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      • Trusted Partner
        September 2013

        The Renaissance and Grand Voyage

        by Zhang Wushen

        This book helps the readers know the european Renaissance, religious reform. geographic discovery and the formation of a national government,USA.

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        December 2015

        Gift of the Dark Mother Earth

        by Can Xue

        Gift of the Dark Mother Earth, the latest novel by Can Xue, is a profound metaphor of her hometown. It follows her usual magical style in the sense that it vividly unfolds the complex and delicate inner world of the characters. The story takes place in the remote Wuliqu School, with such distinctive characters as Teacher Meiyong, Zhang Danzhi, Yutian, Xiao Man, Uncle Yun and Sha Men presented one after another. The personality and human nature exposed through unique dialogues enable the readers to feel a return to simplicity so that they want to explore human soul and nature and start in-depth reading and thinking. The book depicts petty matters in a great age. The author’s ambition is to create a feeling for the pattern of the whole universe through the structure of an ordinary tree leaf, and to unify the arbitrarily split world through the narration of various folk sundries so that different characters can all become the center of this unity and their performance can have a universality. As the only Chinese writer who has won the Best Translated Book Award in the United States, Can Xue was nominated for the foreign novel prize of The Independent of the UK and shortlisted in the Neustadt International Prize for Literature of the US. As the Chinese woman writer, whose works have been translated and published the most abroad, Can Xue has been called the most creative Chinese writer by overseas critics.

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        Veterinary medicine: small animals (pets)
        January 2012

        Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery

        by Donald Yool

        Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery provides an introduction to the fundamentals of small animal soft tissue surgery, covering the core principles that underpin all surgery, and key areas of general soft tissue surgery undertaken in general small animal practice. Emphasis is placed on current veterinary practice, the application of basic principles and the importance of patient assessment and appropriate decision making. With a practical focus, the book provides a clear, well-illustrated description of a readily applicable technique for each of the potential problems that face new graduates within non-specialist practices. The learning outcomes at the start of each section define the key areas for undergraduates to focus on and self-assessment MCQs at the end of each section help re-inforce learning outcomes. The text also contains information to enable newly qualified graduates to assess more complex conditions that are frequently encountered in small animal practice. For many practitioners who do not develop a strong interest in more advanced surgery, this text will provide a solid surgical text to last throughout their veterinary career. To enhance accessibility to undergraduate students, the text will emphasise the application of a small number of key principles and limit detailed descriptions to a reduced number of key procedures.

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        August 2017

        Soft

        by LIAO Yimei

        Soft is the last one of the“Pessimism Trilogy”from LIAO Yimei, one of the most well-know script writers in China, about one woman doctor and a confused young man, what they ask and think about life.

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        Children's & YA

        My Father and I Turn Into Mice

        by Mei Zihan

        The naughty little boy, Dai Doudou, is often told to keep quiet by his mother when he's being too noisy. He's told to keep quiet while eating, while walking, and even when bouncing a ball...and so it was that Dai Doudou decided to become a gentle, quiet little mouse, free to roam around wherever he pleased. His father agreed to the idea, and himself decided to turn into a mouse. In the end, even his mother, who wanted everyone to “keep quiet”, turns into a mouse. The book employs gentle humour to describe a child's escape from a stifling family life into the realm of imagination; looking at modern, everyday problems through a lens of fantasy and illusion.

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        May 1963

        Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie

        Eine Komödie in fünf Akten

        by Max Frisch

        Max Frisch im Nachwort: »Don Juan ist ein Intellektueller wenn auch von gutem Wuchs und ohne alles Brillenhafte. Was ihn unwiderstehlich macht für die Damen von Sevilla ist durchaus seine Geistigkeit, sein Anspruch auf eine männliche Geistigkeit, die ein Affront ist, indem sie ganz andere Ziele kennt als die Frau und die Frau von vornherein al Episode einsetzt - mit dem bekannten Ergebnis freilich, daß die Episode schließlich sein ganzes Leben verschlingt.«

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        January 2021

        Two Centuries of the Grand Council

        by Yuan Canxing

        Centered on the Grand Council, the book deciphers the power operation of the Qing Dynasty and probes its secret history of the rise and fall. It vividly represents the honors or disgrace and ups and downs of key military figures in nearly 200 years of the Qing Dynasty, truly and comprehensively showing the important role of the Grand Council as a power center in the key moments of the Qing Empire. It is an integral history of the rise and fall of the imperial power center. The book is a masterpiece on the history of the Grand Council and the middle and late Qing Dynasty with a lively, detailed and accurate narration and humor and sprightly tone.

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        Family & relationships

        Bean Trellis, My Mother-in-law

        by Ma Ruifang

        As the Chinese saying goes, "mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are natural enemies". However, Bean Trellis, My Mother-in-law depicts the close bond of the author as daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law for more than three decades. Wherein lies the secret?   "仁" Benevolence, "义" righteousness, "礼" courtesy, "智" wisdom, and "信" faith are constant beliefs of the Chinese people, which in the author's eyes are also the most admirable qualities of her mother-in-law, who is illiterate, yet hardworking, kind, and full of the wisdom of simple life. Her kindness and generosity is just the secret to the well-being of the whole family.   Aside from describing the unique in-law relationship, this book also looks at the ups and downs of a big Chinese family from the 1970s to the 2020s. With humorous and documentary storytelling, the author wrote her life stories just like chatting with neighbors under the bean trellis. It is all-encompassing, containing traditional Chinese wisdom about getting along with the world, educating children, and even cooking, which could provide new reading experiences and inspiration for all readers.

