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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
When the world stopped, all hopes rested on finding a vaccine. An
unlikely team answered the call. Before Covid-19 was even given its
name, a select group of scientists in Germany, assembled by married
couple and decades-long research partners UÄźur Ĺžahin and Ă–zlem
TĂĽreci, began building 20 potential vaccines. As the deadly
disease spread from country to country, what followed was a
desperate race against time to conduct rigorous tests and clinical
trials, whilst navigating political interference and seeking the
support of the pharmaceutical industry. Shedding a light on the
science behind the breakthrough, The Vaccine tells the story of the
trailblazers who led the fightback against Covid-19, whose
discoveries could now help the world tackle cancer, along with many
other pervasive diseases. It draws back the curtain on one of the
most important medical achievements of our age, containing
contributions from the fascinating couple themselves, as well as
more than 60 scientists, politicians, public health officials, and
BioNTech staff. More suspenseful than a novel, this is a real-life
story of an extraordinary race against time to save the world.
U. A. Fanthorpe was that rarest of literary beings, a poet who was
hugely popular with the general public and at the same time very
seriously regarded by fellow poets and literary critics for her
originality, wit and humanity. Since her death, much of her work
has been out of print. Selected Poems, chosen from over thirty
years of Fanthorpe's distinctive and accessible writing by her
partner R V Bailey, will delight all her existing fans as well as
those who come to her poems for the first time.
Berowne's Book was written by U. A. Fanthorpe before she began to
write the poetry that was to make her reputation as one of
England's most popular contemporary poets. 'In 1974, having found
that the way to get a job was to conceal my qualifications,' she
wrote, 'I contrived to be taken on as a clerk/receptionist in a
small hospital.' As a patient at the Radcliffe when she was a
student at Oxford, she'd formed a cheerful view of life in a
hospital, but a neuro-psychiatric hospital provided very different
experiences. It was the shock of discovering this that tipped her
over into poetry. 'Poetry' she said, 'struck during my first month
behind the desk'. With Berowne's Book she had already written a
witty commentary on what she saw around her as she typed. Her
observations are accompanied here by some of her very earliest
poems. Hilarious, tender, profound and deeply humane, this series
of snapshots of hospital life in the 1970s shocks partly because so
much is immediately familiar today.
U.A. Fanthorpe's Christmas Poems gathers together the poems she
wrote and sent to friends as Christmas cards from 1974 to 2002. Now
readers can enjoy Fanthorpe's yearly output in its entirety. Her
subject matter covers a broad range of seasonal characters, from
angels to personified Christmas trees, and a variety of styles to
match, from moments of beautiful lyricism to the comically touching
Gloucestershire foxes begging baby Jesus to visit: 'Come live wi we
under Westridge / Where the huntin folk be few'. Fanthorpe is witty
and highly original, rethinking the Christmas story from quirky
angles, to create her own alternative Christmas legend from the cat
and the sheep-dog left out of the stable, to the wicked fairy's
gifts for Jesus. Above all, these poems are celebrations of
Christmas joy and love."
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101 Danish Design Icons (Hardcover)
Designmuseum Danmark; Text written by Lars Dybdahl, u. a.
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Denmark has long since written international design history. Today,
Danish furniture, textiles, and home appliances and utensils from
the sixties and seventies are more popular than ever. The beautiful
pieces are meanwhile for sale at design galleries and have become a
rarity at flea markets. In short, Nordic items for everyday use
have become internationally sought-after trophies for
sophisticates. This publication provides an extensive overview of
those everyday objects that have to this day written design history
both in Denmark as well as worldwide. Along with thirty-two leading
scholars and journalists, the head of the library and research at
the Designmuseum Danmark in Copenhagen, Lars Dybdahl, advances into
the fascinating history of the individual objects. Playfully
presented and situated in their historical context, the catalogue
sheds new light on this unique world of objects.
The Myth of the Year reveals the astronomy underlying Celtic and
Greek mythology using the calendar of the Druids discovered in
Coligny, France and the Sacred Calendar of Eleusis of ancient
Greece. The myths of the ancients follow the seasons through the
constellations illuminating the path of knowledge our ancestors
lived throughout their year. To fully explain the meaning of these
seasonal myths, the origin of the goddesses and the gods are traced
to their Neolithic roots using Marija Gimbutas' archetypes of the
Neolithic Pantheon. Indo-European adaptations made to some of the
major deities are also discussed providing a profile of the
evolution of the ancient goddesses and gods from Neolithic times to
their present representations in the night sky. Besides linking
astronomy to mythology, The Myth of the Year presents an effective
and carefully researched path of ancient knowledge viable as a
source of patterns of the sky, the earth, the moon, and the sun,
meticulously plotted through eons of ancient knowledge.
