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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】≪Os Nossos Antepassados Hebreus≫ UCG EBOOKS, #44【電子書籍】[ Shlomo Sand ]

＜p＞A publica??o de ＜em＞Como foi Inventado o Povo Judeu＜/em＞ de Shlomo Sand, em Fran?a, em 2010, suscitou um intenso debate relativamente ao juda?smo, e ainda a Israel. Os factos hist?ricos que Sand exp?e colocaram em quest?o diversos pontos que eram dados por adquiridos quanto ? hist?ria judaica, desde logo as raz?es invocadas pela Declara??o de Independ?ncia de Israel, segundo a qual o povo judeu nasceu na ≪Terra de Israel≫ e dele foi exilado na ?poca de dom?nio romano, por volta do ano 70 d.C., para a ela regressar dois mil anos depois. Por?m, conforme o autor exp?e nunca existiu um ≪povo≫ judeu, mas apenas uma religi?o judaica, como tamb?m, como os especialistas em hist?ria judaica antiga bem sabem, n?o ocorreu qualquer ex?lio no ano 70 d.C., antes a popula??o manteve-se onde vivia, progressivamente cristianizando-se e depois islamizando-se. A ideia, aventada por Ben Gurion e Ben-Zvi, de que os camponeses palestinos s?o prov?veis descendentes dos antigos judeus, tem o seu fundo de verdade. ≪?, de facto, prov?vel que um habitante de Hebron esteja mais pr?ximo dos antigos hebreus, pelas suas origens, do que a maioria daqueles que se identificam como judeus em todo o mundo≫.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Por outro lado, no mundo, o juda?smo expandir-se-?, n?o fruto de qualquer ex?lio, que n?o aconteceu, mas da convers?o de inteiros reinos (no Mediterr?neo, na Babil?nia, no Sul da Pen?nsula Ar?bica, no Norte de ?frica e na Europa Oriental) e do proselitismo judaico ≪desde o s?culo II a.C. at? ao in?cio do s?culo IV d.C.≫ A cessa??o do proselitismo foi tardiamente imposta ao juda?smo e demorar? a efetivar-se plenamente, facto hoje ofuscado pela imagem ー atual ー do juda?smo como uma religi?o ≪fechada≫.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Assim, por um lado, na Palestina o juda?smo definhar?, tornar-se-? residual, transformando-se em cristianismo e isl?o; por outro, no mundo expandir-se-?, recrutando localmente novos judeus, seja pela via das convers?es de massa seja do proselitismo. A ideia de que os judeus do mundo provenham da mesma linhagem dos judeus da Antiguidade da Palestina ? forjada no seio do movimento sionista e seus histori?grafos, procurando afirmar um direito ≪hist?rico≫ e ≪natural≫ destes judeus em rela??o a uma terra que colonizaram, entre outros aspetos designando-a de ≪Terra de Israel≫: ≪O mito que estabelece o ex?lio do "povo judeu" pelos romanos tornou-se a garantia suprema dos direitos hist?ricos ? Palestina, erigida, segundo a ret?rica sionista, em "Terra de Israel"≫.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Trata-se, para Sand, de ≪uma cr?tica de conceptualiza??es e constru??es historiogr?ficas≫ amplamente difundidas, mas erradas. Ainda para o autor, a cria??o do Estado de Israel decorre menos destas quanto de espec?ficas circunst?ncias hist?ricas, entre as quais sobreleva a Shoah e a relut?ncia dos Estados ocidentais em acolherem os sobreviventes ー assim se criando um Estado no M?dio Oriente para os judeus que hoje constitui ＜em＞fait accompli＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A cr?tica do autor a tais ideias-erros visa especificamente uma concep??o ≪etnobiol?gica≫, primeiro, e ≪etnoreligiosa≫, de seguida, do ≪povo≫ e do ≪Estado≫ judaicos, i.e. da unidade ?tnica, biol?gica e religiosa de ambas entidades. Esta concep??o ? anacr?nica, ? particularmente insuport?vel considerando que foi nestes termos que os judeus foram extirpados das sociedades e territ?rios em que outrora viviam, subjaz ? ideia de Israel como propriedade dos judeus que vivem em qualquer parte do mundo e, finalmente, injusta e violentamente, exclui os palestinos da sua terra ancestral.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Conclui Sand: ≪? sempre poss?vel fechar os olhos ? realidade. Pode continuar a afirmar-se que o povo judeu existe h? quatro mil anos e que a "Terra de Israel" lhe pertence desde o in?cio dos tempos. No entanto, se os mitos hist?ricos puderam um dia, com muita imagina??o, ajudar a criar a sociedade israelense, correm o risco, no futuro, de contribuir para a sua destrui??o≫.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2020【電子書籍】[ Michio Kaku ]

＜p＞＜strong＞An outstanding collection guest-edited by the groundbreaking physicist and New York Times?bestselling author of Quantum Supremacy.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Scientists and science writers have a monumental task: making science exciting and relevant to the average person, so that they care,” writes renowned American physicist Michio Kaku. “If we fail in this endeavor, then we must face dire consequences.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the startlingly human abilities of AI, to the devastating accounts of California’s forest fires, to the impending traffic jam on the moon, the selections in this year’s ＜em＞Best American Science and Nature Writing＜/em＞ explore the latest mysteries and marvels occurring in our labs and in nature. These gripping narratives masterfully translate the work of today’s brightest scientists, offering a clearer view of our world and making us care.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hiking the Horizontal Field Notes from a Choreographer【電子書籍】[ Liz Lerman ]

