Category: Book of the Week

Q: What does the concept of aesthetic nervousness refer to?nnAto Quayson: Aesthetic nervousness becomes apparent when disability short-circuits the dominant rules of representation within the literary text. The primary level in which it may be discerned is in the interaction...

n n n n nnThough the history of the German railway system is often associated with the transportation of Jews to labor and death camps, In Mobile Modernity Todd Presner looks instead to the completion of the first German railway...

The following is an interview with Leslie Pratch, author of Looks Good on Paper: Using In-Depth Personality Assessment to Predict Leadership PerformancennQ: How did you first become involved in the role you play for companies now—evaluating candidates for leadership positions?nnA: I have been...

n n n n nnQ: You’ve written numerous books on coastal hazards and how we should respond to them. Why did you want to write this book about the abuse of mathematic models?nnOrrin H. Pilkey and Linda Pilkey-Jarvis: For more...

The following is an interview with Claude Piantadosi, author of Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Explorationnn“As a lifelong investigator, I have a deep belief that maintaining our research leadership in all facets of science is...

The following is an interview with Stephen Phillips, author of Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and PhilosophynnQuestion: How does traditional yoga philosophy relate to current yoga practice?nnStephen Phillips: Traditional Yoga Shastra is not just a collection of “how-to”...

AMI PEDAHZUR AND ARIE PERLIGER DISCUSS JEWISH TERRORISM IN ISRAEL nThe following is an interview with Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger, authors of Jewish Terrorism in Israel.nnQ:  What led you to this topic?nnAmi Pedahzur:  We have both studied political extremism...