'A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN EXPLORATION OF PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IN SCIENCE.' BRIAN COXLife is all around us, abundant and diverse, it is extraordinary. But what does it actually mean to be alive?Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In this book, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five great ideas that underpin biology. He traces the roots of his own curiosity and knowledge to reveal how science works, both now and in the past. Using his personal experiences, in and out of the lab, he shares with us the challenges, the lucky breaks, and the thrilling eureka moments of discovery.To survive the challenges that face the human race today – from climate change, to pandemics, loss of biodiversity and food security – it is vital that we all understand what life is. Views: 96
‘He has my mother! Seán Flannery has my mother!’
Garda Bridget ‘Bridge’ Harney’s phone bleeps with a message. A video of Seán Flannery – a violent criminal – at her mother’s nursing home. His hand on her mother’s shoulder. Goaded to the point of madness, Bridge gives chase but Flannery disappears.
A huge drugs seizure – the kind that means the cartels are exporting directly to Ireland – is abandoned in Kilkenny.
In a high-tech processing plant a dead woman is found.
Bridge believes all three events are linked. As she begins to examine the connections, she comes up against the Fuentes cartel. An organisation with billions of dollars at its disposal, a transport empire and informers everywhere. Views: 96
Can he persuade his Cinderella......they're meant for one another?Billionaire Raoul Fontesquieu is starting a new life with his recently discovered son—and everything must be perfect for Alain's arrival. Enter temporary housekeeper Cami Delon! Exquisitely beautiful both inside and out, Cami enchants Raoul with her kind yet cautious nature. But will he be able to convince her that she fits perfectly into his privileged world...because she already has his heart?An Escape to Provence novelEscape to Provence duetBook 1 — Falling for Her French TycoonBook 2 — Falling for His Unlikely Cinderella"This is the first book that I have read by this author but definitely not the last as it is an amazing story. I definitely recommend this book as it is so well written and definitely worth reading."—Goodreads on How to Propose to a Princess"...this one is especially good.... There are... Views: 96
You're innocent, but you just spent 5 years in prison. Would you be okay with never learning the truth?Former soccer coach Xander Reinerman barely made it out of prison alive with scars and panic attacks as souvenirs. Five years ago, someone framed him for steroid sales and drugging his university soccer players. Now he's out to show the world especially his family that he isn't the monster the media made him out to be. Doing that in a new town with no money, no friends, and a felon record will take every weapon in his arsenal and what's left of his shredded hope.After Golden's philanthropist Gia Carter offers shelter to the mysterious dark-haired stranger in town, her life begins to unravel at breakneck speed. Someone's out to ruin her and they won't stop until she's headed back to her parents in a body bag.Can Xander and Gia keep shambles of their lives together long enough to name their enemies, get justice, and learn to trust along the... Views: 96
She swore she'd never go back. He knows she's frantic. Can they counter a dangerous menace and rekindle their fiery passion? Atlas Devereaux is intent on removing her loved ones from harm's way. Still on the run from a scorned obsessive capable of heinous acts, she feels the consequences of her past are fast closing in. But strapped for cash, she's forced to return to the one place she never wanted to be again... and prepare for a painful lecture from the scholar she once called Master. Reece Gabriel is livid after being left in the lurch. With the woman he risked everything for running out to yield to another man's mastery, he's desperate to know if their spark was only a one-sided prelude to deceit. But when he tracks her down to deliver a word of warning, he may not be able to handle her shocking truth. With no time to explain her side of the dark story, Atlas jets off with Reece to a Caribbean island in hopes of... Views: 96