＜p＞The unique career of choreographer Liz Lerman has taken her from theater stages to shipyards, and from synagogues to science labs. In this wide-ranging collection of essays and articles, she reflects on her life-long exploration of dance as a vehicle for human insight and understanding of the world around us. Lerman has been described by the Washington Post as "the source of an epochal revolution in the scope and purposes of dance art." Here, she combines broad outlooks on culture and society with practical applications and accessible stories. Her expansive scope encompasses the craft, structure, and inspiration that bring theatrical works to life as well as the applications of art in fields as diverse as faith, aging, particle physics, and human rights law. Offering readers a gentle manifesto describing methods that bring a horizontal focus to bear on a hierarchical world, this is the perfect book for anyone curious about the possible role for art in politics, science, community, motherhood, and the media.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】City of Nets A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's【電子書籍】[ Otto Friedrich ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“With its tough humor, profound cynicism, and unerring nose for corruption and hypocrisy, ＜em＞City of Nets＜/em＞ offers a distinctly Brechtian vision of Hollywood.” ー＜em＞The Village Voice＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1939, fifty million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature films a year. One decade and five thousand movies later, the studios were faltering. The 1940s became the decade of Hollywood’s decline: anticommunist hysteria excommunicated some of its best talent, while a 1948 antitrust consent decree ended many of the business practices that had made the studio system so profitable.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this masterful work of cultural history, the legendary Otto Friedrich tells the story of Hollywood’s heyday and decline in a vivid narrative featuring an all-star cast of the actors, writers, musicians, composers, producers, directors, racketeers, labor leaders, journalists, and politicians who played major parts in the movie capital during the turbulent decade from World War II to the Korean War.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Friedrich draws on sources from celebrity biographies to trade-union history, mingling lively gossip with analysis of Hollywood’s seedier business dealings and telling the stories of legendary movies such as ＜em＞Citizen Kane＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Maltese Falcon＜/em＞, ＜em＞Double Indemnity＜/em＞, and ＜em＞All About Eve＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A classic portrait of a special place in a special time, ＜em＞City of Nets＜/em＞ gives us a singular behind-the-scenes glimpse into a bygone era that still captivates our imaginations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“Friedrich’s intelligent prose makes for fascinating reading.” ー＜em＞The New York Times Book Review＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“As rich and colorful a story as can be imagined . . . a must for movie buffs and a rewarding read for everyone else.” ー＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks A Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals That Did Not Win the Tony Award【電子書籍】[ Peter Filichia ]

＜p＞"Wait..＜em＞Gypsy＜/em＞ didn't win the Tony for Best Musical?"＜/p＞ ＜p＞That's a question that gets asked over and over again, every time a new Rose takes to the runway in the Broadway classic "Gypsy". In "Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks", the popular syndicated theatre critic Peter Filichia chronicles the history of the American musical by looking at those shows that did ＜em＞not＜/em＞ win the Tony Award for Best Musical. It happens every spring: The American Theatre Wing bestows its annual awards. Only those shows that have reached Broadway are nominated and while all Tony Awards are created equal in height, width and depth, the universally acknowledged biggest prize is the Best Musical Tony. The envelope is opened. The winner is announced and, then, the screeching begins. "＜em＞Oh no! They gave it to that?