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      • Hardie Grant UK Ltd.

        Hardie Grant is a leading independent publisher of non-fiction. We create beautiful, award-winning books across a range of subjects including Food and Drink, Home and Craft, Gardening and Nature, Travel and Gift, Wellness and Self-Help, Astrology and Witchcraft.  With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London and San Francisco, our titles are sold all over the world.

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      • Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

        Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing is the children’s division of the largest independent publisher in Australia.

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        December 1988

        Paris-Rom oder Die Modifikation

        Roman

        by Michel Butor, Helmut Scheffel

        Auf der Reise von Paris nach Rom ändert der Erzähler, ein Geschäftsreisender, seinen Entschluß, sich von seiner Pariser Frau scheiden zu lassen und seine italienische Freundin zu heiraten, weil er sich bewußt wird, daß er durch diese zweite Heirat seine erste Ehe nur wiederholen würde. Was die Reflexion auslöst, ist das Lösgelöstsein der Reisesituation, die durch die Unverbindlichkeit der Dinge und die Fremdheit der anderen Personen gekennzeichnet ist. Der Roman ist durchweg ein innerer Monolog in der zweiten Person, der vom Besteigen des Zuges in Paris bis zur Ankunft in Rom reicht. Dieser Monolog wird stimuliert und unterbrochen durch Verschiebungen von Raum und Zeit, den Wechsel von Reflexion und Traum, den Kontrast zwischen der fremden Umwelt und der inneren Entscheidung, durch die Erkenntnis, daß die Dinge, d. h. unser Verhältnis zu ihnen, sowohl eine mythenschaffende wie eine mythenzerstörende Qualität haben. »Paris – Rom oder Die Modifikation« ist eines der wichtigsten Werke des »nouveau roman«, der, die Experimente von Proust, Joyce und Faulkner weiterentwickelnd, in einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem traditionellen Roman ein adäquates Ausdrucksmittel sucht.

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        September 2011

        Rom

        Eine Ekstase

        by Hanns-Josef Ortheil

        »Dichter und sinnlicher kann man Rom nicht präsentieren.« Die Zeit. In diesem Reiseführer führt uns Hanns-Josef Ortheil zu römischen »Oasen der Sinne«; er zeigt uns weite Gärten und kleinen Kreuzgänge, Palazzi und geheime Aussichtsterrassen. Und immer wieder begegnen uns berühmte Rom-Reisende vergangener Zeiten wie Goethe, Stendhal oder Thomas Mann. Auch das leibliche Wohl kommt nicht zu kurz: Ortheil nimmt uns mit in seine Lieblingsrestaurants, in Bars und Osterien und stellt die besten Rezepten der römischen Küche vor. »Man kann ebenso gut Ortheils Reiseführer zu Hause genießen und sich dabei fühlen, als wäre man selbst in Rom.« Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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        Children's & YA

        The Slope of Sisters

        China Story Picture Books

        by Lu Mei

        China Story Picture Books is the first set of children's picture books launched by the Bingxin Award Committee. This set of books covers the works of seven Bingxin Award-winning writers of different ages including children's literature masters and promising young writers. The illustrations are full of traditional Chinese cultural elements such as dragon lantern dance, paper cutting, oil paper umbrella, and bamboo. Powerful painters at home and abroad are invited to do illustrations, which brings interesting fusion and collision of Chinese and foreign cultures to the books. In addition to the original illustrations, the stories are more touching. Every child can harvest the courage and wisdom for growing up from these stories.   The series consists of 7 picture books: The Dragon Lantern, The Path of Golden Flowers, The Child in Three-Story Attic, The School Day Gifts, The Secret of Crossing, The Slope of Sisters.   The Slope of Sisters tells a story of meeting childhood self. Xiaomei incarnated a waterblue dragonfly she met in her childhood. She flied over large fields with wheat waves and the childhood hillside full of broad bean flowers, and recalled the summer vacation she spent with her sister in her childhood when her sister firmly said: "You should learn to be strong and don't cry."

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        Little Unicorn Finya Brightstar. Read-Aloud Stories from the Wishing Wood

        by Mila Berg/Marina Krämer

        In the secret Wishing Wood, a wonderful world of unicorns is just waiting to be discovered! Enjoy magical adventures in the company of the little unicorn Finya Brightstar and her friends, Trixie the goblin girl and Kalle the bat. When they leave their tent one night, the three brave friends find out the cause of some strange noises. They come up with a clever plan to help the big unicorn Elara, who has been feeling horribly sad for several days. And when Finya and Trixie have a nasty quarrel, Kalle succeeds in getting them to make up. Because after all, best friends are always there for one another! Twelve stories to read aloud, on a wide range of subjects, all sheer delight! With beautifully designed four-colour illustrations by Marina Krämer on every page, and fine foil embossing on the cover. Ideal for bedtime reading.

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        The Child in Three-Story Attic

        China Story Picture Books

        by Zhang Qiusheng

        China Story Picture Books is the first set of children's picture books launched by the Bingxin Award Committee. This set of books covers the works of seven Bingxin Award-winning writers of different ages including children's literature masters and promising young writers. The illustrations are full of traditional Chinese cultural elements such as dragon lantern dance, paper cutting, oil paper umbrella, and bamboo. Powerful painters at home and abroad are invited to do illustrations, which brings interesting fusion and collision of Chinese and foreign cultures to the books. In addition to the original illustrations, the stories are more touching. Every child can harvest the courage and wisdom for growing up from these stories.   The series consists of 7 picture books: The Dragon Lantern, The Path of Golden Flowers, The Child in Three-Story Attic, The School Day Gifts, The Secret of Crossing, The Slope of Sisters.   The Child in Three-Story Attic tells a story of growing up in the alley of Shanghai of Old China. The protagonist lives in a three-story attic in an old alley from the age of one to twelve. On a typhoon night, the protagonist curled up in the corner of the attic found a copy of The Adventures of Pinocchio and began his writing. Now although the old alley has disappeared, his memory of the attic will never die.

