Auteur: Robert Newman

In recent years, MEMS have revolutionized the semiconductor industry, with sensors being a particularly buoyant sector. Smart MEMS and Sensor Systems presents readers with the means to understand, ev …

Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds?Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific …

To marry the woman he loves, Hercules must complete twelve challenging tasks Hercules, son of Zeus, is known as the greatest hero Greece has ever seen. But it takes more than a godly parent to create …

Tad Harper is determined to find out the truth behind Mr. Gorham’s tragic past, no matter what it takes Tad Harper believes all orphans develop a sixth sense that tells them when something bad …

The legendary Grettir was the strongest man in Iceland, cursed with misfortune but determined to make his own destiny In Iceland’s history, many men stand out for their courage and talent, but one ma …

Three teenagers must seek out an ancient prophecy to learn how to stop a war from destroying two kingdoms Neva and Ivo have grown up in the safety of their forest utopia, surrounded by their animal f …

Joey has always been a special kid, but his brother, Mark, is worried that the people in their new town won’t understand his odd behavior Mark has always known that his brother, Joey, was special. Th …

A mysterious, broken-nosed cabby, a beautiful actress, and a villainous art heist have one thing in common—but the only one man who knows what it is has methods that are a little, shall we say …

Sherlock Holmes isn’t the only detective in London—Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins at your service! Andrew Tillet can hardly believe his luck. Only one year ago he landed in London complet …

Famous archaeologist Lord Somerville leads a quiet life behind high walls, but is he keeping something out—or in? Things are looking up for Peter Wyatt. Now promoted to inspector and in possess …

From the ancient sewers of London to the heights of a barren attic prison, Andrew and Sara race to uncover a wicked plot Though he’s usually more of a cricket fan, Andrew Tillet would never miss a ch …

Andrew and Sara can never escape a mystery—not even in New York City Verna Tillet’s new play is taking the American stage by storm, and that means young investigators Andrew Tillet and Sa …

Blink once for yes, twice for no, and three times for murder Sometimes it seems like all the boys at school know about Andrew Tillet’s friendship with Inspector Peter Wyatt of Scotland Yard. Mo …

Special effects might look like magic to the audience, but there’s always someone behind a curtain pulling the strings Someone is targeting the best actresses in London, and the only way to kee …

Turning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins’s friend, a …

It’s one thing to be interested in history—it’s another to thing to make it Andrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme— …

Brian and Tertius set out on a quest to find a wizard and save a kingdom from an evil knight All his life, Brian has craved a grand adventure. On his sixteenth birthday, he meets the young traveler T …

Brian and Tertius are back, but this time, the stakes are higher than ever When Brian and Lianor receive a coded message for Merlin, the know it’s urgent that they take it to him at once. Merli …

Focusing on the Portuguese Empire, this book examines colonial press issued in "metropolitan" spaces and in colonies, disclosing dissonant narratives and problematizations of colonial empir …

Focusing on the Portuguese Empire, this book examines colonial press issued in "metropolitan" spaces and in colonies, disclosing dissonant narratives and problematizations of colonial empir …

Turning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins’s friend, a …

It’s one thing to be interested in history—it’s another to thing to make it Andrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme— …

A mysterious, broken-nosed cabby, a beautiful actress, and a villainous art heist have one thing in common—but the only one man who knows what it is has methods that are a little, shall we say …

The essays in The Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth represent a defense of the social function of the humanities in today’s society. Edited by Ignacio Lopez-Calvo and Christina Lux, …