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      • Summit Books

        Summit Books is a division of Summit Publishing Company, Inc. We celebrate pop culture, extraordinary ideas, the brilliance of local talent, and up-and-coming trends. We provide readers with fresh reading material that’s well-written, well-priced, and well-distributed.Being a key player in the local book publishing, we pride ourselves for combining both strategy and out-of-the-box thinking in the books we publish. From a single imprint to five exciting new mediums for the written word, Summit Books has taken cues from market trends and even has dictated the needs of the local book market. This allows for the advancement of multi-platform marketing among various demographic levels.

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      • Crimson Dragon Publishing

        Crimson Dragon Publishing carries books that encourage readers of all ages by sparking the imagination. While we focus on the fantasy and science fiction genres, we also carry illustrated books for young readers that focus on social-emotional skills development and fictionalized non-fiction.

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        Children's & YA
        November 2023

        The Rights of Indigenous Peoples Explained

        by Summer Okibe

        Hey Child, I am excited to simplify the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) for you. You are special and you deserve to know that the Indigenous People around you have rights. You should, at all times, respect and acknowledge their rights.

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        December 2014

        Portrait of Summer

        by Wang Meng

        This is a collection of 20 short stories and 11 mini-novels by Wang Meng. Characterized by its life-based artistry, many of the short stories contain profound connotations with a tendency towards the supernatural, while the mini novels feature obscure Buddhist allegorical words for people to reflect on. These works were written over a period of half a century, so the book constitutes a unique collection.

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        November 2018

        Summer Vacation in Nanjing

        by Zhou Rui

        Zhou Rui, a famous childhood literature writer, wrote this childhood novel in an autobiographical style. It sets the protagonist Qingning as the main clue. With the historical background of China in the 1950s and 1960s, it runs through historical events such as the Liberation War and the Cultural Revolution. The warmth of the strokes tells the love story of Qingning’s parents, his four brothers and sisters, and that his father who suffered in those historical turmoil had to send Qingning from Nanjing to grandparents’ home in Shanghai for fostering. Qingning could reunite with my parents only during the summer vacation. Despite all these uneasiness, he still managed to grow up well with the positive influence of his parents. It shows the joys and sorrows of oridinary people in the social turmoil during the special historical period.

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        June 2003

        A Midsummer Night's Dream

        Second edition

        by Jim Bulman, Carol Chillington Rutter

        A Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's most enchanting comedy, and in the twentieth century it has become perhaps his most popular play. It contains some of Shakespeare's loveliest poetry and is one of his most complex and effective dramatic structures. After an historical survey of the Dream from Shakespeare's time through to the nineteenth century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on twentieth century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well as for the stage. Chapters are devoted to productions by Max Reinhardt, Peter Hall, Robert Lepage, and especially to Peter Brook's landmark production in 1970 and the reactions to it. Using a wealth of personal experience, as well as original promptbooks and critical reviews, Halio shows how differently but still very effectively the play may be staged, as the wide variety of plays he records. This second, enlarged edition contains three new chapters on Adrian Noble's RSC production and film, Michael Hoffman's film, and the Dream in China. Written in clear, jargon-free language, this is the only book so far in print that offers an extended study of major twentieth-century productions of the Dream in their historical context.

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        Children's & YA

        The Barefoot Crew and the Stolen Granny

        by Jörg Steinleitner/ Daniela Kohl

        Something smells of adventure: summer holidays in the country can be like a whodunnit – where else can you find a missing Granny together with a real treasure and eight bare feet? Jörg Steinleitner brings his readers a true sense of well-being, in a world full of adventure. With varied and powerful illustrations by bestselling illustrator Daniela Kohl. Whoever thinks that summer holidays in the village are boring is mistaken: on the very first day of the holidays, Tanne’s Granny Schnitzel disappears without trace. It’s a good job that Corvin (9), Kiki (10), Ben (10) and Tanne (11) were just about to form a gang: the Barefoot Crew. And soon they have more than just bare feet and a kidnapped Granny to contend with – there’s also a real treasure! A hugely exciting criminal case with a breathtaking natural backdrop, together with varied feel-good factors that prompt readers to dream, discover and share in the story’s thrills. Best-suited for boys and girls aged 8+.

