Michael White
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"With the best detectives in the business, cutting edge technology and offices around the globe, there is no investigation company quite like Private. Now, at a glittering launch party overlooking the iconic Opera House, Private Sydney throws open its doors. Craig Gisto and his newly formed team have barely raised their glasses, however, when a young Asian man, blood-soaked and bullet-ridden, staggers into the party, and what looks like a botched...
Author
Series
Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing upon material found in Newton's vast library, White [tells of a man who] lusted after self-promotion and power [and was] driven to investigate everything that puzzled him, expended a vast amount of time and effort studying the chronology of the Bible, examining prophecy, investigating natural magic--perhaps even the black arts--and attempting to unravel the hermetic secrets, the prisca sapientia."--Book jacket.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Natural philosopher Giordano Bruno accepted nothing and challenged everything in his pursuit of an all-embracing system of thought, a vision that earned him the patronage of powerful royals including France's Henry III and England's Elizabeth I. But his radical theories put this Catholic priest in direct conflict with the Church. Arrested by the Inquisition, Bruno was convicted of heresy and eventually burned at the stake years before Galileo's famous...
10) Weird science: an expert explains ghosts, voodoo, the UFO conspiracy, and other paranormal phenomena
Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
13) John Lennon
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Reviews the life and work of legendary rock musician John Lennon, from his childhood in Liverpool to superstardom as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, as well as his promotion of world peace.
