-Titulo Original : Good To Go What The Athlete In All Of Us Can Learn From The Strange Science Of Recovery-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: A New York Times Sports and Fitness Bestseller “The definitive tour through a bewildering jungle of…claims that compose a multibillion-dollar recovery industry.” David Epstein, best-selling author of The Sports Gene Acclaimed science journalist Christie Aschwanden takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour through the latest science on sports and fitness recovery. She investigates claims about sports drinks, chocolate milk, and “recovery” beer; examines the latest recovery trends; and even tests some for herself, including cryotherapy, foam rolling, and Tom Brady-endorsed infrared pajamas. Good to Go seeks an answer to the question: Do any of these things actually help the body recover and achieve peak performance? Review Authoritative, delightful, and much-needed. Ed Yong, best-selling author of I Contain Multitudes Christie Aschwanden makes the mind-boggling world of sports recovery a hilarious adventure, and she mixes science with stories that everyone can relate to. Jessie Diggins, member of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team The question of how to best adapt to and benefit from training is still fraught with confusion.… Christie Aschwanden offers much-needed clarity on the subject in Good to Go. Becky Wade, Runner’s World Skeptical and precise but also immensely enjoyable… a tour de force of great science journalism. Nate Silver, author of The Signal and the Noise The most important book about training you’ll read this year. Alex Hutchinson, best-selling author of Endure An intelligent and entertaining tour of fitness research for anyone who exercises, with clear advice on what actually works to aid recovery. Julia Belluz, Vox When a work like this is written by one of the best science writers in the world, there is much to learn not only from the way [Christie Aschwanden] combines narrative with a clear synthesis of what the scientific evidence actually supports, but also about how the world of sports recovery can teach us something more fundamental about human nature. Jonathan Wai, Psychology Today A useful introduction to how scientific research works and why, in sports science, it often doesn’t. Such insights make Good to Go appealing to more than just gym rats and weekend warriors. It’s for anyone who wonders how scientific studies happen, and how they influence the claims on products found in grocery stores and athletic stores alike. Bethany Brookshire, ScienceNews Absorbing.… Aschwanden separates the facts from the hype in the realm of athletic recovery, dispensing welcome doses of common sense. David Takami, Seattle Times An amusing and exhaustive takedown of the recovery products and trends that fitness enthusiasts have transformed into a multibillion-dollar industry. Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American About the Author Christie Aschwanden is an award-winning science journalist. She’s cohost of the podcast Emerging Form, a contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, and Slate, and was previously lead science writer for FiveThirtyEight. A National Magazine Award finalist and former elite athlete, she lives in Colorado...

-Titulo Original : Emdr Therapy And Somatic Psychology Interventions To Enhance Embodiment In Trauma Treatment-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: A guide to help EMDR practitioners to integrate somatic therapy into their sessions. Clients who have experienced traumatic events and seek EMDR therapists rely on them as guides through their most vulnerable moments. Trauma leaves an imprint on the body, and if clinicians dont know how to stay embodied in the midst of these powerful relational moments, they risk shutting down with their clients or becoming overwhelmed by the process. If the body is not integrated into EMDR therapy, full and effective trauma treatment is unlikely. This book offers an integrative model of treatment that teaches therapists how to increase the clients capacity to sense and feel the body, helps the client work through traumatic memories in a safe and regulated manner, and facilitates lasting integration. Part I (foundational concepts) offers a broad discussion of theory and science related to trauma treatment. Readers will be introduced to essential components of EMDR therapy and somatic psychology. The discussion then deepens into the science of embodiment through the lens of research on emotion, memory, attachment, interpersonal neurobiology, and the impact of trauma on overall health. This part of the book emphasizes the principles of successful trauma treatment as phase-oriented, mindfulness-based, noninterpretive, experiential, relational, regulation focused, and resilience-informed. Part II (interventions) presents advanced scripted protocols that can be integrated into the eight phases of EMDR therapy. These interventions provide support for therapists and clients who want to build somatic awareness through experiential explorations that incorporate mindfulness of sensations, movement impulses, breath, and boundaries. Other topics discussed include a focus on complex PTSD and attachment trauma, which addresses topics such as working with preverbal memories, identifying ego states, and regulating dissociation; chronic pain or illness; and culturally-based traumatic events. Also included is a focused model of embodied self-care to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout. Review [A] wonderful resource for both therapists-in-training and practicing therapists. . . . It is clear that Schwartz and Maiberger collectively carry a vast amount of experience as trainers, authors and therapists. Their combined knowledge carries a dense weight; however, their writing skills create a load that is easily carried regardless of where the reader may be in their training. . . . From training rooms to private practice, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology is recommended text for any therapists or trainees interested in these areas. Psych Central [W]ell written and informative and offers excellent techniques that practitioners can use. I recommend EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology for learning and creatively adapting EMDR. The Milton H. Erickson Newsletter For everyone working with traumatized patients with issues ranging from frank PTSD to attachment disorders in personality presentations, anxiety, relational issues, body-related conditions, this is a valuable manual, more than just a book. Metapsychology Online Review This pioneering book broadens the reach and enhances the efficacy of EMDR by masterfully integrating select body psychology interventions into EMDR protocols for the treatment of trauma. Providing an overview of somatic psychology theory and neuroscience, as well as accessible experiential exercises and techniques, the authors have written a landmark volume that will be of tremendous use to EMDR therapists everywhere who want to include the body in their clinical practice. Pat Ogden PhD, Founder, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute; author Trauma and the Body and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Arielle Schwartz and Barb Maiberger have provided a groundbreaking, clear and comprehensive volume that integrates somatic psychology and EMDR therapy. It will enrich the practice of EMDR the...

