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Pandora's DNA

Tracing the Breast Cancer Genes Through History, Science, and One Family Tree

de Lizzie Stark ...

Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. It is a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her family's ... Leer más

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Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. It is a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her family's
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Leaving Mundania

Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games

de Lizzie Stark ...

Exposing a subculture only beginning to enter the imagination of mainstream America, this is the story of live action role-playing (LARP) games. A hybrid of games—such as Dungeons & Dragons, historical reenactment, fandom, and good old-fashioned pretend—LARP games are thriving and this book explores its multifaceted culture and related phenomenon, including the Society for Creative Anachronism, a ... Leer más

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Exposing a subculture only beginning to enter the imagination of mainstream America, this is the story of live action role-playing (LARP) games. A hybrid of games—such as Dungeons & Dragons, historical reenactment, fandom, and good old-fashioned pretend—LARP games are thriving and this book explores its multifaceted culture and related phenomenon, including the Society for Creative Anachronism, a
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Egg

A Dozen Ovatures

de Lizzie Stark ...

**“Endlessly surprising.… Like the egg itself, this book is a perfect, miraculous package.” —Mary Roach, best-selling author of FuzzAn unconventional history of the world’s largest cellular workhorse, from chickens to penguins, from art to crime, and more.**The egg is a paradox—both alive and not alive—and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its ... Leer más

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**“Endlessly surprising.… Like the egg itself, this book is a perfect, miraculous package.” —Mary Roach, best-selling author of FuzzAn unconventional history of the world’s largest cellular workhorse, from chickens to penguins, from art to crime, and more.**The egg is a paradox—both alive and not alive—and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its
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Big Crone Energy

A Love Letter to Fierce Elders

de Lizzie Stark ...

A witty, spirited journey to explore and reclaim the crone as a powerful, savvy, and courageous female guide.The average cis woman spends a third of her life postmenopausal. If you believe the cultural messages women receive, that’s a long time to survive past one’s expiration date. When Lizzie Stark underwent surgical menopause at thirty-nine, she decided to try becoming an “instacrone”: tough, ... Leer más

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PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

A witty, spirited journey to explore and reclaim the crone as a powerful, savvy, and courageous female guide.The average cis woman spends a third of her life postmenopausal. If you believe the cultural messages women receive, that’s a long time to survive past one’s expiration date. When Lizzie Stark underwent surgical menopause at thirty-nine, she decided to try becoming an “instacrone”: tough,
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蛋的多重宇宙：從歐姆蛋、蛋彩、用蛋製作疫苗:到上太空的蛋:探索蛋的文化史、科學貢獻與實用價值:認識我們不可或缺又無所不在的「蛋」

Egg: A Dozen Ovatures

de 麗茲．史塔克, Lizzie Stark ...

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從雞到企鵝，從藝術到犯罪──世界上最大「細胞級生物工廠」的非典型文化史毛奇（作家）李惠仁（紀錄片導演）李盈瑩（《養雞時代》、《與地共生、給雞唱歌》作者）烏烏醫生（禾馨婦產科烏恩慈醫師）郭忠豪（臺北醫學大學人文暨社會科學院助理教授）──信誓蛋蛋推薦蛋——可見於世界各地的神話傳說中，是孕育生命的源頭、富含營養的食物，也能用於藝術創作、醫藥研發，甚至是表達抗議。談到「蛋」，一般通常是指鳥類的蛋，更精準來說，即「雞蛋」。不過，所有的有性生殖動物都有卵，其中也包括人類。本書作者麗茲．史塔克與蛋有著苦樂參半的關係。一方面，家族遺傳的基因變異使她不得不預防性切除卵巢，從此失去全身所有的卵子。另一方面，史塔克一家人透過雞蛋這種食材，在廚房中圍繞著蛋料理建立起緊密的情感。因為有這些特殊的生命經驗，史塔克仔細研究了蛋這種並非活體、卻能造就許多動物寶貴生命的源頭，並寫下這本蛋之書。作者探討了蛋在... ... Leer más