＜/em＞" Did the best musical always win the Best Musical prize? Were there other factors that kept a more deserving show from copping the prize? Peter Filichia answers all these questions and more in "Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks" as he looks at many of the 153 previous Best Musical Nominees that didn't win the big prize. What were the biggest omissions? "Gypsy" had the distinct displeasure of not being either the first or second choice of the committee. In 1959 when Ethel Merman and a variety of strippers took the stage, the Tony for Best Musical was a tie between "The Sound of Music" and "Fiorello". In 1971, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" and its ghostly showgirls lost to a "groovy" re-tuning of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" that hasn't passed the test of time. And, in 1957, "West Side Story", its Jets and Sharks, were bested by the fine people of River City Iowa singing their Americana hearts out in "The Music Man". If you love Broadway, scratch your head on Tony Award night and still can't figure out how a show you loathed won the Tony for Best Musical, you will love riding through the years with Peter Filichia, one of America's most respected and popular theatre critics.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】One-Block Wonders Cubed! Dramatic Designs, New Techniques, 10 Quilt Projects【電子書籍】[ Maxine Rosenthal ]

＜p＞Add New Dimension to Your Favorite Hexagon Quilts ? Your favorite One-Block Wonders authors are back with new graphic techniques using triangles, cubes, and appliqu? ? Learn how to create optical illusions with your fabrics ? Bonus projects include totes, coasters and placemats for using up left-over hexagons ? Create interesting shadow effects with clever fabric placement ? Try new kinds of borders with uneven edges, creative shapes, and hexagon strips From the best-selling authors of the One-Block Wonders books. New techniques and design strategies using simple geometric shapes give you dramatic quilt imagery that seems to defy logic! Take the ordinary and turn it into something extraordinary with this book.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Make Your Own Mosaics Ancient Techniques to Contemporary Art【電子書籍】[ Helen Miles ]

＜p＞Explore the powerful medium of mosaic in this book which offers a fresh perspective on the ancient art. Packed with photographs, clear instructions, and new ideas about how to create stunning mosaic pieces for indoors and outdoors, Make Your Own Mosaics explains the principles of mosaic making as practiced since Roman times. This easy-to-follow book contains step by step instructions on how to make mosaics, covering every aspect of the process from designing mosaics to tools, adhesives, and substrates. Written for creators with all levels of experience, this book opens up a fascinating world showing how ceramic and glass alongside recycled and reclaimed materials can be used to make lasting pieces for the home and garden. Make Your Own Mosaics offers eight unique mosaic projects and seven different approaches to this addictive skill. Chapters on Learning from the Ancients are included alongside practical tips and information on how to choose the right mosaic method for your project. From making a mosaic house number to a garden wall plaque or seasonal decorations, this book will show you how. Whether you want to make classically inspired mosaics, experiment with found materials or decorate your space with beautiful and expressive art, Make Your Own Mosaics is for you.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Glamour Addiction Inside the American Ballroom Dance Industry【電子書籍】[ Juliet McMains ]

＜p＞In the wake of the blockbuster television success of "Dancing with the Stars," competitive ballroom dance has become a subject of new fascinationーand renewed scrutiny. Known by its practitioners as DanceSport, ballroom is a significant dance form and a fascinating cultural phenomenon. In this first in-depth study of the sport, dancer and dance historian Juliet McMains explores the "Glamour Machine" that drives the thriving industry, delving into both the pleasures and perils of its seductions. She further explores the broader social issues invoked in American DanceSport: representation of "Latin," economics that often foster inequality, and issues of identity, including gender, race, class, and sexuality.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Putting ballroom dance in the larger contexts of culture and history, Glamour Addiction makes an important contribution to dance studies, while giving new and veteran enthusiasts a unique and unprecedented glimpse behind the scenes.