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July 2016Where the Clouds Disperse
by Chi Li
This collection includes five novelettes by Chi Li: Life Show, Who Do You Think You Are, The Birth of the Sun, and Where the Clouds Disperse. Most of these works reflect the characteristics of Wuhan and most of the characters in them are also related to the personality of this metropolis. Works like Life Show have been adapted into sensational films and TV series. They roughly represent the creativity of Chi Li.
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Children's & YANovember 2024The Story Beyond the Clouds
Each of us is unique; we just need to find our special gift, like bringing more color to the world
by Slava Svitova (Author), Oleksandr Shatokhin (Illustrator)
4+ What do you do when you're a little Cloud who doesn't yet know how to make thunder or lightning, release rain, or create rainbows? Grandma Cloud suggests an adventure to find a hidden treasure. So, the little Cloud sets off to a gloomy city and decides to have some fun. She turns a horse into a milk dragon, a small marshmallow into a huge polar bear, and a lady with a necklace into a funny snowman! As people start looking up, talking, and smiling, the once gloomy city becomes colorful and lively. The little Cloud finds her treasure, becoming the Rainbow Cloud, bringing laughter and joy to everyone by painting the sky with her playful creations! - The pursuit of one’s uniqueness.- Inspires readers to make the world a better place by using their talents.- Features illustrations by a renowned Ukrainian artist, recognized with international awards.- Highlights the vital role of creativity in society.
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June 2019Dark Clouds Indicate Rain
by Xiao Aozi
When Grandpa dug taro in the ground, he caught a little loach and took the loach home for cooking. Little dragan, the brother of the little loach, found him in danger and run after him with dark clouds. Grandpa and Grandma discussed how to cook the little loach with a dispute. During the argument, the crock containing the small loach was broken, and the dark clouds carried by the little dragon also landed ... Eventually, will the little loach be saved?
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January 2019Dragons. Drachenstarke Papierflieger
18 vorgestanzte Modelle zum Heraustrennen, Zusammenstecken und Fliegenlassen
by Sully, Katherine
Großer Kreativspaß für alle Drachen-Flieger-Fans: Einfach aus den vorgestanzten Bögen die Drachen basteln und schon beginnt das große Turnier! Feuerdrache, Donnervogel oder Eisdrache - alle fliegen um die Wette. Wer wird wohl das Rennen gewinnen? Mit vielen spannenden Fakten über die fantastischen Kreaturen.
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January 2023Clouded Leopard Shadow
by Mu Ling
A pair of domestic cats fed the big clouded leopard was mistaken for a "wildcat" offspring. Identified by experts, the sister clouded leopard strayed into the city and was sent to a nature reserve, while the brother clouded leopard "Shadow" ran away on his own and began to wander the mountains and forests. ...... This special experience makes it different from its wild counterparts, but it still grows up in the competition for survival and defeats strong enemies, and later on, it befriends a young macaque that escaped from a monkey class and another clouded leopard. Later, he befriends a young macaque monkey that escaped from a monkey playing class and another clouded leopard......
