Young Ridi obtained good results in school. As a reward, his parents offered him an invitation to spend the holiday in the village with his grandma. The days spent in such a rural area were so wonderful, until several events unfolded!
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This series is a collection of art works about character designing of The Global Exhibition of Characters held by Nanjing University of the Arts and student works. These three books are in different size and color, very well classified and designed. It contains art works about character design of diverse languages by several designers, such as Reza Abedini(Iran), Michael Bierut（USA）,Robert Appleton（USA）,Stephan Bundi（Swiss）, Kit Hinrichs（USA）, Lech Majewski（Poland）Leonardo Sonnoli（Italy）, Clotilde Olyff（Belgium）, Paula Scher（USA）, Philippe Apeloig（France）, Ahn Sang—soo（Korea）, Shiraki Akira（Japan）, Bi Xuefeng（China）, Kan Tai—keung（Hongkong）, Cao Fang(China), etc.. Also it collects high quality assigned project student works of font designing course. The world of typeface will totally amaze you. Won "The Beauty of Books in China " Prize in 2013.
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This series is a collection of art works about character designing of The Global Exhibition of Characters held by Nanjing University of the Arts and student works. These three books are in different size and color, very well classified and designed. It contains art works about character design of diverse languages by several designers, such as Reza Abedini(Iran), Michael Bierut（USA）,Robert Appleton（USA）,Stephan Bundi（Swiss）, Kit Hinrichs（USA）, Lech Majewski（Poland）Leonardo Sonnoli（Italy）, Clotilde Olyff（Belgium）, Paula Scher（USA）, Philippe Apeloig（France）, Ahn Sang—soo（Korea）, Shiraki Akira（Japan）, Bi Xuefeng（China）, Kan Tai—keung（Hongkong）, Cao Fang(China), etc.. Also it collects high quality assigned project student works of font designing course. The world of typeface will totally amaze you. Won "The Beauty of Books in China " Prize in 2013.
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This series is a collection of art works about character designing of The Global Exhibition of Characters held by Nanjing University of the Arts and student works. These three books are in different size and color, very well classified and designed. It contains art works about character design of diverse languages by several designers, such as Reza Abedini(Iran), Michael Bierut（USA）,Robert Appleton（USA）,Stephan Bundi（Swiss）, Kit Hinrichs（USA）, Lech Majewski（Poland）Leonardo Sonnoli（Italy）, Clotilde Olyff（Belgium）, Paula Scher（USA）, Philippe Apeloig（France）, Ahn Sang—soo（Korea）, Shiraki Akira（Japan）, Bi Xuefeng（China）, Kan Tai—keung（Hongkong）, Cao Fang(China), etc.. Also it collects high quality assigned project student works of font designing course. The world of typeface will totally amaze you. Won "The Beauty of Books in China " Prize in 2013.
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This updated and expanded analysis of King Lear in performance includes new chapters on the television version of the Royal National Theatre production directed by Richard Eyre and starring Ian Holm; and on Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'. Earlier chapters provide close, detailed analyses of the stage, film and television interpretations of John Gielgud, Harley Granville Barker, Paul Scofield, Peter Brook, Peter Ustinov, Michael Gambon, Adrian Noble, Grigori Kozintsev, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Miller, Laurence Olivier and Michael Elliott. By examining such issues as the playing of Lear, the staging of the storm and the battle, and the choice of historical period, this book shows how interpretation and performance are bound together, and how the play is transformed through different historical and political contexts. This will be essential reading for students in English, drama or film at any level, theatregoers, and anyone involved in productions of the play.