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        Biography & True Stories
        January 2024

        Mick Lynch

        by Gregor Gall

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        The Arts
        June 2017

        Popular television drama

        Critical perspectives

        by Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey

        Popular television drama: critical perspectives' is a collection of essays examining landmark programmes of the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office', and from 'The Demon Headmaster' to 'Queer As Folk'. Contributions from prominent academics focus on the full range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama, and challenge received wisdom by reconsidering how British television drama can be analysed. Each section is preceded by an introduction in which the editors discuss how the essays address existing problems in the field and also suggest new directions for study. The book is split into three sections, addressing the enduring appeal of popular genres, the notion of 'quality' in television drama, and analysing a range of programmes past and present. Popular television drama: critical perspectives will be of interest to students and researchers in many academic disciplines that study television drama. Its breadth and focus on popular programmes will also appeal to those interested in the shows themselves.

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        October 2021

        Memories of Summer

        Wer bist du ohne Vergangenheit?

        by Janna Ruth, Moon Notes

        In "Memories of Summer" von Janna Ruth tauchen die Leser in eine faszinierende Zukunftswelt ein, in der es möglich ist, Erinnerungen zu spenden und sie anderen Menschen einzupflanzen. Mika, der Protagonist, nutzt regelmäßig die Dienste des NEURO-Instituts, um durch den Verkauf seiner eigenen Erinnerungen Geld zu verdienen und gleichzeitig Menschen mit Depressionen zu helfen. Dieser Prozess erscheint ihm zunächst unbedenklich, bis er Lynn begegnet, ein Mädchen, das seltsamerweise viel über sein Leben weiß, an das er sich jedoch nicht erinnern kann. Ihre Begegnung lässt Mika zweifeln und weckt in ihm den dringenden Wunsch, seine eigenen Erinnerungen zurückzugewinnen. Als Mika beschließt, seine Erinnerungen vom NEURO-Institut zurückzufordern, beginnt eine gefährliche Reise, die ihn tief in die dunklen Geheimnisse der Institution führt. Je mehr er über die Machenschaften hinter den Kulissen erfährt, desto klarer wird ihm, dass das, was er für eine harmlose Möglichkeit hielt, anderen zu helfen, tatsächlich Teil eines viel größeren und erschreckenderen Plans ist. Auf seinem Weg muss Mika nicht nur für die Wiedererlangung seiner eigenen Vergangenheit kämpfen, sondern auch die Frage nach der moralischen Vertretbarkeit der Erinnerungsmanipulation stellen. "Memories of Summer" entwirft ein packendes Szenario einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft, das nicht nur für Romance-Fans, sondern auch für Liebhaber von spannender und nachdenklich machender Future-Fiction eine fesselnde Lektüre bietet. Faszinierende Zukunftsvision: Tauche ein in eine Welt, in der Erinnerungen gespendet werden können, um Menschen mit Depressionen zu helfen – eine innovative Idee, die sowohl fasziniert als auch zum Nachdenken anregt. Emotional und tiefgründig: Begleite Mika auf seiner Reise, als er versucht, seine eigenen Erinnerungen zurückzugewinnen und dabei die dunklen Geheimnisse des NEURO-Instituts aufdeckt. Eine Geschichte voller Emotionen und unerwarteter Wendungen. Spannende Romanze: Erlebe die zarte Liebesgeschichte zwischen Mika und Lynn, die sich durch gemeinsame Vergangenheit und das Streben nach Wahrheit intensiviert. Eine Beziehung, die zeigt, wie wichtig gemeinsame Erinnerungen sind. Kritische Auseinandersetzung mit wichtigen Themen: Das Buch behandelt sensible Themen wie Depressionen und den Wert von Erinnerungen in einer Weise, die zum Nachdenken anregt und gleichzeitig unterhält. Packend bis zum Schluss: "Memories of Summer" hält die Spannung von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite aufrecht, mit einem Ende, das sowohl zufriedenstellend als auch nachdenklich macht. Eine Geschichte, die lange im Gedächtnis bleibt.

