Автор: Leyser, Henrietta Название: Medieval women ISBN: 1842126210 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781842126219 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 1972.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: MEDIEVAL WOMEN looks at a thousand years of English history, as it affected - and was made by - women.
Автор: Anonymous, Skloot Rebecca Название: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ISBN: 1400052181 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781400052189 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1746.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The story of modern medicine and bioethics--and, indeed, race relations--is refracted beautifully, and movingly."--Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO(R) STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE - ONE OF THE "MOST INFLUENTIAL" (CNN), "DEFINING" (LITHUB), AND "BEST" (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS - WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Entertainment Weekly - O: The Oprah Magazine - NPR - Financial Times - New York - Independent (U.K.) - Times (U.K.) - Publishers Weekly - Library Journal - Kirkus Reviews - Booklist - Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb's effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta's family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family--past and present--is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family--especially Henrietta's daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn't her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.
Автор: Hamilton, Henrietta Название: Two hundred ghost ISBN: 1913099571 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913099572 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The antiquarian bookshop at 200 Charing Cross Road is rumoured to have a ghost. Despite the scares and supposed sightings, Sally Merton is happy to go about her job as normal. Rather than ghosts, her real concern is the ghoulish Mr Butcher. Rude and rough, Butcher has made more enemies than friends while working at the Heldar family's shop. But one evening, things become a little too suspicious for Sally's liking. With no one else in the upstairs rooms, a spectre is spotted - the next morning, Butcher is found dead at his desk. While Scotland Yard is called in to handle the case, Sally undertakes her own investigation with the help of Johnny Heldar. Can the pair solve the mystery? Or will the supernatural overcome their sleuthing? The Two Hundred Ghost was first published in 1956 and is part of Agora Books' Uncrowned Queens of Crime series.
Автор: Hamilton, Henrietta Название: Death at one blow ISBN: 1913099490 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913099497 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Needing a break from summer in the city, Sally and Johnny Heldar leave London for the countryside and a library that needs sorting. But upon their arrival, the Heldars become privy to tensions within the house, and soon the pair find themselves at the centre of another mystery.
Описание: Chinese architecture is astonishingly uniform. Buddhists, Daoists, and Muslims, inside China and beyond, built Chinese-style structures the same way for two thousand years, despite mastering new technologies along the way. Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt offers an authoritative overview of design principles that have stood the test of time-and geography.
Автор: Benson, Ayesha Название: Adventures of henrietta - henrietta`s party ISBN: 1398421138 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781398421134 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1235.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Henrietta has her second adventure - she is having a party! What does General Eight Legs eat for dinner? Who is mean to Henrietta? What is Africa like? Come into the garden and find out! In this book, Henrietta enjoys her friends, learns more about the world outside the garden, and encounters adventure. We meet some more characters, including Adeola - a fun-loving parakeet eager to share stories from her homeland, Africa, and Pierre and Manon - two friendly French frogs. We also see how Henrietta shows kindness that is not returned, and how she stays herself despite this and feeling upset. And we see the value of not jumping to judgements even when something uncomfortable happens. How do you feel about General Eight Legs after reading this book? And Henrietta? Enjoy it best by reading out loud and following the illustrations!
Автор: Rose-Innes Henrietta Название: Animalia Paradoxa ISBN: 1911343564 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781911343561 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A collection of short stories from award-winning author, Henrietta Rose-Innes
Описание: Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Reporting on the innovative, transdisciplinary research on sustainable urbanisation undertaken by Mistra Urban Futures, a highly influential research centre based in Sweden (2010-19), this book builds on the Policy Press title Rethinking Sustainable Cities to make a significant contribution to evolving theory about comparative urban research. Highlighting important methodological experiences from across a variety of diverse contexts in Africa and Europe, this book surveys key experiences and summarises lessons learned from the Mistra Urban Futures' global research platforms. It demonstrates best practice for developing and deploying different forms of transdisciplinary co-production, covering topics including neighbourhood transformation and housing justice, sustainable urban and transport development, urban food security and cultural heritage.
