Bøger af Lynnette Porter

Travellers are buzzing about apitourism - or ""bee tourism"" - as an opportunity to get close to bees and learn about the ecology and industry they support. This guide presents an educational overview of apitourism, with an exploration of the fascinating world of bees and the sometimes controversial issues surrounding them.

Preconceptions about a terminal cancer diagnosis frequently are based on popular culture depictions of cancer and dying, which can be misleading as a guide for knowing what to expect. This memoir provides one ""dead"" woman's often-irreverent guide to life that deconstructs some common preconceptions about living with a terminal diagnosis.

Vincent van Gogh continues to fascinate more than a century after his death in 1890. Yet how much of what is commonly known about this world-renowned artist is accurate? This book has biographers, scriptwriters, lyricists, actors, museum curators and tour guides presenting interpretations of his life and work, creating a mythic persona that may help us in the search for the real van Gogh.

Doctor Who is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless, thanks to BBC America and BBC Worldwide's marketing strategy, as well as the Doctor's and his companions' recent in-person visits to the US, the venerable series is becoming more susceptible to an ""American influence"", including the possibility of becoming ""Americanized"".

Bringing together a discussion of both the books and the movies, Porter redirects the spotlight on these characters to show us how the roles they play, the actions they take, and the behaviours they display are worthy of our praise and admiration.

Examines the ambiguous heroes and villains in series such as Heroes, Lost, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, focusing on these characters' different perspectives on morality and their roles within society.