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        Literature & Literary Studies
        August 2018

        The Grand Canal

        by Xia Jianyong

        As the longest canal in the world, the Grand Canal connects five rivers in the land of China. This human-made river not only witnessed history of several dynasties, but also made great contribution to the economic, cultural, and political unification of the southern and northern China. This title explores large amount of historical materials concerning the Grand Canal, picturing a complete record of the canal during 2000 years.

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        Children's & YA
        2017

        Dance of the Wild

        by Richa Jha and Ruchi Mhasane

        Little Shilu loves to dance around naked. She wants to be like the animals; like Pirate, her cat. When her grandmother Nannu says she can’t because she is now a big girl, Shilu gets down to understanding why she can’t. Peppered with Nannu’s loving chiding, intimate grandma-granddaughter bonding over conversations, and a heart-to-heart between the mother and this little inquisitive daughter, this book is a reflection of the wild and free nature of childhood.  Rhuchi Mhasane’s soft evocative illustrations rendered in pencil with watercolour, and put together digitally, create a dreamlike charm. Richa Jha’s gentle, affectionate and lyrical text takes the reader into the mind of the little girl who can’t wait to get the answers to her ‘Why can’t I?’

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        Children's & YA

        The gates of curiosity

        by Jean de Dieu Munyurangabo

        A board book to let children know numbers, colors and print foot. By opening every gate of x color, a child know which animals walked there etc…

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        The Arts
        September 2019

        Queer Objects

        by Chris Brickell, Judith Collard

        Queer lives give rise to a vast array of objects: the things we fill our houses with, the gifts we share with our friends, the commodities we consume at work and at play, the clothes and accessories we wear, and the analogue and digital technologies we use to communicate with one another. But what makes an object queer? The sixty-three chapters in Queer Objects consider this question in relation to lesbian, gay and transgender communities across time, cultures and space. In this unique international collaboration, well-known and newer writers traverse world history to write about items ranging from ancient Egyptian tomb paintings and Roman artefacts to political placards, snapshots, sex toys and the smartphone. Fabulous, captivating, transgressive.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2023

        A culture of curiosity

        by Leonie Hannan

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        The Arts
        March 2021

        Queer exceptions

        Solo performance in neoliberal times

        by Stephen Greer

        Queer exceptions is a study of contemporary solo performance in the UK and Western Europe that explores the contentious relationship between identity, individuality and neoliberalism. With diverse case studies featuring the work of La Ribot, David Hoyle, Oreet Ashery, Bridget Christie, Tanja Ostojic, Adrian Howells and Nassim Soleimanpour, the book examines the role of singular or 'exceptional' subjects in constructing and challenging assumed notions of communal sociability and togetherness, while drawing fresh insight from the fields of sociology, gender studies and political philosophy to reconsider theatre's attachment to singular lives and experiences. Framed by a detailed exploration of arts festivals as encapsulating the material, entrepreneurial circumstances of contemporary performance-making, this is the first major critical study of solo work since the millennium.

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        Children's & YA
        2018

        The Secret of the Red Umbrella

        by Susana Aliano Casales

        Today the sun shines. The woman is sitting on a bench in the square, under the shade of a large tree. She writes in her notebook.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2021

        De-centering queer theory

        Communist sexuality in the flow during and after the Cold War

        by Bogdan Popa, Gurminder Bhambra

        De-centering queer theory seeks to reorient queer theory to a different conception of bodies and sexuality derived from Eastern European Marxism. The book articulates a contrast between the concept of the productive body, which draws its epistemology from Soviet and avant-garde theorists, and Cold War gender, which is defined as the social construction of the body. The first part of the book concentrates on the theoretical and visual production of Eastern European Marxism, which proposed an alternative version of sexuality to that of western liberalism. In doing so it offers a historical angle to understand the emergence not only of an alternative epistemology, but also of queer theory's vocabulary. The second part of the book provides a Marxist, anti-capitalist archive for queer studies, which often neglects to engage critically with its liberal and Cold War underpinnings.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2024

        Queer beyond London

        by Matt Cook, Alison Oram

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        September 2013

        The Renaissance and Grand Voyage

        by Zhang Wushen

        This book helps the readers know the european Renaissance, religious reform. geographic discovery and the formation of a national government,USA.

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        October 2022

        Red Flowers

        by Shui Yunxian is a national first-class writer, a member of the 7th All-Committee of the China Writers Association, and also the honorary president of the Hunan Writers Association. He has been granted a special government allowance.

        Red Flowers tells the story of how, in the late 1960s, a group of college students, including the protagonist, came to the Dehua Electric Motor Manufacturing Factory, learned and practiced in the manufacturing workshop, and achieved personal development. For the protagonist, his master, who was nicknamed "Beard Mo," was both a master and a rival. Conflicts arose almost everywhere between the two. However, the conflicts also reflected their awe of ordinary work, pursuit of perfection, persistence in dreams, and flawless interpretation of the craftsmanship spirit.

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        Children's & YA

        If you love adventure

        by Qian Haiyun/Wang Xiaoxiao

        Exploring unknown world and becoming a hero is a dream shared by children. The book introduces six adventurous professions, namely, archaeologist, diver, astronaut, traveler, rock-climber and seafarer to satisfy children's curiosity.

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        Children's & YA

        The Snowby. A Winter Wonder for Ole

        by Lissa Lehmenkühler/Heidi Förster

        This year, Ole is not looking forward at all to winter. He doesn’t like his new home and he really hates his new school. Especially because Rocco and his gang are making his life a misery. What he would like best of all is simply to run away and go to his grandfather Ottokar in Canada. But what’s this? Suddenly there’s a knock at Ole’s window and floating into the room comes – “Hellole, Ole” – a real live Snowby! And with a Snowby at Ole’s side, there can only be a wonderfully magic, wildly snowflaky winter! But when the Snowby himself is in danger, Ole must work wonders if he is to come to the rescue. Luckily he’s made some new friends he can rely on.

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        Children's & YA

        I Am Special

        by Nadine Kamal Karrit

        You may be both different and the same as all the other children.This is what this book tackling the Down Syndrome explains, through the story of a child who just wants to be friends with everybody else.

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        Créatures Fantastiques (Fantastic Creatures)

        by Armand Adodokpo

        More than a coloring book; this album in French and English allows children to discover birds and the alphabet.

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