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Bollati Boringhieri editore S.r.l. a socio unico
Our publishing company was founded in 1957 by Paolo Boringhieri focusing on science, mythology and ethnology. In 1987 Giulio Bollati joined the company, taking with him his expertise in history, philosophy , and literary fiction.Since then , the two souls of the publisher scientific studies and humanities have followed intertwined paths. In 2009 Bollati Boringhieri was a cquired by Gruppo editoriale Mauri Spagnol (GeMS) a group including 11 publishing companiesand 20 imprints. On the non fiction side, we are strongly interested in every project that shows human comprehensive history. Gems of our list include, among others Edmund de Waal , Jim Al Khalili, Nick Bostrom, Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry,Jonathan Gottschall , Frank Close, Max Tegmark.
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May 2007Die Gabe der Seele
Geschichte eines Kindsmords
by Adriano Prosperi, Joachim Schulte
Bologna, 5. Dezember 1709: Lucia Cremonini bringt in den frühen Morgenstunden ein Kind zur Welt, das kurz nach der Geburt unter zunächst ungeklärten Umständen stirbt. Die Behörden beginnen zu ermitteln, der Verdacht auf Kindsmord bestätigt sich. Ein typischer Justizfall der frühen Neuzeit nimmt seinen Lauf. Adriano Prosperi rekonstruiert anhand der originalen Prozeßakten den Fall der Lucia Cremonini als das Drama einer unverheirateten jungen Frau am Rande der Gesellschaft. Aber es geht in diesem spannenden Buch nicht nur um ein individuelles Schicksal, sondern auch um die Frage, wie sich der Umgang mit dem Delikt des Kindsmordes und seine Bewertung durch Juristen, Theologen und Mediziner im Laufe der Zeit verändert haben. Denn während in der Antike Kindstötung und Abtreibung als Instrument zur Bevölkerungsregulierung akzeptiert waren und noch im Mittelalter als läßliche Sünde behandelt wurden, kam es im 17. Jahrhundert zu einem Einstellungswandel, der bis heute fortwirkt. Von nun an, so Prosperi, geriet die Furcht vor dem Kindsmord zur Obsession, Abtreibung und Kindstötung wurden zunehmend genauer definiert und das ungeborene und neugeborene Leben zu einer Sache staatlicher Kontrolle. Mit detektivischem Spürsinn und großer erzählerischer Kraft erschließt Prosperi ein bisher kaum beachtetes Kapitel europäischer Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte. Er läßt uns an der Entwicklung eines Diskurses teilhaben, der bis heute von ungebrochener Aktualität ist und dessen zentrale Frage nach wie vor lautet: Wie definiert die westliche Tradition den Beginn des Lebens?
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2022Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 98/2
by Stephen Mossman, Cordelia Warr
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. The editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and welcome discussion of in-progress projects.
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Literature & Literary StudiesDecember 2023Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 99/2
by Stephen Mossman, Cordelia Warr
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. The editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and welcome discussion of in-progress projects.
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July 2016Von Bologna über Brüssel nach Lissabon.
Der Weg des Rechts in dem sich integrierenden Europa.
by Schambeck, Herbert
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August 2005Geschichte meines Lebens
Mozarts Librettist erinnert sich
by Lorenzo Ponte, Charlotte Birnbaum, Charlotte Birnbaum, Jörg Krämer
Lorenzo Da Pontes Leben verlief wahrlich nicht geradlinig. Aus einfachen Verhältnissen stammend, führte ihn sein Weg über die Priesterweihe und Tätigkeit als Literaturprofessor bis in die Neue Welt, wo er die Oper populär machte.Er traf auf berühmte Zeitgenossen wie Casanova, Salieri oder Cagliostro, die er in seinen Memoiren treffend porträtiert, und natürlich auf Mozart. Für ihn schrieb er drei Libretti, durch die sie beide unsterblich wurden: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787) und Così fan tutte (1790).
