“…Through masterfully written narrative and stunning imagery, you'll watch human brains healing, growing, and adapting... gain powerful new insights into the interplay between environment and genetics... begin understanding how people can influence their own intellectual abilities and emotional makeup... and join scientists in tantalizing discoveries about everything from coma to PTSD and Alzheimer’s. …”

“…At the same time, it is true that no other topic than climate change has been so politically charged, with one side dominating the scientific narration and branding anyone opposing the mainstream as a “climate change denier,” and the other standing in staunch defiance that climate change exists. …”

“…An optimistic antidote for pessimism and fear, this book: Helps to restore and reinforce our faith in the future Documents and explains how global changes impact our present and influence our future Discusses the costs and unforeseen consequences of some of the changes occurring in the modern world Offers engaging narrative, accurate data and research, and an in-depth look at the best books on the topic by leading thinkers Traces the history of economic progress and explores its consequences for human life around the world Fewer, Richer, Greener: Prospects for Humanity in an Age of Abundance is a must-read for anyone who wishes to regain hope for the present and wants to build a better future…”

“…Combining the precision and scientific curiosity of Kim Stanley Robinson with Lorrie Moore's cool, clear love of language and narrative intricacy, this award-winning collection offers readers the dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar. …”

“…Which are the principles of cultural order depicted by this desire commonly termed cyberspace? In offering novel narratives of modern architecture the author explains how the digital age couples notions of knowledge, life and future with long-known dimensions of architectonic space. …”

“…Danto recovers the neglected history of Freud and other analysts' intense social activism and their commitment to treating the poor and working classes. Danto's narrative begins in the years following the end of World War I and the fall of the Habsburg Empire. …”

“…With its emphasis on law and drawing on legal scholarship, the book adds a new dimension to the existing accounts on welfare state building, which, so far, are dominated by European narratives and by scholars with a background in sociology, political science, and development studies. …”

“…The initial series used already available conventions, visual resources and narrative tropes typical of anime in general and the mecha (or giant-robot) genre in particular, but at the same time it subverted and reinterpreted them in a highly innovative and as such standard-setting way.…”

“…In its real essence, this book is an authentic collection of research papers, short stories, anecdotes, memories and reminiscences; of aloha (love, compassion, kindness) and mahalo (thanks, respect, and praise); of longing and search for legacy by diasporic elders, immigrants, settlers, American citizens, hyphenated Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders; by grandparents and grandchildren of diverse and multiple ethnicities, cultures, and races who have struggled hard through many decades to make Hawai'i their permanent and beloved home and place, or long-term residence to live and raise their families. The set of self-narratives in this book may have significant implications for understanding the process of aging in the State of Hawai'i; for social aging is both an individual and a social process in the sense that an individual's biography is intimately related to her/his society's biography. …”

“…By focusing on ballast flora, Alves invites us to de-border postcolonial historical narratives and consider a "borderless history." The first monograph of Alves's historic project, Seeds of Change is edited by Carin Kuoni and Wilma Lukatsch and features essays by the artist as well as Katayoun Chamany, Seth Denizen, Jean Fisher, Yrjö Haila, Richard William Hill, Heli M. …”

“…<strong>Praise for The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 3 </strong> 'This book tells a story of human cooperation. It is not the narrative you'll find in books teaching you how to solve problems. …”

“…Anna Dolfi started from questions like these in devising a book of great novelty and suggestion which, between nocturnes and music, wonders how literature, painting, cinema, opera, popular traditions and songs have narrated about blindness and vision, obsession and fear, or said nights were "tender", desperate, sublime, mysterious and mystical, told about nights of 'sickness', of repairing nights, white nights and sleepless nights, when the attempt is to resist while creating in order to challenge the breaking of dawn. …”

“…The second section, on technical and scientific developments, presents the numerical processing of signals (Rocca), illustrating the genesis and metamorphosis of transmission (Pupolin, Benedetto, Mengali, Someda, Vannucchi), network packets (Marsan, Guadagni, Lenzini), photonics in telecommunications (Prati) and addresses the issue of research within the institutions (Fedi-Morello), dwelling in particular on the CSELT (Mossotto). …”

“…Les aspirations artistiques et politiques se rejoignirent dans la recherche d’une peinture capable de transposer des histoires à narration complexe. Or, en France, un tel genre restait à élaborer et c’est la politique qui en fut à l’origine. …”

“…Jura Shikin, IVI Technologies NARRATED BY LISA FARINA AND DIANA GARDINER…”

“…Tanya Wilke, Sanlam NARRATED BY DEREK DYSART…”

“…Rob Pacheco, Synopsys NARRATED BY SARAH DAWE AND LOU FERNANDEZ…”

“…Tommaso Teofili, Adobe Systems NARRATED BY MARK THOMAS…”

“…Potito Coluccelli, Bizmatica Econocom NARRATED BY AIDEN HUMPHREYS AND LOU FERNANDEZ…”

“…Il fascismo in mostra, i monumenti, la satira, i sistemi comunicativi di massa e l'immaginario che tutte queste diverse strutture narrative contribuiscono a creare sono alcuni degli ambiti di ricerca che costituiscono la proposta della sezione Narrazioni. …”