books by Diana Preston     books:     Diana Preston      Taj Mahal: A Love Affair at the Heart of the Moghul Empire Diana Preston, Michael Preston Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007 While Galileo suffered under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the Thirty Years War ruined Europe, and the Pilgrims struggled to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its ...             A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole Diana Preston Mariner Books, 1999 Scott as Tragic Hero Books on North Polar exploration seem to take a pro-Peary or pro-Cook slant. Even the National Geographic Society pushes Peary's claim, because it also helped fund his expedition. So when a book like Bryce's COOK AND PEARY comes out, saying what many of us believed ...             Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima Diana Preston Berkley Trade, 2006 History....even the history of science... is inherently about people Diana Preston combines the exciting story of the individuals responsible for the scientific discoveries of Atomic Energy with the race for the Atomic Bomb. She traces the fifty year journey of discoveries which culminated in Hiroshima's destruction. The book is one of ...             Antes de Hiroshima Diana Preston Tusquets, 2008 Si el conocimiento es siempre poder, en el ámbito de la física aún lo es más. Produce vértigo el abismo que separa la apasionante aventura del saber que emprendieron pioneros como Marie Curie, movidos por el deseo de desentrañar los secretos del mundo material para mejorarlo, y el uso que se acabó dando a sus descubrimientos, un uso que podía ...             The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners that Shook the World in the Summer of ... Diana Preston Berkley Books, 2001 Popular History Well Told The short lived, generally forgotten Boxer Rebellion took place in North China in 1900. The Boxers were Chinese rebels who hated foreign Christian missionaries, their converts, and the foreign diplomats who had taken up residence in China during the last century. ...             A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time: The Story of the Taj Mahal Diana Preston, Michael Preston Corgi Adult, 2008 Taj Mahal - The Crown Palace A teardrop on he Cheek of Time. A name given by Rabindranath Tagore for Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal - a beautiful mausoleum made by an emperor, Shah Jahan, for his beautiful wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Their was an undying love for each other, so much so that Mumtaz held a ...             Taj Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire Diana Preston, Michael Preston Walker & Company, 2008 portrait of a world icon and the human landscape behind it initially I was interested in this book because a decade ago, I'd written about Mumtaz Mahal, the woman for whom the Taj was built. I was amazed at the book's insights. One in particular moved me--it showed how Shah Jahan publicly revealed his deep grief over his ...             A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer The Life of William Dampier Diana & Michael Preston Walker & Company, 2004             A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer Diana Preston, Michael Preston Berkley Trade, 2005 The Pirate that Won My Respect. This account of the life and times of William Dampier is refreshingly detailed. The authors successfully described the 17th Century world in all of its gritty reality. With these hard and unforgiving times as a backdrop, the reader can realize what Dampier was up ...             A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier Diana Preston, Michael Preston Walker & Company, 2004 Pleeeze don't call him "pirate!" He was just along for the ride ... Ol' Cap'n Bill plundered only knowledge - couldn't keep two pieces of eight together to save his life. In fact, when he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, he was a lot more worried about keeping his charts dry than about the gold. Trouble was, nobody in his earlier days ...             Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania Diana Preston Doubleday, 2002 An investigation of that other great liner tragedy: the sinking of the Lusitania. On May 7th, 1915, a passenger ship crossing the Atlantic sank with the loss of 1200 lives. On board were some world-famous figures, including multimillionaire Alfred Vanderbilt. But this wasn’t the Titanic and there was no iceberg. The liner was the Lusitania ...             Before the Fall-Out: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima Diana Preston Doubleday UK, 2005 Fasinating account This is a study from Marie Curie's scientific breakthrough through to developing the bomb. Almost all this book comes from the science world which I found interesting. I very much enjoyed reading the stories of the scientific characters. You will however find little ...             Worse than the Disease: Pitfalls of Medical Progress Diana Barbara Dutton Cambridge University Press, 1992 This book examines four medical innovations that epitomize the pitfalls of progress: DES, a synthetic estrogen prescribed to millions of women to prevent miscarriages, which produced devastating side effects; the artificial heart; the 1976 swine flu immunization program; and genetic engineering. Dutton and the contributors trace the human choices ...             Rembember the Lusitania! Diana Preston Walker Books for Young Readers, 2003 Lusitania: An Epic Trajedy by Diane Preston Don't take the age range given here on Amazon (9-12) seriously; this is an adult book. I am immensely impressed with the depth and breadth of Ms Preston's research. I have read other books on the Lusitania and none compare to hers, not only for the quality of the ...             The Road to Culloden Moor - Bonnie Prince Charlie and the '45 Rebellion Diana Preston Constable and Robinson, 1998 The Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie is a figure of myth and romance, and anyone who enjoys Scottish folk tunes will hear his name sung with reverence many times over. It is easy to get lost in the story and lose hold of the reality. "The Road to Culloden Moor" is a fantastic ...          products you might be interested in search for books buccaneer, exquisite, foreigners, hiroshima, naturalist, rebellion      toavi.com    web we recommend History....even the history of science... is inherently about people randomly chosen book: "Lose Weight Naturally" (Lose Weight Naturally for Men, Women and Children)