-Titulo Original : Identity And The Life Cycle-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: Erik H. Eriksons remarkable insights into the relationship of life history and history began with observations on a central stage of life: identity development in adolescence. This book collects three early papers that along with Childhood and Society many consider the best introduction to Eriksons theories. Ego Development and Historical Change is a selection of extensive notes in which Erikson first undertook to relate to each other observations on groups studied on field trips and on children studied longitudinally and clinically. These notes are representative of the source material used for Childhood and Society. Growth and Crises of the Health Personality takes Erikson beyond adolescence, into the critical stages of the whole life cycle. In the third and last essay, Erikson deals with The Problem of Ego Identity successively from biographical, clinical, and social points of view all dimensions later pursued separately in his work. From the Back Cover Erik H. Eriksons remarkable insights into relationship of life history and history began with observations on a central stage of life: identity development in adolescence. This book collects three early papers that-along with Childhood and Society-many consider the best introduction to Eriksons theories. About the Author A winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Erik H. Erikson was renowned worldwide as teacher, clinician, and theorist in the field of psychoanalysis and human development...

-Titulo Original : Totem And Taboo (complete Psychological Works Of Sigmund Freud)-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: Totem and Taboo (1913), first published as a series of four articles between 1912 and 1913, is among Freuds most dazzling speculative texts. Adducing evidence from primitive tribes, neurotic women, child patients traversing the oedipal phase, and speculations by Charles Darwin, James G. Frazer, and other modern scholars, Freud attempts to trap the moment that civilized life began. It stands as his most imaginative venture into the psychoanalysis of culture. From the Back Cover Totem and Taboo (1913), first published as a series of four articles between 1912 and 1913, is among Freuds most dazzling speculative texts. Adducing evidence from primitive tribes, neurotic women, child patients traversing the Oedipal phase, and speculations by Charles Darwin, James G. Frazer, and other modern scholars, Freud attempts to trap the moment that civilized life began. It stands as his most imaginative venture into the psychoanalysis of culture. About the Author Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is one of the twentieth centurys greatest minds and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. His many works include The Ego and the Id; An Outline of Psycho-Analysis; Inhibitions; Symptoms and Anxiety; New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis; Civilization and Its Discontent, and others. Peter Gay (1923 2015) was the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner The Enlightenment, the best-selling Weimar Culture, and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time...

-Titulo Original : Attachment-focused Parenting Effective Strategies To Care For Children (norton Professional Books (hardcover))-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: An expert clinician brings attachment theory into the realm of parenting skills. Attachment security and affect regulation have long been buzzwords in therapy circles, but many of these ideas so integral to successful therapeutic work with kids and adolescents have yet to be effectively translated to parenting practice itself. Moreover, as neuroscience reveals how the human brain is designed to work in good relationships, and how such relationships are central to healthy human development, the practical implications for the parent-child attachment relationship become even more apparent. Here, a leading attachment specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience brings the rich and comprehensive field of attachment theory and research from inside the therapy room to the outside, equipping therapists and caregivers with practical parenting skills and techniques rooted in proven therapeutic principles. A guide for all parents and a resource for all mental health clinicians and parent-educators who are searching for ways to effectively love, discipline, and communicate with children, this book presents the techniques and practices that are fundamental to optimal child development and family functioning how to set limits, provide guidance, and manage the responsibilities and difficulties of daily life, while at the same time communicating safety, fun, joy, and love. Filled with valuable clinical vignettes and sample dialogues, Hughes shows how attachment-focused research can guide all those who care for children in their efforts to better raise them. Review Although this book may be read as a stand-alone resource for parents, it is stronger if utilized as a companion resource for parents engaged in attachment-focused family therapy. What is refreshing about this book’s approach is its focus on behavioral issues as manifestations of attachment disturbances between parents and youth instead of learned problems in need of correction. The parent responsibility then shifts from the implementation of behavioral consequences to enhancing and deepening the parent/child relationship as the chief instrument of change. ASAP Newsletter [A] practical text for students and professional interested in learning how to parent with attachment in mind…an excellent book, and I would recommend it to every trainee and to parents... The Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry About the Author Daniel A. Hughe s, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who developed Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. He lives in Portland, Maine...

-Titulo Original : Psychology Of Women And Gender-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: For a new generation of students Placing a central focus on the concerns of students today, this text deals with important, timely topics such as intersectionality, transgender issues, sexualization, and objectification. It combines up-to-date research with an approachable and engaging writing style, while also providing students with hands-on exercises and thought-provoking debate topics. Flexible teaching resources support every kind of instructor’s course...

-Titulo Original : A Christmas Carol The Original Manuscript Edition-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: A first-ever trade edition of the original manuscript of the beloved Christmas classic. Every year at the holidays, the historic Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan displays one of the crown jewels of its extraordinary collection: the original manuscript of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, with its detailed emendations, deletions, and insertions in Dickens’s own hand. Here, for the first time in a beautiful trade edition, A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition presents a facsimile of that invaluable manuscript, along with a typeset version of the story, a fascinating introduction by the Morgan’s chief literary curator on the history of the story, and a new foreword by Colm Toibin celebrating its timeless appeal. Review A perennial holiday favorite is immortalized with a singular trade edition of the original manuscript. . . . Impressively produced and crisply analyzed by both [Colm] Toibin and [Declan] Kiely, [it] harbors the potential to joyfully transform a burdensome year of ‘misery to merriness.’ A unique, ageless Yuletide treasure for fans and collectors alike. Kirkus Reviews It is thrilling to have, for the first time available to everyone, a superbly-produced facsimile of the manuscript of A Christmas Carol, which enables us to follow every stroke of Dickens’s pen as, in a white heat of excitement, he creates his timeless Christmas masterpiece. MICHAEL SLATER, author of Charles Dickens [Dickenss] handwritten pages, digitally photographed in full color for the first time. . . . Now [readers] can see more clearly how [ A Christmas Carol] came to be. John Williams, New York Times Book Review About the Author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the most acclaimed and popular writers of all time. His many works include the classics The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House, Hard Times, Our Mutual Friend, The Pickwick Papers and many more. Colm Toibin is currently the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman professor of the humanities at Columbia University and succeeded Martin Amis as professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester...

