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Science and the Production of Ignorance
An introduction to the new area of ignorance studies that examines how science produces ignorance—both actively and passively, intentionally and unintentionally. We may think of science as our foremost producer of knowledge, but for the past decade, science has also been studied as an important source of ignorance. The historian of science Robert Proctor has coined the term agnotology to refer to the study of ignorance, and much of the ignorance studied in this new area is produced by science. Whether an active or passive construct, intended or unintended, this ignorance is, in Proctor's words, “made, maintained, and manipulated” by science. This volume examines forms of scientific ign...
Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention
Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, presents a comprehensive look at the compounds in coffee, their benefits (or adverse effects), and explores coffee as it relates to specific health conditions. Embracing a holistic approach, this book covers the coffee plant, coffee production and processing, the major varieties of coffee, and its nutritional and compositional properties. Coffee's impact on human health, disease risk, and prevention comprises the majority of the text. Diseases covered including Alzheimer's, anxiety and depression, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and more. This book also covers coffee's impact on organs and organ systems, including the cardiovascular system, ...
Tentative Transgressions
Starting at the beginning of the twentieth century, Albuquerque examines the way the Modernist movement both fueled and inhibited the use of gay imagery in Brazilian drama. This elegant and fluid study ultimately becomes an examination of a whole Latin society, and the ways in which Latin theatre has absorbed and reflected the culture's own changing sensibilities, that will intrigue anyone interested in Latin American culture, literature, or theater. Winner, 2008 Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize
Billboard
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Minha Vida no Teatro
Minha vida no teatro é uma brincadeira confessa com o livro do autor russo Stanislavsky - começa com uma breve e bem-humorada introdução na qual o autor traça um esboço de sua trajetória profissional. Em seguida apresenta "Confronto", peça que analisa as relações do poder com o crime. Todas as peças são precedidas por comentários de Domingos que contextualizam a montagem, revelam o processo de criação do texto, a escolha dos atores e outros detalhes. Domingos afirma que nunca pensou em escrever uma biografia, pois falar sobre sua vida externa ao teatro seria "quase como mentir". No entanto, é quase impossível separar uma coisa da outra no percurso desse artista de 73 anos de vida, quase 50 de carreira. Assim, entre um script e outro, acompanhamos deliciosas histórias entre elas a briga (e as pazes) do diretor com a atriz Marília Pêra, a amizade com o escritor e também diretor Vianinha, a peça escrita especialmente para Sérgio Britto (porque não havia personagens para um ator de 83 anos). Episódios que, juntamente com a produção de Domingos, compõem a história do teatro brasileiro.
Brazilian Popular Music and Citizenship
Covering more than one hundred years of history, this multidisciplinary collection of essays illuminates the important links between citizenship, national belonging, and popular music in Brazil.
Taurine 9
Taurine 9 contains original articles and critical reviews based on the oral and poster presentations of XIX International Taurine Meeting held in Kraków, Poland in May 2014. The purpose of the book is to present current ideas, new avenues and research regarding biological functions and clinical applications of taurine and taurine derivatives. It focuses on all aspects of taurine research including the cardiovascular system, the immune system, diabetes, the central nervous system, endocrine system and the role of taurine supplements in nutrition. It also includes presentations of novel animal experimental models using Cdo1 and CSAD knock-out mice.
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature is by far the most comprehensive work of its kind ever written. Its three volumes cover the whole sweep of Latin American literature (including Brazilian) from pre-Colombian times to the present, and contain chapters on Latin American writing in the USA. Volume 3 is devoted partly to the history of Brazilian literature, from the earliest writing through the colonial period and the Portuguese-language traditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and partly also to an extensive bibliographical section in which annotated reading lists relating to the chapters in all three volumes of The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature are presented. These bibliographies are a unique feature of the History, further enhancing its immense value as a reference work.
The Brazilian Sound
At the second International Song Festival in 1967, Milton Nascimento had three songs accepted for competition. He had no intention of performing them--he hated the idea of intense competition. In fact, Nascimento might never have appeared at all if Eumir Deodato hadn't threatened not to write the arrangements for his songs if he didn't perform at least two of them. Nascimento went on to win the festival's best performer award, all three of his songs were included soon afterward on his first album, and the rest is history. This is only one anecdote from The Brazilian Sound, an encyclopedic survey of Brazilian popular music that ranges over samba, bossa nova, MPB, jazz and instrumental music a...
