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This book include 3 pieces of science fictions.They are not only focus on future techonology, but also aim at exploring human nature.There contains rich sci-fi elements in this book,and the author uses suspense techniques to attract the readers to enter the sci-fi world to think about human nature.
A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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This is the world of the distant future – comfortable, bright and full of hopes and expectations. This is Kyiv, in which kids fly to school on jetpacks and study at the School of Space Travelling. And this is Mykhailo Neborak, an ordinary schoolboy who on one April day meets Oleksandr Nenarok, a new boy in his school. And this newbie knows a lot of strange and dangerous things about this beautiful and comfortable world of the future… ‘Sapiences’ is a sci-fi novel for teenagers set in Kyiv of 2178. One of the protagonists, Oleksandr Nenarok, has two moms, a necromant grandpa and an iron heart. Dangerous adventures, interplanetary voyages and fighting against galactic thugs – the readers will find all these in the book.
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Concentrates on the analysis of cult movies, how they are defined, who defines them and the cultural politics of these definitions. Raises issues about the perception of it as an oppositional form of cinema, and of its strained relationships to mainstream cinema and the processes of institutionalisation and classification. Claims that the history of academic film studies and that of cult movie fandom are inextricably intertwined and raises fundamental questions about both cult movies themselves, and film studies as a discipline. Updates work on cult movies at a time when cult films and TV have become a central part of contemporary culture. Ranges over the full and entertaining gamut of cult films from Dario Argento, Spanish horror and Peter Jackson's New Zealand gorefests to sexploitation, kung fu and sci fi flicks, as well investigations of Sharon Stone, 'underground' and trivia.
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Yang Peng's alien series original science fiction works. The book continues Yang Peng's consistent style of creation—incredible imagination, extraordinary exaggeration, unrepeatable comedy, bizarre plots, sci-fi elements, relaxing, humorous, and thrilling fun. At the same time, courage, integrity, kindness, unity, patriotism, and environmental protection are integrated into the delightful storytelling. The theme is positive, setting a good example for the children. The "Dragon" spacecraft successfully passed through the nebula storm but fell into the singularity of the universe; having finally left the black hole but met the space pirates... After all the hardships, the "Dragon" teenagers finally reached the crystal star, but immeidately faced a terrible locust crisis. Can they successfully get the magic instrument to romve the planet pollution? The 100-day deadline is coming soon. Can they still return to Earth? Even if they could return to the earth, how could they defeat and expel the alien villains that invaded Earth?
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Yang Peng's alien series original science fiction works. The book continues Yang Peng's consistent style of creation—incredible imagination, extraordinary exaggeration, unrepeatable comedy, bizarre plots, sci-fi elements, relaxing, humorous, and thrilling fun. At the same time, courage, integrity, kindness, unity, patriotism, and environmental protection are integrated into the delightful storytelling. The theme is positive, setting a good example for the children. Aliens have invaded Earth! This is a group of aliens from the ghost planet who cannot be killed. How to do? In this critical situation, the brave primary school student Dididi, the intelligent Dr. Guima, the wise Witch Gurit, the Hiroshima atomic bomb victim Shuiyunjingzi gathered together to form the "Save the Earth Four" group. A fierce battle with the aliens started ...
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Yang Peng's alien series original science fiction works. The book continues Yang Peng's consistent style of creation—incredible imagination, extraordinary exaggeration, unrepeatable comedy, bizarre plots, sci-fi elements, relaxing, humorous, and thrilling fun. At the same time, courage, integrity, kindness, unity, patriotism, and environmental protection are integrated into the delightful storytelling. The theme is positive, setting a good example for the children. The "Dragon" super space warship crossed the universe wormhole. It took only a few minutes to reach the distant space of 1400 light years from the earth. A series of challenges are waiting for the "Dragon" teenagers, steel planet, cosmic disease, cosmic whales, elf kingdom, thunder kingdom, lightning country, illusion planet, nebula storm... Can they pass over all these challenges one after the one other?
