This book offers an alternative perspective to the reigning socio-political and economic approaches to evaluating media systems and why and how they function. Peter Gross outlines a cultural model, a "kaleidoscopic cultural prism," for assessing the nature and functioning of these systems. By testing this model in one Eastern European country, Romania, Gross contributes to existing scholarship on media theory, media and transformation, East and Central European media, Romanian media, and E...

Die Lebenserwartung steigt, unsere Gesellschaft wird immer älter. Peter Gross schildert positive Effekte dieser Entwicklung: Für Junge: Verlangsamung als Korrektiv einer beschleunigten Gesellschaft. Für Ältere: Alter als Chance, einen Lebensabschnitt zu gestalten, den Generationen vor uns nicht gestalten konnten – weil sie vorher gestorben sind. Ein Buch, das Lust aufs Altwerden macht und genau hinschaut auf das, was ansteht.

Peter Gross legt einen neuen Text vor, in dem er in essayistischer Form über die Trauer, den Tod und das Weiterleben nach dem Verlust eines geliebten Menschen nachdenkt. Eine bewegende Meditation über die letzten Dinge, die gekonnt zwischen wissenschaftlicher Analyse und autobiografischen Elementen changiert.

Immagina di avere dodici anni e di scoprire improvvisamente di essere la rincarnazione di Gesù Cristo. Puoi trasformare l'acqua in vino, far camminare di nuovo i paralitici e forse anche risuscitare i morti. Che cosa faresti? La tua famiglia come ti tratterebbe? E come ti influenzerebbe sapere che sei destinato a crescere e prendere parte a un conflitto che le persone hanno aspettato per quasi duemila anni? Descritto dalla stampa come “Spider-Man incontra l'Apocalisse” e anche come “Harry ...

L'Anticristo Jodie Christianson è il Presidente degli Stati Uniti e pianifica il collasso dell'economia globale attraverso guerre e pandemie. Lo scopo è realizzare un unico governo mondiale in nome di suo padre Lucifero e la schiavitù digitale di tutta l'umanità. Cristo è tornato reincarnandosi in Catalina, ma che possibilità ha con il mondo intero sordo alla sua parola? Il terzo e conclusivo capitolo di American Jesus firmato dall'eccezionale duo composto da Mark Millar (Civil War, Kick-A...

101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain makes kids into magicians who are always ready with a trick or a gag. The easy-to-follow illustrations make learning magic simple!Who isn't amazed by a perfectly pulled off magic trick? 101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain turns you into the charismatic magician who's always ready with a trick and clever quip. This magic guide is the perfect combination of tricks, jo...

Una immacolata concezione nella New York degli anni Settanta obbliga una giovane coppia a fuggire, lasciandosi tutto alle spalle. In ballo c’è la loro vita, minacciata dalle soverchianti forze del Male che vogliono distruggerli. Un angelo predice un futuro terribile e l’incombente battaglia con l'Anticristo mentre i due ragazzi sono in fuga con la loro sola fede a guidarli. Il secondo capitolo della trilogia di American Jesus – che sta per diventare una serie-evento per Netflix – firmata d...

Naître esclave est un fait. Pas une fatalité.Dans le pays d’Ossaniul, il existe une forteresse aussi démesurée qu’inaccessible : le Haut Palais. En maîtres des lieux, les membres de la noble famille d’Aldercrest y règnent sur une véritable armée d’esclaves. Au plus bas de l’échelle, le jeune Moth effectue les tâches les plus ingrates et a raisonnablement peu d’espoir de vivre longtemps. Jusqu’au jour où il fait la connaissance d’Obsidian, une mystérieuse entité pri...

A look at the new Hollywood by the longtime editor-in-chief of Variety. The ultimate insider follows the winners and losers of Hollywood's 1998 Summer Season.Welcome to Hollywood, where gambling is a way of life -- and the wagers run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. But in the summer of 1998 all bets are off. The man who knows every mover, shaker, and faker explains why no one can explain the surprising season. Peter Bart goes behind the scenes lik...

From creeping capitalism to abortion to government corruption, these three books shed light on controversial topics that are too often left in the dark.Curated by NYU professor Mark Crispin Miller, the Forbidden Bookshelf series resurrects books from America's repressed history. All touching on bold and debated topics, these three books are more relevant today than ever.Friendly Fascism: Bertram Gross, a presidential adviser in the New Deal era, exp...

When movies cost hundreds of millions to make and market, the magnitude of the wagers is astonishing. Vast riches rain down on those who gamble wisely, and careers are made and lost in one weekend. But never is this box office race more feverish than during the summer blockbuster season, when the studios roll out their most expensive, effects-laden pictures in a feverish race to win the box office derby.Peter Bart, editor-in-chief of Variety, brings us a marvelously entertaining be...

The third edition of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66 & GMFM-88) User’s Manual has retained the information contained in the original 2002 and 2013 publications which included the conceptual background to the development of the GMFM, and the administration and scoring guidelines for people to be able to administer this clinical and research assessment tool appropriately. Information is presented on the development and validation of two abbreviated methods of estimating GMFM-66 sco...