Monthly Archive: December, 2011

December 15, 2011

13 Facts About the Greatest Grid: How a Plan from 1811 Allowed New York City to Grow

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011, edited by Hilary Ballon, recounts the history of the planning, implementation, and impact of the grid on New York City. Conceived as a plan that was both logical and a reflection...

December 14, 2011

Dean Starkman on the Limited Vision of News Gurus

Longform recently selected Dean Starkman’s Confidence Game: The Limited Vision of News Gurus, as one of the best articles for 2011 in media. Starkman’s article, which was published in the Columbia Journalism Review, and is now available as a digital...

December 14, 2011

Images from The Greatest Grid: Scenes of New York City Before and After the Grid

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011, edited by Hilary Ballon, contains a variety of different images and artifacts that offer a visual history of how the city changed as the grid evolved. Below are some images from...

December 14, 2011

Michael Mann — A Look Into Our Climate: Past To Present To Future

The following video features Michael Mann, author of the forthcoming The Hockey Stick: Dispatches from the Front Lines. In the talk given at a TEDx event, Mann explains the scientific data pointing to global warming.

December 13, 2011

Hilary Ballon on the History and Impact of New York City's Grid

Our featured book of the week is The Greatest Grid: Manhattan’s Master Plan, 1811-2011, edited by Hilary Ballon. (The book makes an excellent gift and is part of our special 40% off holiday sale). The following is an excerpt from...

December 13, 2011

New Book Tuesday: Islam Through Western Eyes, The Greatest Grid, and Other New Titles

Islam Through Western Eyes: From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism Jonathan Lyons The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011 Edited by Hilary Ballon The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy: Négritude, Vitalism, and Modernity Donna Jones Intermittency:...

December 12, 2011

The Greatest Grid: Hilary Ballon and Jon Meacham on the History of Manhattan's Grid

We are very excited to be publishing The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011, edited by Hilary Ballon, which accompanies an exhibit of the same name at the Museum of the City of New York. In the following...

December 9, 2011

Neurogastronomy: Aging, Flavor, and Taste

We conclude our week-long feature on Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, by Gordon Shepherd fittingly enough with an excerpt from the final chapter. In the chapter, “Why Flavor Matters,” Shepherd discusses how perceptions of flavor...

December 8, 2011

Interview with John T. E. Richardson, author of Howard Andrew Knox: Pioneer Intelligence Testing at Ellis Island

The following is an interview with John T. E. Richardson, author of Howard Andrew Knox: Pioneer of Intelligence Testing at Ellis Island Question: Who is the subject of your book? John T.E. Richardson: Howard Andrew Knox was one of the...

December 8, 2011

Neurogastronomy: Language and Flavor

One of the facets of the brain and food that Gordon Shepherd links in Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters is the role of language. Below is an excerpt from the book on this subject. (For...

December 7, 2011

How Neurogastronomy Can Fight Obesity and Fast-Food Cravings

Gordon Shepherd, author of Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, recently talked with The Chronicle of Higher Education about his book. In the article Shepherd discusses the science behind neurogastronomy and the ways in which we...

December 7, 2011

MLA Award Winners: Donna Jones and Michael K. Bourdaghs

We were very excited to learn that two of our authors will be receiving awards at this year’s Modern Language Association’s annual conference. And the winners are: Donna V. Jones for her book The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy: Négritude,...