-Titulo Original : The Odyssey (the Norton Library)-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: About Emily Wilson’s translation “Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious, and lean. Even knowing the text well, I found myself rapt. Her worthy goal is always to engage readers, inviting them more deeply into the story. In this she succeeds with the skill of an ancient bard.” MADELINE MILLER, author of Circe About the Author Emily Wilson is Professor of classical studies and Graduate Chair of the Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Pennsylvania. Wilson attended Oxford University (Balliol College, B.A., and Corpus Christi College, M.Phil.) and Yale University (Ph.D.). In 2006, she was named a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome in Renaissance and Early Modern scholarship, and in 2019 was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In addition to The Odyssey, she has published translations of Euripides, Sophocles, and Seneca. Among her other books are Mocked with Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton; The Death of Socrates: Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint; The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca; and Faithful, a book about translation. Wilson is an editor of The Norton Anthology of World Literature and an advisory editor of the Norton Library...

-Titulo Original : The Jungle (norton Critical Editions)-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: “The definitive edition of one of the twentieth century’s most politically engaged novels. Eby does a masterful job of situating Sinclair in his multiple social and aesthetic contexts, and her selection of critical commentary illuminates The Jungle’s continuing relevance to discussions on literature’s precise relation to socialist politics.” Kinohi Nishikawa, Princeton University This Norton Critical Edition includes: The Doubleday, Page and Company edition of The Jungle, published in 1906. Revised and expanded introduction, headnotes, and explanatory annotations by Clare Virginia Eby. Thematically organized contexts and criticism with more than twenty new voices represented, among them Marion Nestle, Thomas Piketty, Michael Pollan, and Alison Hope Alkon and Julian Agyeman. Topics include “Capitalism,” “Immigration and Labor,” “Nature,” and “Upton Sinclair and Literary Progressivism.” A chronology of Upton Sinclair’s life and work and a selected bibliography. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format annotated text, contexts, and criticism helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need. “I think it’s a beautifully constructed text. My hope is always that the student will get curious and read more of the added material. [The introduction is a] great overview of all of the important points. Indeed, that is why we assigned this edition.” Renee Sentilles, Case Western Reserve University “I found the edition really effective. I found the included materials widely representative and eye-opening for my students. Highly effective edition. An impressive edition.” Miranda Yaggai, Indiana State University “The introduction provides a concise contextual setup to the novel that would benefit students as they begin the novel. I would assign the note on the text to students. I think the history of the manuscript itself and how it came to be is interesting and adds some depth to the historical context of the material. I think the editorial annotations are excellent. I find these [headnotes] concise and effective, and I find such notes help with student comprehension. I find the text to be organized extremely well. The supplemental readings work well together.” Patrick Williams, Wake Technical Community College “[The editorial annotations are] excellent and judicious. It’s an excellent edition.” Mark Cirino, University of Evansville About the Author Clare Virginia Eby is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of Until Choice Do Us Part: Marriage in the Progressive Era and Dreiser and Veblen, Saboteurs of the Status Quo; editor of the Dreiser edition of Theodore Dreiser’s The Genius; and coeditor of The Cambridge History of the American Novel...

-Titulo Original : Bewilderment A Novel-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: AN OPRAHS BOOK CLUB SELECTION An Instant New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2021 Shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize and Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction A Best Book/Best Novel of 2021 at NPR, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Audible, Goodreads, Christian Science Monitor, Library Journal, Garden & Gun Magazine, and many more A heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory. The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He’s also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin’s emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother’s brain… With its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son’s ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers’s most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet? Review Richard Powers is one of our country’s greatest living writers. He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read. I’m in awe of his talent. Oprah Winfrey Extraordinary.…Powers’s insightful, often poetic prose draws us at once more deeply toward the infinitude of the imagination and more vigorously toward the urgencies of the real and familiar stakes rattling our persons and our planet. Tracy K. Smith, New York Times Book Review (cover review) A heartrending tale of loss.…Powers continues to raise bold questions about the state of our world and the cumulative effects of our mistakes. Heller McAlpin, NPR Nothing short of transportive. Newsweek [A]stounding.…a must-read novel.…It’s urgent and profound and takes readers on a unique journey that will leave them questioning what we’re doing to the only planet we have. Rob Merrill, Associated Press As in The Overstory, Powers seamlessly yet indelibly melds science and humanity, hope and despair. Dale Singer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bewilderment is a big book about what matters most.…a brilliant, engrossing, and ultimately heartbreaking book. David Laskin, Seattle Times [P]oignant… Bewilderment is a cri de coeur.…this is a hauntingly intimate story set within the privacy of one family trapped in the penumbra of mourning. Ron Charles, Washington Post You could think of it as ‘The Innerstory’: It is about how and whether we see the world we inhabit.... It is enchanting, and it is devastating. Ezra Klein, The Ezra Klein Show Immersive and astonishing.…Powers captures the tragedy of a species that could, but perhaps won’t, become a lasting part of a cosmic menagerie. But in this absorbing and effortlessly readable tale he seems to have also found uplifting poetry in our despair. Caleb Scharf, Nautilus A moving depiction of filial love, as father and son confront a world of ‘invisible suffering on unimaginable scales. The New Yorker In Bewilderment, [Powerss] mastery strikes a new vein.…it raises goosebumps and breaks our hearts. John Domini, The Brooklyn Rail Achingly current and wise. Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post [Powers] wants to challenge our innate anthropocentrism, both in literature and how we live. Alexandra Alter, New York Times Remarkable.... Bewilderment channels both the cosmic sublime and that of the vast American outdoors, resting confidently in a lineage with Thoreau and Whitman, Dillard and Kerouac. Rob Doyle, The Guardian One of Ame...

