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In this book, Steven L. Goldman breaks down the barriers between these two groups to explain what scientists know, how they know it, why it's reliable, and why the general public doesn't always know how to make sense of this. Taking readers from Plato's "perpetual battle" to modern disagreements about vaccines, Goldman's Science Wars provides a thought-provoking analysis of the reliability of science.

1898: Der britische Ingenieur John Patterson (Val Kilmer) reist nach Kenia, um dort mit Hilfe von 3.000 Arbeitern eine Eisenbahnbrücke über den Tsavo-Fluss zu errichten. Die Bauarbeiten schreiten planmäßig voran - bis die Truppe wiederholt von zwei blutrünstigen Löwen angegriffen wird. Mehrere Arbeiter werden von den Raubtieren brutal ermordet. Das Bauprojekt ist in Gefahr! Patterson tut sich mit Großwildjäger Charles Remington (Michael Dougla...

When Casey Stengel was named the manager of the Yankees in 1949, baseball wags were stunned. What had Stengel ever done? His work managing the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves had been long on personality and remarkably short on success.

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Four-time Academy Award recipient Clint Eastwood is one of the most renowned film directors in the world. This authorized volume offers a revealing in-depth exploration of his influential filmmaking methods, covering all of Eastwood's 32 films.

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The best team in baseball statistics takes on one of the great unanswered questions: Why do teams win pennant races?

Mitchell Wells may not survive 11th grade. He really only has one friend. His normally decent grade point average is in limbo due to a slightly violent, somewhat inappropriate claymation film. Then his friend reveals he's gay, one of the most popular girls in school decides she "must" date Mitchell, and prom's coming up.