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Mary Roach tem 29 eventos passados. (show) Mary Roach - GULP [ticketed event] Brazos Bookstore is thrilled to host best selling author Mary Roach in Houston on April 29th at 7pm for her paperback tour of Gulp. America’s funniest science writer (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in “Stiff” and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in “Packing for Mars.” Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of or has the courage to ask. Like all of Roach s books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies.
TICKET INFO: In order to manage the crowd for our in-store event, this event will be ticketed. With the purchase of a ticket, customers will receive a FREE paperback edition of Gulp and guaranteed entry/access to seating in the store on the night of the event. Tickets are available for purchase now but books and tickets will not be available for pickup until April 1st. You may also pick up your book on the night of the event. There are only 140 tickets available, so either purchase your ticket here, give us a call or visit us in the store to reserve your spot!
EVENT INFO: Ticketholders must arrive at the store no later than 6:45 on the night of the event. We encourage attendees to arrive early in order to find a good seat. The presentation will consist of a brief talk and Q&A, followed by a book signing.
Rush tickets will be available at the door until the store is filled to capacity. Beginning at 8:15, customers who did not purchase tickets may go through the line to meet Mary Roach and have books signed. The secondary line will queue outside of the store. You must purchase a book from Brazos Bookstore in order to go through the signing line.
Location: Street: 2421 Bissonnet Street City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77005 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)MARY ROACH - Gulp Monday, Apr 28 at 7PM BookPeople Presents Bestselling Author Mary Roach speaking & signing Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal We love Mary Roach! No wait, we're not sure you understand: WE LOVE Mary Roach! Whether she's talking about cadavers, ghosts or outerspace, we can't get enough of her intellectual wanderings into quirky scientific territory. Her latest book, now in paperback, Gulp, explores everything we've ever wanted to know about our digestive systems. Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? Why is crunchy food so appealing? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Find out tonight! The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the signing and only available with the purchase of a copy of Gulp from BookPeople. PLEASE READ: The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are only required for the signing portion of the event. Books & tickets are now available. Purchasing a book online automatically assigns you a ticket for the signing. There is no separate "ticket" item to add to your cart. We are also taking orders for signed copies of Gulp for those who cannot make it to the event. We ship all over the world. Bestselling Author Mary Roach takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of--or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. With Roach at our side, we travel the world, meeting murderers and mad scientists, Eskimos and exorcists (who have occasionally administered holy water rectally), rabbis and terrorists--who, it turns out, for practical reasons do not conceal bombs in their digestive tracts. Like all of Roach's books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies. Mary Roach is the author of four previous books: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Her writing has appeared in Outside, Wired, National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. She lives in Oakland, California. In order to have anything signed at a BookPeople event, a copy of the event book must be purchased from BookPeople. If you purchase your book from BookPeople in advance of the event, please save your receipt and present it at the event. Thank you for supporting Mary Roach & your local independent bookstore!
Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)Mary Roach -- "Gulp" Mary Roach will speak about and sign her new book, Gulp, on Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:30pm. About the Book: The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and as surreal as the universe of zero gravity in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of or has the courage to ask. Like all of Roach’s books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and are good for $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door. Readers Guild Members can reserve seats for any in-store event.
Location: Street: 1107 Pearl St City: Boulder, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 80302 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)  Oakland - The Diesel Readers discuss "Spook" Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes The Diesel Readers back to the store to discuss Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach on Monday, April 21st at 7pm. With her first book, Stiff, the ever-curious Mary Roach explored what happens to our corporeal form after death. In her follow-up book, Spook, she shifts her focus to the ethereal. What happens to the soul? Is there even one to begin with? How can we know? Consulting a range of modern-day soul-searchers – mystics, engineers, scientists, mediums, doctors and gurus – she seeks answers to one of the oldest questions in the world: what happens to us when we die?
This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Location: Street: 5433 College Ave City: Oakland, Province: California Postal Code: 94618-1502 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)Mary Roach Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Packing for Mars will be discussing and signing copies of her delectable bestseller Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, due in paperback April 1. Location: Street: Pegasus Books Downtown Additional: 2349 Shattuck Avenue City: Berkeley, Province: California Postal Code: 94704 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)  City Arts and Lectures presents MARY ROACH and JON MOOALLEM Happy Hour Book Club @ Opa - discussing Spook What’s better than talking about a book with a group of friends? Talking about a book with a group of friends during Happy Hour at Opa (2050 S. Lamar Blvd)! Come hang out with Mandy and Joel the last Thursday of every month at 5:30PM where we’ll discuss books over cocktails. This month’s book is Spook by Mary Roach. Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais) Premier Event: MARY ROACH Credit: Chris Hardy Photograpy PREMIER EVENT: Mary RoachMonday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary CanalJoin us for for delicious wine and cheese as "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach takes us on an adventure-filled trip down the alimentary canal.