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        Children's & YA

        The Little Lady (1). Limited Anniversary Edition with Audio Book

        by Stefanie Taschinski/ Nina Dulleck

        The Little Lady makes all hearts sing! When Lilly and her family move into the old house with the golden pretzel, she has no idea that a magic neighbour lives in the mysterious backyard. The Little Lady keeps a chameleon that is 1000 years old; she can make herself invisible and masters all kinds of magic tricks – but most of all she loves to play pranks on others! So a summer filled with wonderful adventures begins for Lilly. Poetic, full of imagination and humour, the Little Lady is delighted by her ever-growing community of fans and enjoys huge success with young and old alike. A fantastically beautiful story to read aloud or alone, exquisitely illustrated by Nina Dulleck.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences

        HOMECOMING

        by Wolfgang Büscher

        In the middle of the woods, in the middle of Germany: Wolfgang Büscher‘s fascinating journey into its very core. Night after night, a boy stands at the window of his parents’ house and watches the sun as it disappears from view behind the rolling hills in the west. He roams through the woods with his friends, building wooden shacks which the foresters destroy. It’s the early sixties. Decades later, Wolfgang Büscher makes his childhood dream come true. He moves to the woods and experiences spring, summer and autumn there. An aristocratic family on the border of Hessen and Westphalia where Büscher grew up allows him to stay in a hunting lodge in the middle of the woods, in the middle of Germany.  This is where he puts up his camp bed. He has no electricity or running water. He prepares himself for quiet times alone, chopping wood and making fires, the odd hunting expedition, hiking, a marksmen’s festival, extreme loneliness and a nighttime blackness never seen in the city. The year takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn as storms, heat and plagues of beetles kill half of the woods. And something else happens which turns everything on its head: Büscher’s mother dies that summer, meaning the house he grew up in is left empty, but full of memories. This is a homecoming more existential than he could have imagined. A book far removed from the deafening din of today‘s world. An exploration of a nation, floods of memories and a “sentimental education” all rolled into one - literary, perceptive and overwhelming.

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        Fiction
        2017

        Summer Rains

        Winner of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Young Author

        by Ahmad Al Qarmalawi

        Using music as a thread that connects the past to the present, this novel explores what happens when traditional and cultural heritage clash with modernity. The characters face the impact of modernization on heritage and arts versus the need to protect and preserve their traditional culture and must choose between the pursuit of materialism versus spiritual balance. Al Qarmalawi writes about a wide range of music from Sufism to the present era of electronic musical arts, and Summer Rains addresses the current Arab youth crisis, in which young people find themselves torn between fundamentalism and modernity. (An extended English-language report on this book will be available soon.)

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        FRAU GRUBER'S CAMP

        by Ted Barr

        What are the boundaries of evil? What is the meaning of life on the verge of arbitrary sudden death? Is it worth living behind an electric fence? Frau Gruber's Camp is a thrilling allegory about the faith of mankind in its darkest times, strongly reminiscent of George Orwell's masterpiece Animal Farm. A world that sustains people like Frau Gruber, Herr Schickl, and their morbid associates is not the same one we live in. Although in many ways their world appears to be similar, it is more of a parallel universe removed from the reality we know. However, at times the reader may overlook the differences and be drawn in. In this surprising and enigmatic novel, the reader is gently and slowly submerged into an imaginary micro-cosmos – a fantastic world that is both poetic and terrible, sometimes heart-wrenching and at other times horrifying, where life is but a transparent commodity. The roosters as human beings are just momentary visitors in a much larger play, whose meaning they are too short-sighted to comprehend (except the old rooster Ba Ba Loop that, like ancient prophets, has the eyes to see but does not possess the power to change). The only way to give meaning to such dreadful times is by committing it all to memory, which is the framework on which this novel is founded: human faith, forgetting, remembering, and the essence of life during an impossible epoch. Though taking off from a mainly conjured description of Adolf Hitler's early childhood, Frau Gruber's Camp does not stop at relating a story parallel in many ways to European Jewish history. Rather it evolves into a fable on overall human experience in the twentieth century, written through twenty-first century eyes as a contemporary bravado. The author, Ted Barr, 54, has a master’s degree in economics and varied areas of interest, including German history, symbolism, battalion and divisional tactics, and astronomy. Barr is a renowned artist, specializing in galaxies and other celestial elements. The author has developed a unique painting technique, which he teaches in workshops around the world. Barr is the founder of the Current Art Group, and his artistic activity can be viewed at his art site, www.tedpaintings.com . A Hebrew edition of Frau Gruber’s Camp was published in Israel in 2006, following Barr’s first book, Krombee, a children’s book first published in 1990. 116 pages, 14.5X21 pages

