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Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength - and the greatest reason we can trust it.

Ambientada en el Nápoles del siglo XVIII y basada en las vidas de sir William Hamilton, su famosa mujer, Emma, y lord Nelson, acompañados por muchas de las grandes figuras del momento, esta novela histórica poco convencional, firmada por una de las grandes pensadoras del siglo, nos habla del sexo y la revolución, del destino natural, del arte y de la obsesión del coleccionista, pero, sobre todo, del amor.

Passages collects twenty-five stories and eight poems that explore the triumphs and losses, hopes and fears of entering—and surviving—a new stage in life.

Publicado por primera vez en 1966, este celebrado libro de Susan Sontag, su primera colección de ensayos, se convirtió rápidamente en un clásico contemporáneo que ha tenido una gran influencia en el pensamiento sobre el arte y la cultura actuales, no solo circunscrita a Estados Unidos.

The Dyslexic Healer, the tale of the journey of a contemporary healer, brings ancient shamanic healing skills into modern times. One morning while making breakfast, a spirit guide prompts Susie, a dyslexic artist with a healing practice, to shut down her life as she knows it. She accepts this mission and experiences her family and adventures in Sedona, Lakota sweats, and Australia.