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        Fiction
        June 2023

        I am Yustyna

        by Karina Savaryna

        Since February 24, thousands of women like Justyna have crossed the border every day. With children, pets, and sick parents, they ran away from the horrors brought by the Russian army into Ukraine. Justyna recently retired but hasn’t lost a taste for life. But the war changed everything. An intelligent and smart teacher, she becomes a refugee in Europe, along with thousands of other Ukrainian women. “Who are you?” “I am Justyna,” she would always answer the question that seemed to come from everywhere. Together with Justyna, readers travel through a long road toward the search for the self in the world that dramatically expanded and yet existed only at home, in Ukraine. Foregrounding the traumatic experience of becoming a refugee, the loss of home, and a reconsideration of a new life, the novel answers the question of who really is Justyna as well as every Ukrainian woman who lived through the experience of forced displacement.

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        Medicine

        Learning Chinese Medicine from Zero-basis

        by Ma Kexun

        20 lessons to learn the fundamentals of Chinese medicine. This book introduces the basic concepts of Chinese medicine (Yin-Yang, five elements, zang-fu organs, qi and blood), as well as its etiology (six climatic exopathogens, five pathogens, diet and emotions) and therapies (herbal medicine, formulas and moxibustion) in the form of 20 lessons. Each lesson discusses a topic, with notes, illustrations, diagrams and cases interspersed, making Chines medicine interesting and identifiable, so even readers without any Chinese medicine background can easily understand it. This book also consists of a column called best recited classics of Chinese medicine, which are excerpted from original classics like Yellow Emperor’s Canon, and Compendium of Materia Medica so that readers can feel the deep-seated cultural deposits of Chinese medicine.

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        Children's & YA
        2017

        Contes de la forêt et de la savane

        Fables d'ici et d'ailleurs

        by Ntsama Abah, Balafun studio by K. Willy

        "Contes de la forêt et de la savane (Fables d'ici et d'ailleurs)" is a collection of tales that immerses us at the crossroads of different Cameroonian cultures and, in a broader sense, of Central Africa. Here, through a very surprising mixture of French-speaking literature and mother tongue which is based on this particular cultural context, the author allows the power and delicacy of oral transmission to shine through in all simplicity in our regions. Consisting of ten tales of unequal lengths, the book presents the exceptional adventures of different living beings in which man meets much more than his “animal” or “insect” brothers… Indeed, and through these multiple adventures, the reader rubs shoulders with wisdom as well as its history and that of the world in which he lives.

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        Multiple Sclerosis

        by Pearl B. Werfel, Ron E. Franco-Durán, Linda J. Trettin

        This innovative book will help both mental health and medical professionals empower patients or clients to live well with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is a practical, evidence-based, culturally relevant guide to the most effective current medical, psychological, and neuropsychological diagnostic methods and interventions. The book describes a biopsychosocial, multidisciplinary, and integrative approach to treatment and provides information on psychological, mind-body, and complementary interventions for symptom management and to increase quality of life. Both seasoned practitioners and students will find this volume useful in helping clients cope with this complex, unpredictable, and chronic neurological disorder. Target Group: clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counselors, students.

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        July 2019

        The General history of Acupuncture

        by Ma Jixing

        Over the past 60 years, the author has made outstanding achievements in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion, and made great achievements in the study of acupoints and meridians. The General history of acupuncture and moxibustion is the fifth edition of history of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine. In addition to the history of acupuncture in China, it also includes the history of acupuncture all over the world.

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        Biology, life sciences
        August 2020

        Key Questions in Ecology

        A Study and Revision Guide

        by Paul A. Rees

        An understanding of ecology is an important requirement of a wide range of academic areas, including biology, zoology and environmental science. This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which ecology is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: · The history and foundations of ecology · Abiotic factors and environmental monitoring · Taxonomy and biodiversity · Energy flow and production ecology · Nutrient and material cycles · Ecophysiology · Population ecology · Community ecology and species interactions · Ecological genetics and evolution · Ecological methods and statistics The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of ecological terms, the basic processes operating in ecosystems, the dynamics of populations, ecological genetics and the process of evolution, the methods used in ecological surveys, and much more. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to interpret information provided in the form of graphs, data or photographs, providing a useful tool for independent study.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2024

        How to be multiple

        The philosophy of twins

        by Helena de Bres, Julia de Bres

        In How to be multiple, Helena de Bres - a twin herself - argues that twinhood is a unique lens for examining our place in the world and how we relate to other people. The way we think about twins offers remarkable insights into some of the deepest questions of our existence, from what is a person? to how should we treat one another? Deftly weaving together literary and cultural history, philosophical enquiry and personal experience, de Bres examines such thorny issues as binary thinking, objectification, romantic love and friendship, revealing the limits of our individualistic perspectives. In this illuminating, entertaining book, wittily illustrated by her twin sister, de Bres ultimately suggests that to consider twinhood is to imagine the possibility of a more interconnected, capacious human future.

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        December 2018

        Robot practices and skills in primary and secondary schools

        by Dai Shengjun

        The robot skills and skills in primary and secondary schools / Youth Science and technology innovation series, edited by Dai Shengjun, is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is the basis of robot hardware, including mathematical laws and structure building, physical principles and structure building, etc. The second chapter is the basis of C language program, including variables and functions, robot program editing skills and so on. The third chapter is the selection and application of the motor, including the basic requirements of the robot snatch, the task analysis of the robot handling competition, etc. The fourth chapter is sensor and data acquisition, including digital and analog sensors, robot obstacle avoidance and positioning, robot fire-fighting, etc. The fifth chapter is the complex program training board, including array and LED lights, tricolor lights control, etc.

