Accidental Apostle

Taylor, Ben

Religion & Spirituality

lulu.com

It is a city of seemingly irreconcilable opposites, simultaneously glorious and ghastly. And it is Ben Taylor’s remarkable ability to meld these contradictions into a whole that makes this the exciting and original book it is. He takes his stroll around the bay with the acute sensitivity of a lover, the good humor of a friend, and the wisdom of a seeker who has immersed himself in all aspects of this contrapuntal culture. His curiosity leads him to many byways, both real and metaphoric, and his passion for this ancient city and its people becomes, in his graceful prose and amusing anecdotes, irresistibly contagious.

Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Marian Wood Books/Putnam

What and how we eat are two of the most persistent choices we face in everyday life. Whatever we decide on though, and however mundane our decisions may seem, they will be inscribed with information both about ourselves and about our positions in the world around us. Yet, food has only recently become a significant and coherent area of inquiry for cultural studies and the social sciences. Food and Cultural Studies re-examines the interdisciplinary history of food studies from a cultural studies framework, from the semiotics of Barthes and the anthropology of Levi-Strauss to Elias' historical analysis and Bourdieu's work on the relationship between food, consumption and cultural identity. The authors then go on to explore subjects as diverse as food and nation, the gendering of eating in, the phenomenon of TV chefs, the ethics of vegetarianism and food, risk and moral panics.

Food and Cultural Studies (Studies in Consumption and Markets)

JONES, Steve

Ashley, Bob

Hollows,Joanne

Arts & Photography

Routledge

What and how we eat are two of the most persistent choices we face in everyday life. Whatever we decide on though, and however mundane our decisions may seem, they will be inscribed with information both about ourselves and about our positions in the world around us. Yet, food has only recently become a significant and coherent area of inquiry for cultural studies and the social sciences.Food and Cultural Studies re-examines the interdisciplinary history of food studies from a cultural studies framework, from the semiotics of Barthes and the anthropology of Levi-Strauss to Elias' historical analysis and Bourdieu's work on the relationship between food, consumption and cultural identity. The authors then go on to explore subjects as diverse as food and nation, the gendering of eating in, the phenomenon of TV chefs, the ethics of vegetarianism and food, risk and moral panics.

Write Right

Reference

Follmer, Don

Words, Language & Grammar

Wyrick & Co

When a pair of dogs are sent back in time by a scientist (who also happens to be a dog), shenanigans ensue! Join a Labrador named Hunter and his adopted sister Gillian as they try to get themselves bark...er....back to the future!A loving homage to the classic film, "Back To The Future", this collects a full year's worth of strips from the online comic, "A Dog's Life", and is full of nods to the original film, pop culture references, exciting chases, bacon, and, of course, lots of dogs.

Bark To The Future: Volume Two Of "A Dog's Life" Comic

Comics & Graphic Novels

Otto, Chris

Comic Strips

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

When a pair of dogs are sent back in time by a scientist (who also happens to be a dog), shenanigans ensue! Join a Labrador named Hunter and his adopted sister Gillian as they try to get themselves bark...er....back to the future! A loving homage to the classic film, "Back To The Future", this collects a full year's worth of strips from the online comic, "A Dog's Life", and is full of nods to the original film, pop culture references, exciting chases, bacon, and, of course, lots of dogs.

Bark To The Future

Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win? Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.

Thinking Basketball

Sports & Outdoors

Basketball

The stories behind the other eight films, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and The Twilight Zone: The Movie to Apocalypse Now and The Crow, are just as astounding and gripping--this is a book film fans will devour. These bizarre, often hilarious cinematic endeavors confirm that truth is stranger than fiction, reality more volatile than narratives, and fate more improbable than plots.

Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Abrams Press

From Fantasy to Reality: A Journal for after the Toxic Relationship

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Raw Motivations

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