Over twenty years the ground-breaking anthology This Bridge Called my Back challenged feminists to envision new forms of communities and practices, Gloria E. Anzaldua and AnaLouise Keating have brought together an ambitions new collection of over eighty original contributions offering a bold new vision of women-of-colour consciousness for the twenty-first century. Through personal narratives, theoretical essays, textual collage, poetry, letters, artwork and fiction, This Bridge we Call Home examines and extends the discussion of issues at the centre of the first Bridge such as classism, homophobia, racism, identity politics, and community building, while exploring the additional issues of third world wave feminism, native sovereignty and lesbian pregnancy and mothering, transgendered issues, Arab-American stereotyping, Jewish identities, spiritual activism, and surviving academe. Written by women and men - both of colour and 'white', located inside and outside the United States - and motivated by a desire for social justice, This Bridge We Call Home invites feminists of all colours and genders to develop new forms of transcultural dialogues, practices, and alliances. Building on and pushing forward the revolutionary call for transformation announced over two decades ago, This Bridge We Call Home, will challenge readers to rethink existing categories and invent new individual and collective identities.
The author explores the thought of one of the most important
contemporary philosophers, Axel Honneth, in his attempt to develop
a critical theory of society and to develop a third way between
liberalism and republicanism. At the heart of this attempt is the
concept of recognition, which is explored in all its multiple
dimensions in order to develop a new image of subject, society, and
freedom.
Contents References 11 II. A short historical survey 13 References
16 III. Ribosomes within the cell 20 1. Proportion of ribosomes in
tissues 21 2. Free and membrane-bound ribo- mes 22 3. Ribosomes in
nucleoli 26 4. Structure of polysomes in the cell 26 5. Ribosomal
crystals 33 6. References 33 IV. Some general properties of
ribosomes 41 1. Physical characteristics 41 2. Chemical
characteristics 43 3. References 44 V. Morphology of ribosomes and
poly- somes 47 1. Electron microscopy 47 a) The small ribosomal
subunit 48 b) The large ribosomal subunit 48 c) The monomeric
ribosome 52 d) Three-dimensional models 54 e) Polysomes 55 2.
Small-angle X-ray scattering 55 a) The monomeric ribosome 56 b)
Polysomes 57 3. References 57 VI. Chemical components 61 1.
Ribosomal proteins 61 a) Electrophoretic separation and num- ber 61
b) Preparation of single ribosomal pro- teins 67 c) Molecular
weights 68 d) Amino acid composition and amino acid sequences 71 e)
Stoichiometry 71 f) Posttranslational modifications 72 g)
Comparison of ribosomal proteins of different tissues 73 h) Species
specificities and evolution 74 i) Ribosomal proteins of
mitochondria and chloroplasts 75 k) Ribosomal mutants with altered
pro- teins 75 5 3. Formation of preribosomal 2. Phosphorylation of
ribosomal prote- particles 139 ins 76 4. References 141 a) In vitro
phosphorylation and de- phosphorylation 76 VIII. Dissociation -
reassociation processes b) In vivo phosphorylation 77 of ribosomal
particles 151 c) Phosphorylation of ribosomal pro- tein S 6 78 1.
Born in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, independent scholar
and creative writer Gloria Anzaldua was an internationally
acclaimed cultural theorist. As the author of "Borderlands / La
Frontera: The New Mestiza," Anzaldua played a major role in shaping
contemporary Chicano/a and lesbian/queer theories and identities.
As an editor of three anthologies, including the groundbreaking
"This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color,"
she played an equally vital role in developing an inclusionary,
multicultural feminist movement. A versatile author, Anzaldua
published poetry, theoretical essays, short stories,
autobiographical narratives, interviews, and children's books. Her
work, which has been included in more than 100 anthologies to date,
has helped to transform academic fields including American,
Chicano/a, composition, ethnic, literary, and women's studies.
This reader--which provides a representative sample of the
poetry, prose, fiction, and experimental autobiographical writing
that Anzaldua produced during her thirty-year career--demonstrates
the breadth and philosophical depth of her work. While the reader
contains much of Anzaldua's published writing (including several
pieces now out of print), more than half the material has never
before been published. This newly available work offers fresh
insights into crucial aspects of Anzaldua's life and career,
including her upbringing, education, teaching experiences, writing
practice and aesthetics, lifelong health struggles, and interest in
visual art, as well as her theories of disability,
multiculturalism, pedagogy, and spiritual activism. The pieces are
arranged chronologically; each one is preceded by a brief
introduction. The collection includes a glossary of Anzaldua's key
terms and concepts, a timeline of her life, primary and secondary
bibliographies, and a detailed index.
Written during the last decade of her life, Light in the Dark
represents the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldua's mature thought
and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy.
Throughout, Anzaldua weaves personal narratives into deeply
engaging theoretical readings to comment on numerous contemporary
issues-including the September 11 attacks, neocolonial practices in
the art world, and coalitional politics. She valorizes subaltern
forms and methods of knowing, being, and creating that have been
marginalized by Western thought, and theorizes her writing process
as a fully embodied artistic and political practice. Resituating
Anzaldua's work within Continental philosophy and new materialism,
Light in the Dark takes Anzalduan scholarship in new directions.
