Marina: 920 books

Il romanzo Il bambino di carta racconta la storia appassionante, drammatica e coinvolgente di una famiglia travolta dal successo e di un bambino privato dell’infanzia sullo sfondo della Londra degli Anni Ruggenti. Tate e suffragette, club esclusivi per gentiluomini e reduci feriti nel corpo e nell’anima,...

Tchaikovskyʼs Sixth Symphony (1893), widely recognized as one of the worldʼs most deeply tragic compositions, is also known for the mystery surrounding its hidden programme and for Tchaikovskyʼs unexpected death nine days after its premiere. While the sensational speculations about the composerʼs...

La historia peruana ha sido divida en tres grandes periodos, a saber: el prehispánico, desde la llegada de los primeros seres humanos hasta la caída del imperio inca, en 1532; el colonial o periodo español, entre 1532 y 1821, y el periodo republicano o independiente, entre 1821 y el momento actual....

《紐約時報》、亞馬遜書店暢銷書 超過140萬人點閱、耶魯畢業生紅遍全球網路的最後演講 以精準文字探索人性最深處的孤寂，道出年輕世代的困惑與理想 知名作家王浩威、王聰威、朱宥勳、郝譽翔、孫梓評、蔡素芬、鍾怡雯深情推薦 「我們找不到一個詞來表達孤獨的相反意義。如果有的話，我得說，那就是我此生所追求的；那就是我衷心感激耶魯帶給我的感受，也是我害怕明天一早醒來、畢業離開之後，即將失去的感受。」 才華洋溢的耶魯女大生，畢業後五天因意外驟逝 生前發表的最後一篇文章，吸引超過140萬人點閱 慧黠的文字詩意、大膽而力道十足 充分捕捉到年輕世代的希望、徬徨、孤寂、摸索與掙扎…… 耶魯大學畢業生瑪麗娜‧基根，立志用生命當一個真正的作家，年僅22歲，已在身後留下豐富的創作，《孤獨的反義詞》這本書集結了她的短篇故事及隨筆共18篇，道出各種人物及形式的孤獨：猝逝的曖昧情人、空巢期的父母、駐守伊拉克的軍官、暗藏刺青的老婦、失聯潛艇的船員、擱淺的鯨魚……等，全然不落俗套，篇篇撼動人心。 2012年5月，瑪麗娜以優異成績畢業，前途一片光明燦爛。她創作的音樂劇即將在紐約國際藝穗節上演，知名雜誌《紐約客》也有一份工作等著她赴任。不幸的是，畢業後五天，一場車禍驟然奪走了這個才華洋溢的年輕生命。瑪麗娜畢業前夕發表的最後一篇文章〈孤獨的反義詞〉，在網路上被熱烈分享轉載，不僅是因為文中洋溢的無限可能性與現實的對比過於令人震驚惋惜，更在於她說中了廣大同代人的心聲，宛如《最後的演講》（The...

Groups for parents, babies and toddlers, spanning the 1001 critical days from late pregnancy up to age two, are an effective way of supporting expectant and new parents by helping them to become more attuned, sensitive and empathic towards their child. Contributors bring together a range of...

This book presents research on the instruction of two heritage languages and two foreign languages in Israeli schools. The authors explore language policy and the way languages are studied from the point of view of students, teachers, schools and curricula. Language in Israel is a loaded concept,...

Environmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force and endurance of the hands and arms. A state-of-the-art exploration in the field of hand exoskeletons revealed...

This is the first scholarly work in Modern European History which elucidates consistently how border issues affect the history of nations and states in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book rethinks the Italian history of the last 150 years from the perspective of its eastern periphery and of the profound impact that events on the border had on the core of the country.

This book analyses the role of international organizations in WTO dispute settlement as arising from a number of WTO disputes. In particular, the roles of the IMF, WIPO, WCO and WHO are addressed. The use of the Vienna Convention rules of interpretation framework allows an evaluation of the weight...

Recently, a renewed international interest in Russia as a world political actor has emerged. Against this background, it is useful to better understand how international relations and foreign affairs are studied in Russia and how future Russian political actors, diplomatic personnel, ministerial bureaucrats,...

Transform your ex relationship struggle into freedom. Ever wondered what keeps most women struggling in the pain and anger of their ex-relationships and why they keep having their buttons pushed? This book identifies what these factors are and will give you a pro-active approach to free you from your...

This book presents an application-centric approach to the development of smart grid communication architecture. The coverage includes in-depth reviews of such cutting-edge applications as advanced metering infrastructure, distribution automation, demand response and synchrophasors. Features: examines...

This book tackles one of the most contentious aspects of international criminal law – the modes of liability. At the heart of the discussion is the quest for balance between the accused's individual contribution and the collective nature of mass offending. The principle of legality demands that...

Anche le Università italiane da oggi, con la pubblicazione dei dati della “Valutazione qualitativa della ricerca 2004-2010” elaborati dall’Anvur, hanno le loro pagelle. La ricerca diventa misurabile con criteri omogenei su tutto il territorio nazionale: si tratta del più importante sforzo...