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Literature & Literary Studies

July 2021

Making home

Orphanhood, kinship and cultural memory in contemporary American novels

by Maria Holmgren Troy, Elizabeth Kella, Helena Wahlstrom, Maria Holmgren Troy

Making home explores the figure of the orphan child in a broad selection of contemporary US novels by popular and critically acclaimed authors Barbara Kingsolver, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Cunningham, Jonathan Safran Foer, John Irving, Kaye Gibbons, Octavia Butler, Jewelle Gomez and Toni Morrison. The orphan child is a continuous presence in US literature, not only in children's books and nineteenth-century texts, but also in a variety of genres of contemporary fiction for adults. Making home examines the meanings of this figure in the contexts of American literary history, social history and ideologies of family, race and nation. It argues that contemporary orphan characters function as links to literary history and national mythologies, even as they may also serve to critique the limits of literary history, as well as the limits of familial and national belonging.

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Business, Economics & Law

November 2019

Modern Day Slavery and Orphanage Tourism

by Joseph M Cheer, Leigh Mathews, Kathryn van Doore, Karen Flanagan

Orphanage tourism is the practice, in less developed contexts, where tourist interactions with 'orphaned' children are central to traveller itineraries and experience making. While being attractive to the desire of tourists and volunteers to 'do good' while travelling, underlining orphanage tourism is the fact that the vast majority of children (over 80%) in orphanage institutions are not orphans. Instead they are the victims of intentional attempts by poor families to give children access to education opportunities, and consistent and reliable nutrition. However, such desires are easily exploited, and there are limited means by which families are able to ascertain the veracity around whether children are definitely receiving the care they have been promised. Orphanages themselves are very often for-profit enterprises, where the commodification of good intentions cycle begins and becomes embedded in the tourism supply chain where children become attractions and the focus of tourist consumption, and orphanages become sites of tourism production.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

December 2014

The Protestant Orphan Society and its social significance in Ireland 1828–1940

by June Cooper

The Protestant Orphan Society, founded in Dublin in 1828, managed a carefully-regulated boarding-out and apprenticeship scheme. This book examines its origins, its forward-thinking policies, and particularly its investment in children's health, the part women played in the charity, opposition to its work and the development of local Protestant Orphan Societies. It argues that by the 1860s the parent body in Dublin had become one of the most well-respected nineteenth-century Protestant charities and an authority in the field of boarding out. The author uses individual case histories to explore the ways in which the charity shaped the orphans' lives and assisted widows, including the sister of Sean O'Casey, the renowned playwright, and identifies the prominent figures who supported its work such as Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland. This book makes valuable contributions to the history of child welfare, foster care, the family and the study of Irish Protestantism. ;

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Children's & YA

October 2021

Bella becomes a giraffe princess

by Christine Warugaba/Valerie Bouthyette

On her ninth birthday, a lonely orphan named Bella gets a visit from a giraffe. The giraffe later takes her to Giraffe Land to meet the queen. While in Giraffe Land, Bella breaks the spell of of a witch who had planned on destroying Giraffe Land.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

November 2018

An Introduction to Philosophy of Library Science

by Tang Liguang

The mission of philosophy is to lead the trend of the times and history. The theoretical construction of philosophy of library science will also assume the historical responsibility of leading the development of contemporary library science theory and practice. This book takes Marx's practical materialism as the theoretical foundation, and examines the thinking mode and main issues of library philosophy, the view of practice and materialism, library dialectics, the labor of librarians and their alienation, the philosophical cultivation and creation of librarians, and such major theoretical issues including various contemporary issues, to a certain extent. Based on this, a theoretical framework based on practical materialism was attempted. This book is a comprehensive work written by the author on the basis of his works Study on Axiology of Library, Study on Ontology of Library,and Study on Epistemology of Library. It is suitable for all who care about library existence and development to read.

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July 2022

Next-generation Sequencing and Agriculture

by Philipp Bayer, David Edwards

This book summarises the impacts that the genome sequencing revolution has had in all areas across animal and plant agriculture, including cattle, orphan crops, cash crops, and more, with reference to applications in many species and locations. It explains new techniques and their use in understanding epigenetics, breeding and conservation.

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June 2020

Read classics, learn to write people

by Xiao Yuehong

"Reading Masterpieces, Learning Writing" series, this series selects the extracurricular reading books specified by the new curriculum standard, through the guidance of famous teachers to guide the intensive reading, understand the outline of the masterpiece, select the fragments of the masterpiece that students are interested in, train the writing skills in the masterpiece study, and learn the masterpiece in Conception, material selection, writing, expression skills and language style, etc. will help students improve their writing skills. After each chapter of this series, it is planned to have a live webcast of high-quality lecturers with a QR code attached to the book, so that the vivid classroom will be presented to the readers in the form of audio and video.This book selects five extracurricular books, one extracurricular book is a chapter, and each chapter is divided into five parts: "Guide to Masterpieces", "Wonderful Appreciation", "As a Ring" and "Excerpt Appreciation". Through reading and deconstruction of classics, students can gain a lot of language accumulation and the magic weapon of writing.