-Titulo Original : Master And Commander (book 1)-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: The beginning of the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series. The best sea story I have ever read. Sir Francis Chichester This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ships surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war in Nelsons navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle. Review The opening salvo of the , in which the surgeon introduces himself to the captain by driving an elbow into his ribs during a chamber-music recital. Fortunately for millions of readers, the two quickly make up. Then they commence one of the great literary voyages of our century, set against an immaculately-detailed backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This is the place to start--and in all likelihood, you wont be able to stop. Review My hero is Patrick OBrian…I read all of his books many, many times. I’ve read them so many times I can’t read them anymore because eventually you know the whole book by heart. David Mamet, New York Magazine The best historical novels ever written. Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review Taken as a whole, the Aubrey-Maturin novels are by a long shot the best things of their kind…they are uniquely excellent. Terry Teachout, New York Times Book Review There are two types of people in the world: Patrick O’Brian fans, and people who haven’t read him yet. Lucy Eyre, The Guardian [The series shows] a joy in language that jumps from every page…youre in for a wonderful voyage. Cutler Durkee, People One does not get many pages into the Aubrey-Maturin sequence before falling under the spell of OBrians prose, which is…elegantly paced, quietly witty. Katherine A. Powers, The Atlantic If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the prose of Patrick OBrian. Time OBrian is a novelist, pure and simple, one of the best we have. Los Angeles Times Book Review I prefer the Aubrey-Maturin series to all others, even Holmes-Watson. Every book is packed to absolute straining with erudition, wit, history, and thunderous action. Joe Hill From the Back Cover This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ships surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle. About the Author One of our greatest contemporary novelists, Patrick O’Brian is the author of the twenty volumes of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series, as well as many other books, including Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore, and biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso...

-Titulo Original : The Price Of Salt, Or Carol-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: A great American writer…Highsmiths writing is wicked…it puts a spell on you. Entertainment Weekly Patricia Highsmiths story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as the novel of a love that society forbids, the book soon became a cult classic. Based on a true story plucked from Highsmiths own life, The Price of Salt (or Carol) tells the riveting drama of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department-store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by a gorgeous epiphany the appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to gravitate toward the alluring suburban housewife, who is trapped in a marriage as stultifying as Thereses job. They fall in love and set out across the United States, ensnared by societys confines and the imminent disapproval of others, yet propelled by their infatuation. The Price of Salt is a brilliantly written story that may surprise Highsmith fans and will delight those discovering her work. Review A document of persecuted love perfect. The Independent About the pursuit of love, and true happiness…It has characters who laugh, and who laugh without scorn or illusion…very recognizably Highsmith, full of tremor and of threat and of her peculiar genius for anxiety. The Sunday Times Viscerally romantic. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker About the Author Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including The Price of Salt and The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as numerous short stories...

-Titulo Original : Ripley Under Ground-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that penniless young man without a past who will stop at nothing. Frank Rich Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened ( New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmiths favorite creation. In these volumes, we find Ripley ensconced on a French estate with a wealthy wife, a world-class art collection, and a past to hide. In Ripley Under Ground (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripleys bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlins seamy underworld; and in Ripley Under Water (1991), Ripley is confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette). From the Back Cover In this harrowing illumination of the psychotic mind, the enviable Tom Ripley has a lovely house in the French countryside, a beautiful and very rich wife, and an art collection worthy of a connoisseur. But such a gracious life has not come easily. One inopportune inquiry, one inconvenient friend, and Ripleys world will come tumbling down--unless he takes decisive steps. In a mesmerizing novel that coolly subverts all traditional notions of literary justice, Ripley enthralls us even as we watch him perform acts of pure and unspeakable evil. About the Author Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including The Price of Salt and The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as numerous short stories...

-Titulo Original : The Paladin A Spy Novel-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: “Tension, suspense, betrayal, and revenge.… David Ignatius is the best in the world at this stuff.” Lee Child In this latest novel from the “dean of international intrigue” (Brad Thor) and New York Times best-selling author David Ignatius, CIA operations officer Michael Dunne is tasked with infiltrating an Italian news organization that smells like a front for an enemy intelligence service. Headed by an American journalist, the self-styled bandits run a cyber operation unlike anything the CIA has seen before. Fast, slick, and indiscriminate, the group steals secrets from everywhere and anyone, and exploits them in ways the CIA can neither understand nor stop. Dunne knows it’s illegal to run a covert op on an American citizen or journalist, but he has never refused an assignment and his boss has assured his protection. Soon after Dunne infiltrates the organization, however, his cover disintegrates. When news of the operation breaks and someone leaks that Dunne had an extramarital affair while on the job, the CIA leaves him to take the fall. Now a year later, fresh out of jail, Dunne sets out to hunt down and take vengeance on the people who destroyed his life. Review A page turner… [and] a chilling story of the way the Internet has been weaponized. Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post A terrific read, a great spy thriller for the cyber age. General David Petraeus No spy novelist knows the world of American spookery better than Ignatius.… His latest complex, well-informed work is one of his best. Adam LeBor, Financial Times [A] fast moving, jaw dropping drama that reads like it was ripped from the headlines. I recommend you grab a copy and hold on tight for the entire thrilling ride. Brian Kilmeade, cohost of Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends David Ignatius once again takes readers behind the scenes of America’s most secretive bureaucracy, revealing in fiction what could never be declassified in fact. The Paladin is yet another stirring read from a revered reporter and gifted storyteller. Joe Scarborough, cohost of MSNBC’s Morning Joe This is one of those rare novels that you will want to read twice the first time for the enjoyment, and the second time to take note of how Ignatius does what he does so well. Joe Hartlaub, Bookreporter About the Author David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for four decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Director. He lives in Washington, DC...

-Titulo Original : Bloodmoney A Novel Of Espionage-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: You emerge from its pages as if from a top-level security briefing confident that you have been let in on the deepest secrets. Washington Post Someone in Pakistan is killing the members of a new CIA unit trying to buy peace with America’s enemies. It falls to Sophie Marx, a young officer with a big chip on her shoulder, to figure out who’s doing the killing and why. Unfortunately for Sophie, nothing is quite what it seems. This is a theater of violence and revenge, in which the last act is one that Sophie could not have imagined. Review You won’t regret spending time with Bloodmoney. The Atlantic Fast-paced, well-written and carefully crafted, Bloodmoney is an exceptional thriller. Filled with believable and interesting characters and enough action to satisfy a Steven Spielberg fan, it is a great novel. Daily News A gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines CIA thriller set in Pakistan that will have you wondering just how much is actually fiction. The Daily Beast [David] Ignatius at his best. Washington Times A terrific, believable novel about the intersection of politics, ethics and finance. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) About the Author David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for four decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Director. He lives in Washington, DC...

