Now in paperback, The New York Times best-selling graphic nonfiction masterpiece depicting the lives of seven New Orleanians before, during, and just after Hurricane Katrina. Best American Comics, 2010 Mother Jones Top Books of 2009 Daily Beast Recommends New York Best Comics of 2009, Runner Up MTV.com Best Nonfiction Comic of 2009 San Francisco Chronicle “Best in Comics” A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge is a masterful portrait of a city under siege. Cartoonist Josh Neufeld depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina. Here we meet Denise, a counselor and social worker, and a sixth-generation New Orleanian; “The Doctor,” a proud fixture of the French Quarter; Abbas and Darnell, two friends who face the storm from Abbas’ s family-run market; Kwame, a pastor's son just entering his senior year of high school; and the young couple Leo and Michelle, who both grew up in the city. Each is forced to confront the same wrenching decision–whether to stay or to flee. As beautiful as it is poignant, A.D. presents a city in chaos and shines a bright, profoundly human light on the tragedies and triumphs that took place within it.

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

Biographies & Memoirs

Neufeld, Josh

Historical

Pantheon

Regional U.S.

A visionary and opinionated work of graphic nonfiction on the media and its discontents.Nearly one million weekly listeners trust NPR's Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the distortions and complexities of the modern media. This brilliant radio personality now bursts onto the page as an illustrated character in vivid comics drawn by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld. The cartoon of Brooke conducts the reader through two millennia of history-from the newspapers in Caesar's Rome to the penny press of the American Revolution and the manipulations of contemporary journalism. Gladstone's manifesto debunks the notion that "The Media" is an external force, outside of our control, since we've begun directly constructing, filtering, and responding to what we watch and read. With fascinating digressions, sobering anecdotes, and brave analytical wit, The Influencing Machine equips us to be smart, savvy, informed consumers and shapers of the media. It shows that we have me

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

Gladstone, Brooke

Reference

W.W.Norton&Company

"Mind-opening, thought-provoking and incredibly timely… An absolutely spectacular read."―Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing A million listeners trust NPR's Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the complexities of the modern media. Bursting onto the page in vivid comics by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld, this brilliant radio personality guides us through two millennia of media history, debunking the notion that "The Media" is an external force beyond our control and equipping us to be savvy consumers and shapers of the news. two-color illustrations

