Virgin Territory

Women's virginity held tremendous significance in early Christianity and the Mediterranean world. Early Christian thinkers developed diverse definitions of virginity and understood its bodily aspects in surprising, often nonanatomical ways. Eventually Christians took part in a cross-cultural shift toward viewing virginity as something that could be perceived in women's sex organs. Treating virginity as anatomical brought both benefits and costs. By charting this change and situating it in the larger landscape of ancient thought, Virgin Territory illuminates unrecognized differences among early Christian sources and historicizes problematic ideas about women's bodies that still persist today.

A critical and in-depth investigation of how virginity is represented in film.

When an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary appears on a tree at the Jupiter, Florida, golf course where fifteen-year-old Dylan Flack is caddying for the summer, he encounters a group of "pilgrims" who dare him to take a risk and find out what he really wants out of life.

The spirit of a renegade...the soul of a champion Virgin Territory provides a thrilling look at the rough-and-tumble racing world of the 1970s and 80s when Craig competed against greats such as Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Nick Rose, Rod Dixon, Greg Meyer and Herb Lindsay many times and once faced the late great Steve Prefontaine. Craig would be better known if not for the Olympic boycott of 1980, the year he posted the fastest 10,000-meter time in the world. A man of incredible determination and discipline, Craig prevailed over extreme pain and bitter disappointments to reinvent himself as a motivational speaker advocating the power of positive thought. Those now making road race participation boom again will be inspired by this overlooked legend, who possessed the spirit of a renegade to help transform his sport from amateur to professional. Book jacket.

A critical investigation of how virginity is represented in film. It considers virginity as it is produced and marketed in film. With chapters that span a range of periods, genres, and performances, it intends to prove that although it seems like an obvious quality at first glance, virginity in film is anything but simple.

An illuminating look at olive oil with 100 recipes from the country’s leading authority on the subject and author of The Four Seasons of Pasta. Olive oil is more popular than ever, thanks to its therapeutic and preventative effects in treating different diseases, as well as the growing variety of brands and imports available. Nancy Harmon Jenkins, arguably the leading authority on olive oil and the healthy Mediterranean diet, presents more than 100 dishes that showcase olive oil, ranging from soups to seafood to sauces to sweets. Along with favorites like tapenade and pesto, you’ll find other exciting dishes like North African Seafood Tagine, Oven-Braised Artichokes with Potatoes and Onions, and Quince and Ginger Olive Oil Cake. But this book isn’t just a collection of hearty and healthful recipes; Jenkins also covers the history and culture of olive oil as well as how to buy it and cook with it. A thing of beauty with the stunning photographs of exquisite dishes as well as Jenkin’s own Tuscan olive tree grove, Virgin Territory captures the delights of making and cooking with olive oil. “Nancy Harmon Jenkins makes a compelling case that our most important cooking medium—olive oil—is the one we know least about….This is the definitive book on olive oil, and one that should change the way you shop.”—Amanda Hesser, co-founder of Food52.com, author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook “Virgin Territory is so essential because its subject is so well-colonized. Equal parts cookbook, autobiography, and culinary history, it's a compelling education in cooking's most essential oil.”—Dan Barber, chef and co-owner, Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns