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The Perfection of Nature
Language: en
Pages: 370
Authors: Mackenzie Cooley
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-10-26 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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A deep history of how Renaissance Italy and the Spanish empire were shaped by a lingering fascination with breeding. The Renaissance is celebrated for the belie
The Perfection of Nature
Language: en
Pages: 370
Authors: Mackenzie Cooley
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-10-26 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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"The Renaissance is celebrated for the belief that individuals could fashion themselves to greatness, but, as Mackenzie Cooley uncovers in this timely book, the
Natural Perfection
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Lonchen Rabjam
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-25 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Dzogchen, or the "Great Perfection," is considered by many to be the apex of Tibetan Buddhism, and Longchen Rabjam is the most celebrated of all the saints of t
The Pursuit of Perfection
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: Sheila Rothman
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-06 - Publisher: Vintage

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What does it mean to live in a time when medical science can not only cure the human body but also reshape it? How should we as individuals and as a society res
Nature's Perfect Food
Language: en
Pages: 323
Authors: E. Melanie Dupuis
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-02 - Publisher: NYU Press

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The story of how Americans came to drink milk For over a century, America's nutrition authorities have heralded milk as "nature's perfect food," as "indispensab
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