Two astronauts are in distress on a planet completely covered with sand. One somehow fights for survival, the other slowly goes crazy and begins to believe t...

He is the most accurate shooter of his time, and he has the most perfect murder weapon at his disposal. He goes to carry out a secret mission entrusted to hi...

This is perhaps the most unusual of Stephen King's books. A book in which autobiographical and memoir motives coexist not only with reflections on the art of...

The name of the Canadian writer and economist Stephen Leacock (1869–1944) is firmly entrenched in the history of Canadian and world literature. Leacock gaine...

World-class science popularizer Steven Strogatz offers an overview of the basic concepts of mathematical analysis and talks in detail about how they are used...

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Steve Strogatz's book provides a fascinating overview of how spontaneous rhythms occur in nature. The author touches on a wide range of scientific and mathem...

An incredible thing is happening in a provincial town: its residents can now buy wholesale and retail whatever they want - sensual pleasures, incredibly expe...

A prominent American scholar of Soviet history and modern politics reflects on the “question of the century” - was it possible to reform the Soviet system an...

British medieval historian, Byzantinist Stephen Runciman, in his work, talks about what brought Byzantium to the brink of destruction, and the Turks to trium...

Thief. Sharpie. Drunkard. Scammer. And by circumstance, he’s also a pimp! Here’s just a little of what Sir Henry Gresham could tell about his best informant,...