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      • Strange Days Books, Social Cooperative Enterprise

        Strange Days Books is a social cooperative publishing firm based in Crete, Greece. Since 2012 we have published almost 100 books. Every year we organize Sand Festival, an online Writers’ Workshop and - in cooperation with www.eyelands.gr literary magazine - the one and only international short story competition based in Greece, plus our International Book Awards. In 2019 SDB was the only publishing house in Greece to receive approval by the European Union’s Creative Europe translation funding program for its project "Strange Days in Europe”. Strange Days Books is an entirely independent publisher, primarily interested in showcasing the wealth of new writing voices in Greece. We work closely with our authors to create books that will appeal to booklovers, books about the present, books that strive to push the art of literature forward, books written with talent and passion, books that challenge the way we see the world, books bursting with new ideas and intriguing perspectives.

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      • Otter-Barry Books Ltd.

        Otter-Barry Books is an exciting publisher of culturally diverse and inclusive high quality illustrated books for children.    Our list includes great read-aloud picture books, non-fiction titles, poetry and graphic novels with fantastic art by some of the top authors and illustrators working today, including Steve Antony, Barroux, Jackie Morris, Joseph Coelho, Yu Rong, Roger McGough,  Petr Horacek, Elizabeth Laird and Mehrdokht Amini.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        August 2018

        The Grand Canal

        by Xia Jianyong

        As the longest canal in the world, the Grand Canal connects five rivers in the land of China. This human-made river not only witnessed history of several dynasties, but also made great contribution to the economic, cultural, and political unification of the southern and northern China. This title explores large amount of historical materials concerning the Grand Canal, picturing a complete record of the canal during 2000 years.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences

        8 BILLION REASONS POPULATION MATTERS

        The Defining Issue of the 21st Century

        by Valorie M. Allen

        The world is about to hit a population level of EIGHT BILLION people on one small planet. Through Allen’s analysis of the situation, the realization sets in that the fights by environmental and world aid groups are all for naught as every gain is soon overwhelmed by the pressures of more growth. Our planet's greatest threat is of too many people depleting the Earth's resources and contributing to climate change. Allen offers a thorough analysis of our environmental, social, political, and economic crises; then offers a treasure trove of solutions and success stories that we can all take to heart.

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        September 2017

        Lévi-Strauss

        Biographie

        by Emmanuelle Loyer, Eva Moldenhauer

        Wissenschaftler, Schriftsteller, Melancholiker, Ästhet – Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009) hat nicht nur Wissenschaftsgeschichte geschrieben, sondern auch unseren Blick auf uns selbst und auf die Welt verändert. In ihrer preisgekrönten Biographie durchmisst die Historikerin Emmanuelle Loyer das Leben und den intellektuellen Werdegang des weltberühmten Anthropologen. Auf Basis bisher unveröffentlichter Quellen schildert Loyer fesselnd die Persönlichkeit und die Entwicklung von Lévi-Strauss: seine Kindheit im jüdisch assimilierten Elternhaus, seine vielversprechende Jugend- und Studienzeit sowie seine ersten politischen und intellektuellen Suchbewegungen. Es folgen die inzwischen legendäre Expedition ins Innerste Brasiliens, das Exil in Amerika, die Begründung des Strukturalismus. Nach dem Krieg und der Rückkehr nach Frankreich beginnt die Zeit des Schreibens, des Ruhms und der Ehrungen. Die Traurigen Tropen erscheinen und werden ein Welterfolg. Lévi-Strauss avanciert zu einem französischen Nationalhelden. Doch in seinen vielfältigen öffentlichen und politischen Interventionen bewahrt er sich stets den »Blick aus der Ferne«. Loyers Biographie erzählt von einem Leben als intellektuellem Abenteuer – einem Abenteuer, das fortwirkt.

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        September 1992

        Mythos und Bedeutung

        Fünf Radiovorträge. Gespräche mit Claude Lévi-Strauss

        by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Adelbert Reif, Peter Aschner

        Mythos und Bedeutung. Das wilde Denken. Eine Diskussion mit Paul Ricoeur, Mark Gaboriau, Michel Dufrenne, Jean Pierre Faye, Kostas Axelos, Jean Lautmann, Jean Cuisinier, Pierre Adot und Jean Conilh. Wie arbeitet der menschliche Geist?. Ein Gespräch mit Raymond Bellour. Der Mensch, bekleidet durch den Mythos. Ein Gespräch mit Jean Pouillon. Mythos und Bedeutung I. Ein Gespräch mit Pierre Daix. Mythos und Bedeutung II. Ein Gespräch mit Raymond Bellour. »Der Humanismus bedroht den Menschen«. Ein SPIEGEL-Gespräch mit Dieter Brumm, Karla Fohrbeck, Gustave Stern und Wolfgang Gust. Von der Irrationalität der Geschichte. Ein Gespräch mit Jean-Marie Benoist. Die strukturalistische Tätigkeit. Ein Gespräch mit Marco d'Eramo. Die religiöse Dimension der Gesellschaften. Ein Gespräch mit Jean-Claude-Escaffit.