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February 2020Nimbus
Gedichte
by Marion Poschmann
Nimbus, die dunkle Wolke, ist eine Erscheinung aus Schwung, Pracht, Weite, und doch gehört sie dem Formlosen, Ungreifbaren. Sie entfaltet Wirkung, sie bestimmt die Atmosphäre, zugleich entzieht sie sich, bleibt unbeherrschbar. Mit festem Griff und Subtilität, Witz und Zärtlichkeit unternimmt Marion Poschmann in ihren neuen Gedichten den Versuch, Nähe und Ferne zusammenzudenken und die maßlosen Kräfte der äußeren Gegenwart in einen Raum der Innigkeit zu verwandeln. Aber wo ist innen? Die Erforschung Sibiriens vor Beginn der Industrialisierung, flüchtige Begegnungen mit Tieren, die Nuanciertheit eines Farbtons oder die Verletzlichkeit von Eismassen spiegeln ebenso wie die kleinen magischen Praktiken des Alltags die Einzigartigkeit der globalen Veränderung. Nimbus ist eine Feier des Sublimen und des Schönen, mitreißend und formbewusst, unverwechselbar im Ton, lustvoll und philosophisch.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2018The Ant’s Mushroom
by Anatolii Hryhoruk (Author), Liubomyr Beiher (Illustrator)
This interesting fairy tale is about one tiny ant that one day finds a huge Mushroom in the forest. The ant can’t pick this big Mushroom up and bring it home by itself. What should the ant do? Whom to ask for help? This book is part of the Reading Is Really Interesting series. Reading Is Really Interesting was established to develop and improve children's reading skills as well as their cognitive interests. Reading the books in the series gives children encouragement and support, and makes them naturally motivated; by reading these books their curiosity is stimulated to read more and more, making them full of enthusiasm and eager to learn. The key feature of the series is that the texts have only one storyline and a small number of characters, making them easier to follow for beginner readers as well as more advanced learners. From 3 to 8 years, 195 words. The books in the series correspond to different reading abilities: Level 1 – I am learning to read (short texts, simple sentences);Level 2 – I can read with someone’s help (simple plots, simple language structures);Level 3 – I can read by myself (more complicated figures of speech and vocabulary);Level 4 – I read with pleasure (various genres and themes). Books that invite readers into new worlds. "Read every day and at every chance you get!" Rightsholders: Diana Semak, bohdanbooksco@gmail.com
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Children's & YAHeart of Mist
by Katrin Lange
A girl torn between two brothers. Regardless of which one she falls in love with it will be disastrous for the other. Christopher and Adrian have sworn that no girl will ever come between them again, because there is a sleeping monster inside Adrian, just waiting to hurt his brother. But then Jessa comes to High Moor Grange… Jessa would do anything to find her sister Alice, who has been registered as missing for five years. High Moor Grange is the first clue she has been given after all this time – but apart from a ruin shrouded in mist, all she finds there are the owners of this dilapidated manor house. Jessa suspects that they both know more about Alice’s disappearance than they admit. Christopher wants nothing more than to be rid of her, and constantly gets on her nerves with his arrogance – and even his warm-hearted brother Adrian seems to be harbouring some secrets. Jessica knows that she ought to stay away from the twin brothers, because instead of finding answers at High Moor Grange, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart in a battle against a 200-year-old curse. Dark, irresistible and deeply romantic – a modern Beauty and the Beast story by the queen of emotions!
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2009A King and No King
by David Bevington, Lee Bliss, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Helen Ostovich, Kim Latham
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2009
A King and No King
by David Bevington, Lee Bliss, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Helen Ostovich, Rebecca Mortimer, Kim Latham
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Under A Dark Cloud
by Françoise Hoffmann
Following its declaration of independence in 1948, the State of Israel is credited with “making the desert bloom” as well as integrating millions of Shoah survivors and those in need of escape from the cold winds of antisemitism. This courageous country, proud of its many Nobel Prize winners, has fallen foul of biased media reports fed by propaganda that succeeded in blemishing the positive world image of Israel and has impeded its diplomatic relations. This testimony describes the impact on the often dramatic daily life of the author by opening a window into intimate human scenes, under the dark cloud that appears in blue skies to announce a violent storm. The cloud serves as a symbol of the paradox of a life of freedom and prosperity on one hand, and never-ending violence on the other. Israel’s short history is traced step by step by the French Israeli author who has lived in Israel since the seventies. The author unveils a patchwork of myths and falsifications that have created a fake reality now encoded into the awareness of new generations. Reading this book requires an open mind that allows readers to discover a whole new intimate and poignant world. Françoise Hoffmann was born in France during World War II. Vichy laws made it impossible for her parents to stay in Paris, so they found a safe place to hide. The whole family survived the war. The author lives in Israel and has pursued a lifelong career in social work. 384 Pages, 15X22.5 Cm. A french synopsis is also avialbe in the following link: A L'OMBRE DU CUMULONIMBUS: … Témoignage d’une franco-israélienne …
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Children's & YA2009Flying Piglets
by Alexander Asatiani
Have you ever heard of piglets so clean that they’re as white as the clouds? Flying piglets are hard to imagine but the difficulty that the little piglet faces is easy to relate to for anybody who has tried to learn a new skill. The story is about finding a voice and direction as an exceptional figure. The little piglet learns how to fly not in the traditional ways but through his own observation of the unusual.
