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02.07: A Natural History of Dragons
2013-01-15 00:37:53| Powells Books Events Calendar
All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, regards Lady Trent as the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day. Marie Brennan's A Natural History of Dragons (Tor) is the story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and bone to satisfy her scientific curiosity and make the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever.
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02.07: Nathanael Johnson
2013-01-15 00:37:53| Powells Books Events Calendar
In this age of climate change, killer germs, and obesity, it's easy to feel as if we've fallen out of synch with the global ecosystem. This ecological anxiety has polarized a new generation of Americans: many are drawn to natural solutions and organic lifestyles, while others rally around high-tech development and industrial efficiencies. In All Natural: A Skeptic's Quest to Discover If the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing, and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier (Rodale), Nathanael Johnson argues that both views, when taken to extremes, can be harmful, even deadly. In this sparklingly intelligent, wry, and scrupulously reported narrative, Johnson teases fact from faith and offers a rousing and original vision for a middle ground between natural and technological solutions.
02.07: First Thursday: George Post
2013-01-15 00:37:52| Powells Books Events Calendar
From the beach in San Francisco to a thriving annual city of 50,000 in the Nevada Desert, Burning Man has become an internationally recognized epicenter for radical self-expression, art, and performance. Every year since 1991, photographer George Post has returned to Black Rock City to document the people, art, fire, and magical desert light that make Burning Man a unique world-class event. With full-color photographs, Dancing with the Playa Messiah: A 21-Year Burning Man Photo Album (Dragon Fotografix) is a kaleidoscopic pictorial history of Post's 21 years of participation at the Burning Man event. Artist reception at 6:30pm, presentation to follow at 7:30pm.
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