In this journalistic expose, three New York Times veterans reveal the history and danger of biochemical warfare and look at the complex web of politics that surrounds it--particularly the U.S government's state of preparedness. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author describes how a team of scientists, working from subtle clues scattered throughout the ancient literature, as well as from the latest findings in geology, uncovered scientific evidence to explain the Oracle of Delphi's powers.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter reveals how the father of the H-bomb sold the nation the pipe dream called Star Wars. Broad shows how Teller disregarded evidence, ignored colleagues, and continued to promote the Star Wars program. Ultimately, more than $25 billion was misspent on this system, still more a dream than reality. Photographs and line ...
Though man has been probing the ocean's depths for centuries, we know more about the dark side of the moon. Here is an exploration of the planet's last, most exotic, dangerous, rich frontier--the unilluminated depths of the oceans. Illustrations throughout.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author describes how a team of scientists, working from subtle clues scattered throughout the ancient literature, as well as from the latest findings in geology, uncovered scientific evidence to explain the Oracle of Delphi's powers.
This is an examination of how the sea's darkest recesses are being illuminated to reveal a world teeming with life, lost artworks and treasures. In the company of scientists and explorers, the author, a Pulitzer Prize winner, describes how modern technology, some of which was developed for Cold War espionage, is uncovering information about ...
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