October 6, 2013
Machiavelli | A Man Misunderstood
"Machiavelli was a great thinker and a greater artist, and Michael White has done as much as anyone could to convince us of his genius" John Banville, Irish Times
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October 6, 2013
The Pope and the Heretic
"Written in a lively, colloquial Radio 4 style, Michael White's story of Giordano Bruno is focused on his trial for heresy." The Times, London "White's account of Bruno's trial, based upon long-suppressed Vatican documents is riveting." Birmingham Post
October 6, 2013
Galileo | Antichrist
Simon Callow's review in The Guardian, 2007 In June 1632, Galileo Galilei, unquestionably the greatest scientist of his age, was formally humiliated by the Roman Catholic church for promulgating the heretical doctrine that the Earth revolved around the Sun. He was not burned at the stake,
October 5, 2013
Leonardo | The First Scientist
"In his forceful new biography, British science writer, Michael White accomplishes the impossible: He makes Leonardo da Vinci's work as a painter beside the point." Dina Temple-Raston, USA Today