This first major study of a curiously neglected term in the history of sexuality will intrigue students, scholars & enthusiasts alike. The authors take us through a journey across four centuries, showing how notions of sexual coldness & frigidity have been thought about by legal, medical, psychiatric, psychoanalytic & literary writers. ...

FBI Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant scientist Walter Bishop & his estranged son Peter investigate the world of 'fringe science' (telepathy, time travel, etcetera) following suspicions that the large scientific research company, Massive Dynamic, is experimenting on the general public. ...

Viewers are captivated by " Fringe", a science fiction procedural in the best tradition of " The X-Files" with a taut central mythology, rich characters, & its own laboratory cow. This title delves into the science, science fiction, & pseudoscience of " Fringe" with a collection of essays by science & science fiction writers. ...

Since German unification, there have been many reports about xenophobia in Germany & the government has attempted to stem the wave of racism. This collection of essays, by writers from minority groups in Germany, sheds light on the diverse experiences of minority groups living in Germany. ...

Sci-fi television series, co-created by JJ Abrams & starring Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson & John Noble, about a team which investigates cases of strange phenomena that exist on the fringes of science. FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Torv) suspects a sinister presence behind the bizarre & unexplained goings on which have been occurring & enlists the help of a scientist who has been in a mental institution for the last 17 years, Walter Bishop (Noble), along with his son Peter (Jackson). Together the team investigates various cases which go beyond the realms of normal police work & soon begins to uncover a trail leading to a global corporation called Massive Dynamic. Episodes comprise: ' Pilot', ' The Same Old Story', ' The Ghost Network', ' The Arrival', ' Power Hungry', ' The Cure', ' In Which We Meet Mr. Jones', ' The Equation', ' The Dreamscape', ' Safe', ' Bound', ' The No-Brainer', ' The Transformation', ' Ability', ' Inner Child', ' Unleashed', ' Bad Dreams', ' Midnight', ' The Road Not Taken' & ' There's More Than One of Everything'. ...