Editor's note: Kim Stanley Robinson is a widely acclaimed
author of novels with strong science and scientist characters including the Mars trilogy, Antarctica and The Years of Rice and Salt, and he has won a number of prestigious awards such as the Hugo, the Nebula and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
Author of novels with sex scenes.
Not exact matches
Reading
novels can improve empathy and understanding
of social cues, allowing a leader to better work
with and understand others — traits that
author Anne Kreamer persuasively linked to increased organizational effectiveness, and to pay raises and promotions for the leaders who possessed these qualities.
What is FAR, FAR more remarkable (and perplexing) is that the world population is 20 % Muslim... and yet
with 18,453 people killed by ISLAMIC Terror merely since 9/11, virtually the whole Islamic world goes nuts over a political cartoon by an older Danish cartoonist (Westergaard), or a
novel by a World Class MUSLIM
AUTHOR (Salman Rushdie), and that years and years later, this so - called «religion» incites the murder
of these people.
The
author of seven
novels, beginning in 1977
with Staggerford (the imaginary Minnesota town where most
of his stories unfold), Hassler is a writer - in - residence and English teacher at St. John's University, Minnesota.
But
of course, Waugh's
novels» popularity
with the public comes not from their connection
with «real life» (whatever that is) but from their astonishing evocative power, itself deeply rooted in the
author's essential rootlessness.
There can be no doubt that the
author of these words also had in mind the purpose
of a
novel, perhaps one that would help break the spell
of current assumptions in order to surprise us
with the complicated truth about ourselves —
with more dreams than we have dared to dream in what passes for our philosophy.
Today's guest post comes all the way from Laos, where my friend Lisa McKay —
author of the highly acclaimed
novel, My Hands Came Away Red — lives
with her husband Mike, who works for a humanitarian organization in the region.
According the
author, there is a lack
of discussion about Whitehead's view that scientific laws state principles which are immanent in nature but which evolve concurrently
with novel changes in the entities actually constituting the universe.
The non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) teamed up
with Jarrett J. Krosoczka,
author and illustrator
of the popular LUNCH LADY graphic
novel series, and Random House Children's Books, to celebrate all
of America's school nutrition professionals through School Lunch Hero Day, May 5.
Author Emily Giffin talks about her
novel Heart
of the Matter and the stigma
with stay at home moms
Amadi, before his demise was an
author of plays and
novels that are generally about African village life, customs, beliefs and religious practices, as they were before contact
with the Western world.
«I originally tried to interest my grandchildren in writing something
with me,» said Barrett, the
author of six fiction
novels.
To investigate the nonlinear response
of such plasmonic oligomers, the
authors used a
novel optical microscopy technique, which is equipped
with polarization - structured beams.
«Complex models are needed to effectively evaluate PMed study designs, and this proof -
of - concept trial validates the dog
with cancer as a model for clinical evaluation
of novel PMed approaches,» said Dr. Melissa Paoloni, the study's lead
author and former director
of the COTC.
The
authors also found that a
novel small molecule inhibitor
of the salvage pathway enzyme deoxycytidine kinase blocked leukemia growth in mice in combination
with thymidine (to inhibit the de novo pathway).
«It is anticipated that this
novel compound will have significant efficacy in human melanomas and other cancers either as a stand - alone therapy or in combination
with other targeted or immune - based therapies,» explained co-corresponding
author Rhoda Alani, MD, the Herbert Mescon Chair
of Dermatology at Boston University School
of Medicine (BUSM).
«Our research explores a
novel approach to treating mite allergy in which specially - encapsulated miniscule particles are administered
with sequences
of bacterial DNA that direct the immune system to suppress allergic immune responses,» says Peter Thorne, public health professor at the UI and a contributing
author on the paper.
«These new breathing techniques could represent a breakthrough for athletes seeking help
with breathing during training and competition,» said J. Tod Olin, MD, senior
author of the study, developer
of the
novel breathing techniques and Associate Professor
of medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, CO..
Dr Toby Pillinger, first
author of the study from the Institute
of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, said: «The mortality gap between people
with schizophrenia and the general population is growing, and there is a need for
novel approaches to halt this trend.
