1267 results for '"Li, Zhongjin'

In this collection of short stories, originally published in 1974, Grace Paley "makes the novel as a form seem virtually redundant" (Angela Carter, London Review of Books). Her stories here capture...

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In Religious Reason, Ronald Green presents an alternative to the major contemporary currents in religious moral theory. Drawing largely on Kant, Green argues that religion is the effort to render...

Featuring a terrifying beholder, this officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons jigsaw puzzle is a great challenge for adventurers across the Realms. Piece together the "eye-conic" cover art...

"A heart set on love will do no wrong," declared Confucius. This compact gift book presents an international assortment of romantic ruminations from ancient and modern philosophers, playwrights,...

Though revered in literary circles, Chinese poet Zhu Zhu remains on the periphery, writing quietly. His work, lucidly rendered by accomplished translator Dong Li, weaves slowly through personal and...

With an Introduction by Randall Jarrell. Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for each other. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own...

Lenin's State and Revolution is a broad assault on revisionism. Its impulse lies in Lenin's boundless political ambition, namely his craving to acquire absolute power in Russia in order to instigate...

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The heroic story of Pussy Riot, who resurrected the power of truth in a society built on liesOn February 21, 2012, five young women entered the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. In...

The Aulularia is a comedy by the early poet Plautus (about 200 BCE) who transformed plays of Greek New Comedy, especially Menander, into typical Roman plays. Great interest lies in the imaginative...

This classic work of scholarship and empathy tells the story of the self-creation of the African-American people. It assesses the full impact of the Middle Passage -- "the most traumatizing mass...

"A haunting portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman's seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive...

Allen Speight argues that behind Hegel's extraordinary appeal to literature in the Phenomenology of Spirit lies a philosophical project concerned with understanding human agency in the modern world...

Ever wondered what lies beyond? Find out in this brilliant book of ghosts, ghouls and mystery for supernatural sleuths aged 9+. Whether it's shadowy figures in dark hallways, objects that move on...

This evocative book tells of the lives and experiences of 22 black South African womenall born in the 1900sfrom one small town in the Western Transvaal. The women seem both ordinary and remarkable as...

Charming Billy is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.Alice McDermott's striking novel, Charming Billy, is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way...

Dated from July 2026 to December 2027 Rounded corners, elastic closure and matching ribbon bookmark Ivory-coloured, 70 g/m², acid-free paper Useful tools: calendar, travel planning, ideas and...

Dated from July 2026 to December 2027 Rounded corners, elastic closure and matching ribbon bookmark Ivory-coloured, 70 g/m², acid-free paper Useful tools: calendar, travel planning, ideas and...

The Assassination of Lumumba unravels the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba—the first prime minister of the...