Patricia Cohen’s “In Our Prime: The Invention Of Middle Age” (Huffington post)
Lecture 1 | Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics (Stanford)
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Cuisinart GR-4N 5-in-1 Griddler $185.00 The Cuisinart(tm) Griddler makes “multifunctional” an understatement! Make perfect panini… plus! With four separate cooking options, it can handle everything from pancakes to sausages to grilled cheese to steaks, hamburgers and panini. It helps you prepare more servings of more kinds of food in less time, so you can cook for a crowd — no one has to wait!Simply change the cooking plates and adju… |
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Cuisinart Elite Collection Food Processor $500.00 All-inclusive food processor from Cuisinart surpasses all other brands with the speed, multiple-performance and precision that has made Cuisinart the internationally-acclaimed brand of choice for gourmet chefs. Powerful 1,000 watt motor starts with touchpad control operation. Pulses or kneads dough with a simple press of a button. Two interchangeable discs, plus two interchangeable blades, let you… |
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Zyliss All Cheese Grater, Fine and Coarse Drum Set, White $13.50 Winner of the RedDot design award in 2005, this Zyliss rotary grater set makes traditional stand-up models look like relics. Two interchangeable rotary drums with large, clog-free barrels click in and out of the white plastic housing to transition easily between fine and coarse grating. The large handle flips open to store the uncut cheese and features a non-slip thumb rest for a safe, secure hold… |
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Heavier Things $4.26 John Mayer’s big-label debut was a multiplatinum breakthrough success whose sensual anthem “Your Body Is a Wonderland” scored him an unlikely Grammy for Best Pop Vocal. That out-of-the-box succes–and more than a few critics grousing that Mayer’s muse was cloned from Dave Matthews–primed him for the typical sophomore slump. Instead, Mayer delivers an album whose tone and title suggests a gentle, … |
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet: Music From The Motion Picture (1996 Version) [Enhanced CD] $4.07 Like the movie itself, the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack is filled with emotional twists; from the hardness of Garbage’s “#1 Crush” and the Butthole Surfers’ “Whatever” to Stina Nordenstam’s endearing, whispery “Little Star” the journey is all over the map. Within the CD-enhanced grooves, however, moments of absolute brilliance flow; Des’ree’s “Kissing You (Love Theme from Romeo + Juliet)” is perhaps … |
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The Complex $4.49 Take equal measures of Gallagher and Kraftwerk, mix in a 15-year supply of blue body paint and shake with a double-shot of modern marketing savvy and you might have something akin to Blue Man Group. This ambitious second album by New York performance artists cum entrepreneurs Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink expands their central artistic contradiction–mainstreaming the alternative–wit… |
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Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age (The Great Courses-The Teaching Company) by Thomas Childers [12 VHS Set] $59.99 Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age (48 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Course No. 820 Taught by Thomas Childers Three lifetimes ago, Europe was a farming society ruled by families of monarchs. Modern European history began with two seismic tremors-capitalism and democracy-that shattered Europe’s foundations: * In the decades a… |
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Great Courses Physics Part 1 Modern Physics for Non-scientists Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution $22.99 … |
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The Birth of the Modern Mind: An INtellectual History of the 17th and 18th Century, Parts 1 and 2 (The Great Courses) 24 lectures on 12 cassettes, housed in 2 clamshell cases, each with its own booklet…. |
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Brill 78371 Razorcut 38 15-Inch Reel Push Lawn Mower $169.98 The Razorcut 38 is the lightest weight and easiest push mower that we’ve found. It arrives fully assembled and ready to cut. The 5 hardened steel welded blades remain sharp for at least 10 years of mowing. Guaranteed to cut smoothly, evenly and easily every time…. |