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  • Apollo 11

    The Inside Story

    by David Whitehouse ...
    'Terrific and enthralling' New ScientistFifty years ago, in July 1969, Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the Moon, and Neil Armstrong the first man to step on to its surface. He and his crewmates, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, were the latest men to risk their lives in this extraordinary scientific, engineering and human venture that would come to define the era.In Apollo 11: ... Read more

    $9.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Alien Perspective

    A New View of Humanity and the Cosmos

    by David Whitehouse ...
    Astronomer and science writer David Whitehouse takes us on a journey through the evolving cosmos as he considers humankind's place in the universe - and how our survival depends on otherworldly perspectives.From the Earth to the depths of outer space, this inspiring book shows how human evolution has been intertwined with the workings of the cosmos from the very beginning, and what the far-distant ... Read more

    $19.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Space 2069

    After Apollo: Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond

    by David Whitehouse ...
    'It is rare to read something that so closely mixes science fiction with reality, but Space 2069 does just that ... [It's] an intelligent portrait of where we may be in the next half-century. - BBC Sky at NightNearing half a century since the last Apollo mission, mankind has yet to return to the Moon, but that is about to change. With NASA's Artemis program scheduled for this decade, astronomer ... Read more

    $9.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Bed

    A Novel

    by David Whitehouse ...
    Reminiscent of such novels as A Confederacy of Dunces and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Bed is a darkly funny and surprisingly tender debut novel about two brothers, one of whom refuses to leave his bed on his twenty-fifth birthday.Mal Ede, a child of untamed manners and unbounded curiosity, is the eccentric eldest son of an otherwise typical middle-class family. But as the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Long Forgotten

    by David Whitehouse ...
    'This is a wonderful book, its different strands weaving around each other and coming together in the most fantastic conclusion. I am so jealous of David Whitehouse’s writing.' Adam KayMemories make us who we are – but what if yours belonged to someone else?David Whitehouse's The Long Forgotten is the story of a missing plane, a rare-flower hunter, and a lonely young man who has begun to remember ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • About A Son

    A Murder and A Father’s Search for Truth

    by David Whitehouse ...
    'A book that reaches so deeply into the human experience that to read it is to be forever changed'ELIZABETH DAYOne night in October 2015, twenty-year-old Morgan Hehir went out with friends and never came home.In the aftermath of his funny, talented son's murder, Morgan's father Colin began to keep an extraordinary diary. It became a record of his family's grief, the ensuing trial, and his ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Blackstone's Counter Fraud Professionals' Handbook

    by Michael J. Betts, Laura Eshelby, David Whitehouse-Hayes ...
    Fraud costs the United Kingdom a reported £219 billion per year. Making up over 40 per cent of all crime reported, fraud is now the most prevalent crime type across the UK, with an estimated 3.3 million incidents of fraud committed annually. Whether you are a new or an experienced counter fraud practitioner, Blackstone's Counter Fraud Professional's Handbook offers a detailed understanding of all ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Sun

    A Biography

    by Dr David Whitehouse ...
    In The Sun, David Whitehouse takes us on a journey to the heart of our local star and beyond, relating how it was born, the many ways it influences life on Earth and how it will die. He recounts the many myths surrounding the Sun and the fascinating stories of scientists throughout history who have attempted to discover its secrets - occasionally at the price of their lives.The Sun explores the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Missionaries and the Colonial State

    Radicalism and Governance in Rwanda and Burundi, 1900-1972

    by David Whitehouse ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Modern History
    Catholic and Protestant missionaries followed their own, competing agendas rather than those of the colonial state. This volume unravels these agendas and challenges received wisdom on the histories of Rwanda and Burundi, as well as the colonial relationship between state and mission.The archives of the White Fathers Catholic missionary order in Rome and Paris are read alongside primary sources ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • We Didn't Start the Fire

    My Struggle for Democracy in Cambodia

    by Sam Rainsy, David Whitehouse ...
    Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader and former finance minister Sam Rainsy is committed to establishing democracy in his homeland. He is in exile in France to avoid a twelve-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges, and is banned from contesting the July 2013 elections. In this autobiography, he recounts his early years in Cambodia, his family’s expulsion and his relationship with ... Read more

    $19.98 USD

  • The Moon

    A Biography

    by Dr David Whitehouse ...
    In The Moon David Whitehouse explains how our nearest celestial neighbor was created (and what moonrocks tell us of its earth-shattering origins), and how its existence may have been a crucial factor in mankind being here at all. Whitehouse discusses how man has related to it, worshipped it and blamed it for his own 'lunacy' - though can it really affect our behavior? He tells how the first person ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Mobile Library

    A Novel

    by David Whitehouse ...
    From the award-winning novelist David Whitehouse, hailed by The New York Times as “a writer to watch,” a tragicomic adventure about a troubled adolescent boy who escapes his small town in a stolen library-on-wheels.“An archivist of his mother,” Bobby Nusku spends his nights meticulously cataloging her hair, clothing, and other traces of the life she left behind. By day, Bobby and his best friend ... Read more

    $12.99 USD