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July 2014Ambush
by Fang Fang
This collection of works by writer Fang Fang includes novelettes such as Ambush, My Beginning Is Also My End, Floating Clouds and Flowing Water, Performance Art, and Scenery that have already been translated into English, French, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Thai and Portuguese, and published abroad. Among these, Scenery won the National Outstanding Novelette Prize and caused a national sensation. It also established her as one of the representatives of China’s “new realists”. Her other works have also won her many national important prizes such as Fiction Monthly Hundred Flowers Awards.
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May 2021Follow Me in China:The South of Colorful Clouds
by Hong Hong Luobo
This is a set of geography science picture book, showing the geographic concept of China's vast territory, with a route that can reflect the different topography, customs and people with strong characteristics to show. The illustrations of each geographical node show the natural landscape, architectural features, and humanistic characteristics associated with this geographical node; the beautiful illustrations and warm images depict the magnificent rivers, mountains, and plains and deserts of China, giving readers a visual feast while increasing their knowledge of geographic science. This set of books starts from "Follow me in China", which can well attract the readers' exploration psychology, and the process of exploration together can subconsciously increase children's science knowledge about topography and landforms. Readers can follow the steps of the protagonist, visit the natural and humanistic landscapes of different regions, learn interesting knowledge about geography, and try unique games. The travel route chosen in this book is from Jiangsu to Yunnan, from the plain to the plateau, showing the geographical and geomorphic road of change in China's terrace fields and the difference in climate between the north and the south.
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A L'OMBRE DU CUMULONIMBUS
Témoignage d’une franco-israélienne … Broché
by Francoise Hoffmann
Que savez-vous vraiment d’Israël ? Depuis 1948, ce jeune Etat connu pour avoir fait refleurir le désert et intégré des millions de rescapés de la Shoah et ceux fuyant les vents froids de l’antisémitisme, est aujourd’hui à la pointe du progrès et malgré tout fait l’objet de reportages biaisés qui dégradent son image. La propagande palestinienne s’impose dans la bataille médiatique et gangrène les relations diplomatiques d’Israël avec nombre de chancelleries.Ce témoignage décrit les impacts d’une actualité fracassante sur la vie quotidienne à l’ombre du cumulonimbus. Ce gros nuage annonciateur d’orages dans un ciel d’azur symbolise le hiatus entre la normalité et l’enfer des violences endurées.L’auteure guide le lecteur pas à pas dans la courte Histoire d’Israël. À l’aide de faits documentés, souvent occultés, elle livre sa version des faits. Cet ouvrage répond à la nécessité de déconstruire les mythes et falsifications encryptés dans les consciences et étrangers à la vérité. Il analyse également le rôle de la Ligue Arabe dans cette vaste supercherie.La lecture de ce livre exige l’ouverture d’esprit requise pour la découverte d’un monde méconnu et attachant. Du parallèle établi entre la France et l’Etat hébreu, ressort une inimitié entre deux pays qui n’ont pas vocation à se mal aimer alors que les attentats islamistes font rage, et que des Juifs français s’installent en Israël.Francoise Hoffmann est née en France alors que ses parents pourchassés par Les lois de Vichy réussissent à survivre. De sa première visite en Israël, elle revient transformée et fera son alya avec son mari sioniste lui-aussi et leur deux enfants. Les abondantes notes consacrées aux événements dramatiques, à sa vie personnelle et à son engagement dans le travail social contribuent grandement à l’écriture de ce livre. 384 Pages, Published in 2020
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2017
Asia in Western fiction
by Robin Winks