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Godzilla on My Mind Fifty Years of the King of Monsters【電子書籍】[ William Tsutsui ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“A stellar book; an entertaining and vivid look at Japanese pop culture, its globalization, and American encounters with Japan.” ーTheodore C. Bestor, author of ＜em＞Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ever since Godzilla (or, Gojira, as he is known in Japan) crawled out of his radioactive birthplace to cut a swath of destruction through Tokyo, he has claimed a place alongside King Kong and others in the movie monster pantheon. He is the third most recognizable Japanese celebrity in the United States, and his fan base continues to grow as children today prove his enduring appeal. Now, Bill Tsutsui, a life-long fan and historian, takes a light-hearted look at the big, green, radioactive lizard, revealing how he was born and how he became a megastar. With humorous anecdotes, ＜em＞Godzilla on My Mind＜/em＞ explores his lasting cultural impact on the world. This book is sure to be welcomed by pop culture enthusiasts, fans, and historians alike.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“＜em＞Godzilla On My Mind＜/em＞ is a good read, well written, occasionally provocative and full of facts that show it to be well researched as well as a labour of love.” ーDr. Dolores Martinez, author of ＜em＞The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“William Tsutsui’s ＜em＞Godzilla＜/em＞ takes a fresh, original, and appealing look at one of our more intriguing pop culture icons. Although informed by careful scholarship, the book is highly accessible. It’s funny, stimulating, and an overall pleasure to read. I’ll never look at Godzilla the same way again!” ーSusan Napier, author of ＜em＞Anime from Akira To Princess Mononoke＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】ABC 3-D Tumbling Blocks . . . and More! Strip-Pieced Really!【電子書籍】[ Marci Baker ]

＜p＞Everyone can succeed in 3-D! All patterns are strip-pieced... REALLY! No set-in (Y) seams. ? Learn the secrets to easily select fabric values to achieve dazzling 3-D designs ? Illustrated to guide you through each step of the project ? Be inspired by full color photos, alternate color-ways, and various layouts Includes 16 projects, twelve using Marci Baker's strip-pieced method from Not Your Grandmother's Tumbling Blocks and several updated designs from Sara Nephew's most popular book, Big Book of Building Block Quilts, including Hollow Cube, Honeycomb Waffle, Downtown, and Space Crystal. Be inspired to explore the world of 3-D with the full-color photos and step-by-step illustrations.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Beatles from A to Zed An Alphabetical Mystery Tour【電子書籍】[ Peter Asher ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“At last, I finally understand the alphabet! I also love this book: secret Beatles knowledge from one of the closest insiders.” ーSteve Martin＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Peter Asher met the Beatles in the spring of 1963, the start of a lifelong association with the band and its members. He had a front-row seat as they elevated pop music into an art form, and he was present at the creation of some of the most iconic music of our times.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Asher is also a talented musician in his own right, with a great ear for what was new and fresh. He was asked by Paul McCartney to help start Apple Records; the first artist Asher discovered and signed up was a young American singer-songwriter named James Taylor. Before long he would be not only managing and producing Taylor but also working with Linda Ronstadt, Neil Diamond, Robin Williams, Joni Mitchell, and Cher, among others.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Beatles from A to Zed＜/em＞ grows out of his popular radio program “From Me to You” on SiriusXM’s The Beatles Channel, where he shares memories and insights about the Fab Four and their music. Here he weaves his reflections into a whimsical alphabetical journey that focuses not only on songs whose titles start with each letter, but also on recurrent themes in the Beatles’ music, the instruments they played, the innovations they pioneered, the artists who influenced them, the key people in their lives, and the cultural events of the time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Few can match Peter Asher for his fresh and personal perspective on the Beatles. And no one is a more congenial and entertaining guide to their music.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Place of Dance A Somatic Guide to Dancing and Dance Making【電子書籍】[ Andrea Olsen ]