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        Psychiatry

        Intoduction to Affect Phobia Therapy

        by Dr. Quin van Dam

        A fear of one’s own emotions can lead people to develop what has been termed emotion- or affect phobia. To deal with this specific kind of phobia, Affect Phobia Therapy (APT) has proven to be useful. In APT, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and experimental techniques are combined to help the patient to learn to accept and manage emotions again. Research shows that especially people suffering from anxiety or depression and people with avoidant or dependent personality disorders benefit from this method. This book offers a practical explanation of this evidence-based therapeutic method. The eight chapters focus on all different aspects of APT and the underlying theoretical concepts are illustrated with example patient-therapist dialogues.   Target Group: psychologists, psychotherapists, students

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        Guess who will come to love me

        by Chang Li

        The Picture Book of Philosophical Stories for Children inspired by four Chinese and foreign literary classics (Tales from a Carefree Studio, Moby Dick, Don Quixote, and A Midsummer Night's Dream), this book carefully retells the works of four famous writers - Pu Songling, Herman Melville, Cervantes, and Shakespeare - all set in the context of modern children's lives, containing profound philosophical ideas, and skillfully incorporating the true meaning of wisdom and discernment. The form of this book is children's favorite picture books style, so that children can talk to literary classics and understand the philosophy in the stories. Against Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", retaining the magic plot, taken from the prankster elf Puck, the "comedy of errors touching", to present a sense of intricate comedy in the form of a play within a play. A brother who feels neglected by his family because of the birth of his sister, with the help of a poker elf, manages to make life even more chaotic ... Of course, everything is eventually resolved successfully.

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        Children's & YA
        September 2019

        Eu não tenho medo

        by Niccolò Ammaniti

        The hottest summer of the century. Four houses lost among the wheat fields. The big ones are locked in the house. Six children, on their bicycles, venture into the burning and abandoned countryside. In the middle of that sea of ears hides a frightening secret, a secret that will change forever the life of one of them, Michele, a 9-year-old boy. The story is set in the torrid summer of 1978, in the countryside of an unidentified southern Italy, but evoked with rare descriptive force. In this landscape dominated by the contrast between the blinding light of the sun and the darkness of the night, Ammaniti alternates, with wise narrative moments, comedy, the world of children's relationships, the language and the burlesque wisdom of children, their tenacity, the strength of friendship and the drama of betrayal. And at the same time he sketches an unforgettable display of adult characters. A novel of self-discovery through the most extreme risk and the need to face it, Io non ho paura becomes a poignant farewell to the age of play and amazement, to the magical energy that makes us fight monsters. And it insinuates itself under the skin of all of us, like a light stab in the chest.

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        Plays, playscripts
        2019

        Indian Drama in English

        The Beginnings

        by Krishna Mohan Banerjee (Author), Michael Madhusudan Dutt (Author), Ananda Lal (Editor)

        An annotated anthology of the first three Indian plays written in English, in the first half of the nineteenth century

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2022

        Chartist drama

        by Gregory Vargo

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