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BECK, Henry Charlton

Rutgers

Traces the development of the steppes from the early Scythians and Huns to the last emperors of eighteenth century Mongolia and discusses the important leaders of each period

The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia

History

René Grousset

Asia

1971: by Elmer Peterson- The author draws a clear parallel between the antics and aims of the Dada.

Tristan Tzara: Dada and Surrational Theorist

Peterson, Elmer

The Hellenistic age: Political history of Jewish Palestine from 332 B.C.E. to 67 B.C.E (The World history of the Jewish people : Ancient times ; 1st ser., v. 6)

Abraham Schalit

Middle East

Tours of Historic New Jersey

PEPPER, Adeline

Albert Einstein remains the quintessential icon of modern genius. Like Newton and many others, his seminal work in physics includes the General Theory of Relativity, the Absolute Nature of Light, and perhaps the most famous equation of all time: E=mc2. Following his death in 1955, Einstein’s brain was removed and preserved, but has never been fully or systematically studied. In fact, the sections are not even all in one place, and some are mysteriously unaccounted for! In this compelling tale, Frederick E. Lepore delves into the strange, elusive afterlife of Einstein’s brain, the controversy surrounding its use, and what its study represents for brain and/or intelligence studies. Carefully reacting to the skepticism of 21st century neuroscience, Lepore more broadly examines the philosophical, medical, and scientific implications of brain-examination. Is the brain simply a computer? If so, how close are we to artificially creating a human brain? Could scientists create a second Einstein? This “biography of a brain” attempts to answer these questions, exploring what made Einstein’s brain anatomy exceptional, and how “found” photographs--discovered more than a half a century after his death--may begin to uncover the nature of genius.

Finding Einstein's Brain

LEPORE, FREDERICK

Americas

Liberating Hollywood: Women Directors and the Feminist Reform of 1970s American Cinema

Liberating Hollywood examines the professional experiences and creative output of women filmmakers during a unique moment in history when the social justice movements that defined the 1960s and 1970s challenged the enduring culture of sexism and racism in the U.S. film industry. Throughout the 1970s feminist reform efforts resulted in a noticeable rise in the number of women directors, yet at the same time the institutionalized sexism of Hollywood continued to create obstacles to closing the gender gap. Maya Montañez Smukler reveals that during this era there were an estimated sixteen women making independent and studio films: Penny Allen, Karen Arthur, Anne Bancroft, Joan Darling, Lee Grant, Barbara Loden, Elaine May, Barbara Peeters, Joan Rivers, Stephanie Rothman, Beverly Sebastian, Joan Micklin Silver, Joan Tewkesbury, Jane Wagner, Nancy Walker, and Claudia Weill. Drawing on interviews conducted by the author, Liberating Hollywood is the first study of women directors within the intersection of second wave feminism, civil rights legislation, and Hollywood to investigate the remarkable careers of these filmmakers during one of the most mythologized periods in American film history.

Business & Money

SMUKLER, MAYA MONTAN

Business Culture

Breaking the barrier: A professional autobiography by a woman educator and historian before the women's movement

Education & Teaching

Judson, Margaret Atwood

Schools & Teaching

The book has short fiction by students in Rutgers MFA writing program.

StoryQuarterly (The Literary Magazine of Rutgers University-Camden, 43)

Love Poems of Robert Herrick and John Donne,The

Love Poems of Robert Herrick and John Donne,The

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