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      Children's & YA

      The Dinoraf

      by Hessa Al Muhairi

      An egg has hatched, and what comes out of it? A chicken? No. A turtle? No. It’s a dinosaur. But where is his family? The little dinosaur searches the animal kingdom for someone who looks like him and settles on the giraffe. In this picture book by educator and author Hessa Al Muhairi, with illustrations by Sura Ghazwan, a dinosaur sets out in search of animals like him. He finds plenty of animals, but none that look the same...until he meets the giraffe. This story explores identity and belonging and teaches children about accepting differences in carefully crafted language.

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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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      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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      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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      Business, Economics & Law
      December 2016

      Visitor Management in Tourism Destinations

      by Julia N Albrecht

      Visitor management may be considered as a component of destination management at all levels of a destination. It involves a wide range of stakeholders. This book demonstrates current knowledge on visitor management. Visitor Management in Tourism Destinations provides insight into critical concepts such as the visitor experience, service quality, the uses of indicators and frameworks, and interpretation. It also addresses current issues including the social and political dimensions of visitor management, the implementation of monitoring, vandalism and augmented reality. Authored by leading international researchers in the field of visitor management research, this book is primarily aimed at researchers and postgraduate students. Key Features: · Considers critical concepts and influential factors in visitor management. · Illustrates current issues in visitor management. · Research-based case studies contribute to an overall understanding of core issues. · Covers the state-of-the-art in guiding and interpretation. ; This book demonstrates current knowledge on Visitor Management and provides insight into conceptual issues. ; PART I: Introduction and Foundation Chapter 1: Introduction to Visitor Management in tourism Destinations Chapter 2: Destination Management and Visitor Management: Non-convergent Literatures but Complementary Activities and Issues Chapter 3: Meeting the Challenge of Managing Visitor Experiences at Tourism Attractions Chapter 4: The Social and Political Dimensions of Visitor Management: Rural Home-based Accommodations PART II: Critical Concepts in Visitor Management Chapter 5: Indicators and Standards-Based Visitor Management Frameworks in Achieving Sustainability at Cultural Heritage Sites Chapter 6: Managing Nature-Based Visitors’ Perceived Service Quality, Satisfaction and Future Behaviour Intention Chapter 7: The Relevance of Visitors’ National Park Affinity for Effective Visitor Management in Protected Areas PART III: Current Issues in Visitor Management Chapter 8: Visitor Monitoring in the Tapajós National Forest, Brazil Chapter 9: Tourist Behaviours, Vandalism and Stakeholder Responses Chapter 10: Augmented Reality Application in Museum Visitor Experiences PART IV: The State of the Art in Guiding and Interpretation Chapter 11: Strategies for Successful Interpretation Techniques in Visitor Attractions: The Operationalization of Guided Tours in Museums Chapter 12: Using Heritage Interpretation to Manage Film-induced Tourism at Heritage visitor Attractions Chapter 13: Theories of Learning and their Application in Interpretation Chapter 14: Critical Reflections on the Role of Interpretation in Visitor Management PART V: Conclusion Chapter 15: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions in Visitor Management

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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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      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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      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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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      December 2019 - December 2024

      Mencius

      by Mencius,Yang Bojun,Yang Fengbin

      Mencius asserted the innate goodness of the individual, believing that it was society's influence its lack of a positive cultivating influence that caused bad moral character. "He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature" and "the way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.”

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      Biography & True Stories
      2019

      The triumph of men

      A book about Ukrainians who were prisoners of Nazi and Soviet concentration camps

      by Volodymyr Viatrovych

      People from Ukraine were in many concentration camps of Nazi Germany. In the Soviet concentration camps, the regime exterminated the Ukrainian nation. But none of them achieved the goal. A book about the power of will, faith and love. About the victory of hope. About freedom in hearts.

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      2022

      Al borde de la boca

      Diez intuiciones en torno al mate

      by Carmen M. Cáceres

      Many books have been written about mate—its properties, benefits, history, and ritual. Al borde de la boca, however, intuits what none of those books consider: the firsthand experience of drinking mate. It is an experience of both body and mind, better evoked through literature than through scientific vocabulary. Sensitive and precise, this essay captures that experience and puts it into words without ever exhausting its private, personal dimension.

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      Die Religion

      by Jacques Derrida, Gianni Vattimo

      Im Licht der Wiederkehr des Religiösen und seiner weltweiten Konjunktur erfährt die Religion ihre philosophische Nobilitierung jenseits der tradierten Dichotomie von Mythos und Aufklärung. Die Beiträge von Jacques Derrida, Gianni Vattimo, Maurizio Ferraris, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Aldo Giorgio Gargani, Eugenio Trías und Vincenzo Vitiello dokumentieren eine kardinale Wende der zeitgenössischen Philosophie. Mit Beiträgen von Eugenio Trías, Aldo Giorgio Gargani, Vincenzo Vitielo, Maurizio Ferraris, Hans-Georg Gadamer.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      May 2025

      The politics of Unbelonging

      Understanding and challenging racialisation of Roma in Europe and beyond

      by Andreja Zevnik, Andrew Russell

      This book offers a comprehensive study of racialisation of Romani communities in Europe (and beyond). Drawing on the idea of unbelonging it demonstrates how Romani communities are placed in a position of visceral visibility by local, national and international institutions as well as public media discourses. It shows how such positionality impacts the ability of Roma to self-represent politically and build capacity for change. From the position of unbelonging the book offers an account of Romani agency which both challenges the mainstream representations of Roma but also develops an alternative none-nation-state sense of belonging. In doing so the book outlines an account of Romani alternative expressions in order to take control of their relationship with their own history, future, knowledge, and identity, and the rest of the society.

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      Children's & YA
      September 2026

      Picture book "Henrietta"

      by Meggie Berns

      Feodora + Gino present: Henrietta Feodora and Gino want to pick a bunch of flowers for their mothers. They meet Henrietta, the little grasshopper. The little hopper shows them the most beautiful flowers. But then, suddenly, something goes wrong. Now Gino and Feodora have to find a solution fast! Educational approach: The main theme of this book is caution. Even the best intentions sometimes carry hidden danger that may go unnoticed. The goal is to draw attention to the need of being careful. To avoid getting into trouble, you should learn to think ahead and approach situations with care.

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      Literature & Literary Studies
      June 2012

      Molière et Son Premier Tartuffe

      Genèse et évolution d'une pièce à scandale

      by Robert McBride

      Molière et son premier Tartuffe sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries in world theatre: the nature, structure and purpose of the first and no longer extant version of his most controversial play, Le Tartuffe. The study provides a succinct overview of the problem and a close analysis of events leading up to the original performance at Versailles. A careful reading of Molière's own defence of this version situates its overriding inspiration in his wish to satirise specific religious groupings, whilst hoping vainly to avoid censure from the religious establishment of his day. There are three appendices: the first evaluates the hypotheses of a complete or incomplete play; the second analyses the claims that Molière took certain people as models for Tartuffe, and the final appendix seeks to reopen the question of Molière's stance towards religion. The conclusion is that Le Tartuffe should not be seen as inherently hostile to religion, but rather as constituting a plea for tolerance, charity and transparency in its practice, none of which runs counter to the spirit and tenets of historic Christianity. This will appeal to lecturers and students of French Studies and Theatre Studies. ;

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