'Art is not a luxury. Art is a basic social need to which everyone has a right'.This extraordinary collection of 100 artists' manifestos from across the globe over the last 100 years brings together political activists, anti-colonialists, surrealists, socialists, nihilists and a host of other voices. From the Négritude movement in Europe, Africa and Martinique to Japan's Bikyoto, from Iraqi modernism to Australian cyberfeminism, they are by turns personal, political, utopian, angry...

Henrietta Lacks The Untold Story I really need people to understand the reason behind me writing this book about my grandmother "Henrietta Lacks". For those that have never heard of her, she is the first human whose cell line was able to grow in culture, her cells were unlike any other cells, while others cells would die, Henrietta Lacks cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours. She has contributed to the medical field in ways that no other cell line has done. HeLa cells has helped with the poli...

The poppy is the classic cornfield plant. Throughout history it has been one of the most successful of all agricultural weeds. Its brilliant colour has made it one of our best-known plants – it is beloved of artists and poets, though often hated by farmers. But its origins are obscure; it seems entirely confined to agricultural and marginal land, wherever it is found. Where was it before the inception of agriculture? And how is it that it is almost unique in its colour among the flowers of...

A fascinating and interesting collection of photographs taken over a one-year period between January 2019 and January 2020. This collection documents the different changing lighting conditions around a few blocks of apartments in Singapore throughout the year. The different positions of the Sun help to create wonderful and even spectacular shadows and shapes.

Standing guard over the corpse of a fishing village, Natalia finds herself running out of time as the land slowly dies around her. Stuck between restlessness and guilt, she may have remained there until her death, but the arrival of a friendly mermaid offers a way out...

If you are a young person, how do you discover what you're good at and harness it to make a difference with your life as you grow up? The forty-one stories in BOY POWER: How Famous Men Chose to Answer God's Call When Young tells how Abe, Barry, Ben, Bill, Colin, David, Desmond, Dietrich, George, Henry, Isaac, James, Johann, Johannes, John, Joseph, Josiah, Leonardo, Louis, Luther, Martin, Moses, Neil, Nelson, Orville, Samuel, Thomas, Wernher, Wilbur, William, Winnie, and Wolfgang figured ou...

In the relatively short history of psychology as a science, our understanding of human behavior, cognition, emotion, and perception has moved forward in leaps and bounds. This knowledge is frequently applied today to help make improvements in people’s lives, from more effective therapies for the mentally ill to educational strategies to increased work productivity. But if we step back in time only a few decades, we find psychologists playing a key role in a very different effort: t...

More than half of all businesses in the U.S. don’t make it to their fifth birthday, and nearly 70 percent are gone by year ten. How do businesses get into trouble? A hundred different ways. Poor cash flow, undercapitalization, lax financial controls, poor worker productivity, boneheaded mistakes, inefficient processes, failure to adapt, loss of enthusiasm . . . the list goes on and on.The fact is, many businesses that face life-threatening challenges, or are just stuck in the doldr...

Havana, 1879. Yellow fever is sweeping the city - and nine-year-old Lucy Brown has vanished.Her family knows only what they can see: a broken railing, blood on the deck, and an empty sea where Lucy should be.But Havana is hiding more than a sickness.Lucy's father is behind bars. Her mother and sister are searching a city that has stopped answering. The crew of the Cadet refuses to accept the worst. And all the while, strange things are happening in the stre...

`This is a most welcome contribution to current discourses on democratising the European polity. Warleigh′s thought-provoking analysis, by drawing from a rich spectrum of normative theorizing and empirical sources, produces sharp insights and a valuable reference tool for anyone interested in the governance and polity of Europe′ - Dimitris N Chryssochoou, University of Exeter`Warleigh′s theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich inquisition of the nature and evolution of demo...

In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editor Dr. Caleb W. Lack brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Mental Health Technology. The field of mental health has seen rapid technological advances in recent years, such as new ways to deliver traditional services like medication management and psychotherapy; direct interventions targeting the brain; bolstering treatment with technological supports; and even complete supplementation of providers via apps or chatbots....

Just as the incidents involving zingai seemed to be coming to a close, a transfer student with an outsize attitude appears at Tobi's school, and for some reason, she already knows about Tobi, Ryuuko, and Haizaki. But what is she planning? And who is the mysterious “S” waiting for Shizukudani in the nurse's office? The strange events surrounding Tobi show no sign of stopping...