The Chemistry of Tears
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The Chemistry of Tears by Visiting Peter Carey
A Seattle Times Best Book of 2012
When Catherine Gehrig, a museum conservator in London, falls into grief after her lover's sudden death, her boss gives her a special project. She will bring back to life a nineteenth-century mechanical bird. As she begins to piece the automaton together, Catherine also uncovers the diaries of Henry Brandling, who, more than a hundred years prior, had commissioned the bird for his very ill son. Catherine finds resonance and comfort in Henry's story. But it is the mechanical creature itself, in its uncanny imitation of life, that will link these two people across a century. Through the clockwork bird, Henry and Catherine will confront the mysteries of creation, the power of human invention, and the body's astonishing chemistry of love and feeling.
Peter Carey is Senior Consultant with PDP, and Consultant with London law firm, Charles Russell. He has been described by the British Computer Society as one of the UK's leading data protection experts. Peter is one of the UK's foremost trainers on data protection law and practice and he regularly provides bespoke data protection training courses to large organizations.
In his consulting capacity, Peter advises all types of organizations, including charities and law firms, on compliance with UK and EU data protection law. He provides expert advice in all fields of data protection law including the implementation of data protection compliance measures, the drafting of internal data privacy policies, the content of outsourcing agreements, the legality of marketing initiatives, issues relating to the export of personal data outside the EEA and data protection compliance for employers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307592712 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307592715 |
| Title | The Chemistry of Tears |
| Author | Visiting Peter Carey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Knopf Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2012-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 229 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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