Lisa O Donnell: 7 books
Die Geheimnisse der Welt
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Der elfjährige Michael Murray lebt mit seiner Familie auf einer kleinen schottischen Insel. Jeder kennt hier jeden, und alle glauben, alles über den anderen zu wissen. Doch es gibt auch Geheimnisse - und Michael muss bald herausfinden, wie gefährlich sie sein können. Vor allem, wenn es dabei um...
Bienensterben
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: October 4, 2013
»Unglaublich spannend. Da stockt einem der Atem.« CHRISTINE WESTERMANN Heiligabend in Glasgow: Die fünfzehnjährige Marnie und ihre kleine Schwester Nelly haben gerade ihre toten Eltern im Garten vergraben. Niemand sonst weiß, dass sie da liegen und wie sie dahin gekommen sind. Und die Geschwister...
The Death of Bees
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
A riveting, brilliantly written debut novel, The Death of Bees is a coming-of-age story in which two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents.
Marnie and Nelly, left on their own in Glasgow's Hazlehurst housing estate, attempt to avoid suspicion...
Closed Doors
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
A young boy on a small Scottish island where everyone knows everything about everyone else, will discover that a secret is a dangerous thing in this tense and brilliant tale of from Lisa O'Donnell, the bestselling author of The Death of Bees, winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize.
Eleven-year-old...
Philosophy Imprisoned
The Love of Wisdom in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Western philosophy’s relationship with prisons stretches from Plato’s own incarceration to the modern era of mass incarceration. Philosophy Imprisoned: The Love of Wisdom in the Age of Mass Incarceration draws together a broad range of philosophical thinkers, from both inside and outside prison...
by David I. Backer, Chris Balaschak, Makeda Best
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Truth in the Public Sphere seeks to understand the significance of truth for the everyday world of human communication. To this end, this book explores the place of truth in several facets of the public sphere: language, ethics, journalism, politics, media, and art. Featuring an international group...
by John Law, Kalpana Shankar, David Hakken
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The fourth edition of an authoritative overview, with all new chapters that capture the state of the art in a rapidly growing field.
Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the transformative power of science and technology to arrange and...