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Yang Peng's alien series original science fiction works. The book continues Yang Peng's consistent style of creation—incredible imagination, extraordinary exaggeration, unrepeatable comedy, bizarre plots, sci-fi elements, relaxing, humorous, and thrilling fun. At the same time, courage, integrity, kindness, unity, patriotism, and environmental protection are integrated into the delightful storytelling. The theme is positive, setting a good example for the children. A hundred years later, a massive earthquake broke the box of the imprisoned aliens, and the aliens escaped! They raided the Antarctic research station and ransacked the Golden State to worship the Golden City, making a large number of vicious incidents. Their next goal is the country that the children have built—the brave city of the capital of Papa, and a new battle is about to start. Can the young heroes of Papa State resist the invasion of aliens and save the earth?
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Yang Peng's alien series original science fiction works. The book continues Yang Peng's consistent style of creation—incredible imagination, extraordinary exaggeration, unrepeatable comedy, bizarre plots, sci-fi elements, relaxing, humorous, and thrilling fun. At the same time, courage, integrity, kindness, unity, patriotism, and environmental protection are integrated into the delightful storytelling. The theme is positive, setting a good example for the children. The evil aliens were sucked into the black hole, but broke through the white hole and got out of the captivity of the crystal box. In 3199, they took the snow comet to the solar system again, and started the first shot of attacking humans on Mars. Then they launched a horrible "smashing bomb" to the earth. As a result, the earth's pollution is raging. Earth was at stake! The 15-year-old CEO Yang Jian, super-powered girl Murong Xue, little doctor Jiligulu and their peers, sailed the super space battleship "Dragon" to the distant crystal star for help, and once again encountered the enemy fleet on the edge of the solar system at a ratio of 1 against 53. Can they win?
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Does the phrase “history repeats itself” have any merit? Is it true? Some say it is; some say that historical events repeat themselves endlessly and occur again and again in parallel time loops. Nicole and her brothers do not know for sure. What they do know is that sometimes when history repeats itself, things can go wrong, and they are here to prevent just that. This compelling time-travel novel is the story of Nicole and her family, who have been entrusted to keep history unchanged. Through the black cave at the edge of the forest they jump back in time to an event in history, an event that is about to be changed, about to be altered. Their mission is simple—preserve history as it is, and don’t let loops in time make changes that can affect the future. What would have happened if JFK hadn’t been assassinated? What would be the difference if Elvis hadn’t really died? What would change if one more boy had died in the Holocaust? The three of them have done this for as long as they can remember, and they know their way through history. But what happens when the rules are slightly bent? When someone chooses to interpret the course of history? Use history for their own benefits? Will Nicole and her brothers survive? Will the world survive? What will be the cost? Read The Keepers of the Black Cave to find out. Hanit Pahima has shifted her career after twenty years in the high-tech industry to pursue her dream of and talent for writing. As a personal travel planner and a dreamer, she combines her adventures in the world, her passion for TV shows and movies, and her vast and cynical imagination to create her stories. An English-language edition was published in February 2019. 212 Pages,12X20 c
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This unique guide brings together the vast experience of the author with the science and the practice of positive psychology in such a way that both new and experienced practitioners will benefit. New practitioners will learn about the core concepts of character and signature strengths and how to fine-tune their approach and troubleshoot. Experienced practitioners will deepen their knowledge about advanced topics such as strengths overuse and collisions, hot button issues, morality, and integrating strengths with savoring, flow, and mindfulness. Hands-on practitioner tips throughout the book provide valuable hints on how to take a truly strengths-based approach. The 24 summary sheets spotlighting each of the universal character strengths are an indispensable resource for client sessions, succinctly summarizing the core features of and research on each strength. 70 evidence-based step-by-step activity handouts can be given to clients to help them develop character strengths awareness and use, increase resilience, set and meet goals, develop positive relationships, and find meaning and engagement in their daily lives. Working with client’s (and our own) character strengths boosts well-being, fosters resilience, improves relationships, and creates strong, supportive cultures in our practices, classrooms, and organizations. Target Group: psychotherapists / clinical psychologists / counselors/ teachers
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This book is a part of a comprehensive record of Hunan that covers its development in industry, agriculture, urban and rural construction, transport, education, sci&tech, culture, tourism and livelihood.
