J. C. Brown Livres

Each year in Venice the weeks preceeding the privations of Lent are forgotten in the exuberant release of carnival. The dissolute behaviour of its citizens in the 18th century reached such depths that the use of masks was banned, but revived in the 1970s it has since become the prevailing image of Carnevale. In this elegantly- designed book the reader is offered a concise introduction to the history of the carnival and mask-wearing, illustrated by J.C. Brown's moody and evocative photos of Venetian masks and the beautiful city.

The book details the collaborative research journey of Dr. Raymond Pederson, Dr. Jill Dryburgh, and the author, beginning in 1968, to isolate an inhibitory material for acid secretion linked to cholecystokinin-pancreozymin preparations. With the support of notable scientists at the Karolinska Institute, they rapidly advanced the purification process. The narrative highlights key interactions, including a pivotal conversation with Dr. John Dupre regarding GIP's potential role as an insulinotropic hormone, which later proved significant in understanding its function in humans.

Zen pro kočky potěší všechny ty, kteří přežili přísný vztah mistr-žák, jímž kočky vedou nás, lidi, k Pravdě. Více jak sedmdesát perokreseb zachycuje podstatu koček v kontemplaci, osvětluje tři sloupy Za-zenu, Za-svačiny, Za-zdřímnutí a odhalí tajná esoterická umění znamení v krabici s pískem. Ať jste hostem či pánem lstivého následovníka Stezky, zjistíte, že Zen pro kočky je transcendentní.