Tra 'Presente passato e futuro' piccoli e grandi esseri viventi insolitamente 'accompagnati' da personaggi di encomiabile cultura, si confrontano su talune significative tematiche: la salvaguardia dell'ecosistema, le scienze naturali e biologiche, la violenza, l'amicizia, la storia, la famiglia, il lavoro, gli idiomi e le loro forme dialettali. Un libro per grandi e 'piccini' arricchito da originali illustrazioni a colori capaci di catapultarvi in un mondo fantasioso. Un viaggio nella memoria, attraverso la storia dell'uomo per indurci a riflettere su tutto ciò che ci riguarda da vicino.

Rock n' roll legend Alice Cooper has never been a stranger to the mystic and the macabre. His stage shows were the stuff of legend, featuring snakes and pyrotechnics, the invocation of dark themes and darker forces. But while he was a legend in the waking world, few knew his service as "The Lord of Nightmares" beyond it, where he watched over us while we dreamed, and delivered horrors unto the deserving. Only someone took it all away from him, cast him out of his realm, and locked him away. No longer enslaved to the Clan Black, Alice Cooper will reclaim his dark throne at all costs. All hail the Godfather of Shock Rock! Collects the complete Alice Cooper comic book series issues #1-6.

Questo volume monografico costituisce il premio ricevuto dall'artista contemporaneo Luigi Presicce in occasione della mostra Talenti Emergenti 2011 (Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze, 19 febbraio-1 maggio 2011). La pubblicazione presenta due interventi critici a firma di Franziska Nori e Barbara Gordon, insieme a una selezione di lavori, realizzati dall'artista senza altre collaborazioni, dal 2009 al 2012 e scelti dall'artista stesso in base alla qualità della documentazione prodotta. Per ogni opera una breve scheda riassume le principali informazioni tecniche e suggerisce alcuni dei diversi riferimenti iconografici, bibliografici o semplicemente di analogia visiva, spesso anche riprodotti come immagini a sé stanti da accostare o giustapporre alla documentazione fotografica delle performance stesse.

Our knowledge of cerebellar functions and cerebellar disorders, called ataxias, is increasing considerably. Studies of the cerebellum are now a central focus in neuroscience. During the last four decades, many laboratories worldwide have dedicated their research activities to understanding the roles of the cerebellum in motor control, cognitive processes and biology of mental processes, behavioral symptoms, and emotion. It is now accepted that the cerebellum acts as a cognitive operator in learning, perception, and attention. Moreover, major improvements in our assessment of in vivo cerebellar architecture using imaging techniques have occurred. A typical example is the accurate description of cerebellar anatomy during fetal development with MRI, a progress which has direct impacts on patient care. These advances have been associated with discoveries of new clinical disorders, in particular in the field of genetic ataxias. More than 20 new genes have been identified these last 10 years. Only for dominant ataxias, more than 30 diseases have now been unravelled. The number of ataxic disorders will increase with aging, the cerebellum being the structure of the brain with the most important loss of neurons with age. More than 300 different cerebellar disorders are encountered during daily practice, but we are missing a single source of information explaining their pathogenesis. Despite the immense amount of knowledge acquired about the cerebellar circuitry these last years, a large book covering the neuroscience of the cerebellum is missing. The goal of this endeavour is to bring up to date information relevant for basic science and also for clinical activities. To reach this goal, the most renowned authors will be gathered in a unique and in-depth book with a format of a handbook. We will emphasize the connections between molecular findings, imaging features, behavioural/neuropsychological aspects, and clinical implications.

Eight scholars explore the roles that Japanese schools play in the broader social and cultural context of Japan's response to global change. Chapters are grouped in sections on policy and national reform, educational inequalities and marginalized groups, and forces affecting the future of Japanese education. Some specific topics examined include teacher perspectives on the college entrance examination, and the education of minorities such as Burakumin and Zainichi Koreans. Material originated as papers presented at an April 2006 symposium held at the University of California-Berkeley. The papers have been revised based on discussions at the symposium and on commentary from the invited audience of scholars; they have also been updated to reflect the latest educational policy issues. Gordon is professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)