-Titulo Original : The Odyssey-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life.The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.In this fresh, authoritative version the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this engrossing translation matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer’s sprightly pace and singing with a voice that echoes Homer’s music.Wilson’s Odyssey captures the beauty and enchantment of this ancient poem as well as the suspense and drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable, from the cunning goddess Athena, whose interventions guide and protect the hero, to the awkward teenage son, Telemachus, who struggles to achieve adulthood and find his father; from the cautious, clever, and miserable Penelope, who somehow keeps clamoring suitors at bay during her husband’s long absence, to the “complicated” hero himself, a man of many disguises, many tricks, and many moods, who emerges in this translation as a more fully rounded human being than ever before.A fascinating introduction provides an informative overview of the Bronze Age milieu that produced the epic, the major themes of the poem, the controversies about its origins, and the unparalleled scope of its impact and influence. Maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, and extensive notes and summaries of each book make this an Odyssey that will be treasured by a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers alike. 3 maps Review A masterpiece of translation fluent, elegant, vigorous. Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, University of CambridgeIrresistibly readable…turns Homeric epic into a poetic feast. Froma Zeitlin, Princeton UniversityA staggeringly superior translation true, poetic, lively and readable, and always closely engaged with the original Greek that brings to life the fascinating variety of voices in Homer’s great epic. Richard F. Thomas, Harvard UniversityThis will surely be the Odyssey of choice for a generation. Lorna Hardwick, The Open University, LondonEmily Wilson has produced a clear, vigorous, sensitive Odyssey that conveys both the grand scale and the individual pathos of this foundational story. This is the most accessible, and yet accurate, translation of Homer’s masterwork that I have ever read. Susan Wise Bauer, author of The History of the Ancient WorldEach generation must translate for itself, T. S. Eliot declared. Emily Wilson has convincingly answered this call: hers is a vital Odyssey for the twenty-first century that brings into rhythmic English the power, dignity, variety, and immediacy of this great poem. Laura Slatkin, New York UniversityHaving a female scholar and translator look with fresh eyes upon one of the foundational myths of Western civilization is nothing short of revolutionary. Emily Wilson’s riveting translation of The Odyssey ripples with excitement and new meaning. This important and timely addition to our understanding of Homer will be enjoyed for generations to come. Aline Ohanesian, author of Orhan’s InheritanceEmily Wilsons Odyssey sings with the spare, enchanted lucidity of a minstrel fallen through time. Ever readable but endlessly surprising, this translation redefines the terms of modern engagement with Homer’s poetry. Tim Whitmarsh, author of Battling the GodsA remarkable new translation. Poised and unadulterated a feast for the senses. Daisy Dunn, author of Catullus’ BedspreadThis is it a translation of The Odyssey that is eminently rapid…plain and direct, as Matthew...

-Titulo Original : The Norton Anthology Of English Literature (ninth Edition) (vol. 1)-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: The most-trusted literature anthology of all time, now in its 50th year. The Ninth Edition offers more complete works and more teachable groupings than ever before, the apparatus you trust, and a new, free Supplemental Ebook with more than 1,000 additional texts. Read by more than 8 million students, The Norton Anthology of English Literature sets the standard and remains an unmatched value. The Norton Anthology of English Literature is now available as an interactive ebook, at just a fraction of the print price. About the Author Stephen Greenblatt (Ph.D. Yale) is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. Also General Editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, he is the author of eleven books, including Tyrant, The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve: The Story that Created Us,The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (winner of the 2011 National Book Award and the 2012 Pulitzer Prize); Shakespeares Freedom; Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare; Hamlet in Purgatory; Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World; Learning to Curse: Essays in Early Modern Culture; and Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeare. He has edited seven collections of criticism, including Cultural Mobility: A Manifesto, and is a founding coeditor of the journal Representations. His honors include the MLA’s James Russell Lowell Prize, for both Shakespearean Negotiations: The Circulation of Social Energy in Renaissance England and The Swerve, the Sapegno Prize, the Distinguished Humanist Award from the Mellon Foundation, the Wilbur Cross Medal from the Yale University Graduate School, the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre, the Erasmus Institute Prize, two Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California, Berkeley. He was president of the Modern Language Association of America and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Carol T. Christ (Ph.D. Yale) is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and President of Smith College. She is the author of The Finer Optic: The Aesthetic of Particularity and Victorian Poetry and Victorian and Modern Poetics and editor of the Norton Critical Edition of The Mill on the Floss and, with John Jordan, Victorian Literature and the Victorian Visual Imagination. She is the recipient of an NEH Fellowship and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Alfred David (Ph.D. Harvard) is Professor of English Emeritus at Indiana University. He is the author of The Strumpet Muse: Art and Morals in Chaucer’s Poetry, and editor of the Romaunt of the Rose in The Riverside Chaucer and, with George B. Pace, Chaucer’s Minor Poems I in The Variorum Chaucer. He is the recipient of a Sheldon Travelling Fellowship and Guggenheim and Fulbright Research fellowships and past president of the New Chaucer Society. Barbara K. Lewalski (Ph.D. Chicago) is William R. Kenan Professor of English and of History and Literature at Harvard University. She is the recipient of the MLA’s James Russell Lowell Prize for Protestant Poetics and the Seventeenth-Century Religious Lyric and the Explicator Prize for Donne’s Anniversaries and the Poetry of Praise. Her other books include Paradise Lost and the Rhetoric of Literary Forms, Writing Women in Jacobean England, Milton: A Critical Biography, and The Polemics and Poems of Rachel Speght (editor). Lewalski is the recipient of Guggenheim and NEH Senior fellowships and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Honored Scholar of the Milton Society. Lawrence Lipking (Ph.D. Cornell) is Professor of English and Chester D. Tripp Professor of Humanities at Northwestern University. He received the Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Prize for The Life of the Poet. He is also the author of The Ordering of ...

