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Perfect Rigour: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century by Masha Gessen
39.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
In 2006, an eccentric Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. The Poincare conjecture is an extremely complex topological problem that had eluded the best minds for over a century. In 2000, the Clay Institute in Boston named it one of seven ...Show more
Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
33.00 NZD
Category: Politics
"An indispensable voice of and for this moment." -Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny A bestselling, National Book Award-winning journalist's bracing elucidation of our tumultuous times. In the run-up to the 2016 election, Masha Gessen stood out from other journalists for the ability to convey the om ...Show more
The Man without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen
37.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
Handpicked in 1999 by the 'Family' surrounding an ailing and increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin, with very little governmental or administrative experience beyond having served as deputy mayor of St Petersburg, seemed like the perfect choice in the eyes of an oligarchy bent on moulding ...Show more
Words Will Break Cement - The Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen
29.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
This necessary and timely book is an account of the Pussy Riot protest, the ensuing global support movement, and the tangled and controversial trial of the band members. It explores the status of dissent in Russia, the roots of the group and their adoption - or appropriation - by wider collectives, femi ...Show more
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