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The Equestrienne (Paperback)
Uršuľa Kovalyk; Translated by Julia, Peter Sherwood
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It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is in the firm grip of
totalitarianism. Unruly and sickly KarolĂna is growing up in an
all-female household including her hot-blooded, knife-wielding
grandmother. Repelled by her mum’s serial love affairs KarolĂna
runs away and stumbles upon a riding school on the edge of town.
There, she befriends Romana, a girl with one leg shorter than the
other and Matilda, a rider and trainer who helps the two girls
overcome their physical limitations. Together they found a
successful trick-riding team and soon it seems that half flags,
mills and scales are not the only tricks flashing like blades up
her sequinned sleeve as KarolĂna explores Pink Floyd and smoking,
and discovers her knack for seeing deep into others’ souls. The
fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the subsequent arrival of
capitalism threatens to destroy the riding school. The team has to
turn professional. But in a sport of perfect scores is there still
room for Romana and KarolĂna...? The Equestrienne is a poetic,
caustic coming-of-age novel about the desire of one young girl to
realise her dreams before and after Velvet Revolution; it is a
celebration of friendship between women and also a bitter
acknowledgement that greed and the desire for power can destroy any
relationship.
Over twenty years the ground-breaking anthology This Bridge Called my Back challenged feminists to envision new forms of communities and practices, Gloria E. Anzaldua and AnaLouise Keating have brought together an ambitions new collection of over eighty original contributions offering a bold new vision of women-of-colour consciousness for the twenty-first century. Through personal narratives, theoretical essays, textual collage, poetry, letters, artwork and fiction, This Bridge we Call Home examines and extends the discussion of issues at the centre of the first Bridge such as classism, homophobia, racism, identity politics, and community building, while exploring the additional issues of third world wave feminism, native sovereignty and lesbian pregnancy and mothering, transgendered issues, Arab-American stereotyping, Jewish identities, spiritual activism, and surviving academe. Written by women and men - both of colour and 'white', located inside and outside the United States - and motivated by a desire for social justice, This Bridge We Call Home invites feminists of all colours and genders to develop new forms of transcultural dialogues, practices, and alliances. Building on and pushing forward the revolutionary call for transformation announced over two decades ago, ^TThis Bridge We Call Home, will challenge readers to rethink existing categories and invent new individual and collective identities.>
Written during the last decade of her life, Light in the Dark
represents the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldua's mature thought
and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy.
Throughout, Anzaldua weaves personal narratives into deeply
engaging theoretical readings to comment on numerous contemporary
issues-including the September 11 attacks, neocolonial practices in
the art world, and coalitional politics. She valorizes subaltern
forms and methods of knowing, being, and creating that have been
marginalized by Western thought, and theorizes her writing process
as a fully embodied artistic and political practice. Resituating
Anzaldua's work within Continental philosophy and new materialism,
Light in the Dark takes Anzalduan scholarship in new directions.
This book presents applicable guidance into sensor system hardware
and software design, extensions, and integration aimed at
utilization of 1-wire networks. The content is structured from the
design of the sensor system architecture—hardware and
software—through the implementation and optimization of the
solution to the practical verification. The hardware part consists
of the design of specific solutions for sensor data collection and
the design and integration of standard and special sensors into
these solutions. The development of the hardware solutions is
focused on integration with 32-bit microcontrollers with ARM Cortex
M0 to Cortex M4 cores. For the sensor solutions, the focus is on
design versatility and miniaturization of dimensions with respect
to the availability of the technology in the physical design. The
focus is on minimizing power consumption to the design of power
independent modules. The presented solution includes the design and
implementation of the software layer, which includes control
software for direct communication with the sensor modules as well
as an information system for continuous data storage and remote
access. The book presents an extensive case study that describes
the design and development of a 1-wire bus controller hardware
module solution with proprietary modifications that achieve
improvements to the maximum 1-wire bus length. The study also
includes the design and implementation of a universal and power
independent 1-wire bus device. Using this module, almost any sensor
can be connected to the 1-wire bus.
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Beginner's Luck (Paperback)
U. a. Fanthorpe; Edited by R.V Bailey
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When she died, in 2009, Anthony Thwaite described U.A. Fanthorpe as
a 'smiling subversive with a voice like bird-song'. An encouraging
example to all late developers, this particular bird's voice took
its time: she didn't become a poet until she was 45. But these
examples of her very earliest work show the latent mastery and the
rapid development of the craft that would bring her wide critical
acclaim and an affectionate general readership. The mysteries of
the trade gradually reveal themselves as rooted in a wide and
uncensored range of subject-matter, a life-time's love of words,
and an intuitive grasp of the mechanics of form and voice.
Recognising her role so late, she was a woman in a hurry; there
wasn't time for self-consciousness or grandiose notions of
'vocation'. 'A poet,' she said, 'is a smuggler. He imports things
clandestinely which are not supposed to have got through the
customs.' Poetry 'happened to me', she would say. Her job? To
listen, to pass it on.
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