In a
novel study, «Personality Development through Natural Language,» published in the international journal, Nature: Human Behaviour, Kevin Lanning, Ph.D., lead
author of the study and a professor
of psychology in Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, together
with FAU Wilkes Honors College alumna Rachel (Evans) Pauletti, and collaborators Laura A. King, Ph.D., University
of Missouri, and Dan P. McAdams, Ph.D., Northwestern University, examined how personality maturation or development was reflected in natural language.
Mark Poznansky, MD, PhD, director
of the MGH - VIC and senior
author of the Wound Repair and Regeneration report adds, «Having a
novel therapeutic that is based on the immediate isolation
of a patient's own cells,
with minimal manipulation, will represent an attractive option for the wound care field; and a successful option that accelerates healing would greatly benefit patients, as diabetic ulcers typically need up to a year or more heal.
«Our study is the first to compare a
novel, telemedicine - based obstructive sleep apnea management pathway
with in - person care,» said lead
author Dr. Barry G. Fields, assistant professor
of medicine at Emory University School
of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
This
novel technique, which produces a more lifelike image than can be achieved
with standard volume rendering, has the potential to create a new paradigm in virtual anatomic visualization, said one
of the article's
authors, Dr. U. Joseph Schoepf
of the Department
of Radiology and Radiological Science at the Medical University
of South Carolina.
The results
of this study provide a new window toward the development
of a new class
of drugs
with a
novel target unexplored until now,» said corresponding
author Pietro Cottone, PhD, co-director
of the Laboratory
of Addictive Disorders (LAD) and associate professor
of pharmacology and psychiatry at BUSM.
Although numerous studies have examined the potentially detrimental effects
of restrictive feeding practices on children, the current study was
novel in that it focused on the interplay
of the parent's emotions
with their controlling the child's food intake, said lead
author Jaclyn A. Saltzman, a doctoral researcher in human development and family studies and scholar in the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program.
Multiple mesh - based procedures for SUI are a
novel risk factor associated
with an almost 5-fold higher rate
of mesh removal or revision, and the safety
of this practice should be studied further,» the
authors write.
Coupled
with a review
of these results by experts on a molecular tumor board, the opportunity exists to identify
novel therapies that would target specific abnormalities,» notes senior
author of the work, Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, associate director for translational science at Rutgers Cancer Institute and associate professor
of medicine and pharmacology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
A recent study led by Alice Lam, MD, PhD, also
of the MGH Epilepsy Service and lead
author of the current study demonstrated a
novel tool for detecting hippocampal seizures not detectible by scalp EEGs in patients
with epilepsy, Cole adds, and his team is working to refine this tool and apply it to Alzheimer's disease.
«Our findings are clinically relevant as they identify a
novel addiction target in rodents, along
with parallel supporting evidence from brain imaging studies in human addicts,» explains Andon Placzek, lead
author of the nicotine study.
«There have been few studies on fruiting cherry trees
with respect to
novel irrigation strategies such as partial and deficit irrigation, which have been intensively researched worldwide for several other tree fruits,» said Gerry Neilsen, lead
author of the study.
«This is the first human trial
of this
novel stem cell - based implant, which is designed to replace a single - cell layer that degenerates in patients
with dry age - related macular degeneration,» says lead
author and surgeon for the study Dr. Amir H. Kashani, assistant professor
of clinical ophthalmology at the Keck School
of Medicine
of USC.
When studies have a cross-disciplinary nature, such as modeling,
novel methods, or theory applied to a biophysical research problem,
authors are encouraged to suggest potential referees
with the requisite expertise to assess both the technical / theoretical merits and the significance
of potential applications
of the work.