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Sara Paretsky is known for her influential V.I. Warshawski series, which transformed the masculine hard-boiled detective formula into a vehicle for feminist values. But Paretsky does more than this. Her novels also illustrate the extent to which detective fiction acts as a literature of trauma, allowing Paretsky to address the politics of agency in ways that go beyond the personal, for trauma always has a social and a political dimension. Paretsky's work also exploits the way detective fiction mirrors the writing of history. Here, Paretsky uses the form to expose the partiality of historical accounts - whether they be personal, institutional, or national - that authorise 'forgetting' of a particularly insidious kind. Significantly, all these issues are explored within the framework of the traditional hard-boiled detective novel. As a result, Paretsky's achievement forces us to acknowledge the deeply subversive potential of detective fiction.
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Bertolt Brecht wurde am 10. Februar 1898 in Augsburg geboren und starb am 14. August 1956 in Berlin. Von 1917 bis 1918 studierte er an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Naturwissenschaften, Medizin und Literatur. Sein Studium musste er allerdings bereits im Jahr 1918 unterbrechen, da er in einem Augsburger Lazarett als Sanitätssoldat eingesetzt wurde. Bereits während seines Studiums begann Brecht Theaterstücke zu schreiben. Ab 1922 arbeitete er als Dramaturg an den Münchener Kammerspielen. Von 1924 bis 1926 war er Regisseur an Max Reinhardts Deutschem Theater in Berlin. 1933 verließ Brecht mit seiner Familie und Freunden Berlin und flüchtete über Prag, Wien und Zürich nach Dänemark, später nach Schweden, Finnland und in die USA. Neben Dramen schrieb Brecht auch Beiträge für mehrere Emigrantenzeitschriften in Prag, Paris und Amsterdam. 1948 kehrte er aus dem Exil nach Berlin zurück, wo er bis zu seinem Tod als Autor und Regisseur tätig war.
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The human brain is a wondrous thing, highly complex and highly functional. However, the control centre of our feelings, thoughts and actions can sometimes go out of sync. Some reasons for this are known, such as genetic factors, hormonal effects or trauma. In other cases, we are still in the dark. In an extreme case scenario, the brain may create bizarre delusions – masterful narrations that the people affected fi nd completely conclusive and reasonable. Monika Niehaus has compiled 36 such disorders ranging from love madness and the gourmand syndrome – where gourmet food becomes the purpose of life – to people who desire nothing more than to have their limbs amputated. She tells gripping tales of famous and not so famous cases. With sensitivity and a considerable dose of humour she takes us into the history of art and literature, and presents scientifi c explanations. This fascinating book shows that our brain is a genius – and madness is quite often NOT inexplicable.
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“The little jumping mouse wakes up quite frightened. Her parents are arguing again, so loudly that she can’t help but hear.” That is how the story of the little jumping mouse begins. The conflict between her parents makes her very miserable and sad. The mouse decides to leave home. Walking with the wise eagle through the savannah, she observes different animal families who are also having arguments. They discover that no argument is like the other, and the two of them fi nd out that it is normal and sometimes important to argue, but that certain rules must be followed, so that at the end of the day everyone can get along, and nobody suffers from the quarrels. This book is intended to make it easier for affected children to understand their situation and to deal with it. It shows that there are different types of quarrels, and that sometimes it is even okay to argue. For: • children of elementary school age (between 6 and 12 years of age) who are suffering because of their parents’ quarreling• parents, relatives• therapists
