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Please Stop Laughing At Me
By Jodee Blanco. 2003
In her poignant work, Jodee Blanco tells how school became a frightening and painful place, where threats, humiliation, and assault…
were as much a part of her daily experience as bubblegum and lip-gloss were for others. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be an outcast, how even the most loving parents can get it wrong, why schools fail, and how bullying is both misunderstood and mishandled.Feminist Writings
By Simone De Beauvoir, Sylvie Le Beauvoir, Margaret A. Simons, Marybeth Timmermann. 1949
By turns surprising and revelatory this sixth volume in the Beauvoir Series presents newly discovered writings and lectures while…
providing new translations and contexts for Simone de Beauvoir s more familiar writings Spanning Beauvoir s career from the 1940s through 1986 the pieces explain the paradoxes in her political and feminist stances including her famous 1972 announcement of a conversion to feminism after decades of activism on behalf of women Feminist Writings documents and contextualizes Beauvoir s thinking writing public statements and activities in the services of causes like French divorce law reform and the rights of women in the Iranian Revolution In addition the volume provides new insights into Beauvoir s complex thinking and illuminates her historic role in linking the movements for sexual freedom sexual equality homosexual rights and women s rights in FranceStructure, Audience and Soft Power in East Asian Pop Culture
By Chua Beng Huat. 2012
East Asian pop culture can be seen as an integrated cultural economy emerging from the rise of Japanese and Korean…
pop culture as an influential force in the distribution and reception networks of Chinese language pop culture embedded in the ethnic Chinese diaspora. Taking Singapore as a locus of pan-Asian Chineseness, Chua Beng Huat provides detailed analysis of the fragmented reception process of transcultural audiences and the processes of audiences' formation and exercise of consumer power and engagement with national politics. In an era where exercise of military power is increasingly restrained, pop culture has become an important component of soft power diplomacy and transcultural collaborations in a region that is still haunted by colonization and violence. The author notes that the aspirations behind national governments' efforts to use popular culture is limited by the fragmented nature of audiences who respond differently to the same products; by the danger of backlash from other members of the importing country's population that do not consume the popular culture products in question; and by the efforts of the primary consuming country, the People's Republic of China to shape products through co-production strategies and other indirect modes of intervention.East Asian Pop Culture
By Chua Beng Huat. 2008
The International group of contributors of this volume provides, collectively, a multi-layered analysis of the emerging East Asian media culture,…
using the Korean TV drama as its analytic vehicle. By closely examining the political economy of TV industry, audiences of the regional media flows in terms of gender subjectivity constructions, perceptions of colonial-postcolonial relationships, and nationalist responses to trans-national media culture exchanges, this volume highlights the multiple connectivities and implications of popular cultural flows and exchanges in East Asia.15 Minutes to a Great Puppy
By Kevin Michalowski. 2005
Discover the 15-Minute Miracle!Puppies bring great joy to our lives, but they also present us with special challenges. Everyone wants…
a well-behaved dog that is a joy to be around, but who has time for training a puppy? You do - and if you do it right, it will only take 15 minutes of your time each day.Kevin Michalowski's formula for a great puppy is a proven winner for time strapped pet owners. He teaches us that dog training is all about short, effective sessions. His plan is so simple and easy that anyone can follow it.This book is a must-have for anyone who is thinking about getting a puppy. It is packed with great, practical information to help you get ready for your new dog to help you with all the basic training lessons.You'll discover how to:Prepare yourself - mentally and physically - for getting a dogPick the right puppy for your lifestyle - includes a quick-reference breed guideHousebreak your dog that easy way, thanks to the crate and the scheduleTeach the four basic commands: Sit, Come, Heel and DownCure problems such as chewing, jumping and aggressionMonitor your dog's health and give it a happy lifeYour puppy will become your best friend - and with just 15 minutes of training per day, he can also become the well-behaved dog of your dreams.Bats in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book (Smithsonian's In Question Ser.)
