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Jayme Tiomno
Jayme Tiomno (1920-2011) was one of the most influential Brazilian physicists of the 20th century, interacting with many of the renowned physicists of his time, including John Wheeler and Richard Feynman, Eugene Wigner, Chen Ning Yang, David Bohm, Murray Gell-Mann, Remo Ruffini, Abdus Salam, and many others. This biography tells the sometimes romantic, often discouraging but finally optimistic story of a dedicated scientist and educator from a developing country who made important contributions to particle physics, gravitation, cosmology and field theory, and to the advancement of science and of scientific education, in many institutions in Brazil and elsewhere. Drawing on unpublished documents from archives in Brazil and the US as well as private sources, the book traces Tiomno's long life, following his role in the establishment of various research facilities and his tribulations during the Brazilian military dictatorship. It presents a story of progress and setbacks in advancing science in Brazil and beyond, and of the persistence and dedication of a talented physicist who spent his life in search of scientific truth.
The Country of Football
"In time for Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup, this book uses the stories of star players and other key figures (based on over 40 interviews) to create a contemporary history of Brazilian soccer from the 1950s to the present. It also explores race and class tensions in Brazil and shows how soccer is central to the country's dramatic trajectory toward modernity and economic power"--
Perfis & entrevistas
Os perfis que o leitor encontrará neste livro nada têm a ver com as tão comuns e superficiais entrevistas com "celebridades", em que perguntas inócuas recebem respostas vazias. Aqui, escritores, artistas e cientistas revelam aspectos pouco conhecidos de seus trabalhos e personalidades, em uma conversa substancial, conduzida por Daniel Piza. Num exercício de criatividade e conhecimento do assunto, o autor "dialoga", inclusive, com Oscar Wilde e Fernando Pessoa, incluindo seus heterônimos. Para professores de comunicação, estudantes e jornalistas, este livro representa um guia valioso que demonstra como aplicar a técnica de entrevista, com inteligência, perspicácia e bom humor. Para o público em geral, é uma leitura rica e muito agradável.
Machado de Assis
"Examines how racial identity and race relations are expressed in the writings of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), Brazil's foremost author of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Jornalismo cultural
Embora seja muitas vezes relegado a segundo plano pelos veículos de comunicação, o jornalismo cultural continua entre os preferidos do público e ganha cada vez mais status entre os jovens que pretendem seguir a profissão. Praticá-lo, no entanto, é muito mais do que emitir opiniões sobre filmes, livros, peças de teatro e novelas. É um exercício constante de aprimoramento e busca pela informação. Este livro descreve a trajetória do jornalismo cultural e dá orientações a quem se dispuser a produzi-lo.
Machado de Assis
Novelist, poet, playwright, and short story writer Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908) is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest writer, although his work is still too little read outside his native country. In this first comprehensive English-language examination of Machado since Helen Caldwell's seminal 1970 study, K. David Jackson reveals Machado de Assis as an important world author, one of the inventors of literary modernism whose writings profoundly influenced some of the most celebrated authors of the twentieth century, including José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, and Donald Barthelme. Jackson introduces a hitherto unknown Machado de Assis to readers, illuminating the remarkable life, work, and legacy of the genius whom Susan Sontag called “the greatest writer ever produced in Latin America” and whom Allen Ginsberg hailed as “another Kafka.” Philip Roth has said of him that “like Beckett, he is ironic about suffering.” And Harold Bloom has remarked of Machado that “he's funny as hell.”
History of World Cups
Never in the last 110 years, has the World Cups’ trajectory been disconnected from the socioeconomic reality of the world’s nations whether they have taken part in the championship or not. Even before becoming a multibillion dollar event that involves billions of people as well, this international football championship, which takes place every four years, has been marked by countless ups and downs in the international political scenario, doubts and tragedies, growth and technical evolution, social mobilization and use of vested powers. The landmark of a World football championship as an independent event, aside from the Olympic Games, was firstly thought of at FIFA’s very foundation, i...
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