＜p＞The Place of Dance is written for the general reader as well as for dancers. It reminds us that dancing is our nature, available to all as well as refined for the stage. Andrea Olsen is an internationally known choreographer and educator who combines the science of body with creative practice. This workbook integrates experiential anatomy with the process of moving and dancing, with a particular focus on the creative journey involved in choreographing, improvising, and performing for the stage. Each of the chapters, or "days," introduces a particular theme and features a dance photograph, information on the topic, movement and writing investigations, personal anecdotes, and studio notes from professional artists and educators for further insight. The third in a trilogy of works about the body, including Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy and Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, The Place of Dance will help each reader understand his/her dancing body through somatic work, create a dance, and have a full journal clarifying aesthetic views on his or her practice. It is well suited for anyone interested in engaging embodied intelligence and living more consciously.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Publication of this book is funded by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017【電子書籍】

＜p＞＜strong＞“A gift . . . One wonders how the world might be different if works in ＜em＞The Best American Nonrequired Reading＜/em＞ were indeed required.” ー＜em＞USA Today＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sarah Vowell, author of ＜em＞Lafayette in the Somewhat United States＜/em＞ and other best-selling titles "gilded with snark, buoyant on charm" (NPR), worked with the students of the 826 Valencia writing lab to edit this year's anthology. They compiled new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and the category-defying gems that have become one of the hallmarks of this lively collection.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Complete Tragedies Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, Agamemnon【電子書籍】[ Lucius Annaeus ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The second of two volumes collecting the complete tragedies of Seneca.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE?65 CE). The two volumes of ＜em＞The Complete Tragedies＜/em＞ presents all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The first volume contains ＜em＞Medea＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Phoenician Women＜/em＞, ＜em＞Phaedra＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Trojan Women＜/em＞, and ＜em＞Octavia＜/em＞, the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. This second volume includes ＜em＞Oedipus＜/em＞, ＜em＞Hercules Mad＜/em＞, ＜em＞Hercules on Oeta＜/em＞, ＜em＞Thyestes＜/em＞, and ＜em＞Agamemnon＜/em＞. High standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator’s introduction offering reflections on the work’s context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity. Accordingly, ＜em＞The Complete Tragedies＜/em＞ will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Like Poems【電子書籍】[ A. E. Stallings ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetryーA stunning new collection by the award-winning young poet and translator.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“A.E. Stallings’s latest volume of poetry feels a bit like a dream an academic might have.＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞LIKE＜/strong＞＜/em＞ **is a beautiful, perfectly synthesized conflation of the modern and ancient world, filled with so much mythology and culture.” ー**＜em＞＜strong＞Englewood Review of Books＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Like＜/em＞, that currency of social media, is a little word with infinite potential; it can be nearly any part of speech. Without it, there is no simile, that engine of the lyric poem, the lyre’s note in the epic. A poem can hardly exist otherwise. In this new collection, her most ambitious to date, A. E. Stallings continues her archeology of the domestic, her odyssey through myth and motherhood in received and invented forms, from sonnets to syllabics. Stallings also eschews the poetry volume’s conventional sections for the arbitrary order of the alphabet. Contemporary Athens itself, a place never dull during the economic and migration crises of recent years, shakes off the dust of history and emerges as a vibrant character.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Known for her wry and musical lyric poems, Stallings here explores her themes in greater depth, including the bravura performance ＜em＞Lost and Found＜/em＞, a meditation in ＜em＞ottava rima＜/em＞ on a parent’s sublunary dance with daily-ness and time, set in the moon’s Valley of Lost Things.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Best American Short Stories 2013【電子書籍】

