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1	The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture more books like this by Professor Jimmy Carter The Nobel Lecture was delivered by Jimmy Carter on December 10, 2002, at the ceremony in Oslo, Norway, where he received the Nobel Prize for Peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Prizes more books like this by Erich Segal By the author of "Love Story". In the world of science, there is only one prize that counts - the Nobel. But the path to Stockholm is strewn with dangers for child prodigy, Isabel da Costa; immunologist Adam Coopersmith; and Sandy Raven, discoverer of the genes that cause the ageing process. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries more books like this by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne "A first-rate compendium of bios of women who got the Big One--and a few who came close.--"Kirkus Reviews". Illustrations. see all copies from $3.17! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Disease Fighters: The Nobel Prize in Medicine more books like this by Nathan Aaseng Describes some of the major medical discoveries, such as the cure for tuberculosis and the cause of malaria, made by researchers who were eventually awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
5	The Nobel Book of Answers: The Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Shimon Peres, and Other Nobel Prize Winners Answer Some of Life's Most Intriguing Questions for Young People more books like this by Professor Jimmy Carter (Introduction by), Various, Bettina Stiekel (Editor) IF YOU COULD ASK A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER ANYTHING YOU WANTED... Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has honored the world's great geniuses in the most important fields: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and world peace. What if children could ask these creative thinkers about some of life's most intriguing mysteries, such as "Why can't I ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.42! \| first editions
6	The Remarkable Story of Alfred Nobel & the Nobel Prize more books like this by Lars-Ake Skagegard, George Varcoe (Translator) see all copies from $2.91! new only from $33.47!
7	Oxygen: A Play in 2 Acts more books like this by Carl Djerassi, Professor Roald Hoffmann What motivates a scientist? One key factor is the pressure from the competition to be the first to discover something new. The moral consequences of this are the subject of the play "Oxygen," dealing with the discovery of this all-important element. The focus of the play is on chemical and political revolutions, as well as the Nobel Prize, which ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $22.14! \| signed copies \| SVS
8	Ralph J. Bunche: Peacemaker more books like this by Patricia C McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Jr. Biography of the African-American statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.30! \| SVS
9	Nobel Lectures: From the Literature Laureates, 1986 to 2006 more books like this by Nobel Prize Literature Laureates Twenty-one of the worlds greatest writers contemplate art and politics that is in this collection replete with both lyrical beauty and ethical depth. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
10	The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy and Prestige more books like this by Burton Feldman Published to coincide with the 2000 Nobel Prize awards, this reference is the only book to explore every aspect of the coveted prize: its founder, its aura, all its six fields, its laureates' personalities and rivals, and its controversies and blunders. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Nobel Prize Winners more books like this by Carlotta Hacker Women in Profile series celebrates remarkable twentieth-century women who have made significant achievements in a wide variety of fields. Each book in this series of twelve titles features: -- six major profiles of women from different continents, cultures, religions, and time periods -- a dozen other distinguished women briefly highlighted to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| SVS
12 view cover	Blessed Teresa of Calcutta: Missionary of Charity more books like this by Mary Kathleen Glavich, Sister, Barbara Kiwak (Illustrator) Mother Teresa dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor in India. For over 50 years she worked tirelessly, and was able to see Jesus in everyone that she met. Here is the inspiring life story of this Nobel Peace Prize winner, respected and bel see all copies from $2.05! new only from $5.59! \| SVS
13 view cover	How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science more books like this by J Michael Bishop In 1989 Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery that normal genes under certain conditions can cause cancer. In this book, Bishop tells us how he and Varmus made their momentous discovery. More than a lively account of the making of a brilliant scientist, "How to Win the Nobel Prize" is also a broader ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Words of Peace: Selections from the Speeches of the Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize more books like this by Irwin Abrams Selected by the world's foremost historian of the Nobel Peace Prize, this collection features excerpts from acceptance speeches since the award's inception in 1901, including 2007 winner Al Gore. With photographs throughout, The Words of Peace includes biographical notes on each winner, along with a complete chronology. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Nobel Laureates and Twentieth-Century Physics more books like this by Mauro Dardo In this richly-illustrated book the author combines history with real science. Using an original approach he presents the major achievements of twentieth-century physics - for example, relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, the invention of the transistor and the laser, superconductivity, binary pulsars, and the Bose-Einstein ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	Nobel Lecture in Literature, 1993 more books like this by Toni Morrison Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, reads the speech she delivered in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $13.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Science and Society: The John C. Polanyi Nobel Laureates Lectures more books like this by John C. Polanyi, Martin Moskovits (Editor) These essays by nine Nobel laureates enlighten us on problems and discoveries ranging from the subatomic to the cosmic, and on their moral, ethical, and philosophical implications for humanity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela more books like this by Yona Zeldis McDonough, Malcah Zeldis Walk the long road to freedom with Nelson Mandela--one of the 20th century's shining beacons of peaceful protest. Nelson Mandela is one of the most inspiring figures in modern history. For 27 years he was a "prisoner of conscience"--a civil rights leader unjustly imprisoned for his struggle against apartheid, South Africa's institutionalized ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Nobel, dynamite and peace more books like this by Ragnar Sohlman, Henrik Schuk see all copies from $5.99! new only from $25.64! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Nobel Laureates: How the World's Greatest Economic Minds Shaped Modern Thought more books like this by Marilu Hurt McCarty In this text, the author, weaves the contributions of world-class economists with the historical circumstances that motivated them to provide an insight into modern economic thought. It then applies that insight to understanding the economic problems that face the 21st century. see all copies from $3.92! new only from $99.00!
21 view cover	The Nobel Prize: The First 100 Years more books like this by Agneta Wallin Levinovitz (Editor), Nils Ringertz (Editor) The Nobel Prize, as founded in Alfred Nobel's will, was the first truly international prize. There is no other award with the same global scope and mission. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (from 1969) have not only captured the most significant ... see all copies from $28.59! new only from $41.48!
22 view cover	Scientific Elite: Nobel Laureates in the United States more books like this by Harriet Zuckerman see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Moral Architecture of World Peace: Nobel Laureates Discuss Our Global Future more books like this by Helena Cobban A prescient vision of our shared global future. It is taken from the speeches and exchanges of eight visionary recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, who gathered at the University of Virginia in November 1998 for two days of extraordinary dialogue. From the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lamai to Archbishop Desmond Tutu's description of chairing ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $26.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A Century of Nobel Prize Recipients: Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine more books like this by Tamara Boggs, Francis Leroy (Editor), Leroy Leroy Celebrating a century of revolutionary contributions to our understanding of life, the world, and the universe, this encyclopedic desk reference traces the discoveries that earned nearly 500 distinguished scientists Nobel honors in the areas of chemistry, physics, and medicine. "The School of Library Journal" called it '...eye-catching...Original ... see all copies from $57.00! new only from $57.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Yasir Arafat more books like this by Colleen Williams, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. (Editor) - Absorbing accounts of the leaders whose ideas and actions have changed the course of history- Examines each person's life in the context of the politics of the time- Full-color photographs enhance each book see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.85!

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