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Product Description 
New York Times Bestseller With a New Afterword “A comic book with zest and brains―one that just might help a reader understand the brave new world.” ―The New Yorker 
A million listeners trust NPR’s Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the complexities of the modern media. Bursting onto the page in vivid comics by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld, this brilliant radio personality guides us through two millennia of media history, debunking the notion that “The Media” is an external force beyond our control and equipping us to be savvy consumers and shapers of the news. An invaluable introduction to how the media works from one of the acknowledged masters of the industry, this tenth anniversary edition brings the story up to date, with new illustrations and an afterword that offers a deep examination of the rise of social media and the public’s responsibility in a time of division and disinformation. 2 illustrations 
 Review 
"[A] masterpiece." 
 ― 
The Atlantic\n"Like Malcolm Gladwell or Michael Lewis or Michael Pollan, Brooke somehow takes a subject most of us don’t give a damn about and makes it completely entertaining." 
 ― 
Ira Glass, host of This American Life\n"Brooke Gladstone’s text and Josh Neufeld’s images illuminate one another with crackling wit and intelligence." 
 ― 
Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home\n"A first-rate comics manifesto. 
The Influencing Machine has influenced me to think much more deeply about the media landscape we live in." 
 ― 
Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics\n"A great book." 
 ― 
Stephen Colbert\n"It’s easy to imagine 
The Influencing Machine becoming mandatory reading in journalism classes around the country." 
 ― 
Philadelphia Inquirer 
 About the Author 
Brooke Gladstone is the host of NPR’s 
On the Media and former senior editor of 
All Things Considered. She has won numerous awards for her work including two Peabody Awards and a National Press Club Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\nJosh Neufeld is the author of the 
New York Times bestseller 
A. D.: New Orleans After the Deluge and 
A Few Perfect Hours. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Part I The Microbes 1 The Microbial World 2 1.1 The Microbes 4 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research the Three Domains of Life 10 Toolbox 1.1 Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of rRNA Genes 12 1.2 Microbial Genetics 15 Perspective 1.1 Creating Life in the Laboratory: The Miller-Urey Experiment 18 1.3 Microbial Physiology and Ecology 23 1.4 Microbes and Disease 26 2 Bacteria 34 2.1 Morphology of Bacterial Cells 36 2.2 The Cytoplasm 38 2.3 The Bacterial Cytoskeleton 41 2.4 The Cell Envelope 43 Perspective 2.1 Marvelous Magnetosomes! 44 Toolbox 2.1 The Gram Stain 53 Perspective 2.2 The Protective Shells of Endospores 54 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research New Microscopy Methods Reveal A Periplasm in Gram-Positive Bacterial Cells 58 2.5 The Bacterial Cell Surface 59 2.6 Diversity of Bacteria 66 3 Eukaryal Microorganisms 72 3.1 The Morphology of Typical Eukaryal Cells 74 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Lipid Rafts: Organized Clustering of Lipids Within A Membrane 80 Toolbox 3.1 Using Microscopy to Examine Cell Structure 82 Perspective 3.1 Hijacking the Cytoskeleton 86 3.2 Diversity of Eukaryal Microorganisms 86 3.3 Replication of Eukaryal Microorganisms 91 3.4 The Origin of Eukaryal Cells 94 Perspective 3.2 Secondary Endosymbiosis: The Origins of an Organelle with Four Membranes 97 3.5 Interactions Between Eukaryal Microorganisms and Animals, Plants, and the Environment 98 4 Archaea 106 4.1 Evolution of Archaea 108 4.2 Archaeal Cell Structure 110 Toolbox 4.1 Vaccine Delivery Strategies 115 4.3 Diversity of Archaea 118 Perspective 4.1 Extremophiles and Biotechnology 120 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research the Role of Archaea in Our Digestive System 124 5 Viruses 130 5.1 A Basic Overview of Viruses 132 5.2 Origins of Viruses 140 Perspective 5.1 Ribozymes: Evidence for An Rna-Based World 141 5.3 Cultivation, Purification, and Quantification of Viruses 143 Toolbox 5.1 Cell Culture Techniques 144 Perspective 5.2 Measurement of HIV Viral Load 147 5.4 Diversity of Viruses 150 Toolbox 5.2 Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) 154 5.5 Virus-Like Particles 155 5.6 Virology Today 158 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research New Findings In The Packaging of DNA By the Model Bacteriophage T4 160 6 Cultivating Microorganisms 164 6.1 Nutritional Requirements of Microorganisms 166 6.2 Factors Affecting Microbial Growth 168 Toolbox 6.1 Phenotype Microarrays for Examining Microbial Growth 169 6.3 Growing Microorganisms in the Laboratory 173 Perspective 6.1 The Discovery of Helicobacter Pylori 178 Toolbox 6.2 Fishing for Uncultivated Microorganisms 180 6.4 Measuring Microbial Population Growth 181 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Bringing to Life the Previously Unculturable Using the Soil Substrate Membrane System (SSMS) 182 Perspective 6.2 Mycobacterium Leprae, An Extraordinarily Slow-Growing Pathogen 189 Perspective 6.3 The Human Intestine--A Continuous Culture 191 6.5 Eliminating Microbes and Preventing Their Growth 192 Part II Microbial Genetics 7 DNA Replication and Gene Expression 202 7.1 The Role of DNA 204 7.2 DNA Replication 210 7.3 Transcription 217 Toolbox 7.1 Using A Gel Shift Assay To Identify DNA-Binding Proteins 219 7.4 Translation 222 7.5 The Effects of Mutations 229 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Telomeres with Promoter Activity 232 Perspective 7.1 Using Mutations to Control Viral Infections 234 8 Viral Replication Strategies 238 8.1 Recognition of Host Cells 240 Perspective 8.1 Dna Microarrays and the Sars Virus 242 Toolbox 8.1 The Western Blot 244 8.2 Viral Entry and Uncoating 246 8.3 Viral Replication 249 Perspective 8.2 Phage Therapy: Biocontrol for Infections 256 8.4 Viral Assembly and Egress 258 