-Titulo Original : A World On The Wing The Global Odyssey Of Migratory Birds-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration.In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis is nothing short of extraordinary.Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest avoiding dehydration by drinking moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides and their reaction time actually improves.These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges.Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads. 16 pages of color photographs; 15 maps Review [A] gripping journey alongside the world’s feathered wanderers and the people who study them.... Brims with spectacle.... As the birds flit through these pages, but with ever less frequency through our lives, we can only hope that birders and non-birders alike take inspiration and a call to action from A World on the Wing. This is the kind of book we’ve been waiting for. Christian Cooper, New York TimesA World on the Wing is a paean to the beauty of data, viewed in masses, and to citizen science taking ornithology by storm.... Mr. Weidensaul offers the astonishment of birds’ travels, deep concern for their populations and hope for their future in well-measured, beautifully realized doses. Julie Zickefoose, Wall Street JournalI’m not a birder, but Weidensaul persuades me that I could be, and that a greater appreciation of the movement and behaviour of migratory birds might bring me into closer contact with what it means to be a living thing on Earth.... [Weidensaul is] a master storyteller.... What emerges is an emphatic statement of confidence in nature’s resilience a vision of nature as a force that we and our science are irrefutably a part of. Ashish Ghadiali, The GuardianIn vivid prose that conjures up the rich spell of each landscape, Scott Weidensaul takes us on exhilarating expeditions that crisscross the globe and travel deep into the heart of nature. For lifelong experts and backyard birders alike, he’s a superb guide to the winged marvels that share our planet and our lives. Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s WifeScott Weidensaul, one of our finest nature writers, has produced another instant classic. In A World on the Wing he takes a pair of highly complex subjects global patterns of bird migration, and the research into those patterns and brings them to life with his own amazing adventures around the world. Here is proof that a book of solid science can also be a page-turner. Highly recommended for anyone c...

-Titulo Original : The Man From The Future The Visionary Life Of John Von Neumann-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: An electrifying biography of one of the most extraordinary scientists of the twentieth century and the world he made. The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann.Born in Budapest at the turn of the century, von Neumann is one of the most influential scientists to have ever lived. A child prodigy, he mastered calculus by the age of eight, and in high school made lasting contributions to mathematics. In Germany, where he helped lay the foundations of quantum mechanics, and later at Princeton, von Neumann’s colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planet bar none. He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and the design of the atom bomb; he helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory; he created the first ever programmable digital computer; he prophesized the potential of nanotechnology; and, from his deathbed, he expounded on the limits of brains and computers and how they might be overcome.Taking us on an astonishing journey, Ananyo Bhattacharya explores how a combination of genius and unique historical circumstance allowed a single man to sweep through a stunningly diverse array of fields, sparking revolutions wherever he went. The Man from the Future is an insightful and thrilling intellectual biography of the visionary thinker who shaped our century. 12 illustrations Review [Bhattacharyas] crystal-clear prose…mak[es] for a tour de force of enjoyable science writing….[A] marvelously bracing biography of the ideas of John von Neumann, ideas that continue to grow and flourish with a life of their own. Stephen Budiansky, Wall Street JournalVivid…[The Man From the Future is] devoted to exploring the ideas and technological inquiries [von Neumann] inspired. Jennifer Szalai, New York TimesLucid and rewarding….Bhattacharya composes a rich intellectual map of von Neumann’s pursuits, shading in their histories and evolutions, and tracing the routes and connections between them. Samanth Subramanian, The New RepublicExamines the tremendous impact von Neumann had on various scientific disciplines in eight exceptional chapters. Dov Greenbaum and Mark Gerstein, ScienceRather like the books of Stephen Hawking or Carlo Rovelli…this one is rewarding on different levels. Everyone can grasp the significance of the puzzles posed, and if readers want to follow the genius through the steps of his solutions then Bhattacharya is a clear and authoritative guide. The EconomistNon-Euclidean geometry, set theory, the prisoner’s dilemma, Godel’s incompleteness theorems, self-replicating machines, game theory and nonlocality are among the astonishing range of topics that science journalist Ananyo Bhattacharya covers as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour through Von Neumann’s restless mind…[A] splendid new biography. Manjit Kumar, GuardianBhattacharya both begins and concludes this impressive biography of John von Neumann by celebrating his contribution to the march of ideas. Francis P. Sempa, New York Journal of BooksBhattacharya tells the story tremendously well, situating von Neumann’s work in fields from quantum mechanics to game theory to cellular automata as comfortably as I’ve ever seen it done. He’s also good at deadpan humor. David Bodanis, Financial TimesBhattacharya is a first-class science writer with an impeccable pedigree and he does the best job I have seen of explaining the significance of von Neumanns work across many different fields… A fine tribute to von Neumanns genius and his contributions to science. John Gribbin, Literary Review[An] agile, intelligent, intellectually enraptured account of Von Neumann’s life. Simon Ings, Sunday TelegraphAny future intelligence capable of sending a representative bac...

-Titulo Original : The Premonition A Pandemic Story-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: About the Author Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children. New York Times Bestseller For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.The characters you will meet in these pages are as fascinating as they are unexpected. A thirteen-year-old girl’s science project on transmission of an airborne pathogen develops into a very grown-up model of disease control. A local public-health officer uses her worm’s-eye view to see what the CDC misses, and reveals great truths about American society. A secret team of dissenting doctors, nicknamed the Wolverines, has everything necessary to fight the pandemic: brilliant backgrounds, world-class labs, prior experience with the pandemic scares of bird flu and swine flu…everything, that is, except official permission to implement their work.Michael Lewis is not shy about calling these people heroes for their refusal to follow directives that they know to be based on misinformation and bad science. Even the internet, as crucial as it is to their exchange of ideas, poses a risk to them. They never know for sure who else might be listening in. Review An urgent, highly readable contribution to the literature of what might be called the politics of disease.-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Lewis brings a welcome gimlet eye to the Trump era... the lessons of the The Premonition apply to more than just the C.D.C. -- they tell us why government bureaucracies fail.--Nick Confessore New York Times Book Review From the Back Cover Praise for Michael LewisI would read an 800-page history of the stapler if he wrote it.-- John Williams, New York Times Book Revie...

