This is an English-language anthology dedicated to the short stories of Kurahashi Yumiko 1935-, a Japanese novelist of profound intellectual powers. The eleven stories included in this volume suggest the breadth of the author\'s literary production, ranging from parodies of classical Japanese literature to cosmopolitan avant-garde works, from quasi-autobiography to science fiction. Her subversive fiction

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Lucy Luo Author, Artist, Curator. Born in Beijing, China. Studied in London, Britain. Lives in NY, America. Published 4 books Afternoon Tea 2005 essay Solo Dancing in Britain 2007 essay Roaming The Borders Of Heaven 2007 poem Sweet London Night 2011 novel Member of China Writers Association Member of The Poetry institute of China Member of American Watercolor Society Member of Rochester Art Club Curator,

The worldwide booming timber construction sector and its rapid development beyond the limits of high-rise buildings demands high-performance materials, which are made possible by hardwood. Innovative production methods and manufacturing processes create economically competitive products that open up completely new possibilities for the construction sector - thanks to an almost forgotten building material.

pZoey\'s school year is beginning...without her new BFF. Louisa is out with a bad case of the flu, and that leaves Zoey to fend for herself in the first days of middle school.ppShe thinks maybe it won\'t be so bad when she strikes up a conversation with another new girl, Taylor. But as she tags along on Taylor\'s quest to become one of the A-crowd, she starts to wonder how much of herself she can safely

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There was a boy once. A boy who wasn\'t strong enough to save me when I was taken. There was a girl once. A girl called Tess Snow who sat with me in the dark, waiting to be sold. There was an owner once. An owner who bought me, entrapped me, and made me his unwilling goddess.Eleanor Grace is a na ve dreamer. Trusting and young, she believes her travel-loving boyfriend can save her when her freedom

GTA 5 is short for Grand Theft Auto Five which is the fifth installation of the Grand Theft Auto series. It was originally released on Play Station 3 and Xbox 360 and had a new version released on Play Station 4 and Xbox One soon after. There\'s also a PC version of the game. After its release in September 2013, it swiftly became one of the biggest selling and one of the most successful games of all

Darden\'s reading of Revelation examines John the Seer\'s rhetorical strategy, in general, and imperial cult imagery in chapters 4 and 5, in particular, through the lens of an African American scripturalization supplemented by postcolonial theory. The scripturalization proposes that John the Seer\'s signifying on empire demonstrated that he was well aware of the oppressive nature of Roman imperialism

pA unique resource. Each of the 43 articles contains a biography, a summary of achievements, and a bibliography of works by and about the woman mathematician. . . . The articles are well written and the bibliographies appear to include all the major works by or about the biographies. Numerous appendixes and indexes enhance the value of this bibliography. This very thorough reference is highly recommended

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Byron and Goethe is a book written by Giuseppe Mazzini that explores the lives and works of two of the most influential writers of the Romantic era Lord Byron and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The book offers a detailed analysis of the literary and philosophical themes that are present in the works of these two writers, as well as their personal lives and relationships. Mazzini examines the similarities

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

pIn Coming Out of the Magnolia Closet Same-Sex Couples in Mississippi, John F. Marszalek III shares conversations with same-sex couples living in small-town and rural Mississippi. In the first book of its kind to focus on Mississippi, couples tell their stories of how they met and fell in love, their decisions on whether or not to marry, and their experiences as sexual minorities with their neighbors,

pWhat would you do if there were no more books for you to readpbrpRead a story about a bookworm named Barry at his most favorite place--the local library. On one seemingly normal day, Barry realizes to his utter dismay that he\'s read EVERYTHING in the children\'s section. What is he to do nowp brpTurn the cover and discover how Barry solves his dilemma with help from a strange glowing book.p

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The women of Corsica are as remarkable and extraordinary as everything else about this unique Mediterranean island. Through centuries of fierce struggle it has bred women who are tough, brave, resourceful and redoubtable, passing on a culture that has often been materially poor but spiritually rich. Here they are, wives and warriors, saints, spies and seductresses, poets, painters, patriots and bandits.

pLand conversion, climate change and species invasions are contributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, which demand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches to conservation, restoration and environmental management. They are novel because they exist without historical precedents and are self-sustaining. Traditional approaches emphasizing native species and historical continuity

pbThis guidebook is jam-packed with hundreds of Ohio\'s best destinations, and they\'re organized by theme-so readers can decide what to do and then find where to do it.b