Author of books: Atmospheres
of Mars and Venus (1961, nonfiction) Planets (1966, nonfiction,
with Jonathan Norton Leonard) Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966, nonfiction,
with Iosif S. Shklovskii) Planetary Exploration (1970, nonfiction) Planetary Atmospheres (1971, nonfiction,
with Tobias C. Owen and Harlan J. Smith) U.F.O.'s: A Scientific Debate (1972,
with Thornton Page) The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective (1973, nonfiction) Communication
with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (1973, nonfiction) The Dragons
of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution
of Human Intelligence (1977, nonfiction) Murmurs
of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record (1978, nonfiction) Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance
of Science (1979, nonfiction) Cosmos (1980, nonfiction) Comet (1985, nonfiction,
with Ann Druyan) Contact (1985,
novel) Nuclear Winter (1985, nonfiction) A Path where No Man Thought: Nuclear Winter and the End
of the Arms Race (1990, nonfiction,
with Richard P. Turco) The Demon - Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (1996, essays) Shadows
of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are (1992, nonfiction,
with Ann Druyan) Pale Blue Dot: A Vision
of the Human Future in Space (1994, essays) Billions and Billions (1996, essays) The Varieties
of Scientific Experience: A Personal View
of the Search for God (2006, nonfiction, posthumous,
with Ann Druyan)
«Our findings suggest further investigation into the potential
of MC1R - activating agents as
novel neuroprotective therapies for PD, and together
with epidemiological evidence, may offer information that could guide those carrying MC1R variants to seek advice from dermatologists or neurologists about their personal risk for melanoma and Parkinson's disease,» lead
author Xiqun Chen says in a statement.
I didn't know how I was going to do the book and keep the site going at full tilt, but I am honored to announce that Gene Stone, the best - selling
author of Forks Over Knives (and 35 other books, including his new
novel The Awareness), has generously agreed to co-
author it
with me.
At work (for me — at school), I can pair this teal dress from LOFT
with a pair
of comfortable flats or open - toed booties and
with my badge around my neck, I look fit to teach those teenagers the
author's purpose
of including a specific event at a certain point in the
novel.
She is also the
author of the comedic
novel, FREE GIFT
WITH PURCHASE about life after divorce.
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With all deference to Martin Booth,
author of the
novel «A Very Private Gentleman» on which this is based, some books work better as movies than others and maybe his book wasn't meant to be turned into THIS movie.
The screenplay, written by Riko Sakaguchi and Yonebayashi, is based on the 1971 children's
novel The Little Broomstick by British
author Mary Stewart, and the movie's story seems to exist in a unique place,
with the characters appearing British but drawn in that specific style
of Japanese animation, while the backdrops look as if they could be set in any place where there are fields and forests and farms and tiny villages down some dirt road.
Even
with author Ian McEwan adapting his own
novel for the screen, this somewhat stilted picture struggles to convey the deft emotional complexity
of the source material.
In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's animated adaptation
of Satrapi's graphic -
novel autobiography about a young girl growing up in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and Iran's war
with Iraq, episodic stories give Western readers and many others a glimpse into a fascinating world during a tumultuous era, and the
author's illustrations express the caricatured, exaggerated impressions
of a young child.
Though best known amongst the grown up set as a purveyor
of hugely popular crime
novels, Norwegian
author Jo Nesbo's greatest success may lie
with his children's creation Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder.
Synopsis & Cast: Based on the immensely acclaimed Jonathan Franzen
novel (which was the subject
of controversy when the
author declined an Oprah's Book Club endorsement), this is the story
of the Lamberts, a midwestern family whose grown children have moved away to the East Coast, while the parents (Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest) remain at home, dealing
with the father's encroaching Parkinsons.
Ten years later, working from an adaptation
of the caper
novel by W.R. Burnett scripted in collaboration
with the
author, he essentially launched the heist film as a genre
of its own and set the blueprint that all subsequent heist dramas built upon.
The life
of celebrated but reclusive
author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame
with the publication
of his
novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
In Starting Out in the Evening (2007), Frank Langella is heartbreakingly good as
author Leonard Schiller, a once - celebrated
author forgotten in the years since his last
novel and flattered by the attention
of an appreciative graduate student (Lauren Ambrose) intent on reintroducing his work to the world
with her thesis.
With the help
of Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), Harold discovers he's the main character in a
novel - in - progress and that the voice belongs to Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson), an eccentric
author famous for killing her main characters in creative ways.
A Vaudevillian known primarily for his button - down work in stuff like Dodsworth and Yankee Doodle Dandy, Walter had the role written for him by his son (mysterious B. Traven, the
author of the source
novel, reportedly envisioned someone older),
with the caveat that he had to perform it sans teeth.