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        24 pattern Tai Chi- from beginner to master

        by qiu huifang

        24-pattern Tai Chi is easy to learn and it include the essence of all important things. This book wrote by the champion of Wushu championships for 5 periods m, Qiu Huifang. And recommend by Li Deyin, Wu Dong who are the Tai Chi master. It include the basic technics to master level Tai Chi knowledge, which can let everyone open the door of the Tai Chi World.

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        Biography & True Stories
        September 2024

        Bedsit land

        The strange worlds of Soft Cell

        by Patrick Clarke

        A rich and revealing examination of the legendary pop duo Soft Cell. Soft Cell are not your average pop band. Marc Almond and Dave Ball may be best known for the string of hits they released in 1981, but the powerful first phase of their collaboration embraced a staggering array of sounds, influences and innovations that would change the face of music to come. In Bedsit land, Patrick Clarke plunges into the archives and interviews more than sixty contributors, including the band members themselves, to follow Soft Cell through the many strange and sprawling worlds that shaped their extraordinary career. They lead him from the faded camp glamour of the British seaside to the dizzying thrills of the New York club scene. From transgressive student performance art to the sleaze and squalor of pre-gentrified Soho. From the glitz of British showbiz to the drug-addled chaos of post-Franco Spain. He emerges on the other side with the most in-depth, innovative and entertaining account of the duo ever written.

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        Science & Mathematics
        August 2018

        Blueberries

        by J Retamales, J Hancock

        Blueberry cultivation has increased dramatically as production has shifted into new regions. Blueberries are now widely available as food and also processed to be used in medicine and pharmaceuticals for their antioxidant properties. This new and updated edition covers the major topics of interest to blueberry breeders and researchers including botany, physiology, nutrition, growth regulation, photosynthesis, environment, weeds, pests, diseases and postharvest management. The main focus is on the most important cultivated species, the highbush blueberry, although information on other blueberries and related species is also provided. It is an essential resource for soft fruit researchers, extension workers, academics, breeders, growers, and students.

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        March 2008

        Father Browns Weisheit

        Erzählungen

        by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Hanswilhelm Haefs

        Man kennt ihn aus vielen Verfilmungen, den kleinen, rundlichen und sanftmütigen Priester: Father Brown. Aber kennen Sie auch die packenden Erzählungen, die den Filmen als Grundlagen dienten? Hier sind sie! Father Brown löst seine Fälle mit Menschenkenntnis und Empathie: Vorurteilslosigkeit, Toleranz, Beobachtungsgabe und Intuition sind seine Hilfsmittel. Der sympathische Ermittler im Dienste des Herrn erobert seine Leserinnen und Leser mit Charme und Witz. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874 geboren, starb 1936. Er war Romancier, Historiker und Essayist und hat ein umfangreiches Werk hinterlassen. Die hinreißenden Father-Brown-Geschichten erscheinen hier in der kongenialen Übersetzung von Hanswilhelm Haefs.

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        March 2008

        Father Browns Ungläubigkeit

        Erzählungen

        by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Hanswilhelm Haefs

        Man kennt ihn aus vielen Verfilmungen, den kleinen, rundlichen und sanftmütigen Priester: Father Brown. Aber kennen Sie auch die packenden Erzählungen, die den Filmen als Grundlagen dienten? Hier sind sie! Father Brown löst seine Fälle mit Menschenkenntnis und Empathie: Vorurteilslosigkeit, Toleranz, Beobachtungsgabe und Intuition sind seine Hilfsmittel. Der sympathische Ermittler im Dienste des Herrn erobert seine Leserinnen und Leser mit Charme und Witz. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874 geboren, starb 1936. Er war Romancier, Historiker und Essayist und hat ein umfangreiches Werk hinterlassen. Die hinreißenden Father-Brown-Geschichten erscheinen hier in der kongenialen Übersetzung von Hanswilhelm Haefs.

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        March 2008

        Father Browns Einfalt

        Erzählungen

        by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Hanswilhelm Haefs

        Man kennt ihn aus vielen Verfilmungen, den kleinen, rundlichen und sanftmütigen Priester: Father Brown. Aber kennen Sie auch die packenden Erzählungen, die den Filmen als Grundlagen dienten? Hier sind sie! In der Neuübersetzungen von Hanswilhelm Haefs.

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        Social welfare & social services
        June 2015

        Between two worlds of father politics

        USA or Sweden?

        by Michael Rush

        The essential message of the 'two regimes' model is that the social politics of fatherhood have taken on a global significance and that the USA and Sweden represent two ends of an international continuum of ways of thinking about fatherhood. The key selling points of the two regimes model are its topicality, originality, its global appeal, and its particularised appeal to readers in the USA, the Nordic countries, Great Britain, Ireland, the European Union, Japan and China. The book offers students a comparative analytical framework and new insights into why some welfare states have 'father-friendly' social policies and others do not. The book makes an original contribution to the growing fields of welfare regime and gender studies by linking the epochal decline of patriarchal fatherhood to welfare state expansion over the course of the twentieth century and it raises new questions about the legitimacy of religiously inspired neo-patriarchy.

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        Children's & YA

        Daddy's Book

        by Volodymyr Vakulenko (Author), Natalie Gaida (Illustrator)

        Although not every dad writes poems for his kids, everyone can read this book! Because these cheerful, playful poems, written by Volodymyr Vakulenko,  a loving father, for his son, will undoubtedly become a favorite among many children. These poems are interesting, rhythmic, easy to remember and recite.   From 3 to 5 years, 5788 words   Rightsholders:  Ivan Fedechko, ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

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