The Contagious City: The Politics of Public Health in Early Philadelphia, Simon Finger
Автор: Christie Agatha Название: Moving Finger ISBN: 0008196540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008196547 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1246.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (более 5-х шт.) Описание: A malicious letter A tragic death A village filled with suspects
Автор: Burroughs, William S. Название: The Finger ISBN: 0241339073 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241339077 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: от 396.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: One of fifty new books at 1.00 pound each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry - all complete, standalone works, some never published in Penguin Modern Classics before.
Описание: New York Times Book Review " S]mart, delightful... a splendidly entertaining education in ethics, activism and science." Editors's Choice, New York Times Book Review An impassioned defense of intellectual freedom and a clarion call to intellectual responsibility, Galileo's Middle Finger is one American's eye-opening story of life in the trenches of scientific controversy. For two decades, historian Alice Dreger has led a life of extraordinary engagement, combining activist service to victims of unethical medical research with defense of scientists whose work has outraged identity politics activists. With spirit and wit, Dreger offers in Galileo's Middle Finger an unforgettable vision of the importance of rigorous truth seeking in today's America, where both the free press and free scholarly inquiry struggle under dire economic and political threats. This illuminating chronicle begins with Dreger's own research into the treatment of people born intersex (once called hermaphrodites). Realization of the shocking surgical and ethical abuses conducted in the name of "normalizing" intersex children's gender identities moved Dreger to become an internationally recognized patient rights' activist. But even as the intersex rights movement succeeded, Dreger began to realize how some fellow progressive activists were employing lies and personal attacks to silence scientists whose data revealed uncomfortable truths about humans. In researching one such case, Dreger suddenly became the target of just these kinds of attacks. Troubled, she decided to try to understand more--to travel the country to ferret out the truth behind various controversies, to obtain a global view of the nature and costs of these battles. Galileo's Middle Finger describes Dreger's long and harrowing journeys between the two camps for which she felt equal empathy: social justice activists determined to win and researchers determined to put hard truths before comfort. Ultimately what emerges is a lesson about the intertwining of justice and of truth--and a lesson of the importance of responsible scholars and journalists to our fragile democracy. Booklist (starred review) "A crusader in the mold of muckrackers from a century ago, Dreger doesn't try to hide her politics or her agenda. Instead she advocates for change intelligently and passionately. Highly recommended." Kirkus (starred review) "Let us be grateful that there are writers like Dreger who have the wits and the guts to fight for truth."
Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World until Yesterday "Alice Dreger would win a prize for this year's most gripping novel, except for one thing: her stories are true, and this isn't a novel. Instead, it's an exciting account of complicated good guys and bad guys, and the pursuit of justice."
Автор: Notaert, A. Название: Finger painting fun ISBN: 2733861840 ISBN-13(EAN): 9782733861844 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1107.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Offers the first English language publication of the classical-style poems of Jao Tsung-i (b. 1917), a prominent artist-calligrapher, scholar-poet, and polymath living in Hong Kong. The Residue of Dreams contains a broad-ranging selection of Jao`s poems covering topics from the Second World War and his travels in Southeast Asia, to Nietzsche and the scribes of medieval Dunhuang.
Автор: Christie Agatha Название: Moving Finger, The ISBN: 0007120842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007120840 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 791.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Lymstock is a town with more than its share of secrets - a town where even a outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide.
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