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        Children's & YA
        January 2015

        Hatless

        by Lateefa Buti / Illustrated by Doha Al Khteeb

        Kuwaiti children’s book author Lateefa Buti’s well-crafted and beautifully illustrated children’s book, Hatless, encourages children (ages 6-9) to think independently and challenge rigid traditions and fixed rituals with innovation and creativity.   The main character is a young girl named Hatless who lives in the City of Hats. Here, all of the people are born with hats that cover their heads and faces. The world inside of their hats is dark, silent, and odorless.   Hatless feels trapped underneath her own hat. She wants to take off her hat, but she is afraid, until she realizes that whatever frightening things exist in the world around her are there whether or not she takes off her hat to see them.   So Hatless removes her hat.    As Hatless takes in the beauty of her surroundings, she cannot help but talk about what she sees, hears, and smells. The other inhabitants of the city ostracize her because she has become different from them. It is not long before they ask her to leave the City of Hats.   Rather than giving up or getting angry, Hatless feels sad for her friends and neighbors who are afraid to experience the world outside of their hats. She comes up with an ingenious solution: if given another chance, she will wear a hat as long it is one she makes herself. The people of the City of Hats agree, so Hatless weaves a hat that covers her head and face but does not prevent her from seeing the outside world. She offers to loan the hat to the other inhabitants of the city. One by one, they try it on and are enchanted by the beautiful world around them. Since then, no child has been born wearing a hat. The people celebrate by tossing their old hats in the air.   By bravely embracing these values, Hatless improves her own life and the lives of her fellow citizens.     Buti’s language is eloquent and clear. She strikes a skilled narrative balance between revealing Hatless’s inner thoughts and letting the story unfold through her interactions with other characters. Careful descriptions are accompanied by beautiful illustrations that reward multiple readings of the book.

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        October 2008

        Rom

        Ein Reisebegleiter

        by Birgit Haustedt

        Wo fuhr Ingeborg Bachmann gern Fahrrad, was inspirierte Alberto Moravia zu seinem ersten Roman? Fünfzehn Spaziergänge auf den Spuren von Schriftstellern führen durch die Ewige Stadt. Der Leser sieht antike Skulpturen, berühmte Plätze und Gemälde, aber auch versteckte Brunnen und Paläste mit den Augen der Literaten und Dichter. Geschichte wird lebendig in Geschichten von Päpsten, Partys und der Bar am Pantheon. Ebenfalls mit dem Buch zu entdecken: Tatort Rom und Cinecittà. Von Birgit Haustedt liegt im insel taschenbuch der Reisebegleiter Mit Rilke durch Venedig vor, der 2006 vom Italienischen Fremdenverkehrsverband ausgezeichnet wurde.

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        March 2004

        Goethe und Tischbein in Rom

        Bilder und Texte

        by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Petra Maisak

        Goethe hatte ihm ein Stipendium verschafft. Damit konnte der Maler Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751–1829) einen Aufenthalt in Rom finanzieren, wo er seine künstlerische Ausbildung vervollkommnen wollte. Als Goethe zu seiner ersten Italienreise aufbrach und am 29. Oktober 1786 in Rom ankam, nahm er sofort zu Tischbein Kontakt auf, und bereits am nächsten Tag zog er in Tischbeins Wohnung ein. In den folgenden Wochen und Monaten durchwanderten die Freunde gemeinsam das neue und das alte Rom, und Tischbein unterrichtete Goethe im Zeichnen.Der vorliegende Band dokumentiert diese Künstlerfreundschaft anhand der Gemälde und Zeichnungen Tischbeins, die während ihres gemeinsamen Romaufenthalts entstanden, und durch ausgewählte Passagen aus Briefen und der Italienischen Reise. Ein Essay von Petra Maisak, der diese außergewöhnliche Künstlerfreundschaft kenntnisreich und anschaulich beschreibt, leitet den Band ein.

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        February 2008

        Identitätsgrenzen des Ich

        Einblicke in innere Welten schizophrenie- und borderlinekranker Menschen

        by Rom, Josi

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        May 2013

        Schizophrenien: Wissen – Verstehen – Handeln

        Brücken bauen zwischen Wahnwelten und Realität

        by Rom, Josi

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        January 1999

        Was wisst ihr schon vom Erwachsenwerden

        Das Elternhandbuch für die Teenagerzeit

        by Grant, Wendy

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        May 2001

        Was wisst ihr schon vom Erwachsenwerden!

        Das Elternhandbuch für die Teenagerzeit

        by Grant, Wendy

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2024

        Peace and the politics of memory

        by Annika Björkdahl, Susanne Buckley-Zistel, Stefanie Kappler, Johanna Mannergren Selimovic, Timothy Williams

        This important book provides new understandings of how the politics of memory impacts peace in societies transitioning from a violent past. It does so by developing a theoretical approach focusing on the intersection of sites, agency, narratives, and events in memory-making. Drawing on rich empirical studies of mnemonic formations in Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, South Africa and Cambodia, the book speaks to a broad audience. The in-depth, cross-case analysis shows that inclusivity, pluralism, and dignity in memory politics are key to the construction of a just peace. The book contributes crucial and timely knowledge about societies that grapple with the painful legacies of the past and advances the study of memory and peace.

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        March 2005

        Die Verschwörung im Hause Fraser

        Ein historischer Kriminalroman

        by Grant, Tracy

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