Books with author James Madison Watson

The classic personal account of Watson and Crick’s groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind.By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science’s greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick’s desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work.

When his father, a well-known musician who supports the people's choice for president, is taken away by the Security forces of the military government in Chile, sixteen-year-old Andres Larreta becomes a wanted man himself as he continues his father's resistance activities.An outspoken sixteen-year-old boy becomes a prime target of the Chilean military government, in this thriller about oppression and political freedom

Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and is often regarded by many as the greatest shooter of all time. His three-point-shooting ability has helped revolutionize and inspire teams to use the three-point shot as core winning strategy. He is a 3-time NBA champion, a two-time MVP, a five-time NBA All-Star, and player who is a role model for kids across the world. His story is full of struggles, hard work, and dedication and stands as a testament to people across the world that anything is possible if you believe in yourself.Discover his amazing story and accomplishments and learn what it means to be a champion, a role model and symbol for greatness.

The classic personal account of Watson and Crick’s groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind.By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science’s greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick’s desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work.

Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and is often regarded by many as the greatest shooter of all time. His three-point-shooting ability has helped revolutionize and inspire teams to use the three-point shot as core winning strategy. He is a 3-time NBA champion, a two-time MVP, a five-time NBA All-Star, and player who is a role model for kids across the world. His story is full of struggles, hard work, and dedication and stands as a testament to people across the world that anything is possible if you believe in yourself.Discover his amazing story and accomplishments and learn what it means to be a champion, a role model and symbol for greatness.

A political thriller for Young Adults set in Chile during the seizure of power by the military. First issued in the UK by Gollancz UK in 1983, the book has been published in America, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Spain and Sweden. It has been a GCSE English text in many schools and was winner of the Other Award, Highly Commended in the Carnegie Awards and winner of the Buxtehuder Bulle Prize for teen fiction. Talking in Whispers is a story about how young people struggle to survive in a country under martial law. Andres, son of an arrested folk singer and Isa and Beto, twins, running their travelling puppet theatre, grow tired of talking in whispers.‘Hard to put down…it is frightening, exciting, gritty and grim.’ The Guardian.‘Anyone who reads this book will be a different person when he comes to the end…superb.’ Books for Your Children.‘Taut and chilling prose and characters as utterly convincing as they are sympathetic.’ British Book News.

By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science's greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick's desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work.

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The Freedom Tree is a novel for Young Adults set in the Spanish Civil War. The year is 1936. The rise of fascism has plunged Spain into savage conflict. Ever since his father died fighting for the Republicans in Spain, Will has felt drawn to their cause; but when he tries to join up as a volunteer in the International Brigade he is told he is too young.So Will travels to London where he meets a group of young men committed to the Republican cause. Together they embark on a perilous journey through France in a van they call Pegasus, carrying smuggled guns and ammunition. They narrowly escape the clutches of the French authorities and finally reach the Spanish border.Will and his comrades are soon in combat, first in the freezing, rat-infested trenches of the Aragon front, then in defence of supply routes vital to the failing Republican cause at Jarama. Will meets Molly, a volunteer nurse. They are captured by Moroccan troops serving under General Franco. Together they seize a chance to escape north, reaching Guernica, a small market town as yet untouched by war. Yet Guernica’s symbolic significance is far greater than its physical size, for it is the home of the Freedom Tree, a sacred oak under whose branches the liberties of the people of the Basque country are sworn and reaffirmed. It is market day, April 1937. The townsfolk are going about their quiet business as usual…until there comes the sound of approaching aircraft: German Heinkel-51s, followed by Junker-52s, fighter planes and bombers, about to launch history’s first blitzkrieg on a defenceless population.