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        April 2014

        Die Blumen der Frauen

        Blumensymbolik in Gemälden aus sieben Jahrhunderten

        by Andreas Honegger, Gabriella Pape

        Farbenprächtig und schön anzuschauen, hat jede Blume auch ihre Botschaft. Dies machen sich seit Jahrhunderten schondie Maler zunutze und lassen gerade bei der Darstellung von Frauen die Pracht der Blüten sprechen: Die weiße Lilie wird zum Symbol für weibliche Unschuld, Seerosen unterstreichen die sinnliche Verführungskraft, Lotos und Jasmin erzählen von exotischer Schönheit. Mit großem Wissen und hintergründigem Feinsinn deutet Andreas Honegger die geheimen Blumenbotschaften in Gemälden und nimmt uns mit auf einen Spaziergang durch die Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte vom 15. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart – und erzählt von Anemonen und Chrysanthemen, von Iris und Orchideen und immer wieder von Rosen und Lilien u. v. a. m.

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        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 1977

        Strukturale Anthropologie I

        by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Hans Naumann

        Diese Sammlung von Aufsätzen enthält die Quintessenz der Forschungen von Lévi-Strauss. Sie stellen eine vergleichende Strukturanalyse aller Äußerungen des sozialen Lebens dar, von den Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen und Siedlungsformen bis zu Sprache, Religion, Kunst und Kochgewohnheiten. All das sind Manifestationen der unbewußten Tätigkeit des menschlichen Geistes, die als eine Gesamtheit symbolischer Systeme oder als eine Syntax betrachtet werden können.

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        DETEKTIF ERIKA

        by Nurul Husna Abdul Halim, Anuar Ismadi Hassim, Rusli Abd Wahab, Maski Yu Latif Yu

        Erika is an introverted kid who enjoys reading at home. Her favourites are the investigation series. Erika was invited to Sofea's birthday party one day. A piece of cake went missing during the party. How did the cake vanish? Who stole it? Erika began investigating the incident.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2017

        Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840

        by Angela McCarthy, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie

        This book examines the distinctive aspects that insiders and outsiders perceived as characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. When, how, and why did Irish and Scots identify themselves and others in ethnic terms? What characteristics did the Irish and the Scots attribute to themselves and what traits did others assign to them? Did these traits change over time and if so how? Contemporary interest surrounding issues of ethnic identities is vibrant. In countries such as New Zealand, descendants of European settlers are seeking their ethnic origins, spurred on in part by factors such as an ongoing interest in indigenous genealogies, the burgeoning appeal of family history societies, and the booming financial benefits of marketing ethnicities abroad. This fascinating book will appeal to scholars and students of the history of empire and the construction of identity in settler communities, as well as those interested in the history of New Zealand.

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        The Arts
        December 2007

        J. M. W. Turner

        The making of a modern artist

        by Sam Smiles, Alan Rutter

        Alone of his contemporaries, J.M.W. Turner is commonly held to have prefigured modern painting, as signalled in the existence of The Turner Prize for contemporary art. Our celebration of his achievement is very different to what Victorian critics made of his art. This book shows how Turner was reinvented to become the artist we recognise today. On Turner's death in 1851 he was already known as an adventurous, even baffling, painter. But when the Court of Chancery decreed that the contents of his studio should be given to the nation, another side of his art was revealed that effected a wholescale change in his reputation. This book acts as a guide to the reactions of art writers and curators from the 1850s to the 1960s as they attempted to come to terms with his work. It documents how Turner was interpreted and how his work was displayed in Britain, in Europe and in North America, concentrating on the ways in which his artistic identity was manipulated by art writers, by curators at the Tate and by designers of exhibitions for the British Council and other bodies. ;

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        Children's & YA
        January 2021

        Charming Stories. Winter

        by Zoi Linska (Author), Lena Lion (Illustrator)

        "Winter” is the first of the four-season series Charming Stories about the adventures of Alice and her charming friends Fairy La La and Martha the Cat, this time with Snowflake and Snowy. Like a golden thread, faith in the fulfilment of desires, the power of team spirit,  and the value of friends’ support run through these light and kind stories. The author Zoi Linska, with the illustrator Lena Lion, invite you to a journey into their world of fantasy and kind magic.   From 3 to 8 years, 8568 words Rightsholders: author@zoilin.com

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        Children's & YA
        January 2021

        Charming Stories. Spring

        by Zoi Linska (Author), Lena Lion (Illustrator)

        “Spring” is the second of the four-season series Charming Stories about the adventures of Alice and her charming friends Fairy La La and Martha the Cat,  this time with Droplet, Ray,  and Tomtit. Is the Flowers and Colors Party really happening? And what about a prophecy that our protagonists will hear in Fairyland magical history classes? Will Alice manage to have a present ready for her mum?  The readers of these stories will find out about these, and many more amazing adventures, by immersing themselves in a world of fantasy and kind magic.   From 3 to 8 years, 7502 words Rightsholders: author@zoilin.com

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