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Promoted ContentChildren's & young adult: general non-fiction2021
A Delicious History of Ukraine
by Masha Serdiuk
What is Ukrainian cuisine? Who invented borscht? Where did the holubtsi (cabbage rolls) come from? And why are Ukrainian varenyky (dumplings) called relatives of Chinese dim sums? Answers to these questions can be found in this book. In an interesting accessible form, we tell children the history of the Ukrainian gastronomy. They will find out what famous Ukrainians loved to eat. We will explain in a plain way how the cuisine of Halychyna differs from that of Volyn and Polissya regions. We will also map all the “delicious” places in the country. Furthermore, of course, young readers will learn how to cook cult Ukrainian dishes.
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Promoted ContentLiterature & Literary StudiesJune 2024
The poems of Elizabeth Siddal in context
by Anne Woolley
A ground breaking new book that considers all Siddal poems with reference to female and primarily male counterparts, adding substantially to knowledge of her work as a writer, and their shared contemporary concerns. Dante Rossetti, Swinburne, Tennyson, Ruskin and Keats were either known to her or a source of influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with which she was associated, and certain of their texts are compared with hers to discuss interplay between erotic and spiritual love, the ballad tradition, nineteenth-century feminism, and the Romantic concept of the conjoined physical and spectral body. Siddal's artwork is used to introduce each chapter, while other Pre-Raphaelite paintings illuminate the texts and further the inter-disciplinary philosophy of the Brotherhood. This important and stimulating book focuses on the intrinsic merit of Siddal's poetics whilst advocating a research method that could have multiple applications elsewhere.
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesDecember 2019 - December 2024
Concise history of China
by Yang Ningyi,Zhao Shiyu, etc
According to the chronological order, the book introduces the history of China from ancient times to modern society. It is rich in content, concise in writing and exquisite in pictures. It is a good book to understand the history of China.
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Trusted PartnerFictionMay 2020
The Guys of Rangoon 1930
by Khet Zaw
The Guys of Rangoon , 1930 is a record breaking bestseller book from Myanmar . It sold 16000 copies within one day during the pre order period. More than one hundred thousand copies have been sold so far. Film rights, several merchandise rights, comic rights already sold.It was based in Yangon , Myanmar during the colonial period. The main character is Pho Thoke who was a gangster and managed a lot of business by himself and his gang. He is very close with politicians as well and he is involved in several dirty political movements in Myanmar . This story is based on real characters and events.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & young adult: general non-fiction2021
A Cool History of UkraineFrom Dinosaurs Till Now
by Inna Kovalyshena
Do you really think that history is boring and hard to under- stand? The heroes of this book thought so, too, at first. But just one interesting discovery pushed them to get to know history better — and to see that it can be fascinating, vibrant and so close to each of them. Four friends decide to explore the Ukrainian history and learn the truth: what kind of dino- saurs lived on our lands, who fought for Ukraine’s independ- ence, and why Ukrainians are the way they are. It turns out that history can be exciting and very important, even if it was back in the days of the dinosaurs. The subject of the book is the history of Ukraine from dinosaurs to today, which is interestingly and directly revealed. The main characters are children, in whom readers can recognize themselves. The text is written with humor and simple words, which makes the perception of information interactive. The book touches on important points of Ukraine's struggle for independence over many years.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAJune 2016
The Story of Birth
by CAI Gao
The Story of Birth is quite unique among Cai Gao’s works. This is the latest picture book of Ms. Cai, both its words and illustrations were created by herself. In this book, she describes the process of a baby' s birth by wax crayon, depicting the joy of life’s birth and expressing a high tribute to all mothers.
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social Sciences2014
History of Ukraine from KGB Secret Files
by Volodymyr Viatrovych
The unknown and classified KGB history of the largest country in Europe - Ukraine is the history of people, events, documents and files. The files have answers to many questions. The most important of which - why did a war begin again in Europe? Why is it so important for Russia to conquer Ukraine? Why are Ukrainians putting up such a powerful resistance? Historian Volodymyr Viatrovych, who declassified the secret archives of the Soviet special services from the Cheka to the KGB, talks about the history of Ukraine, the USSR and Eastern Europe from 1918 to 1991. The reader, is offered, along with various heroes and traitors, those who thought they were in control of events, and those who thought they had no power over them, to recreate the nearly century-old chess game between the Ukrainian liberation movement and the creators of the "prison of nations." Described in reports and recreated by a historian, this work looks at the cunning “special operations”, deadly moves, information wars and complex games among several players that are all an attempt to find an answer to the question: what creates our destiny - human will or circumstances?
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesFebruary 2025
An unorthodox history
British Jews since 1945
by Gavin Schaffer
A bold, new history of British Jewish life since the Second World War. Historian Gavin Schaffer wrestles Jewish history away from the question of what others have thought about Jews, focusing instead on the experiences of Jewish people themselves. Exploring the complexities of inclusion and exclusion, he shines a light on groups that have been marginalised within Jewish history and culture, such as queer Jews, Jews married to non-Jews, Israel-critical Jews and even Messianic Jews, while offering a fresh look at Jewish activism, Jewish religiosity and Zionism. Weaving these stories together, Schaffer argues that there are good reasons to consider Jewish Britons as a unitary whole, even as debates rage about who is entitled to call themselves a Jew. Challenging the idea that British Jewish life is in terminal decline. An unorthodox history demonstrates that Jewish Britain is thriving and that Jewishness is deeply embedded in the country's history and culture.