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"»In fast 100 Szenen eröffnet Tankred Dorst ein seltsames, grandioses Panoptikum: Christus vertreibt die heidnischen Götter, und drauf gebiert doch eine Riesin, assistiert von einem Clown, den Zauberer Merlin, einen Sohn des Teufels. Und der wird, gleichsam in einem faustischen Pakt mit dem Menschen, zum geheimen Inszenator blutiger Ritterschlachten und schaurig schöner Romanzen in einer Welt, die ein fabelhaftes Mittelalter neben dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert aufleben läßt und in der sich Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Vorzeit und Zukunft durchdringen, durchspinnen . . .In den mittelalterlichen Mythen entdeckt Dorst, bar aller Heldentümelei, wieder lebensfrische Geschichten. Geschichten vom Erwachsenwerden, vom Verliebtsein, von Familienzank, Eifersucht, Freundschaft; und auch der im kleinen noch immer überschießenden großen Lebenssehnsucht einiger Menschen. . . . Phantasmagorische Visionen, die an Gemälde von Hieronymus Bosch oder an Filme von Fellini und Kurosawa denken lassen, an Szenen auch von Shakespeare.«(Peter von Becker)"
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Since her birth, Mara has been a curiosity for the whole village. She has difficulty expressing herself, walking and fitting in. The bad tongues even accuse her of being a victim of witchcraft... and yet this is not the case. The little girl suffers from autism.
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For ages 3+ ‘‘My Little Picture Book of Animals (From A to Z)’’ helps children identify animals in their environment. It contains both domestic and wild animals. The animals are placed in alphabetical order to ease the learning process.
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Get ready for the heat after the bite―― One day, Shinobu, who loves children with his good nature, protects a beautiful boy named Shion who was soaking wet in front of his house because of rain. However, the moment Shion sucks on his injured finger, his starts to feel like he is in heat...! What's more, Shion suddenly transformed into an adult man in front of him...! Not only does Shion teaches him how to do all sorts of things to make his sensitive body feel good, but Shion also starts living with him in the same building...?
To obtain a foundation for happiness, we only need to understand the rules of this new era and make the right decisions at the right time. That’s the strategy to life. ＜Contents＞ This book on life strategies for a new era is the first work for young readers by bestselling author and Shinsho Taisho prize winner (for his Unspeakable) Akira Tachibana. There is a strategy to life, he insists, a way of living in this new era by which anyone can attain work, money, and happiness. ＜Excerpted Table of Contents＞ Introduction: There’s a strategy to life The World, Part 1: Life is a role-playing game • Why are the children of wealthy people unhappy? • Life is a tale Etc. The World, Part 2: You create “yourself” among your friends • You only make friends at school • Differences in character and finding yourself Etc. The World, Part 3: The rule for making what you love your job • Childrearing doesn’t have large effect on children’s lives • Companies are tools for making their employees happy Etc. The Strategy, Part 1: Money • Freedom means being able to say no to things you hate • A society in which anyone can become rich Etc. The Strategy, Part 2: Work • The “salaryman” is an endangered species, its only habitat being Japan • Nobody hates their company more than a “salaryman” • Becoming rich in “lukewarm Japan” Etc. The Strategy, Part 3: Love and Friendship • “Happiness capital” determines your life • Life strategies for the coming times Etc. Conclusion: Hints for a happy life
Mama knits Little Mouse a bright red vest, and he is happy as can be. But along comes a duck and asks to try it on. It turns out to be a bit tight. Next comes a monkey, followed by a seal, then a lion and even an elephant. By this time, the cute little vest has gotten stretched all out of shape, and Little Mouse is utterly despondent. The problem of bigger and bigger animals trying on the tiny vest is clear even to small children, and they are pulled along by the anticipation of what will happen next. With the visual appeal of the bright red vest and the highly expressive and amusing pencil drawings, the book has been a perennial bestseller. The series of sequels this first volume spawned has grown to 35 titles, a clear measure of Little Mouse’s popularity. ★English sample translation is available. 45th anniversary in 2019! In 7 languages, 17 m copies sold!
