著者:Jamaica Kincaid
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2000年04月28日
A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua--by the author of Annie John
"If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the ……続きを見る
For 500 years Lenah Beaudonte has been a vampire. 500 years of seduction, blood and destruction. But she is sickened by her dark powers – and longs to feel the sun on her skin, grass under her bare ……続きを見る
This brief examines the influence and prestige of scholars and works in the field of Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as changes in influence and prestige over a period of 25 years, based o……続きを見る
Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 Based Thin Film Solar Cells provides valuable contents about the fabrication and characterization of chalcopyrite Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 based thin film solar cells and modules. The growth ……続きを見る
"Smart stories with heart--Maines's special gift is the fusion of faith and futurism, the ability to touch the deep part of us that wants to believe." --Cory Doctorow, author of Someone C……続きを見る
Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes . Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magica……続きを見る
If a miracle happened to you, wouldn't you tell everyone? What if they thought you were crazy?
Poor in health but rich in faith, Gina Merrittーa young, broke, African-American single motherーsits in……続きを見る
This book challenges the unchallenged methods in medicine, such as "evidence-based medicine," which claim to be, but often are not, scientific. It completes medical care by adding the comprehensive ……続きを見る
著者:Jamaica Kincaid
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2000年01月01日
From the recipient of the 2010 Clifton Fadiman Medal, an unforgettable novel of one woman's courageous coming-of-age
Jamaica Kincaid's The Autobiography of My Mother is a story of love, fear, loss, ……続きを見る
Ryan's world is turned upside down when his girlfriend is killed. Just when he thinks his life is worthless and he wants to take his own life a ghost has him running to save his life as well as anot……続きを見る
Footprintfocus Verona and Lake Garda is the only dedicated guide available covering this popular Italian destination. Features an Essentials section with practical tips to help plan a trip, detailed……続きを見る
著者:Jamaica Kincaid
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2000年01月01日
Jamaica Kincaid's brother Devon Drew died of AIDS on January 19, 1996, at the age of thirty-three. Kincaid's incantatory, poetic, and often shockingly frank recounting of her brother's life and deat……続きを見る
著者:Jamaica Kincaid
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2013年02月05日
In See Now Then, the brilliant and evocative new novel from Jamaica Kincaidーher first in ten yearsーa marriage is revealed in all its joys and agonies. This piercing examination of the manifold way……続きを見る
著者:Jamaica Kincaid
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2002年01月09日
From "The Talk of the Town," Jamaica Kincaid's first impressions of snobbish, mobbish New York
Talk Pieces is a collection of Jamaica Kincaid's original writing for the New Yorker's "Talk of the Tow……続きを見る
After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland began to crave silence. Over the past five years, she has spent periods of silence in the……続きを見る
The fundamental concept of the book is to explain how to make thin film solar cells from the abundant solar energy materials by low cost. The proper and optimized growth conditions are very essentia……続きを見る
"Diabetes is a condition that has affected an alarming number of people the world over. It is a chronic disease which can be managed but not cured. A fast-paced, stressful lifestyle; incorrect diet ……続きを見る
"Heart attack is a common health problem among adults. A disturbing trend in the present age is the increasing incidence of heart attacks among people below 35. Factors responsible for heart attack ……続きを見る
"Anxiety is a problem that affects almost everyone at some time or the other. It can exist alone or in combination with other symptoms of several emotional disorders.This book can help you deal with……続きを見る
You need this book.For better health and longer life.For more up-to-date information on medical treatments.***A product of the combined knowledge and experience of many doctors and scientists, this ……続きを見る
'Fascinating reading.' - Financial Times
'An exhilarating read.' - The Short Review
Toby Litt's Bio-Punk story 'Call it ''The Bug'' Because I Have No Time to Think of a Better Title' short-listed fo……続きを見る
*Featuring the Runner Up story of the 2009 BBC National Short Story Award*
Listen to Sara Maitland discussing Moss Witch with Prof. Tara Shears on BBC Radio 4's Open Book with presenter Mariella Fro……続きを見る
Twelve-year-old David Luke is unhappy. He has been uprooted. He has to attend a new school, speak a different language and hopefully, make friends in his new home in Lima, Peru. Anna, his mother, co……続きを見る
livet är inte rättvist och alla har inte samma position vid startlinjen. spektakel får börja sin resa långt bak i fältet. men tack vare sin vilja, sin stora integritet och sitt humör strider hon res……続きを見る
This volume illuminates the relationship of China's radical past to its reformist present as China makes a way forward through very differently conceived and contested visions of the future. In the ……続きを見る
It is well known that the Soviet Union strongly influenced China in the early 1950s, since China committed itself both to the Sino-Soviet alliance and to the Soviet model of building socialism. What……続きを見る
How do you keep the whole family in mind when carrying out social work assessment? How do you balance the needs of adults and children? How do you ensure that children's welfare and safety are every……続きを見る
著者:Tamai Kobayashi
出版社: Goose Lane Editions
発売日: 2013年03月04日
Winner, Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
Not every story has a happy ending.
Since her brother's death, eight-year-old Egg Murakami has been living day-to-day on the family ostrich ……続きを見る
Seis meses depois do fracasso de uma expedição à Antártica, Estevão não sabe por onde começar a resolver sua vida: a noiva o abandonou, o pai não fala com ele e o emprego improvisado não serve para ……続きを見る
著者:Juliana Maio
出版社: Greenleaf Book Group Press
発売日: 2014年03月11日
Espionage, love, and power play upon the shifting sands of wartime Cairo
CAIRO, EGYPT 1941. As the Second World War rages, the city known as “Paris on the Nile” plays host to an international set wh……続きを見る