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October 1994
Die Bibliothek von Pila
by Iso Camartin
Iso Camartin, geboren 1944 in Chur (Schweiz), studierte Philosophie und Romanistik in München, Regensburg und Bologna. Er war nach seiner Dissertation als Lektor, Publizist und Leiter der Kulturabteilung des Schweizer Fernsehens DRS tätig. Darüber hinaus war er Lehrbeauftragter an verschiedenen Universitäten. Iso Camartin lebt in Zürich.
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April 2019Wir heimatlosen Weltbürger
by Lorenzo Marsili, Niccolò Milanese, Yasemin Dincer
»Milanese und Marsili haben ihren Finger am Puls Europas. Pflichtlektüre für alle, die von einem anderen, demokratischen und sozialen Europa träumen.« Ulrike Guérot Europa gleicht einem Kontinent, der sich selbst zerreißt. Nach zehn Jahren der Krise durchziehen vielfältige Brüche und Konflikte die EU: Norden gegen Süden, Osten gegen Westen, Bürger gegen Institutionen. Zugleich hat diese Dekade jedoch gezeigt, was Europäerinnen und soziale Bewegungen erreichen können, wenn sie über Grenzen hinweg zusammenarbeiten. Lorenzo Marsili und Niccolò Milanese stellen Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten vor, in deren Handeln Alternativen zum Status quo aufscheinen. Sie analysieren, wie Neoliberalismus und Globalisierung die Menschen zu ohnmächtigen Bürgern machen, in denen das Gefühl wächst, nirgendwo mehr zuhause zu sein, und die sich daher verstärkt nationalistischen Positionen zuwenden. Nur eine transnationale Partei, so die Autoren in ihrem Manifest, kann diese Zwickmühle auflösen und das utopische Potenzial Europas einlösen.
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February 1998
Mit Rilke durch die Provence
by Rainer Maria Rilke, Irina Frowen, Constantin Beyer
»Das Schönste bei weitem war die Provence, das müßten Sie einmal tun«, schrieb Rainer Maria Rilke 1911 über eine Reise von Paris nach Bologna, die ihm auch eine Wiederbegegnung mit der von ihm lebenslang geliebten Landschaft Südfrankreichs beschert hatte. Noch kurz vor seinem Tod hoffte er, hier einmal seinen endgültigen Wohnsitz nehmen zu können.
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March 1995Licht am Ende des Tunnels
Roman. Aus dem Italienischen von Arianna Giachi
by Guido Morselli
Guido Morselli, geboren 1912 in Bologna, aufgewachsen in Mailand, war der Sohn eines wohlhabenden Unternehmers und promovierter Jurist. Er schrieb zahlreiche Romane und Essays, keiner davon wurde je von einem Verlag zur Publikation angenommen. 1973 nahm er sich, kurz nach der Niederschrift von Dissipatio, das Leben, ein Jahr später begann der renommierte Verlag Adelphi Morsellis Gesamtwerk zu publizieren.
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Children's & YA2018Ace
by Payam Ebrahimi
For many generations, everyone in Abtin’s family was a champion of one sports or another. But he has no resemblance to the rest of his family. He was neither an athlete, nor even liked to be one. His family was totally disappointed with him, especially his dad. He tried very hard to turn his son into a champion, but Abtin has his own way to make the family proud! AWARDS & RECOGNITION: Biennial of Illustration Bratislava Bologna Children's Book Fair Sharjah Children’s Illustration Exhibition Image of the Books Winner, Russia 2019
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May 2022Feline Reproduction
by Aime Johnson, Michelle Kutzler
Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world, and as homes become smaller, and single-person households become more common, it is predicted that the numbers being bred and kept will only grow. In Feline Reproduction, the global author team cover all aspects of reproduction in the queen and the tom. Beginning with basic anatomy and normal reproduction, it goes on to cover practical knowledge about pregnancy, neonatal care, breeding soundness exams, and semen cryopreservation. It also includes an overview of factors, diseases, and abnormal conditions affecting reproduction, such as infertility, causes of abortion and contraception. Covering both pet patients and nondomestic species, this book provides a thorough grounding in feline reproduction for the general veterinary practitioner, veterinary student, animal scientist, and experienced cat breeder.
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Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)2017I See That
by Art studio Agrafka
This is an educational picture book about sight from the creative studio Agrafka. It is about both things we can see with our own eyes and the mysterious, invisible to the human eye. This book is also about microscopes and telescopes that help us see incredibly small or extremely distant things. It explains that for better eyesight some people need glasses, while those who can’t see at all need a special system and symbols. By reading this book, you will learn how birds and animals see the world, how artists create optical illusions, and about the many millions of hues the human eye can perceive. I See That won the 2018 Bologna Ragazzi Award, the most prestigious award in children’s literature, in the award’s non-fiction category. I See That has been awarded with a Bronze Medal Stiftung Buchkunst in 2019.
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The ArtsSeptember 2016Marcantonio Raimondi, Raphael and the image multiplied
by Edward H. Wouk, Leslie A. Geddes, Jun Nakamura, Lisa Pon, David Morris, Edward H. Wouk, Henri Zerner, Tatiana Bissolati, Guido Rebecchini, Kathleen Christian, Paul Joannides, Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings, Beverly Louise Brown, Patricia Emison, Catherine Jenkins, Madeleine Viljoen, Sarah Vowles, Jamie Gabbarelli, Peter Black, Barbara Furlotti, Steven Milner, Jenny Spinks, Rheagan E. Martin, Sophie Gordon Cumming, Imogen Harley, Jemima Rose, Heather Garner, Max Weaver, Albert Lindsell, Peter Hayes, Monique Nievas, Holly Smallbone, James Wildgoose
Best known for his partnership with Raphael, the engraver Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-c. 1534) enabled Renaissance artists to disseminate their designs in print, advancing a revolution in visual communication that still reverberates in our own information age. Yet Marcantonio did more than render compositions by famous artists in the novel medium of engraving. The entries and essays in this catalogue, written by a group of international scholars and published to accompany the first exhibition of Marcantonio's work in over three decades, reveal the diversity of Marcantonio's oeuvre and the scope of his innovation as the leading printmaker of the Italian Renaissance. In-depth studies of Marcantonio's engravings expand our knowledge of his collaboration with Raphael, while also probing Marcantonio's creative response to the dynamic humanist culture in his native Bologna and later in Venice and Rome. Contributions also examine engravings by Marcantonio's 'followers' and consider the importance of his work to the history of print collecting.
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The Power of Knowledge
The Israeli Science Corps
by Uriel Bachrach
Uriel Bachrach was born in Germany in 1926 and immigrated to Palestine in 1933. In 1945 he began studying chemistry at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. At the end of 1947, future Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion realized that once British forces left Palestine in May 1948, seven Arab countries would attack the newly formed Jewish state that at that time was home to only 600,000 people—including women, children, and the elderly, many of them Holocaust survivors. The State had only 10,000 rifles and 3,800 pistols, no anti-tank weapons, and no artillery. Weapons could not be purchased from other countries due to an embargo, so Ben-Gurion decided to produce weapons locally. On February 2, 1948, Bachrach was summoned to a secret meeting where he and twenty chemistry and physics students were told to save the nation. For three weeks they studied the secrets of explosives, incendiaries, gas, and smoke. Gradually more young scientists joined the group and on March 17, 1948, an IDF Science Corps named HEMED was formed. In 1949, Bachrach returned to The Hebrew University and became the chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology. He has been a visiting professor at various American and European universities and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Bologna in Italy. The Hebrew version of this book was published in 2009 and the author received a special prize for the State of Israel from President Shimon Peres. Uriel Bachrach continues to lecture in various forums about this unique chapter in Israel's history. An English-language eBook edition was published in early 2016 by Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc., CA. 256 pages, 15X22.5 cm