-Titulo Original : Heartbreak A Personal And Scientific Journey-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: Review [Readers] will learn as much from Williams’s intellectual rigor as from her fearlessness in surviving a broken heart. Sebastian Modak, New York Times Book ReviewIn Heartbreak [Williams] reprises [the] determined, deep-dive reporting [of The Nature Fix], this time seeking the same healing for her shattered self... This is one of the joys of reading a gifted science journalist: You learn so much stuff without having to study it yourself... [A] wise and brave book. Marianne Szegedy-Maszak, Washington PostA masterful blend of investigative reporting and personal narrative, chock-full of fascinating insights, gorgeous nature writing and an ample helping of compassion (some of which Williams deservedly reserves for herself). Alexis Burling, San Francisco ChronicleThis innovative book will have you rooting for Williams to understand her own body’s pain and, by extension, all of ours. Zibby Owens, Katie Couric MediaAn engrossing survey of the latest research on the cardiology, neurology and genomics of lost love punctuated by the author’s many experiments with healing... Williams’s journey through her pain is by turns wrenching, fascinating, funny, and, for so many of us, deeply relatable. Dana Dunham, Scientific AmericanFascinating. People MagazineAs a guide to science, Williams is the best kind a hot adventure-nerd goddess, by turns fascinating and funny. The real magic happens, however, when she turns that eye inward, revealing herself as destroyed, vulnerable, and tentatively optimistic, sometimes all at once. Elizabeth Hightower Allen, OutsideThis surprisingly frank and funny book is what happens when a formidable science journalist turns her powers of observation and inquiry on her own broken heart. Bonnie Tsui, author of Why We SwimWhat a powerful book. Williams captures the heartache of divorce and the crooked road back to living. Colorful, imaginative and poignant Heartbreak tells a gripping story of courage, sex, and adventure packed with all the newest hard science on romance and attachment. I’ve studied love for over 40 years and I was taking notes. It’s a magnificent, wise, and remarkable read! Helen Fisher, author of The Anatomy of LoveHeartbreak by Florence Williams is a graceful account of losing a marriage and finding another way of being. With vulnerability and veracity, Williams seeks various modes of understanding the physicality of loss. Whoever has felt the blistering heat of a broken heart will thank Florence Williams for a clear moving river of discoveries Terry Tempest Williams, author of ErosionI tore through this book, unable to do anything else. Even sleep. Florence Williams has taken the most common form of psychic pain--heartbreak, her heartbreak--and transformed it into a meditative masterwork on what it means to live a good life, with biological and genetic markers and dozens of scientific studies to back up her claims. Awe: remember this word. You will feel it at the end of this book, and it could save your life. Deborah Copaken, author of Ladyparts “Keen observer [and] deft writer” (David Quammen) Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own.When her twenty-five-year marriage suddenly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. But when she starts feeling physically sick, losing weight and sleep, she sets out in pursuit of rational explanation. She travels to the frontiers of the science of “social pain” to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom about it is wrong.Soon Williams finds herself on a surprising path that leads her from neurogenomic research laboratories to trying MDMA in a Portland therapist’s living room, from divorce workshops to the mountains and rivers that restore her. She tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks while looking a...

-Titulo Original : Reality Virtual Worlds And The Problems Of Philosophy-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it.Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of Reality. In a highly original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual world already.Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. How do we know that there’s an external world? Is there a god? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers’ mind-bending analysis.Studded with illustrations that bring philosophical issues to life, Reality is a major statement that will shape discussion of philosophy, science, and technology for years to come. 56 illustrations Review . . . Reality is frequently weird, wild and wonderful; it captivates the common reader by refusing to condescend. Jess Keiser, The Washington PostIn this accessible yet thought-provoking book, readers will encounter everything from Platos allegory of the cave and John Wheelers it-from-bit hypothesis to how mind and body might interact in virtual worlds, whether reality is a mathematical structure, and whether we might just be Boltzmann brains floating in a dream world. Chalmers also tackles techno-centric questions like whether smartphones extend our minds, whether the Internet is making us smart or stupid, the threat of deepfakes and alternative facts, and whether there can be an objective reality in a multiverse of virtual worlds. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica[A] brain-bending new book by the philosopher David Chalmers Reality: Virtual Worlds and the Problem of Philosophy has turned me into a hard-core simulationist. After reading and talking to Chalmers, Ive come to believe that the coming world of virtual reality might one day be regarded as every bit as real as real reality. Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times[R]ich, scintillating . . . [Chalmers] wrestles with how age-old philosophical conundrums can be reinterpreted in the age of Reality. John Thornhill, Financial Times[A] sprawling, brain-tenderising beast of a book but a hugely entertaining one at that. Kit Wilson, The TimesChalmers is a joy: an exuberant guide through challenging terrain, quick with anecdotes and arguments, wit and wild ideas. Kieran Setiya, The Times Literary SupplementEveryone should read this important book to understand where we may be heading and how it will be rationalized. Josh Glancy, The Sunday TimesChalmers central idea, that there is more to reality than we thought, is seductive, and I was surprised to find his arguments delightfully or perhaps worryingly convincing. He has taken a subject most people would dismiss as pure science fiction and produced a brilliant and very readable philosophical investigation. PD Smith, The GuardianCrafted with the general reader in mind, this is an object lesson in philosophical reasoning and a bold, often awe-inspiring discussion of its implications. Philosophy-minded readers weaned on The Matrix and ready for the metaverse will want to take a look. Publishers WeeklyA David Chalmers book is a competition. On the one hand the writing is so clear and engaging that you want to keep turning pages; on the other, the ideas are so surprising and profound that you are continually stopping to think about them. Reality is a treasure trove of provocative reflections on cosmology, consciousness, artificial intelligence, ethics, and more. Reading it will change the way you think about the universe. Sean...

