Dr Jacob Bronowksi''s The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of ''popular science'', illuminating the historical and social context of scientific development for a generation of readers. In his highly accessible style, Dr Bronowski discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they all are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature. In this new paperback edition, The Ascent of Man inspires, influences and informs as profoundly as ever. Titel: The Ascent of Man af J. Bronowski (Bog) Forfatter: J. Bronowski Genre: Historisk Forlag: BBC Type: Paperback
Disney meets Lena Dunham in this illustrated humor book featuring your favorite fairy-tale characters dating and finding their way in 21st-century America The Ugly Duckling still feels gross compared to everyone else, but now she’s got Instagram, and there’s this one filter that makes her look awesome. Cinderella swaps her glass slippers for Crocs. The Tortoise and the Hare Facebook stalk each other. Goldilocks goes gluten free. And Peter Pan finally has to grow up and get a job, or at least start paying rent. Here are more than one hundred fairy tales, illustrated and re-imagined for today. Instead of fairy godmothers, there’s Siri. And rather than big bad wolves, there are creepy dudes on OkCupid. In our brave new world of social networking, YouTube, and texting, fairy tales can once again lead us to “happily ever after”—and have us laughing all the way. Forfatter: Tim Manley Sprog: En
Den 17‑årige Molly er anbragt og på kanten af systemet. For at undgå nye problemer skal hun udføre samfundstjeneste hos den 91‑årige Vivian, som bor i et gammelt hus fyldt med kasser. Under oprydningen afsløres Vivians barndom: Hun var et af de mange forældreløse børn, der som "orphan train"‑barn blev sendt med tog gennem USA for at blive fordelt til familier, der ofte udnyttede børnene som arbejdskraft. Gennem deres samtaler og erindringer spejler Mollys og Vivians liv hinanden, trods forskellen i alder og tid. Bogen skildrer, hvordan fortidens traumer og tab former mennesker, og hvordan venskab og fællesskab kan give nyt håb og en følelse af at høre til. Type: Hardcover Romanen "Pigen uden navn" af Christina Baker Kline følger to kvinder i forskellige aldre og tidsperioder. Den 91‑årige Vivian lever alene i et hus fyldt med kasser fra fortiden. Den 17‑årige Molly, en outsider i nutiden
I generationer har Grey-familien været en af de førende i New York. Men nu har patriarken Oliver Grey trukket sig tilbage fra sit store, succesfulde firma og har overladt arbejdet til sine to sønner og sin nevø. Men kræfter udefra begynder at udgøre en stadig større trussel mod firmaet, og samtidig rystes det af tragedier indefra - et problembarn, der ikke vil tale med nogen, et familiemedlem, der er besat af hævn samt en kvinde med en dyb hemmelighed. Alt dette truer med at ødelægge dem alle... Type: Hardcover
Med den fallerede revyskuespillerinde Amalie som omdrejningspunkt udspiller der sig en farverig familieroman i tre generationer op gennem det tyvende århundredes København og Oslo Forfatter: Anne B. Ragde Forlag: Rosinante Udgivelsesår: 2014 Sider: 438 Sprog: Dansk
Forlag: Gads Forlag Type: Paperback Hvordan opdrager man sit barn, når man ikke har noget godt forbillede at kigge på fra sin egen barndom? Og hvordan gør man op med fortiden, hvis man ønsker et mere nært forhold til sine børn, end man har haft til sin egen far? Fædre er en universel fortælling om fædre og sønner, og den arv og de værdier, vi ønsker at give videre til vores børn - og til det større fællesskab. Bogen giver samtidig et indblik i den del af det stadig mere multietniske samfund, som er allermest privat og svært tilgængeligt: forholdet til vores børn. Fortællingerne i bogen illustrerer forskellene i opdragelse mellem forskellige generationer og dermed også, hvilket fremtidens Danmark vi bevæger os hen imod. Fem markante fædre beretter i bogen om skilsmisser, arv, forbilleder, tilhørsforhold, død og uddødeliggørelse i familien. Tilsammen tegner de et portræt af den første gene
A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters The #1 must-read book for a new generation of feminists who refuse to accept anything less than equality and justice for all women Now in its updated second edition, Full Frontal Feminism embodies the forward-looking messages that bestselling author Jessica Valenti propagated as founder of the popular website, Feministing.com. Smart and relatable, the book serves as a complete guide to the issues that matter to today's young women, including health, equal pay, reproductive rights, violence, education, relationships, sexual independence and safety, the influence of pop culture, and more. Since its original publication, Full Frontal Feminism has informed, inspired, and assured readers with the ultimate message of truth: You a feminist, and that's pretty cool. Titel: Full Frontal Feminism Forfatter: Jessica Valenti Forlag: Seal Press Udgivelseså
Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds Testosterone Rex is the powerful myth that squashes hopes of sex equality by telling us that men and women have evolved different natures. Fixed in an ancestral past that rewarded competitive men and caring women, these differences are supposedly re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male and female brains. Testosterone, so we're told, is the very essence of masculinity, and biological sex is a fundamental force in our development. Not so, says psychologist Cordelia Fine, who shows, with wit and panache, that sex doesn't create male and female natures. Instead, sex, hormones, culture and evolution work together in ways that make past and present gender dynamics only a serving suggestion for the future - not a recipe. Testosterone Rex brings together evolutionary science, psychology, neuroscience and social history to move beyond old "n