By Don E. Wilson, Merlin D. Tuttle. 1997
Long the subject of myth and superstition, bats have been among the most misunderstood of mammals due to their nocturnal…
habits, capacity for flight, and strange appearance. Seeking to dispel the myths associated with these remarkable creatures and arguing for their key role in a balanced ecosystem, Bats in Question covers all aspects of bat biology in a practical question-and-answer format.Describing where bats live, how they use echolocation to navigate, and even why they hang upside down, the book also gives the conservation status of all 925 bat species. Don E. Wilson traces the evolution of bats and shows their remarkable diversity by describing each of the major groups in terms of their different body structures and habitats. He sheds light on bats' complex social systems, extraordinary variation in size, and food preferences that encompass plants, insects, and mammals. The book also explores cultural attitudes about bats--telling how, until recently, bats had been relegated to the world of vampires and how they have emerged to take their place in public awareness as important and fascinating members of our ecosystems.The Singing Life of Birds
By Donald Kroodsma. 2005
Listen to birds sing as you've never listened before, as the world-renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma takes you on personal…
journeys of discovery and intrigue. Read stories of wrens and robins, thrushes and thrashers, warblers and whip-poor-wills, bluebirds and cardinals, and many more bird. Learn how each acquires its songs, how songs vary from bird to bird and place to place, how some birds' singing is especially beautiful or ceaseless or complex, how some do not sing at all, how the often quiet female has the last word, and why. Hear a baby wren and the author's own daughter babble as each learns its local dialect. Listen to the mockingbird by night and by day and count how many different songs he can sing. Marvel at the exquisite harmony in the duet of a wood thrush as he uses his two voice boxes to accompany himself. Feel the extraordinary energy in the songs just before sunrise as dawn's first light sweeps across this singing planet. Hear firsthand the unmistakable evidence that there are not one but two species of marsh wrens and two species of winter wrens in North America. Learn not only to hear but to see birds sing in the form of sonagrams, as these visual images dance across the pages while you listen to the accompanying audio. Using your trained ears and eyes, you can begin your own journeys of discovery. Listen anew to birds in your backyard and beyond, exploring the singing minds of birds as they tell all that they know. Join Kroodsma not only in identifying but in identifying with singing birds, connecting with nature's musicians in a whole new way. Please note: this ebook includes embedded audio files. You will only be able to access these files from a device that supports embedded audio.Hong Konged
By Paul Hanstedt. 2012
In this alternately hilarious and heartrending memoir, acclaimed writer and editor Paul Hanstedt recounts the true story of his family's…
recent sojourn to Hong Kong. Hanstedt and his wife and three children--aged 9, 6, and 3--lived in Hong Kong for a year, a year beset by culture clash, vicious bullies, hospital visits, M&Ms, and the worst traffic jam you've ever seen. Through the eyes of the earnest if sometimes clueless Hanstedt family, you'll discover a world you've never known before. But in the end, Hong Konged is about place and family and what it is that makes us human--no matter who we are or where we live.The Everything Einstein Book
By Shana Priwer. 2003
Albert Einstein was the most famous and influential thinker of his time. His theories of relativity, quantum mechanics, and statistical…
physics gave birth to a new era in scientific thought and changed the ay people see the universe and their place in it. The Everything Einstein Book walks you through his rise from a lowly patent clerk to a groundbreaking scientist and explains the theories that brought him fame and world renown. Covering everything from photoelectric effect to the unified field theory, this book answers all your questions about the genius, his work, and the age that influenced him.Scottish Mandarin
By Shiona Airlie. 1874
Colonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China's last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874-1938) was a distinguished sinologist with…
a tangled love and family life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the colony of Hong Kong and eventually became Commissioner of the remote British leased territory of Weihai in northern China. He travelled widely and, during a break from colonial service, served as tutor and advisor to Puyi, the deposed emperor. As the only foreigner allowed to work in the Forbidden City, he wrote the classic account of the last days of the Qing Dynasty--Twilight in the Forbidden City'.The Wisdom of Psychopaths
By Kevin Dutton. 2012
Psychopath. The word conjurs up images of serial killers, rapists, suicide bombers, gangsters. But think again: you could probably benefit…
from being a little more psychopathic yourself.Psychologist Kevin Dutton has made a speciality of psychopathy, and is on first-name terms with many notorious killers. But unlike those incarcerated psychopaths, and all those depicted in movies and crime fiction, most are not violent, he explains. In fact, says Prof Dutton, they have a lot of good things going for them. Psychopaths are fearless, confident, charismatic and focused--qualities tailor-made for success in today's society.The Wisdom of Psychopaths is an intellectual rollercoaster ride that combines lightning-hot science with unprecedented access to secret monasteries, Special Forces training camps, and high-security hospitals. In it, you will meet serial killers, war heroes, financiers, movie stars and attorneys--and discover that beneath the hype and popular characterization, psychopaths have something to teach us. Like the knobs on a mixing deck, psychopathy is graded. And finding the right combination of psychopathic traits, sampled and mixed at carefully calibrated volumes, can put us ahead of the game.A Rage for Glory
By James Tertius de Kay. 2004
Stephen Decatur was one of the most awe-inspiring officers of the entire Age of Fighting Sail. A real-life American naval…
hero in the early nineteenth century, he led an astonishing life, and his remarkable acts of courage in combat made him one of the most celebrated figures of his era. Decatur's dazzling exploits in the Barbary Wars propelled him to national prominence at the age of twenty-five. His dramatic capture of HMSMacedonianin the War of 1812, and his subsequent naval and diplomatic triumphs ...Knave of Spades: Growing Pains Of A Gardener
