basic books okt 2018 (5 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'With a new foreword by Michelle Alexander.'.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book 'offers a new interpretation of the significance of Jamestown in the long trajectory of American history. Jamestown, the cradle of American democracy, also saw the birth of our nation's greatest challenge: the corrosive legacy of slavery and racism that have deepened and entrenched stark inequalities in our society'--Provided by publisher.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A James Beard Award-winner and the author of What to Eat and Soda Politics, leading nutritionist Marion Nestle exposes how the food industry corrupts scientific research for profit. Is chocolate heart-healthy Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes Do pomegranates help cheat death News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Whether it's a Coca-Cola-backed study hailing light exercise as a calorie neutralizer, or blueberry-sponsored investigators proclaiming that this fruit prevents erectile dysfunction, every corner of the food industry knows how to turn conflicted research into big profit. As Nestle argues, it's time to put public health first. Written with unmatched rigor and insight, Unsavory Truth reveals how the food industry manipulates nutrition science -- and suggests what we can do about it.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Jackson's election in 1828 is usually viewed as a result of the expansion of democracy. Historians David and Jeanne Heidler argue that he actually owed his victory to his closest supporters, who wrote hagiographies of him, founded newspapers to savage his enemies, and built a political network that was always on message. In transforming a difficult man into a paragon of republican virtue, the Jacksonites exploded the old order and created a mode of electioneering that has been mimicked ever since'--Publisher marketing.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Originally published in Great Britain in hardcover and Elektronisches Buch by Bloomsbury Publishing in May 2018'--Title page verso.