Roach begins her odyssey at the tongue and the complicated interplay of taste and smell. Ever wondered why it is so difficult to describe a smell the same way as, say, a color? When we smell something, there is nothing to see and therefore no reinforcement. Taste, however, is a different story. Anyone who has ever been to a wine tasting will appreciate Roach's dismay as she fails to detect the subtleties of almond, artichoke or Band-Aid at a tryout for an olive oil tasting panel.
In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. With Roach at our side, we travel the world, meeting murderers and mad scientists, Eskimos and exorcists, rabbis and terrorists who, it turns out, for practical reasons do not conceal bombs in their digestive tracts.
Mary Roach is the author of four previous books: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.
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Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)Author Talk with Mary Roach at Bud Werner Memorial Library Spring Author Series: Mary Roach Spend an evening at the library with author Mary Roach. This community talk is free. |About the author Mary Roach grew up in a small house in Etna, New Hampshire. She graduated from Wesleyan in 1981, and then moved out to San Francisco. She spent a few years working as a freelance copy editor before landing a half-time PR job at the SF Zoo. During that time she wrote freelance articles for the local newspaper's Sunday magazine. These days, the New York Times bestselling author of five nonfiction books focuses mostly on writing about science. She proclaims, “Flawed as it is, science remains the most solid god I’ve got. And so I’ve decided to turn to it, to see what it had to say on the topic of life after death. Because I know what religion says, and it perplexes me. It doesn’t deliver a single, coherent, scientifically sensible or provable scenario… Science seemed the better bet.”
Her first book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, was an offshoot of a column she wrote for Salon.com. Her other books include Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife,Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. She was the editor of Best American Science Writing 2011. Her new book is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. The Washington Post calls Roach "America's funniest science writer." Though she mostly focuses on writing books, she writes the occasional magazine piece. These have run inOutside, National Geographic, New Scientist, Wired and The New York Times Magazine, as well as many others. A 1995 article of hers called "How to Win at Germ Warfare" was a National Magazine Award Finalist, and in 1996, her article on earthquake-proof bamboo houses took the Engineering Journalism Award in the general interest magazine category. Mary Roach also reviews books for The New York Times.
For more about Roach, read her much more entertaining personal statement on her web site.Photo by Chris Hardy Photography Mary Roach's Reading List Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal The alimentary canal — the much-maligned tube from mouth to rear — is as taboo, in its way, as the cadavers in Stiff, and as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. In Gulp we meet the scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks — or has the courage — to ask. How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? Can wine tasters really tell a $10 bottle from a $100 bottle? Why is crunchy food so appealing? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? We go on location to a pet food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. Like all of Roach's books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies. “It's as gross as one might expect, but it's also enthralling. ... Roach's appRoach is grounded in science, but the virtuosic author delights in giving readers a thrill,” says Publisher’s Weekly. AVAILABLE IN APRIL. Packing for Mars Mary Roach explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations. As the author discovers, it's possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA's new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Roach shows how and why sexual arousal and orgasm can be so hard to achieve and what science is doing to make the bedroom a more satisfying place. Spook : science tackles the afterlife Mary Roach trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul. What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that ”the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top? In an attempt to find out, Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die. She begins the journey in rural India with a reincarnation researcher and ends up in a University of Virginia operating room where cardiologists have installed equipment near the ceiling to study out-of-body near-death experiences. Along the way, she enrolls in an English medium school, gets electromagnetically haunted at a university in Ontario, and visits a Duke University professor with a plan to weigh the consciousness of a leech. Her historical wanderings unearth soul-seeking philosophers who rummaged through cadavers and calves' heads, a North Carolina lawsuit that established legal precedence for ghosts, and the last surviving sample of "ectoplasm" in a Cambridge University archive. Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers-some willingly, some unwittingly-have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. About the Spring Author Series at BWML Bud Werner Memorial Library presents a series of free author talks throughout spring 2013. We proudly welcome Jim Davidson (March 18), Cheryl Strayed (April 11), Chris Bohjalian (April 17), Mary Roach (April 30) and Kent Haruf (May 15) to the library, and the Steamboat Springs community. Each of these diverse award-winning authors will speak about their literary works and their writing processes during a talk in Library Hall. Each talk will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to have authors sign copies of their books. Books will be for sale on-site at the event courtesy of Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. THANK YOU to Bear Claw Condominiums/BREO Inc. for their generous support of this program!
Location: Street: Bud Werner Memorial Library City: Steamboat Springs, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 80487 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)
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