A hugely popular Web serial! Masterful comic essays by manga artist Ryoko Chiba based on her personal experience with a developmental challenge that, on average, affects three students in a classroom of forty. ＜Contents＞ Chiba’s son Fuyu was having problems learning to write even after reaching the second grade. It would take him an hour to fill a single notebook page with practice characters, and his teacher often erased the blackboard before he was able to copy what was written there. He wasn’t having problems in other areas, so Chiba remained flummoxed in her search to learn the cause of his writing difficulties. During summer vacation when Fuyu was in the fifth grade, Chiba attended a lecture sponsored by the board of education, where she first heard the term “developmental dyslexia” to describe children who were having problems learning to read and write, despite having no other problems in their intellectual development. Some could not remember characters they’d practiced writing. Others could not comprehend the shapes of characters, or memorize their forms. Some could guess how to read characters by context, but made mistakes when writing them. What she heard was a perfect description of what she saw with Fuyu, and after testing at a learning institute she realized he had developmental dyslexia. Dyslexia is not an illness, so there is no “cure.” A thorough understanding of its mechanisms and characteristics, however, allows appropriate training, through which writing skills can improve. Having become aware of her son’s disability, it was time to do something about it. And so, with the support of his mother and the other members of his lively family, Fuyu’s battle began. Why do schools consider providing their students with necessary support as “special treatment”? The challenge of high school entrance exams… The danger of being held back due to poor grades… How to find a job after graduation… This is a heartwarming story, depicting the growth of a mother and her child as they overcome many difficulties.
“Frederick S. Calhoun’s new book makes a timely and important contribution to examining one of the most serious questions confronting the nation’s foreign relations: When and how to use military force. By citing numerous examples from the past, Calhoun is able to show that there is an infinite variety of reasons behind, justification for, and consequences of, each decision to employ force abroad. The subject is of real contemporary significance as the United States and other nations in the post—Cold War age grapple with the question of under what circumstances the employment of military force may become necessary. At bottom is the question of the relationship between foreign policy and military power in a democratic society, between what the nation stands for and the military power at its disposal. Anyone interested in current world issues as well as the future of American democracy would be well advised to turn to this book for a careful, thoughtful examination of such questions.”--Akira Iriye, Professor of History, Harvard University”Uses of Force is solidly based on archival research. More than that, it presents this material, including some that is familiar, in a novel context. The originality of this book is the construction of categories to analyze the uses of force in Wilsonian diplomacy. Calhoun has re-examined President Wilson’s employment of military force in various settings around the world. This treatment will stimulate thinking about the subject even if other specialists do not always agree with Calhoun’s conclusions. The book is a welcome addition to the literature.”--Lloyd E. Ambrosius, Professor of History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
This extraordinary new book is essay-fiction-poetry, an experiment in form, “a serial novel for publication in the newspaper” that collapses the distinction between documentary and fiction.
Thames & Hudson Australia is the fastest growing publisher of illustrated books in Australia. Our list is small but perfectly formed. We publish 40 titles each year into subject areas including the arts, architecture, interiors, design, photography, environment, gardening, food and drink and children’s books. Our books push design boundaries, challenge current thinking and offer new interpretations; they help put words, thoughts and images to the world around us. Whether an illustrated book, children’s books or narrative nonfiction, each title reflects the first-class editorial, design and production qualities synonymous with the Thames & Hudson tradition.
"Cinematográfico is a riotous cavalcade through the fascinating story of cinema, from its beginnings to the present day. In just forty pages, images and text use the language and techniques of film - laced with a refreshing dose of irony and surprise - to give young readers a precise account of the history of film." Bologna Children's Book Fair 2020 - Jury How can children’s books tell the story of cinema? An invitation to get children to discover the fascinating world of cinema, its key protagonists, the different techniques and crafts of film making as well as the many possibilities for this media in the future.
Sterling Braswell was a millionaire—palatial ranch, stock options, and money in the bank. Then he met his high school sweetheart after not seeing her for over ten years. With their love rekindled, they were married. Life was beautiful. They had no real worries, a lovely son, and a bright future. Then she started using meth. The craziness of the next few years would leave Sterling almost completely broke—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—and nearly murdered. Welcome to crazy town . . .