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        October 2016

        1000 cases of Hunan cuisine

        by Hunan Science& Technology Press

        This book selects more than 200 kinds of common food materials in daily life, and introduces in detail 1000 Hunan dishes made with these food materials, which are widely spread and suitable for family production, including both traditional dishes and innovative dishes, including both meat and vegetables, and various methods.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2019 - December 2024

        Analects of Confucius

        by Confucius,Yang Bojun,Yang Fengbin

        The Analects of Confucius was written by Confucius's disciples and re disciples. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and reflects Confucius'thoughts more centrally. It is one of the classical works of Confucianism.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        Air power and colonial control

        by David Omissi

        Air policing was used in many colonial possessions, but its most effective incidence occurred in the crescent of territory from north-eastern Africa, through South-West Arabia, to North West Frontier of India. This book talks about air policing and its role in offering a cheaper means of 'pacification' in the inter-war years. It illuminates the potentialities and limitations of the new aerial technology, and makes important contributions to the history of colonial resistance and its suppression. Air policing was employed in the campaign against Mohammed bin Abdulla Hassan and his Dervish following in Somaliland in early 1920. The book discusses the relationships between air control and the survival of Royal Air Force in Iraq and between air power and indirect imperialism in the Hashemite kingdoms. It discusses Hugh Trenchard's plans to substitute air for naval or coastal forces, and assesses the extent to which barriers of climate and geography continued to limit the exercise of air power. Indigenous responses include being terrified at the mere sight of aircraft to the successful adaptation to air power, which was hardly foreseen by either the opponents or the supporters of air policing. The book examines the ethical debates which were a continuous undercurrent to the stream of argument about repressive air power methods from a political and operational perspective. It compares air policing as practised by other European powers by highlighting the Rif war in Morocco, the Druze revolt in Syria, and Italy's war of reconquest in Libya.

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        Children's & YA
        2017

        Le serpent magique

        by Olivier Timma

        "Le serpent magique" tells one of the most famous legends of the Fang Béti cultural area: the crossing of the Sanaga by the Béti people in the middle of the seventeenth century. This legend features three great heroes: Ngaη Medza'a, "the serpent man", Nnëbodo "savior of men" and Kolo-Kunu "master of the word". Through this album, the author takes the reader through the mythical and fantastic universe of the history of the Beti people.

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        Children's & YA
        June 2016

        The Story of Birth

        by CAI Gao

        The Story of Birth is quite unique among Cai Gao’s works. This is the latest picture book of Ms. Cai, both its words and illustrations were created by herself. In this book, she describes the process of a baby' s birth by wax crayon, depicting the joy of life’s birth and expressing a high tribute to all mothers.

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        Journey in Trumplandia: The Rise of Populism in America

        by Tiberiu Dianu

        The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don’t change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history. "Trumplandia is a welcome addition toward understanding current events, Washington’s international policy, and the present American society; a society polarized and divided as it has not been since the Civil War.” NICHOLAS DIMA, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Nelson Institute, James Madison University, Virginia. "The book is fascinating. It provides background to, and insights into [the] current and past political history as well as offering a personal view... of the country and society. Presented in thematic form in chapters and sections, the insights offered provide a suggestive radiography...” Dr. DENNIS DELETANT, OBE, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC. "There has been this backsliding in... what a truly functioning rule-of-law state is, that has proper separation of co-equal powers, which, if you don’t keep working on that, you backslide. And I am even worried about that here, in the United States right now, about backsliding.” OBIE MOORE, Esq., OLM Advisors LLC, Washington DC “Indeed, Trumplandia should be a welcome addition to any scholar, student or layman’s library, especially in its international edition. If anyone loses sleep over its challenging assertions, then it will have been well worth it.” ERNESTO MORALES HIZON, Ph.D. Candidate in American and Comparative Politics at Claremont Graduate University, Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines ABOUT THE AUTHOR: TIBERIU DIANU has practiced law in Romania (as a corporate lawyer, judge, senior counselor at the Ministry of Justice, university professor and senior legal researcher), and in the United States (as a legal expert for the judiciary). He published several books and a host of articles in law, politics, and post-communist societies. Tiberiu currently lives and works in Washington, DC.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        January 2023

        Objects of affection

        The book and the household in late medieval England

        by Myra Seaman

        Objects of affection recovers the emotional attraction of the medieval book through an engagement with a fifteenth-century literary collection known as Oxford, Bodleian Library Manuscript Ashmole 61. Exploring how the inhabitants of the book's pages - human and nonhuman, tangible and intangible - collaborate with its readers then and now, this book addresses the manuscript's material appeal in the ways it binds itself to different cultural, historical and material environments. In doing so it traces the affective literacy training that the manuscript provided its late-medieval English household, whose diverse inhabitants are incorporated into the ecology of the book itself as it fashions spiritually generous and socially mindful household members.

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        September 2013

        The Newly-Born States

        by Zhang Wushen

        This book tells about the born of the U.S. Federal Government, the open-up of virgin land,the westward and the civil War,etc.

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        July 2020

        Forage production and utilization technology

        by Yan Jingcai

        The combination of planting and breeding and the development of moderate scale breeding has been proved to be a good way to solve the problem of forage supply and improve the efficiency of herbivore breeding in mountainous and hilly areas. This book takes forage production and forage technology as the theme. On the basis of introducing the current situation of forage production and herbivore breeding, it is compiled in accordance with the clues of forage varieties suitable for planting in southern provinces and their production technology, forage processing and storage technology, and forage utilization technology. The book introduces more than 30 kinds of forage grass, and introduces the feeding technology of forage grass in cattle, sheep, geese and pigs.

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        October 2006

        MS-Tagebuch

        Aktiv mit der Erkrankung umgehen

        by Kitze, Bernd; Schäfer, Ulrike

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