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research the Discovery of Reverse Transcriptase 260 9 Bacterial Genetic Analysis and Manipulation 264 9.1 Bacteria as Subjects of Genetic Research 266 9.2 Mutations, Mutants, and Strains 269 Toolbox 9.1 Isolating Nutritional Mutants 271 9.3 Restriction Enzymes, Vectors, and Cloning 276 9.4 Recombination and DNA Transfer 283 Perspective 9.1 Plasmids That Produce Pathogens 287 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research the Discovery of Transduction 294 10 Microbial Genomics 300 10.1 Genome Sequencing 302 Perspective 10.1 Rate of DNA Sequencing 306 Toolbox 10.1 Genome Databases 310 10.2 Genomic Analysis of Gene Expression 312 10.3 Comparative Genomics 318 Perspective 10.2 The Minimal Genome 318 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Genome Sequence of A Killer Bug 320 10.4 Metagenomics and Related Analyses 323 11 Regulation of Gene Expression 328 11.1 Differential Gene Expression 330 11.2 The Operon 332 11.3 Global Gene Regulation 337 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Tuning Promoters for Use in Synthetic Biology 338 Perspective 11.1 The Use of Lactose Analogs in Gene Expression Studies 342 11.4 Post-initiation Control of Gene Expression 345 Toolbox 11.1 Using RNA Molecules to Decrease Gene Expression 347 11.5 Quorum Sensing 348 11.6 Two-Component Regulatory Systems 351 11.7 Chemotaxis 354 12 Microbial Biotechnology 360 12.1 Microbes for Biotechnology 362 Perspective 12.1 Bioprospecting: Who Owns the Microbes? 364 12.2 Molecular Genetic Modification 366 Toolbox 12.1 Site-Directed Mutagenesis 368 Toolbox 12.2 Fusion Protein Purification 374 12.3 Red Biotechnology 379 12.4 White Biotechnology 381 Perspective 12.3 Biofuels: Biodiesel and Algae 384 12.5 Green Biotechnology 390 Toolbox 12.3 Plant Transformation Using Bacteria 392 Part III Microbial Physiology and Ecology 13 Metabolism 400 13.1 Energy, Enzymes, and ATP 402 Perspective 13.1 Who Needs Vitamins? 405 13.2 Central Processes in ATP Synthesis 406 13.3 Carbon Utilization in Microorganisms 412 13.4 Respiration and the Electron Transport System 421 Perspective 13.2 Electricigenic Bacteria and Microbial Fuel Cells 425 13.5 Metabolism of Non-glucose Carbon Sources 429 Toolbox 13.1 Metabolism and Rapid Bacterial Identification Systems 431 13.6 Phototrophy and Photosynthesis 433 13.7 Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism 442 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Genome Sequence of A Deep Sea Symbiont 443 13.8 Biosynthesis of Cellular Components 448 14 Biogeochemical Cycles 456 14.1 Nutrient Cycling 459 Toolbox 14.1 Using Microarrays to Examine Microbial Communities: The Geochip 461 14.2 Cycling Driven by Carbon Metabolism 462 Perspective 14.1 Co2 As A Greenhouse Gas and Its Influence on Climate Change 464 14.3 Cycling Driven by Nitrogen Metabolism 471 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research the First Isolation and Cultivation of A Marine Archaeon 476 14.4 Other Cycles and their Connections 476 Perspective 14.2 Life in A World Without Microbes 478 Perspective 14.3 The Microbiology of Environmentally Toxic Acid Mine Drainage 479 Toolbox 14.2 Biogeochemistry in A Bottle: The Winogradsky Column 481 15 Microbial Ecosystems 486 15.1 Microbes in the Environment 488 15.2 Microbial Community Analysis 493 Toolbox 15.1 Flow Cytometry 498 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Insights Into the Phylogeny and Coding Potential of Microbial Dark Matter 500 Perspective 15.1 Naming the Uncultured and Uncharacterized 502 15.3 Aquatic Ecosystems 502 Perspective 15.2 Dead Zones 503 15.4 Terrestrial Ecosystems 509 15.5 Deep Subsurface and Geothermal Ecosystems 515 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Making A Synthetic Genome 376 Perspective 12.2 The International Genetically Engineered Machine (IGEM) Competition, Standard Biological Parts, and Synthetic Biology 378 16 The Microbiology of Food and Water 524 16.1 Food Spoilage 526 16.2 Food Preservation 530 16.3 Food Fermentation 535 16.4 Foodborne and Waterborne Illness 542 16.5 Microbiological Aspects of Water Quality 545 Perspective 16.1 Implications of Sludge Bulking 550 Toolbox 16.1 Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 551 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Enhanced Biological Removal of Phosphorus 553 Toolbox 16.2 Most Probable Number (MPN) Method 556 17 Microbial Symbionts 562 17.1 Types of Microbe-Host Interactions 564 17.2 Symbionts of Plants 566 17.3 Symbionts of Humans 571 Toolbox 17.1 Germ-Free and Gnotobiotic Animals 575 Perspective 17.1 Food Probiotics--Do They Work? 577 Mini-Paper: A Focus on the Research Fecal Bacteriotherapy: "Repoopulation" of the Gut 580 17.4 Symbionts of Herbivores 582 Perspective 17.2 Cows Contribute to Climate Change 588 17.5 Symbionts of Invertebrates 588 Perspective 17.3 Midichlorians--Not Just for Jedi 592 Perspective 17.4 Death of Coral Reefs 595 Part IV Microbes and Dis

Microbiology, 2e Evaluation/Desk Copy

Science & Math

Wessner, Dave

Dupont, Christine

Charles, Trevor

Biological Sciences

wiley

Microbiology

Microbiology, 2ndEdition helps to develop a meaningful connection with the material through the incorporation of primary literature, applications and examples. The text offers an ideal balance between comprehensive, in-depth coverage of core concepts, while employing a narrative style that incorporates many relevant applications and a unique focus on current research and experimentation. The book frames information around the three pillars of physiology, ecology and genetics, which highlights their interconnectedness and helps students see a bigger picture. This innovative organization establishes a firm foundation for later work and provides a perspective on real-world applications of microbiology.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Neufeld, Josh. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Neufeld, Josh

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Neufeld, Josh. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

Microbiology, 2e Evaluation/Desk Copy

Microbiology

Microbiology

Microbiology

Microbiology