＜p＞“As our vision becomes more global, our storytelling is stretching in many ways. Stories increasingly change point of view, switch location, and sometimes pack as much material as a short novel might,” writes guest editor Elizabeth Strout. “It’s the variety of voices that most indicates the increasing confluence of cultures involved in making us who we are.” ＜em＞The Best American Short Stories 2013＜/em＞ presents an impressive diversity of writers who dexterously lead us into their corners of the world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In “Miss Lora,” Junot D?az masterfully puts us in the mind of a teenage boy who throws aside his better sense and pursues an intimate affair with a high school teacher. Sheila Kohler tackles innocence and abuse as a child wanders away from her mother, in thrall to a stranger she believes is the “Magic Man.” Kirstin Valdez Quade’s “Nemecia” depicts the after-effects of a secret, violent family trauma. Joan Wickersham’s “The Tunnel” is a tragic love story about a mother’s declining health and her daughter’s helplessness as she struggles to balance her responsibility to her mother and her own desires. New author Callan Wink’s “Breatharians” unsettles the reader as a farm boy shoulders a grim chore in the wake of his parents’ estrangement.＜br /＞ “Elizabeth Strout was a wonderful reader, an author who knows well that the sound of one’s writing is just as important as and indivisible from the content,” writes series editor Heidi Pitlor. “Here are twenty compellingly told, powerfully felt stories about urgent matters with profound consequences.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Elephant and I Quilt and Pillow Pattern【電子書籍】[ Jennifer Sampou ]

＜p＞Stitch a scrap-friendly quilt and pillow inspired by Jennifer Sampou’s travels to Thailand. The best-selling fabric designer pairs paper-pieced and appliqu?d motifs with a background of easy-to-sew strips. Gender-neutral and customizable, this artistically modern design is a definite showpiece. The full-size pattern includes complete instructions to make a quilt and a matching pillow. Proceeds from the sale of this pattern will be donated to Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, whose mission is to provide a rescue and rehabilitation center for elephants. Unique, gender-neutral design with full-size patterns Soft background with a splash of vibrant color Paper-pieced, appliqu?d elephant and person motifs Wholesale minimum: 3 units.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】American Studies【電子書籍】[ Louis Menand ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Essays that represents “the heart” of the Pulitzer Prize?winning author’s work and “demonstrate his status as his generation’s premier critical talent” (＜em＞Los Angeles Times＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞At each step of this journey through American cultural history, Louis Menand has an original point to make: he explains the real significance of William James’s nervous breakdown, and of the anti-Semitism in T. S. Eliot’s writing. He reveals the reasons for the remarkable commercial successes of William Shawn’s ＜em＞New Yorker＜/em＞ and William Paley’s CBS. He uncovers the connection between Larry Flynt’s Hustler and Jerry Falwell’s evangelism, between the atom bomb and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. He locates the importance of Richard Wright, Norman Mailer, Pauline Kael, Christopher Lasch, and ＜em＞Rolling Stone＜/em＞ magazine. And he lends an ear to Al Gore in the White House as the Starr Report is finally presented to the public.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Like his critically acclaimed bestseller, ＜em＞The Metaphysical Club＜/em＞, ＜em＞American Studies＜/em＞ is intellectual and cultural history at its best: game and detached, with a strong curiosity about the political underpinnings of ideas and about the reasons successful ideas insinuate themselves into the culture at large. From one of our leading thinkers and critics, known both for his “sly wit and reportorial high-jinks [and] clarity and rigor” (＜em＞The Nation)＜/em＞, these essays are incisive, surprising, and impossible to put down.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Brilliant.. . . [Menand’s] intellectual range is limitless.” ー＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Reaffirms Menand’s position as a preeminent historian of American liberalism’s cultural incarnations.” ー＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Knitting Pretty Simple Instructions for 30 Fabulous Projects【電子書籍】[ Kris Percival ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Experience the joy, creativity, and color of knitting with beginner-friendly projects from bookmarks to cell phone cozies to home d?cor.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞At long last, a knitting book that’s certifiably hip. Aimed at the rapidly growing new generation of knitters, ＜em＞Knitting Pretty＜/em＞ offers up thirty smart-looking projects presented in language ordinary human beings can understand. Perfect for the beginner, the user-friendly basics section features step-by-step illustrations and instructions for everything the knitter on the make needs to know.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The unique patternsーfrom cozy caps, scarves, and mittens, to pillow covers, kooky sock puppets, and even a paperweightーcome with easy-to-follow instructions, helpful diagrams, and beautiful full-color photographs of the finished projects. From quick and easy projects to somewhat grander endeavors for the more experienced, ＜em＞Knitting Pretty＜/em＞ makes it a pleasure to whip up warm and woolly masterpieces.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“This work should appeal to the same age demographic as Judith L. Swartz’s ＜em＞Hip to Knit＜/em＞, but it is more targeted to the beginner and includes much more basic knitting instruction and projects that are easier to knit, including such modern-day accoutrements as a cell-phone cozy and a simple headband for skiers.” ー＜em＞Library Journal＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Metaphysical Dog Poems【電子書籍】[ Frank Bidart ]