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Trusted PartnerFictionNovember 2020
The Guys from Mandalay , 1950
by Khet Zaw
The Guys of Manday ,1950s is based in the years just after independence . After Myanmar became independent from English , there were several armed conflicts in Ethnic Areas all over the world. Sein Da Myone ( Golden Dagger) was a leader of a robber gang base in Mandalay ,upper Myanmar . Nobody knows the real life of Mr Golden Dagger and he lived under the face of a gentleman . This book is related to The Guys of Rangoon 1930 as well and they have some links in stories.
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesOctober 2007
Introduction to the history
by Natalia Yakovenko
The new book by the well-known Ukrainian historian, chief of the Department of history of National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, professor Natalia Yakovenko, despite being a university textbook and a propaedeutic course on a professional subject, is written in a simple and easy to read manner which is far from academic cliché and embodies high academic style in its best meaning. However, the word 'textbook' even in its most positive meaning applies to this book only as a kind of mask that hides much more complex structure, not only stylistically but by its content and pragmatism as well. As the professor herself admits, this book does not belong to any classic genres. This is not a history of historiography, not a methodology of history and this is not an introduction to history as well.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YA
Yangon and Englithed Puppets
by Jeff Perce
Base in Yangon. A girl met with a puppet and sharing the experience each other. A heart warm charming stories with beautiful collage illustrations.
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Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers, Book III
Gorgeous Stories and Myths
by Liu Xingshi
The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, also known as Shan Hai Jing, has been regarded as a "strange book" since its appearance in China pre-Qin Dynasty. On the basis of its title, most people would assume that it is a survey record of ancient geography, but its descriptions of the "mountains and rivers" include encyclopedic entries—such as animals, plants, minerals, religion, history, medicine, customs, and ethnic groups. Also, it gives accounts of many folk legends of mythic geography, monsters, and witchcraft. No matter labeled as a book of geography, a book of history, or a book of strange stories, it is a Chinese ancient classic that deserves to be read over and over again. But as a book compiled about 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, its context and words are difficult to understand for modern readers. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series is just designed to make this classic more understandable and readable. It illustrates the most essential parts of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers with simple words, animated illustrations, and interdisciplinary approaches, and introduces young readers to the understandings of Chinese ancestors on land and nature. Not only is it a book series for teenagers, but also an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese geography and culture for adults. Gorgeous Stories and Myths is the third book of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series. It presents the extracts of myths in the Classic of Mountains and Rivers and the stories related to them, including "The Mythical Bird Jingwei Trying to Fill Up the Sea with Pebbles", "Houyi Shooting Down Nine Suns", and "Kuafu Racing with the Sun". In order to find what is behind the myths, the author probes into the history, nature, geography and culture of ancient China. It inspires the young readers, opens up their views and encourages them to explore the origin of China's myths and how they had grown.
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social Sciences2013
Painted history of Ukraine
by Kapranov Brothers
It's a well-known short narration of the history of Ukraine starting from archaeological cultures going all the way to the declaration of independence in 1991, accompanied by comics, maps and portraits of prominent figures.
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Trusted PartnerMarch 2015
The Stories of Mao Zedong
by Liu Jintian
The characters included in the "The Chinese Leaders' Stories Series" are all the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries who have made great contributions or created great achievements in the great struggle to create the People's Republic of China and the great cause of leading the people to carry out socialist economic construction. The vivid and detailed stories illustrate these great people from their birth time until their senior status and describe their fighting process, showing the reader a full and vivid image, reappearing their personality charm, political wisdom, and military talent. The series is a good model for cultivating the patriotism of Chinese young readers, and it also provides a great opportunity for readers to relive in the history and have experienced those leaders' great achievements. This book is the stories of Mao Zedong.
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Trusted PartnerMarch 2015
The Stories of Zhou Enlai
by Liu Jintian
The characters included in the "The Chinese Leaders' Stories Series" are all the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries who have made great contributions or created great achievements in the great struggle to create the People's Republic of China and the great cause of leading the people to carry out socialist economic construction. The vivid and detailed stories illustrate these great people from their birth time until their senior status and describe their fighting process, showing the reader a full and vivid image, reappearing their personality charm, political wisdom, and military talent. The series is a good model for cultivating the patriotism of Chinese young readers, and it also provides a great opportunity for readers to relive in the history and have experienced those leaders' great achievements. This book is the stories of Zhou Enlai.
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Trusted PartnerMarch 2015
The Stories of Liu Shaoqi
by Liu Jintian
The characters included in the "The Chinese Leaders' Stories Series" are all the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries who have made great contributions or created great achievements in the great struggle to create the People's Republic of China and the great cause of leading the people to carry out socialist economic construction. The vivid and detailed stories illustrate these great people from their birth time until their senior status and describe their fighting process, showing the reader a full and vivid image, reappearing their personality charm, political wisdom, and military talent. The series is a good model for cultivating the patriotism of Chinese young readers, and it also provides a great opportunity for readers to relive in the history and have experienced those leaders' great achievements. This book is the stories of Liu Shaoqi.
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Trusted PartnerMarch 2015
The Stories of Chen Yun
by Liu Jintian
The characters included in the "The Chinese Leaders' Stories Series" are all the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries who have made great contributions or created great achievements in the great struggle to create the People's Republic of China and the great cause of leading the people to carry out socialist economic construction. The vivid and detailed stories illustrate these great people from their birth time until their senior status and describe their fighting process, showing the reader a full and vivid image, reappearing their personality charm, political wisdom, and military talent. The series is a good model for cultivating the patriotism of Chinese young readers, and it also provides a great opportunity for readers to relive in the history and have experienced those leaders' great achievements. This book is the stories of Chen Yun.