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The Power of Knowledge: The History of HEMED
by Prof. Uriel Bachrach
The Power of Knowledge: The History of HEMED How Israel's Science Corps was establishedby Prof. Uriel Bachrach Uriel Bachrach was born in Germany in 1926 and immigrated to Palestine in 1933. In 1945 he began studying chemistry at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. At the end of 1947, future Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion realized that once British forces left Palestine in May 1948, seven Arab countries would attack the newly formed Jewish state that at that time was home to only 600,000 people—including women, children, and the elderly, many of them Holocaust survivors. The State had only 10,000 rifles and 3,800 pistols, no anti-tank weapons, and no artillery. Weapons could not be purchased from other countries due to an embargo, so Ben-Gurion decided to produce weapons locally. On February 2, 1948, Bachrach was summoned to a secret meeting where he and twenty chemistry and physics students were told to save the nation. For three weeks they studied the secrets of explosives, incendiaries, gas, and smoke. Gradually more young scientists joined the group and on March 17, 1948, an IDF Science Corps named HEMED was formed. In 1949, Bachrach returned to The Hebrew University and became the chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology. He has been a visiting professor at various American and European universities and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Bologna in Italy. The Hebrew version of this book was published in 2009 and the author received a special prize for the State of Israel from President Shimon Peres. Uriel Bachrach continues to lecture in various forums about this unique chapter in Israel's history. An English-language eBook edition was published in early 2016 by Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc., CA. 256 pages, 15X22.5 cm
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Children's & YASiberian haiku
by Jurga Vile, Lina Itagaki
This graphic novel tells a story of a Lithuanian boy Algiukas, who in 1941 together with his family was deported to Siberia. His aunt Petronella brings along a book of the Japanese haiku poems. In exile, she inspires the deportees not to succumb to the despair and to see the beautiful side of life. AWARDS Main Prize in Book Art Contest 2017 Best Book of the Year by IBBY Lithuania 2017 Best Illustrations for a Children’s Book by IBBY Lithuania 2017 White Raven 2017 The Aloysius Petrikas Literary Prize for Children’s Book of the Year 2018 Children’s Book of the Year 2018 (Lithuania) IBBY Honor List 2020 Nomination at the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2020 Selection for Children’s Book Jury in Latvia 2020 International Jānis Baltvilks Award in Latvia 2020 Nomination for Bologna Ragazzi Award 2020 in Italia Latvian edition of “Sibīrijas haiku” was included in the Latvian PEN list of the most important books published in Latvia in 2020 Nomination at the International Book Contest “Reading St. Petersburg,” 2021 (Russia) Nomination for Latvian Literature Prize 2020 Nomination for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2021 in the young adult book category
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April 2021RNAi for Plant Improvement and Protection
by Bruno Mezzetti, Jeremy Sweet, Lorenzo Burgos
RNA interference (RNAi) has the potential to make major contributions towards sustainable crop production and protection with minimal environmental impacts compared to other technologies. RNAi is being developed and exploited both within plants (i.e. host-induced gene silencing, HIGS) and/or as topical applications (e.g. spray-induced gene silencing, SIGS) for targeting pest and pathogen genes and for manipulating endogenous gene expression in plants. Chapters by international experts review current knowledge on RNAi, methods for developing RNAi systems in GM plants and applications for crop improvement, crop production and crop protection. Chapters examine both endogenous systems in GM plants and exogenous systems where interfering RNAs are applied to target plants, pests and pathogens. The biosafety of these different systems is examined and methods for risk assessment for food, feed and environmental safety are discussed. Finally, aspects of the regulation of