＜p＞＜strong＞National Book Critics Circle Award Winner＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞A National Book Award Finalist＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞Metaphysical Dog＜/em＞ offers a vital, searching collection from one of finest American poets at work today＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In "Those Nights," Frank Bidart writes: "We who could get / somewhere through / words through / sex could not." Words and sex, art and flesh: In ＜em＞Metaphysical Dog＜/em＞, Bidart explores their nexus. The result stands among this deeply adventurous poet's most powerful and achieved work, an emotionally naked, fearlessly candid journey through many of the central axes, the central conflicts, of his life, and ours.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Near the end of the book, Bidart writes:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞In adolescence, you thought your work＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞ancient work: to decipher at last＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞human beings' relation to God. Decipher＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞love. To make what was once whole＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞whole again: or to see＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞why it never should have been thought whole.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This "ancient work" reflects what the poet sees as fundamental in human feeling, what psychologists and mystics have called the "hunger for the Absolute"ーa hunger as fundamental as any physical hunger. This hunger must confront the elusiveness of the Absolute, our self-deluding, failed glimpses of it. The third section of the book is titled "History is a series of failed revelations."＜/p＞ ＜p＞The result is one of the most fascinating and ambitious books of poetry in many years.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of ＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞'s Best Poetry Books＜br /＞ A ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ Notable Book＜br /＞ An NPR Best Book of the Year＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Dancer's Way The New York City Ballet Guide to Mind, Body, and Nutrition【電子書籍】[ Linda H. Hamilton ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The official wellness program of the New York City Ballet: "an invaluable guide for dancers of any age” (Meredith Monk,＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Dance Magazine＜/strong＞＜/em＞**).**＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the world of contemporary dance, performers contend with choreography that involves extreme dance, multiple techniques, and acrobatic moves. The dilemma for aspiring professionals is that dance class no longer provides sufficient preparation for performing at this level. Dancers who want to achieve their best, avoid injury, and perform at their peak will welcome the insight and advice in the pages of ＜em＞The Dancer’s Way＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The world-renowned New York City Ballet developed their proven wellness program to help dancers reach their potential without compromising their health. As one of the key designers of this program, former dancer and clinical psychologist Linda Hamilton, Ph.D. provides the essential principles of wellness that will help you achieve your goals in all levels and forms of dance. These include keeping yourself physically healthy, nutritionally sound, and mentally prepared as a dancer. New York City Ballet’s celebrated program, here for the first time in book form, highlights every tool you’ll need to stay in great shape.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Van Gogh on Demand China and the Readymade【電子書籍】[ Winnie Wong ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“Unsettles contemporary art’s unspoken hierarchies and topples modernist and postmodernist assumptions about originality, authenticity, and authorship.” ー＜em＞caa Reviews＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a metropolis in south China lies Dafen, an urban village that houses thousands of workers who paint van Goghs, Da Vincis, Warhols, and other Western masterpieces for the world market, producing an astonishing five million paintings a year. Winnie Wong infiltrated this world, first investigating the work of conceptual artists; then working as a dealer; apprenticing as a painter; surveying wholesalers and retailers in Europe, East Asia and North America; establishing relationships with local leaders; and organizing a conceptual art exhibition for the Shanghai World Expo. The result is ＜em＞Van Gogh on Demand＜/em＞, a fascinating book about a little-known aspect of the global art worldーone that sheds surprising light on the workings of art, artists, and individual genius.