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從雞到企鵝，從藝術到犯罪──世界上最大「細胞級生物工廠」的非典型文化史毛奇（作家）李惠仁（紀錄片導演）李盈瑩（《養雞時代》、《與地共生、給雞唱歌》作者）烏烏醫生（禾馨婦產科烏恩慈醫師）郭忠豪（臺北醫學大學人文暨社會科學院助理教授）──信誓蛋蛋推薦蛋——可見於世界各地的神話傳說中，是孕育生命的源頭、富含營養的食物，也能用於藝術創作、醫藥研發，甚至是表達抗議。談到「蛋」，一般通常是指鳥類的蛋，更精準來說，即「雞蛋」。不過，所有的有性生殖動物都有卵，其中也包括人類。本書作者麗茲．史塔克與蛋有著苦樂參半的關係。一方面，家族遺傳的基因變異使她不得不預防性切除卵巢，從此失去全身所有的卵子。另一方面，史塔克一家人透過雞蛋這種食材，在廚房中圍繞著蛋料理建立起緊密的情感。因為有這些特殊的生命經驗，史塔克仔細研究了蛋這種並非活體、卻能造就許多動物寶貴生命的源頭，並寫下這本蛋之書。作者探討了蛋在...
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Egg

A Dozen Ovatures

de Lizzie Stark ...

Narrado por Lizzie Stark ...

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6 hora 19 minutos

An unconventional history of the world’s largest cellular workhorse, from chickens to penguins, from art to crime, and more.The egg is a paradox―both alive and not alive―and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its natural and cultural history, Lizzie Stark explores the egg’s deep meanings, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance through a dozen ... Leer más

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An unconventional history of the world’s largest cellular workhorse, from chickens to penguins, from art to crime, and more.The egg is a paradox―both alive and not alive―and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its natural and cultural history, Lizzie Stark explores the egg’s deep meanings, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance through a dozen
... Leer más

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The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown

The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America

de Lorri Glover, Daniel Blake Smith ...

Narrado por Michael Prichard ...

Completo

10 hora 1 minutos

The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the Caribbean. Ambitions of finding gold and planting a New World colony seemed within reach when, in 1606, Thomas Smythe extended overseas trade with the launch of the Virginia Company. But from the beginning the American enterprise was a ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the Caribbean. Ambitions of finding gold and planting a New World colony seemed within reach when, in 1606, Thomas Smythe extended overseas trade with the launch of the Virginia Company. But from the beginning the American enterprise was a
... Leer más

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Decade of Disunion

How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861

de Robert W. Merry ...

Narrado por Jacques Roy ...

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16 hora 49 minutos

With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new
... Leer más

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The Hidden History of America at War

Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah

de Kenneth C. Davis ...

Narrado por Kenneth C. Davis, Arthur Morey, Mark Bramhall, Paul Boehmer ...

Series series Don't Know Much About
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12 hora 43 minutos

Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illuminates why we go to war, ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

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Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in The Hidden History of America at War. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine), Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Along the way, he illuminates why we go to war,
... Leer más

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Empire of Shadows

The Epic Story of Yellowstone

de George Black ...

Narrado por Jack de Golia ...

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16 hora 5 minutos

Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the nineteenth century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history—the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the nineteenth century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history—the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the
... Leer más

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The Nation That Never Was

Reconstructing America's Story

de Kermit Roosevelt ...

Narrado por Kermit Roosevelt ...

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9 hora 8 minutos

Our idea of the Founders’ America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders, but we can be the heirs of Reconstruction and its vision for equality.There’s a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the Constitution. But, with the country ... Leer más

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Our idea of the Founders’ America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders, but we can be the heirs of Reconstruction and its vision for equality.There’s a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the Constitution. But, with the country
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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What Would the Great Economists Do?

How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems

de Linda Yueh ...

Narrado por Linda Yueh ...

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14 hora 10 minutos

A timely exploration of the life and work of world-changing thinkers—from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes—and how their ideas would solve the great economic problems we face today.Acclaimed economist and BBC broadcaster Linda Yueh profiles the great economic minds who focused on the big questions: growth, innovation, and the nature of markets. Most of them have won the Nobel Prize. All of them ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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A timely exploration of the life and work of world-changing thinkers—from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes—and how their ideas would solve the great economic problems we face today.Acclaimed economist and BBC broadcaster Linda Yueh profiles the great economic minds who focused on the big questions: growth, innovation, and the nature of markets. Most of them have won the Nobel Prize. All of them
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