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May 2021

Falling in love with the secret of reading 2

by Big J, Lu Jun

This book adopts the method of combining theory and practice. Through the in-depth interpretation of more than 150 picture books, it integrates the cutting-edge research results of psychology, cognitive science, and brain science. It carefully demonstrates what parents say and how to do when they read. "Can't speak" is promoted to "Parental Science". By reading this book, parents can learn to combine the high-quality explanation methods of picture books, solve more than 160 common children's upbringing problems in the family education scene, and improve children's habit formation, self-confidence, problem-solving ability, learning ability, exploration ability, etc. 20 core competencies. At the same time, it can effectively help parents to improve themselves and guide the positive development of the whole family.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

October 2018

My Shibadong Village

Achievement of Targeting Poverty Alleviation

by Ling Ying

This book takes proses as the genre and select plentiful pictures to vividly demonstrate the achievements of targeting poverty alleviation in Shibadong Village during the past five years. It fully explores the sample value of targeting poverty alleviation in Shibadong Village and its contribution to poverty reduction in China and even in the world. It shows the practical guiding significance of targeting poverty alleviation thoughts and the five development concepts in China.

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Children's & YA

January 2020

The First Journey

by Yuliya Sharlay (Author), Helena Jastremska (Illustrator)

Myshka lived for herself. And she was... a cow! Yes, yes, the most amazing cow in the world! Not just a cow, but a dreaming cow. Mishka dreamed of traveling, but her cow girlfriends did not understand her at all. Only the girl Kira understood perfectly. And Kira prepared a grand surprise for Mishka - a trip in a hot air balloon! And to keep Myshka company, Doc the pigeon was ready to go along for the trip. What’s going to happen to these two travellers? Will they see new lands? Will they meet new friends? Only one thing is certain: no matter the journey, travellers should be ready for adventures and challenges. And if you want to go on the aerial trip of a cow and a pigeon, you better get ready for many of those! From 3 to 5 years, 2890 words Rightsholders: Alex Sharlai, alex.sharlay@gmail.com

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Humanities & Social Sciences

December 2018

30 Stories about Hunan Culture

by Wu Jinming

In this book, Hunan culture is displayed through 30 stories. Each story is like a picture vividly outlining the long-standing and profound nature of Hunan culture that keeps pace with the times. First, through Eight "paintings", the ancient civilization of Hunan is described, and it points out as the source of Chinese culture and of Hunan culture. Then,18 "pictures" are chosen to describe the development and evolution of Hunan culture since the period of slave society. Finally, it focuses on describing the significant influence of Hunan culture, which is reflected in 4 "pictures". The book allows readers to understand the evolution of Hunan culture and experience the core of the culture through stories, so as to strengthen cultural self-confidence.

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Literature & Literary Studies

August 2017

Research on The Book of Songs (Shi Jing)

by Zhu Xiuquan

This book examines and demonstrates some part of The Books of Songs, and presents the author's personal perspective in a clear way. It is divided into 10 chapters: Chapter 1 Research on the movement Da Wu composed in the Western Zhou Dynasty and its evolution Chapter 2 Study on The Song of Zhou and the corresponding rituals Chapter 3 Ode to the Success of King of the Age—— A Study of the Theme of the Three Ode in The Book of Songs Chapter 4 Discussion on characteristics of the times reflecting from The Song of Zhou ......

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Humanities & Social Sciences

May 2018

Etiquette Culture of the Miao Minority in Lvdongshan

by Liang Yuanxin

The etiquette culture of the Miao minority in Lvdongshan area is the unique culture that is passed down from generation to generation in a special way. It is widely used in cultural activities of the Miao people in this area, and records the origin and development of the world in the eyes of the Miao people, along with the history of the changes of the Miao minority. It also reflects Miao people's recognition of the universe and the aesthetics of etiquette in daily life. This book is the collection of the etiquette culture of Miao minority in Lvdongshan area that shows the communication need in any occasions. The works adopt various forms of rhetoric like parallelism and are arranged according to the unique logic of the Miao ethnic group in Lv Dongshan. All the works, as you see, are to express good wishes and expectation for future life.

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Liebe Not

Gedichte

by Hans-Ulrich Treichel

Hans-Ulrich Treichel erhielt den Leonce- und Lena-Preis des Darmstädter Literarischen März 1985. »Bei seiner Lesung ist sie gleich da, die inspirierte Präzison, diese verletzte, doch angriffige, hochgescheite Sensibilität, die ganz wenig Worte macht, wenn es mit ganz wenigen Worten zu machen ist. Gedrängt Abgekürztes, die düsteren Endzeitgefühle sind knapp, fast satirisch gefaßt: ›Noch hören wir uns husten‹ steht da als Lebenstrost, als momentane Lebensgarantie. Und dann hämmert mit ›Viel Glück‹ das bissige, kantig rhythmisierte Pathos, mit dem der Autor soviel körperlichen Raum schafft, daß das Publikum unwillig zu klatschen beginnt. Die Reime antworten sich unerwartet und scheinbar ungeordnet oft mitten in den Zeilen, sind jedoch satzmusikalisch mit bestem Gespür gesetzt. Auffällig: Dieser Lyriker hat Distanz, schaut auch von sich weg, gelegentlich von sich ab – hinaus in die weitere Gesellschaft und wie sie’s so treibt mit fanatisierter Freizeit-Körperkultur als Fluchtlauf weg von den ›sauren Gefilden‹, den ›schwarzen Gedanken‹ samt Gebrüll von ›Krieg und Untergang‹. Letzteres ein Hauptthema. Das andere: die Liebe, ihre Fast-Unmöglichkeit und trotzdem immer wieder ein Aufruf dazu: ›Wir fürchten uns ein Leben lang / Wir lieben uns nur einen Tag.‹« (Beatrice von Matt, Neue Züricher Zeitung) Immer reagieren Gedichte auf Not-Situationen, auf die Not, die war, die ist, die kommen wird. Es ist die Not, der man zu entkommen sucht – und der doch ein Großes zu verdanken ist: sie treibt immer aufs neue ins Gedicht.