By Alan Titchmarsh. 2009
When Alan left school at fifteen little was expected of him. An `O? level in art is not the most…
obvious passport to success, but in the ancient greenhouses of the local nursery Mrs T?s little lad found his spiritual home, learning his trade and the strange ways of human nature.But the comfort and familiarity of his home in the Yorkshire Dales would soon be left behind as he journeyed south to college and then to Kew Gardens where he encountered rare plants collected by Captain Cook and a varied assortment of eccentrics in the world?s most famous garden.Spells as a teacher and editor followed, until fate took a hand when he landed a job on BBC?s Nationwide as their gardening presenter. His childhood dream of inheriting the mantle of gardening god Percy Thrower was beginning to come true...From the first faltering steps in radio and television, to a career in broadcasting and writing, Knave of Spades is a wonderfully warm and self-deprecatingly honest memoir. Alan Titchmarsh shows us just why he has become not only our favourite gardener, but a popular writer and broadcaster too.Lombardi, An Illustrated Life: An Illustrated Life
By Chris Havel. 2011
“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. ” -Vince Lombardi The son of…
an immigrant Italian butcher, Vince Lombardi rose from the humblest of beginnings to become the most famous coach in the history of the National Football League. A one-of-a-kind book, Lombardi—An Illustrated Life tells the compelling story of the man whose philosophy on coaching and life transcended the sport he made famous. Featuring removable reproductions of items handpicked from the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, this extraordinary book offers a hands-on encounter with the celebrated coach who won five world championships with the Green Bay Packers, including the first two Super Bowls. Beautifully presented in a slip-case, the hardcover book is a must-have not only for legions of Packer fans, but for all football fans. The book also features a moving Foreword by Bart Starr, the legendary Hall of Fame quarterback and on-the-field leader of the great Packer teams of the 1960s. Removable reproductions include: •Seven pages of Lombardi handwritten plays •A congratulatory telegram from President John F. Kennedy •Championship tickets from the “Ice Bowl,” Super Bowl I and II •A personal letter from President Eisenhower •Lombardi handwritten note on personal stationary •A Lombardi-autographed program cover •The 1959 Green Bay Packers Christmas card •A 1960s World Champion Green Bay Packer sticker •And more!A Whale for the Killing
By Farley Mowat. 2012
When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a lagoon near his Newfoundland home, Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was a…
unique chance to observe one of the world's most magnificent creatures up close. But some of his neighbours saw a different opportunity altogether: in a prolonged fit of violence, they blasted the whale with rifle fire, and scarred its back with motorboat propellers. Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally to the Canadian press. But it was too late. Mowat's poignant and compelling story is an eloquent argument for the end of the whale hunt, and the rediscovery of the empathy that makes us human.Trailering
By Jean Abernethy, Micaela Myers. 2007
Each book in the Horse Illustrated® Simple SolutionsTM series zeroes in on a common problem faced by horse owners and…
is the perfect fast-reading source of answers for every horse lover. For example, how do you best match your tow vehicle and your horse transport requirements to the many options available in horse trailers? What is the best technique to use when your horse does not want to walk into the trailer? Problems like this and many are solved in this new series!Horse owners need a ton of knowledge and tools to keep hayseed-size problems from ballooning into haystack-size ones. Each book in the Horse Illustrated® Simple Solutions series zeroes in on a common problem faced by horse owners and is the perfect fast-reading source of answers for every horse lover.A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India
By Bikram Grewal. 2002
Periplus is proud to present the first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent. This ebook offers…
over 800 species and distinct sub-species and contains over 1,000 full-color photographs. Each species has a distribution map. Many of the photographs in this magnificent volume appear for the first time and have been carefully selected to show the most important features of the species illustrated. In several cases, different plumages or flight shots are included. The concise text provided vital information on the plumages, voice and habits of each species covered and includes new information. Over a hundred related species are also mentioned in the texts. The maps are accompanied by a note on the status and distribution. This ebook will enable accurate field identification in one of the world's most diverse avifaunal regions. Indispensable reading for all bird lovers.The Road to Home
By Vartan Gregorian. 2003
In this humorous, learned, and moving memoir, Vartan Gregorian recounts his journey from an impoverished childhood as a Christian Armenian…
in Muslim Tabriz to cultured citizen of the world. Gregorian's odyssey begins in an obscure poor quarter of a provincial city (thought by some to be the location of the Garden of Eden). Childhood centered on his brilliant, beloved, illiterate grandmother who taught him so much, the beauty of Church, school, American movies, and the larger world he read about in his borrowed books. From there, he continued on to a Beirut lycée, Stanford University, and the presidencies of the New York Public Library, Brown University, and Carnegie Corporation. Like Jimmy Carter in An Hour Before Daylight, and in the tradition of Nabokov, Jill Ker Conway, and V. S. Naipaul, he tells us that education is an openness to everything, and describes his public and private life as one education after another. This is a love story about life.Flying over 96th Street: Memoir of an East Harlem White Boy
By Thomas Webber. 2004
Webber's lyrical memoir of growing up white in East Harlem's public housing projects in the late 1950s and 1960s explores…
racial identity and community at the height of the civil rights movement.We Gave Away a Fortune
By Christopher Mogil, Anne Slepian, Peter Woodrow. 1992