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- The science of Leonardo : inside the mind of the great genius of the Renaissance / by Capra, Fritjof;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Science, Renaissance; Scientists; Scientists;
- © 2007., Doubleday,
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- I, Mona Lisa / by Solomons, Natasha,author.;
In Leonardo da Vinci's studio, bursting with genius imagination, towering commissions and needling patrons, as well as discontented muses, friends and rivals, sits the painting of the Mona Lisa. For five hundred tumultuous years, amid a whirlwind of power, money, intrigue, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo is sought after and stolen. Over the centuries, few could hear her voice, but now she is ready to tell her own story, in her own words - a tale of rivalry, murder and heartbreak. Weaving through the years, she takes us from the dazzling world of Florentine studios to the French courts at Fontainebleau and Versailles, and into the Twentieth Century.- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Del Giocondo, Lisa, 1479-; Art thefts; Portraits; Women in art;
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- The lost symbol : a novel / by Brown, Dan,1964-;
Symbologist Robert Langdon returns in this new thriller follow-up to The Da Vinci Code.- Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Cryptographers; Freemasonry; Kidnapping;
- © 2009., Doubleday,
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- The doomsday vault / by Wheeler, Thomas(Screenwriter);
When Bertie Wells accidentally creates a black hole in 1878, he travels to 2022 to attend a special school, where he teams up with Zoe Fuentes and Amelia da Vinci to navigate a year filled with time paradoxes, a missing dean, and a mysterious intergalactic secret society.Ages 8-12.- Subjects: Science fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Space and time; Time travel; Adventure and adventurers; Friendship; Inventors;
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- The code breaker : Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race / by Isaacson, Walter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"--- Subjects: Doudna, Jennifer A.; CRISPR (Genetics); Gene editing.;
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- Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. [videorecording] / by Bobiak, Cory,television director.; Bradley, Jennifer,television producer.; Hatz, Zoe,voice actor.; Read, Meghan,screenwriter.; Vissers, Aidan,voice actor.; White, Wyatt,voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; PBS for Kids,production company.;
Aidan Vissers, Zoe Hatz, Wyatt White.Follow the adventures of Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad as they face problems and turn to the Secret Museum to help solve them! Watch as Marie Curie shows Brad that he should always follow his dreams, and as George Washington Carver teaches Xavier to take care of the earth. Charles Dickens even shows Yadina that she doesn't need new toys, her imagination is just as fun!G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.- Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Imagination in children; Friendship; History, Modern; Museums;
- For private home use only.
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- The night gate / by May, Peter,1951-author.;
In 'The Night Gate', Enzo Macleod investigates two murders: one historical, unfolding against a backdrop of real events in Occupied France in the 1940s; the other contemporary, set in a France going back into Covid lockdown in the autumn of 2020. And at the heart of both murders is da Vinci's Mona Lisa.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); MacLeod, Enzo (Fictitious character); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Criminal investigation; Forensic scientists; Murder; Scots;
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- 50 artists you should know / by Koster, Thomas.; Röper, Lars.;
Giotto di Bondone -- Jan van Eyck -- Sandro Botticelli -- Hieronymous Bosch -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Albrecht Dürer -- Lucas Cranach the Elder -- Michelangelo -- Titian -- Raphael -- Hans Holbein the Younger -- Pieter Bruegel the Elder -- Caravaggio -- Peter Paul Rubens -- Diego Velázquez -- Rembrandt -- Jan Vermeer -- Jean-Antoine Watteau -- William Hogarth -- Thomas Gainsborough -- Francisco de Goya -- Jacques-Louis David -- Caspar David Friedrich -- William Turner -- Gustave Courbet -- Édouard Manet -- Paul Cézanne -- Claude Monet -- Vincent van Gogh -- Georges Seurat -- Gustav Klimt -- Wassily Kandinsky -- Henri Matisse -- Paul Klee -- Pablo Picasso -- Edward Hopper -- Max Beckmann -- Marc Chagall -- Marcel Duchamp -- Max Ernst -- Joan Miró -- Alexander Calder -- Henry Moore -- Salvador Dalí -- Frida Kahlo -- Jackson Pollock -- Joseph Beuys -- Andy Warhol -- David Hockney.- Subjects: Art.; Artists.;
- © 2006., Prestel,
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- The last odyssey : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day climatologists and archaeologists stumble on a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. Inside the captain's cabin is a magnificent treasure: a clockwork gold atlas encircled by an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism is signed with the name of its creator, Ismail al-Jazari, a famous Muslim inventor considered to be the Da Vinci of the Arab world. Once activated, the moving globe traces the path of Odysseus' famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. The map indicates that this subterranean world is called Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. When word of Tartarus spreads, tensions explode in this volatile region where terrorists wage war and civilians suffer untold horrors. Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character); Mythology, Greek; Special forces (Military science); Scientists;
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- 42 artists everyone should know / by Baverstock, Alison.; Finger, Brad.; Heine, Florian.; Kutschbach, Doris.; Schümann, Bettina.; Wenzel, Angela.; Hall, Cynthia.;
"Brimming with color, information, and inspiration, this beautifully designed volume spans five centuries, highlighting forty-two of the most influential and important artists of all time. Arranged chronologically, it includes multi-page spreads that feature brief biographies, career highlights, and luminous reproductions of major works of each artist. In addition to widely known figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Picasso, young readers will learn about women artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, and Yayoi Kusama, and artists of color such as Jacob Lawrence, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The wide-ranging selection also includes a variety of genres: including graffiti artist Banksy, photographer Cindy Sherman, Op-artist Bridget Riley, scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian, and sculptor Louise Bourgeois. Running across the bottom of each page, a timeline highlighting world-shaping events helps contextualize the artists' achievements on a global scale. A perfect introduction to great art, this book invites young readers to explore the rich tapestry of history's greatest artists and find inspiration in their stories"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Art; Painting; Artists;
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