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Children's & YA

Journey to the Land of Men

by Mónica-Ramón Ríos

Journey to the Land of Men follows Gege, a skilled orphan raised by a sword master near Puna in Los Andes. In a post-apocalyptic future, the Southern Globe (formerly South America) is governed by women who nurture the Earth with mestizo knowledge. Invading armies of men threaten their peaceful existence due to outdated extractive economies. Gege becomes crucial in the conflict, joining a group of young warriors to uncover the enemy's leaders. With Ena, the future leader of the Southern Globe and Gege's love interest, they embark on a dangerous mission dragged as men. Tragedy strikes when Gege's teacher is killed, fueling suspicions of a traitor. As they journey through Central America towards the Caribbean, they liberate cities and face perilous landscapes. As they reach Florida and then New York with the help of an underground organization, Gege discovers Ena's identity as a trans woman, who has travel to undergo sex change. In love, Gege supports Ena, but soon learns Ena's family is responsible for her teacher's death. Driven and confused, Gege ventures alone to the enemy's stronghold, enduring torture and uncovering shocking truths about her own identity: her mother, the leader who liberated the Southern Globe came from across the Atlantic and was betrayed by Ena’s mother, the current leader. Gege escapes with unexpected help from Ena and her surviving teacher, unleashing her latent powers to eliminate the enemy. She sets sail across the Atlantic to explore her ancestral roots, entrusting Ena with leading the Southern Globe.

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Children's & YA

Chetaah Summer

by Katja Brandis

When a travel adventure becomes a journey to yourself! For all readers who long to follow the wide world’s call to freedom. Especially for all the WOODWALKERS fans who have grown up. An unforgettable experience is waiting for Lily: she is off to work on a farm in Namibia where they work to protect endangered cheetahs. The German vet’s daughter will help care for injured big cats, raise orphaned young animals and assist with field research in the bush. A dream comes true for her! Lily’s trip goes well until she falls in love with Eric, the son of a neighbouring farmer. His strange family and their secrets plunge her life into chaos. Katja Brandis, whose WOODWALKERS series regularly conquers the bestseller lists by storm, is back with an environmental novel about the protection of cheetahs in Namibia. Authentic, sympathetic and completely devoid of kitsch sunset pathos.

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Literature & Literary Studies

September 2018

Orphan texts

by Laura Peters

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May 2016

La mujer de la guarda

by Sara Bertrand, Alejandra Algorta

Jacinta wants to know how her mother is able to breathe inside the coffin, but her aunts tell her it’s better if she concentrates in taking care of her brothers. Jacinta remembers some things about her mum, like the sound of the spoon in the cup when she stirred the milk until it was smooth. When her father arrives early, Jacinta and her brothers eat together and laugh at dessert time when he draws milk toffees and chewing gum from behind their ears. Jacinta is a weirdo in a world where other children have a mother. Jacinta has no guardian angel, but a woman traveling on a blue horse watches over her.

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Fiction

October 2017

Internat (Orphanage)

by Serhiy Zhadan

...One day, you wake up and see the fire burning outside your window. You didn't start it. But you the one who will have to put it out......January 2015. Donbas. Pasha, a teacher at one of the schools, watches as the front line steadily approaches his home. It happens that he is forced to cross this line. To return later. And to return he needs to decide whose side his house is on...

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Le secret de Bou'ghttat

by Jihane Andaloussi

Sitting on his bed with his knees drawn up to his chest, Jaber found his thoughts inevitably drifting to Bou’ghtat. Each night, this shadowy demon with a vague outline would haunt him, immobilizing him with overwhelming fear. Even wrapped in warm blankets, he trembled at the prospect of closing his eyes, fearing to enter once again a realm where he felt utterly exposed and defenseless.

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by Maria Holmgren Troy, Elizabeth Kella, Helena Wahlstrom, Maria Holmgren Troy

by Joseph M Cheer, Leigh Mathews, Kathryn van Doore, Karen Flanagan

by June Cooper

by Christine Warugaba/Valerie Bouthyette

by Tang Liguang

by Philipp Bayer, David Edwards

by Xiao Yuehong

by Big J, Lu Jun

Achievement of Targeting Poverty Alleviation

by Ling Ying

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