technologies exploiting RNAi and the socio-economic impacts of RNAi technologies are discussed. Chapter 1: Introduction to RNAi in Plant Production and Protection. Bruno Mezzetti, Jeremy Sweet and Lorenzo Burgos Chapter 2: Gene silencing to induce pathogen-derived resistance in plants. Zhen Liao, Elena Zuriaga, Ángela Polo and Maria L. Badenes Chapter 3: Exogenous application of small RNAs as a tool for gene function discovering. Barbara Molesini and Tiziana Pandolfini Chapter 4: The “Trojan Horse” approach for successful RNA interference in inscects. Dimitrios Kontogiannatos, Anna Kolliopoulou and Luc Swevers. Chapter 5: Biogenesis and functional RNAi in fruit-trees. Michel Ravelonandro and Pascal Briard Chapter 6: Gene silencing or gene editing: the pros and cons. Huw D Jones Chapter 7: Application of RNAi technology in Forest Trees. Matthias Fladung, Hely Haggman and S. Sutela Chapter 8: Host-induced gene silencing and spray-induced gene silencing for crop protection against viruses. Angela Ricci, Silvia Sabbadini, Laura Miozzi, Bruno Mezzetti and Emanuela Noris. Chapter 9: Small talk and large impact: the importance of small RNA molecules in the fight of plant diseases. Kristian Persson Hodén and Christina Dixelius Chapter 10: dsRNA stability during external applications – an overview. Ivelin Pantchev, Goritsa Rakleova and Atanas Atanassov Chapter 11: Boosting dsRNA delivery in plant and insect cells with peptide- and polymer-based carriers: cases-based current status and future perspectives. Kristof de Schutter, Olivier Christiaens, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning and Guy Smagghe Chapter 12: Environmental safety assessment of RNAi plants for pest control. Salvatore Arpaia, Olivier Christiaens, Paul Henning Krogh, Kimberly Parker and Jeremy Sweet Chapter 13: Food and feed safety assessment of RNAi plants and products. Hanspeter Naegeli, Gijs Kleter and Antje Dietz-Pfeilstetter Chapter 14: Regulatory aspects of RNAi in plant production. Werner Schenkel and Achim Gathmann Chapter 15: The Economics of RNAi technology in plant breeding: from the innovation landscape to consumer acceptance. Dario Frisio and Vera Ventura Chapter 16: Communication challenges of RNAi and selected communication messages from iPLANTA for dissemination. Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg
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Wissen ist Macht: Die Geschichte von HEMED
by Prof. Uriel Bachrach
Wissen ist Macht: Die Geschichte von HEMED Wie das israelische Wissenschaftskorps gegründet wurde von Prof. Uriel Bachrach Uriel Bachrach wurde 1926 in Deutschland geboren und wanderte 1933 nach Palästina aus. 1945 begann er ein Chemiestudium an der Hebräischen Universität in Jerusalem. Ende 1947 erkannte der zukünftige israelische Ministerpräsident David Ben-Gurion, dass sobald die britischen Streitkräfte im Mai 1948 Palästina verließen sieben arabische Länder den neu gebildeten jüdischen Staat angreifen würden, in dem zu diesem Zeitpunkt nur 600.000 Menschen lebten – einschließlich Frauen und Kindern und älteren Menschen, darunter viele Überlebende des Holocaust. Der Staat hatte nur 10.000 Gewehre und 3.800 Pistolen, keine Panzerabwehrwaffen und keine Artillerie. Waffen konnten aufgrund eines Embargos nicht aus dem Ausland gekauft werden, daher beschloss Ben-Gurion, Waffen vor Ort zu produzieren. Am 2. Februar 1948 wurde Bachrach zu einem geheimen Treffen einberufen, bei dem er und zwanzig Chemie- und Physikstudenten aufgefordert wurden, die Nation zu retten. Drei Wochen lang drangen sie in die Geheimnisse von Sprengstoff, Brand, Gas und Rauch ein. Allmählich schlossen sich mehr junge Wissenschaftler der Gruppe an und am 17. März 1948 wurde ein IDF-Wissenschaftskorps namens HEMED gegründet. 1949 kehrte Bachrach an die Hebräische Universität zurück und wurde Vorsitzender der Abteilung für Molekularbiologie. Er war Gastprofessor an verschiedenen amerikanischen und europäischen Universitäten und wurde von der Universität Bologna mit der Ehrendoktorwürde ausgezeichnet. Die hebräische Version dieses Buches wurde 2009 veröffentlicht und der Autor erhielt von Präsident Shimon Peres einen Sonderpreis für den Staat Israel. Uriel Bachrach hält in verschiedenen Foren Vorträge über dieses einzigartige Kapitel in der Geschichte Israels. Eine englischsprachige nordamerikanische Ausgabe wurde Anfang 2016 von Samuel Wachtmans Sons, Inc., CA, veröffentlicht. 256 Seiten, 15 x 22,5 cm.
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