The most fatal virus known to science rabies-a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans-kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain In this critically acclaimed exploration journalist Bill Wasik & veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history science & cultural mythology of rabies From Greek myths to zombie flicks from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment Rabid is a fresh & often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest & most fearsome foes A searing narrative-The New York Times In this keen & exceptionally well-written book rife with surprises narrative suspense & a steady flow of expansive insights 'the world's most diabolical virus' conquers the unsuspecting reader's imaginative nervous system A smart unsettling & strangely stirring piece of work-San Francisco Chronicle Fascinating Wasik & Murphy chronicle more than two millennia of myths & discoveries about rabies & the animals that transmit it including dogs bats & raccoons-The Wall Street Journal ...

Tracklist Rape Is Rape Even If The Rapist Is In A Band That You Like On Yer Bike Madhouse Party La La La I Fought The Floor & The Floor Won ...

Fever (Feat KNA)I Still Wanna Know (Feat Rivers Cuomo) Nobody (Feat Chaos Chaos) Unusual (Feat MNDR) This Song (Feat Rostam) No One Has to Know (Feat Joywave) The Beautiful Game (Feat St Lucia) Johnny Cash (Feat Scavenger Hunt) It's a Shame (Feat Pink Feathers) Be (Feat Jordan Corey) Heartbreak Summer (Feat KFlay) Find a Way (Feat Alice MK) Heavy (Feat Karl Kling) End ...

Fever (feat KNA)I Still Wanna Know (feat Rivers Cuomo) Nobody (feat Chaos Chaos) Unusual (Feat Mndr) This Song (feat Rostam) No One Has to Know (feat Joywave) The Beautiful Game (feat St Lucia) Johnny Cash (feat Scavenger Hunt) It&s a Shame (feat Pink Feathers) Be (feat Jordan Corey) Heartbreak Summer (feat KFlay) Find a Way (feat Alice MK) Heavy (feat Karl Kling) End ...

A lively story with humorous illustrations ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves or for reading aloud together With simple rhyming text & phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language & early reading skills Guidance notes for parents are included at the back of the book ...

Studies of race & media are dominated by textual approaches that explore the politics of representation But there is little understanding of how & why representations of race in the media take the shape that they do How one might ask is race created by cultural industries? In this important new book Anamik Saha encourages readers to focus on the production of representations of racial & ethnic minorities in film television music & the arts His interdisciplinary approach combines critical media studies & media industries research with postcolonial studies & critical race perspectives to reveal how political economic forces & legacies of empire shape industrial cultural production & in turn media discourses around race Race & the Cultural Industries is required reading for students & scholars of media & cultural studies as well as anyone interested in why historical representations of 'the Other' persist in the media & how they are to be challenged ...

This book provides a reasoned unflinching description of how race & paid work are linked in US society It offers readers the rich conceptual & empirical foundation needed to understand key issues surrounding both race & work Loscocco trace current patterns to their historical roots showing that the work lives of women & men from different race & ethnic groups have always been interrelated The chapters document the US s multicultural labor history discuss how labor markets & jobs became segregated & analyze key racial-ethnic patterns in work opportunities The book also addresses common misconceptions about why women & men from some racial-ethnic groups end up with better jobs than others It closes with a look at contemporary developments & suggests steps toward a future in which race-ethnicity will no longer affect work opportunities & experiences Race & Work deepens understanding & elevates the discussion of race racism & work in an engaging accessible style It will be an essential resource for anyone interested in work race-ethnicity social inequality or intersections among race gender & class ...

Legend has it that a long time ago mankind was ignorant to the extent of not knowing how to count or tell the years apart The ever-benevolent Jade Emperor wanted to help mankind out From there the idea of a twelve-year cycle & the naming of each year in the cycle after an animal was born But how should the Jade Emperor choose twelve animals from among so many animals in the living world while remaining impartial? To resolve this equitably the Jade Emperor decided to hold a race involving all animals on his birthday The first twelve animals to cross the river & reach the Heavenly Palace will have a year named after them in the order of how they finished the race The race became known as The Great Race & the twelve-year cycle was named the Chinese Zodiac Race for the Chinese Zodiac is a board game that recreates The Great Race Each player has a hand of eight action cards (numbered 1-8) as well as energy cards of different values & karma tokens Each player selects one animal token & takes the corresponding animal card which grants the player advantages during the race All players place their animal token on the start space of the racetrack Players assemble the dual-layered & double-sided action wheel that's used to determine the effectiveness of each action & place it in the center of the table On a turn all players select an action card & an energy card from their hand then they reveal these cards simultaneously If the action card selected is one value lower than the player's previously played action card the player must spend one karma token; if two or more values lower they must spend two karma tokens Players then resolve all played actions based on the orientation of the wheel ideally gaining movement new energy cards & karma Everyone places their played cards face up in front of themselves then rotate the wheel clockwise by one space & start a new turn The first animal to complete the race earns the coveted right of having the first year of the Chinese Zodiac named after it! Players 3-5 Playing time 40-70 mins Ages 8 ...

Race for the Galaxy Alien Artifacts is the fourth expansion for Race for the Galaxy is incompatible with earlier expansions for that game instead taking the game in a new direction Race for the Galaxy Alien Artifacts consists of two parts 46 new cards including 5 new start worlds to add to the base set plus a set of action cards & start hand for a fifth player These can be used without the orb cards 49 cards used to represent the Alien Orb which players jointly map & explore gaining artifact tokens of various types that provide powers & VPs There are also five new Explore action cards used in the orb game (instead of gaining an additional card or greater card selection) The orb game is optional & provides a new RFTG experience as players have to balance how much effort & actions they wish to put into exploring the orb versus developing their empires ...

Players build galactic civilizations by game cards that represent worlds or technical & social developments Each round consists of one or more of five possible phases In each round each player secretly & simultaneously chooses one of seven different action cards & then reveals it Only the selected phases occur The player who best manages his cards phase & bonus selections & card powers to build the greatest space empire wins 30-60 minutes playing time 2-4 players Suitable for ages 12 ...