-Titulo Original : Free A Child And A Country At The End Of History-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: Review Ypi is a beautiful writer and a serious political thinker, and in just a couple hundred readable pages, she takes turns between being bitingly, if darkly, funny (she skewers Stalinism and the World Bank with equal deadpan) and truly profound...Free is meant to inspire. Max Strasser, New York TimesA young life unfolding amid great historical change: ideology, war, loss, uncertainty. This is history brought memorably and powerfully to life. Tara Westover, author of EducatedFree is astonishing. Lea Ypi has a natural gift for storytelling. It brims with life, warmth, and texture, as well as her keen intelligence. A gripping, often hilarious, poignant, psychologically acute masterpiece, and the best book I’ve read so far this year. Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum RoadIlluminating and subversive, Free asks us to consider what happens to our ideals when they come into contact with imperfect places and people, and what can be salvaged from the wreckage of the past. Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in TehranWritten by an intellectual with storytelling gifts, Free makes life on the ground in modern-day Albania vivid and immediate. Vivian Gornick, author of The Odd Woman and the CityA new classic that bursts out of the global silence of Albania to tell us human truths about the politics of the past hundred years… revelation after revelation both familial and national as if written by a master novelist. As if it were, say, a novella by Tolstoy. That this very serious book is so much fun to read is a compliment to its graceful, witty, honest writer. A literary triumph. Amy Wilentz, author of Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From HaitiLea Ypi is a pathbreaking philosopher who is also becoming one of the most important public thinkers of our time.… This extraordinary book is both personally moving and politically revolutionary. If we take its lessons to heart, it can help to set us free. Martin Hagglund, author of This LifeFree is one of those very rare books that shows how history shapes people’s lives and their politics. Lea Ypi is such a brilliant, powerful writer that her story becomes your story. Ivan Krastev, coauthor of The Light That FailedWritten by one of Europe’s foremost left-wing thinkers, this is an unmissable book for anyone engaged in the politics of resistance. Paul Mason, author of PostcapitalismThis extraordinary coming-of-age story is like an Albanian Educated, but it is so much more than that. David Runciman, author of How Democracy EndsA lyrical memoir, of deep and affecting power, of the sweet smell of humanity mingled with flesh, blood, and hope. Philippe Sands, author of The RatlineUtterly engrossing . . . Ypis memoir is brilliantly observed, politically nuanced and - best of all - funny. Stuart Jeffries, GuardianA uniquely engaging and illuminating account of a young life during a period of intense turmoil... Free offers gem after gem of the bizarre reality that Hoxhaism produced.....Detailing the absurdities of Hoxha’s regime from a child’s perspective, Ypi pulls off the remarkable feat of emphasizing their cruelty with a light and often humorous touch... Free concludes with important lessons about sustaining the ability to ‘reflect, apologize and learn,’ given that ‘people never make history under circumstances they choose.’ Misha Glenny, Times Literary SupplementPrecious little was known about life in communist Albania under Enver Hoxha. That strange world and its legacy is now stunningly brought to life in Lea Ypi’s Free. From protective doublespeak round the kitchen table to the uncertain, and unfulfilled promises of post-communism, Ypi offers a moving and compelling memoir of growing up in turbulent times, as well as a frank questioning of what it really means to be free. Frederick Studeman, Financial TimesFree is much more than a historical account of a country we know or care little about, except as a punchline for jokes about pover...

-Titulo Original : A Molecule Away From Madness Tales Of The Hijacked Brain-Fabricante : W. W. Norton & Company-Descripcion Original: Review Peskin writes...with a grace and humanity that recall Oliver Sacks. [She is] a dazzling stylist and a compassionate observer. Annie Murphy Paul, New York Times Book ReviewPeskin provides the reader with an acute and evocative demonstration of the fragility and interchangeability of mental, emotional and behavioral states, and shows how they may be affected by the misbehavior of the molecules defining them. Adrian Woolfson, Wall Street JournalGripping accounts…scaffolded in clear explanations of their causes, and neuroscientific opportunities towards possible cures. Harvard MagazineSara Manning Peskin is remarkably skillful at breaking down complex neuroscience into easily digestible components and explaining the mysteries of the brain with profound elegance. Rarely has a writer been able to depict the devastating consequences of neurologic illness through such poignant patient stories. Like Oliver Sacks before her, she is sure to inspire a generation of future neurologists, neuroscientists, and students of the brain. Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, president of the American Academy of NeurologySara Manning Peskin’s elegant, empathic portrait of the vulnerable brain is both absolutely terrifying and wonderfully optimistic. Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind I recommend Sara Manning Peskin’s book for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness and that’s all of us. Daniel Handler, author of Poison for BreakfastReadable and well-researched… with added appeal for anyone with a loved one suffering from brain disease. Fascinating popular science. KirkusNeurologist Peskin debuts with an impressive account of the search for cures for a number of neurologic diseases including dementia and psychosis...There’s much to savor in this powerful survey. Publishers WeeklyCaptivating and convincing…should bring hope and confidence to general readers as well as general practitioners, and to the millions living with neurodegenerative illness and their families. An exemplary work. Library Journal (starred review) Riveting stories of the brain on the brink, from an acclaimed cognitive neurologist.Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake.A college student cannot remember if she has eaten breakfast. By dinner, she is strapped to a hospital bed, convinced she is battling zombies. A man planning to propose marriage instead becomes violently enraged, gripped by body spasms so severe that he nearly bites off his own tongue. One after another, poor farmers in South Carolina drop dead from a mysterious epidemic of dementia.With an intoxicating blend of history and intrigue, Sara Manning Peskin invites readers to play medical detective, tracing each diagnosis from the patient to an ailing nervous system. Along the way, Peskin entertains with tales of the sometimes outlandish, often criticized, and forever devoted scientists who discovered it all.Peskin never loses sight of the human impact of these conditions. Alzheimer’s Disease is more than the gradual loss of a loved one; it can be a family’s multigenerational curse. The proteins that abound in every cell of our bodies are not simply strings of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon; they are the building blocks of our personalities and relationships. A Molecule Away from Madness is an unputdownable journey into the deepest mysteries of our brains. About the Author Sara Manning Peskin is an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...