Any reader who has ever visited Asia knows that the great bulk of Western-language fiction about Asian cultures turns on stereotypes. This book, a collection of essays, explores the problem of entering Asian societies through Western fiction, since this is the major port of entry for most school children, university students and most adults. In the thirteenth century, serious attempts were made to understand Asian literature for its own sake. Hau Kioou Choaan, a typical Chinese novel, was quite different from the wild and magical pseudo-Oriental tales. European perceptions of the Muslim world are centuries old, originating in medieval Christendom's encounter with Islam in the age of the Crusades. There is explicit and sustained criticism of medieval mores and values in Scott's novels set in the Middle Ages, and this is to be true of much English-language historical fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Even mediocre novels take on momentary importance because of the pervasive power of India. The awesome, remote and inaccessible Himalayas inevitably became for Western writers an idealised setting for novels of magic, romance and high adventure, and for travellers' tales that read like fiction. Chinese fictions flourish in many guises. Most contemporary Hong Kong fiction reinforced corrupt mandarins, barbaric punishments and heathens. Of the novels about Japan published after 1945, two may serve to frame a discussion of Japanese behaviour as it could be observed (or imagined) by prisoners of war: Black Fountains and Three Bamboos.
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MedicineAugust 2016Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
by Glen Curry, Simon Lewis, Roger Carter, Philippa Sully, Anthony Rowe, Peter Thorpe, Verity Kemp, Richard Williams, Rob Ellett, John Simpson, Gordon MacDonald, David Griffiths, Jonathan Van-Tam, Tim Uyeki, Marianne Coughlin, Chloe Sellwood, Andy Wapling
Intensely practical and down to earth, this timely new text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses to a range of threats. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events, such as: major incident planning; infectious disease epidemics and pandemics; natural disasters; terrorist threats; and business and service continuity management. The book builds upon the basics of risk assessment and writing an emergency plan, and then covers inter-agency working, command and control, communication, personal impact and business continuity as well as training, exercises and post-incident follow up. Detailing the full emergency preparedness and civil protection planning cycle, the book is illustrated throughout with real-life examples and case studies from global experts in the field for countries with both advanced and developing healthcare systems. This practical handbook covering the essential aspects of major incident and disaster management is ideal for undergraduate and master's students in emergency management and public health, as well as for practitioners in emergency preparedness and civil protection. It will be valuable to all health practitioners from ambulance, hospital, primary and community care, mental health and public health backgrounds. Read the first chapter for free: Introduction: Why Do We Need to Prepare? ; Intensely practical and illustrated with real-life examples, this text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events. ; 1: Introduction: Why do we need to Prepare?2: The Planning Process3: Risk Assessment4: Writing an Emergency Plan5: Emergency Planning and Response: Working in Partnership6: Interprofessional Working: Understanding some Emotional Barriers and Unconscious Processes That Might Influence Practice in Group and Team Work7: Command, Control and Communication8: Communications during a Health Emergency9: Psychosocial and Mental Health Care Before, During and After Emergencies, Disasters and Major Incidents10: Business Continuity11: Training and Exercising for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response12: Post-incident Follow-up13: Mass Casualty Incidents14: Preparedness and Response to Pandemics and other Infectious Disease Emergencies15: CBRN Incidents16: A Military Case Study17: From Pandemics to Earthquakes: Health and Emergencies in Canterbury, New Zealand
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January 2023Clouded Leopard of Silver Island
by Mu Ling
Red jackals are the prima donnas that maintain the ecological balance of the mountains and forests. However, a group of red jackals have been infected by rabies virus carried by domestic dogs and have become a horrible death in the forest. In order to save the red jackals, local scientists tried their best, but the result was not satisfactory. A series of thrilling stories tell us that nature is the best "instructor" for animals. To care for nature is to defend the common home of human beings and animals.
