Survival of the Sickest The Surprising Connections Between Disease & Longevity by Moalem, Sharon and Prince, Jonathan
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Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth. Through a fresh and engaging examination of our evolutionary history, Dr. Moalem reveals how many of the conditions that are diseases today actually gave our ancestors a leg up in the survival sweepstakes. But Survival of the Sickest doesn't stop there. It goes on to demonstrate just how little modern medicine really understands about human health, and offers a new way of thinking that can help all of us live longer, healthier lives. Your price $18.99 New Trade Paperback
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Against the Gods The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L Bernstein
Publisher Comments The Power of Gold tells how history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset has inspired romantic myths, daring explorations, and titanic struggles for money and power. Gold has been an icon for greed and an emblem of rectitude as well as a vehicle for vanity. But the true significance of this infamous metal may lie in the timeless passions it continues to evoke and what it reveals about ourselves. "The story of gold-in all its splendor and mythology, its fascination for individuals and nations alike.... Peter Bernstein is up to the challenge. His spritely exposition is a fine read even as it makes us think and reflect." -Paul A. Volcker, Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve "...a fascinating story...wittily written and full of original insights.... Peter Bernstein has once more written a brilliant book, both highly instructive and entertaining." -Pierre Keller, Former Senior Partner, Lombard Odier & Cie, Geneva "Hats off! We are in the presence of a master...to read with such delight...the astonishing width and depth of Bernstein's knowledge." -Roger G. Kennedy, Director Emeritus, National Museum of American History "This book is a noble treatment of the most noble of elements. The Power of Gold is a brilliant and unexpected tale of three thousand years of a metal as virtual reality." -Steve Jones, author, Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated "Admirably written...a wonderfully interesting view-not alone of gold but of the greater economic history. Like other of his work, it is assured of a wide readership." -John Kenneth Galbraith, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University Your price $11.95 Used Trade Paperback
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Caballo de Troya 1. Jerusal�n (Ne) by Juan Jos� Ben�tez
Publisher Comments Tal como afirma el propio J. J. Benítez, «adelantar el argumento y la naturaleza de Caballo de Troya 1 es quebrar el desconcertante misterio que encierran sus páginas». Podemos apuntar, eso sí, que para la elaboración de esta obra, el autor se ha basado en una documentación real, depositada hace años en Estados Unidos. Una documentación que pone al descubierto multitud de datos nuevos sobre la figura y la obra de Jesús de Nazaret. Podemos asegurar que tal y como sospecha buena parte de la Humanidad las grandes potencias ocultan muchos de sus proyectos espaciales y militares, y «Caballo de Troya» es una prueba más de ello. Podemos revelar, por ejemplo, que en 1973 las Fuerzas Aéreas norteamericanas, después de varios años de preparación y tras un sinfín de peripecias, ejecutaron en pleno corazón de Israel uno de sus proyectos «supersecretos», que fue bautizado, precisamente,como «Operación Caballo de Troya». Pero no podemos avanzar al lector cómo se consiguió esa fascinante documentación «confidencial » por parte de J. J. Benítez, ni tampoco el asombroso desarrollo de la referida operación y su desconcertante final. Sería romper el encanto de Caballo de Troya 1, primer libro testimonio del periodista y escritor navarro
En palabras del autor: «será el futuro, como sucedió con Julio Verne, quien pondrá de manifiesto si este relato fue o no verídico». Your price $21.95 New Trade Paperback
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Understanding Comics the Invisible Art by Scott Mccloud
Publisher Comments Cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behind our favorite movies. In Filmish, Rossandrsquo;s cartoon alter ego guides readers through the annals of cinematic history, introducing some of the strange and fascinating concepts at work in the movies. Each chapter focuses on a particular themeandmdash;the body, architecture, languageandmdash;and explores an eclectic mix of cinematic triumphs, from A Tripto the Moon to Top Gun. Like other bestselling nonfiction graphic novels such as Scott McCloudandrsquo;s Understanding Comics, Filmish tackles serious issuesandmdash;sexuality, race, censorship, propagandaandmdash;with authority and wit, throwing new light on some of the greatest films ever made. Your price $17.98 Used Trade Paperback
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Reinventing Comics How Imagination & Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form by Scott Mccloud
Publisher Comments We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. Never before has graphic storytelling been so prominent or garnered such respect: critics and readers alike agree that contemporary cartoonists are creating some of the most innovative and exciting work in all the arts.and#160; For nearly a decade Hillary L. Chute has been sitting down for extensive interviews with the leading figures in comics, and with Outside the Box she offers fans a chance to share her ringside seat. Chuteand#8217;s in-depth discussions with twelve of the most prominent and accomplished artists and writers in comics today reveal a creative community that is richly interconnected yet fiercely independent, its members sharing many interests and approaches while working with wildly different styles and themes. Chuteand#8217;s subjects run the gamut of contemporary comics practice, from underground pioneers like Art Spiegelman and Lynda Barry, to the analytic work of Scott McCloud, the journalism of Joe Sacco, and the extended narratives of Alison Bechdel, Charles Burns, and more. They reflect on their experience and innovations, the influence of peers and mentors, the reception of their art and the growth of critical attention, and the crucial place of print amid the encroachment of the digital age. Beautifully illustrated in full-color, and featuring three never-before-published interviewsand#151;including the first published conversation between Art Spiegelman and Chris Wareand#151;Outside the Box will be a landmark volume, a close-up account of the rise of graphic storytelling and a testament to its vibrant creativity. Your price $26.99 New Trade Paperback
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Capoeira by Gerard Taylor
Publisher Comments The first in a two-volume series on capoeira, Volume One traces the origins of the popular martial art and dance form from the beginning of the slave trade in the Americas in the 1500s to the early years of the Brazilian Republic in the 20th century. Focusing on the people and events that shaped the art form in Brazil prior to the "academy" period of the last century, Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace explores the subject from many vantage points. Author Gerard Taylor explains how the fighting techniques of African forces laid the groundwork for capoeira movements. He shows how work songs, religion, and various percussive traditions and instruments shaped capoeira music over the years. Drawing on archival sources and historical accounts, the book paints a vivid picture of capoeiras dramatic evolution from the sugar plantations of Pernambuco through the brutal backstreets of Rio and the Minas Gerais goldmines on its way to becoming a world-class practice.
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Ring of Liberation: Deceptive Discourse in Brazilian Capoeira by J. Lowell Lewis
Publisher Comments Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, Ring of Liberation offers both an in-depth description of capoeiraand#8212;a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and poetryand#8212;and a pioneering synthetic approach to the analysis of complex cultural performance. Capoeira originated in early slave culture and is practiced widely today by urban Brazilians and others. At once game, sport, mock combat, and ritualized performance, it involves two players who dance and "battle" within a ring of musicians and singers. Stunning physical performances combine with music and poetry in a form as expressive in movement as it is in word. J. Lowell Lewis explores the convergence of form and content in capoeira. The many components and characteristics of this elaborate black art formand#8212;for example, competing genre frameworks and the necessary fusion of multiple modes of expressionand#8212;demand, Lewis feels, to be given "body" as well as "voice." In response, he uses Peircean semiotics and recent work in discourse and performance theory to map the connections between physical, musical, and linguistic play in capoeira and to reflect on the general relations between semiotic systems and the creation and recording of cultural meaning. Hardcover
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