a confirmed lunatic and widowed at twenty, Catherine chose a Yorkshire lord twice her age as her second husband. Caught up in the turbulent terrors of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, she was captured by northern rebels, held hostage and suffered violence at their hands. Fleeing to the south shortly afterward, Catherine took refuge in the household ...