Mad Like Tesla

Mad Like Tesla
Author: Tyler Hamilton
Publisher: ECW Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 177090073X

An “illuminating and important” look at the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are working to save us from catastrophic climate change (New York Journal of Books). Nikola Tesla was considered a mad scientist by the society of his time for predicting global warming more than a hundred years ago. Today, we need visionaries like him to find sources of alternative energy and solutions to this looming threat. Mad Like Tesla takes an in-depth look at climate issues, introducing thinkers and inventors such as Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer who claims we can harness the energy of man-made tornadoes, and a professor and a businessman who are running a company that genetically modifies algae so it can secrete ethanol naturally. These individuals and their unorthodox methods are profiled through first-person interviews, exploring the social, economic, financial, and personal obstacles that they continue to face. Also covered is the existing state of green energy technologies—such as solar, wind, biofuels, smart grid, and energy storage—offering a ray of hope against a backdrop of dread. “Hamilton makes complex technologies comprehensible.” —Library Journal

What Mad Pursuit

What Mad Pursuit
Author: Francis Crick
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2008-08-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0786725842

Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.

Mad Blood Stirring

Mad Blood Stirring
Author: Simon Mayo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1643130927

The war of 1812 is over, but for the inmates at Dartmoor Prison, peace—like home—is still a long way away.On New Year’s Eve 1814, the American sailors of the Eagle finally arrive at Dartmoor prison, bedraggled, exhausted, but burning with hope. They’ve only had one thing to sustain them during the har- rowing voyage—a snatched whisper overheard along the way. The war is finally over.Joe Hill thought he’d left the war outside these walls but it’s quickly clear that there’s a different type of fight to be had within. The seven prison blocks surrounding him have been segregated; six white and one black.Inspired by true events, this novel recounts the remarkable story of the first ever all-black Shakespeare production, staged by segregated American prisoners of war. It is a story of hope and freedom, of loss and suffering. It is a story about how sometimes, in our darkest hour, it can be the most unlikely of things that see us through.

Mad Genius

Mad Genius
Author: Nancy Gibbs
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1996
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780446604598

Chronicles the eighteen-year search for the Unabomber, profiles suspect Ted Kaczynski, and includes the Unabomber's 35,000-word manifesto

Mad by the Millions

Mad by the Millions
Author: Harry Yi-Jui Wu
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2021-04-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0262045389

The World Health Organization's post-World War II work on the epidemiology and classification of mental disorders and its vision of a "world psyche." In 1946, the World Health Organization undertook a project in social psychiatry that aimed to discover the epidemiology and classification of mental disorders. In Mad by the Millions, Harry Y-Jui Wu examines the WHO's ambitious project, arguing that it was shaped by the postwar faith in technology and expertise and the universalizing vision of a "world psyche." Wu shows that the WHO's idealized scientific internationalism laid the foundations of today's highly highly metricalized global mental health system.

Mad Ducks and Bears

Mad Ducks and Bears
Author: George Plimpton
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 031632647X

George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.

Madhouse

Madhouse
Author: Andrew Scull
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0300126700

A shocking story of medical brutality perfomed in the name of psychiatric medicine.

The Pursuit of Loneliness

The Pursuit of Loneliness
Author: Philip Slater
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1990-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780807042014

In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to technology.

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness
Author: Tara Altebrando
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2006-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416513280

Reeling from her mother's death, an aimless 21st-century teen working at a historic village discovers new friends, new loves, and the courage to forge her own path.