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wong describes an art world in which migrant workers, propaganda makers, dealers, and international artists make up a global supply chain of art. She examines how Berlin-based conceptual artist Christian Jankowski, who collaborated with Dafen’s painters to reimagine the Dafen Art Museum, unwittingly appropriated the work of a Hong Kong-based photographer Michael Wolf. She recounts how Liu Ding, a Beijing-based conceptual artist, asked Dafen “assembly-line” painters to perform at the Guangzhou Triennial, styling himself into a Dafen boss. Through such cases, Wong shows how Dafen’s painters force us to reexamine our preconceptions about the role of Chinese workers in redefining global art.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“[A] fantastically detailed exploration of a topic which touches the heart of many of the issues surrounding China's economic rise.” ー＜em＞South China Morning Post＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Twilight of the Gods A Journey to the End of Classic Rock【電子書籍】[ Steven Hyden ]

＜p＞＜strong＞National Bestseller *＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞Named one of ＜em＞Rolling Stone's＜/em＞ Best Music Books of 2018 *＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞One of ＜em＞Newsweek's＜/em＞ 50 Best Books of 2018 *＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞A ＜em＞Billboard＜/em＞ Best of 2018 *＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞A ＜em＞New York Times Book Review＜/em＞ "New and Noteworthy" selection＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The author of the critically acclaimed ＜em＞Your Favorite Band is Killing Me＜/em＞ offers an eye-opening exploration of the state of classic rock, its past and future, the impact it has had, and what its loss would mean to an industry, a culture, and a way of life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Since the late 1960s, a legendary cadre of artistsーincluding the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Black Sabbath, and the Whoーhas revolutionized popular culture and the sounds of our lives. While their songs still get airtime and some of these bands continue to tour, its idols are leaving the stage permanently. Can classic rock remain relevant as these legends die off, or will this major musical subculture fade away as many have before, Steven Hyden asks.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this mix of personal memoir, criticism, and journalism, Hyden stands witness as classic rock reaches the precipice. Traveling to the eclectic places where geriatric rockers are still making music, he talks to the artists and fans who have aged with them, explores the ways that classic rock has changed the culture, investigates the rise and fall of classic rock radio, and turns to live bootlegs, tell-all rock biographies, and even the liner notes of rock’s greatest masterpieces to tell the story of what this music meant, and how it will be remembered, for fans like himself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Twilight of the Gods＜/em＞ is also Hyden’s story. Celebrating his love of this incredible music that has taken him from adolescence to fatherhood, he ponders two essential questions: Is it time to give up on his childhood heroes, or can this music teach him about growing old with his hopes and dreams intact? And what can we all learn from rock gods and their musicーare they ephemeral or eternal?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location【電子書籍】[ Stephanie Bower ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A good sketch starts with good bonesーthis guide from an architectural illustrator shows how to think like an architect and master accurate perspective.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series uses drawings and simple steps to explain the often challenging and overwhelming concepts of perspective in practical and useful ways for on-site sketching. Most books are either too abstract or don’t provide enough information that relates to what you actually do when you’re out in the busy, wide world about to start a drawing. Where do you start? How do you edit what you see to flatten and shrink it onto your paper? How does perspective work?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective＜/em＞ helps you learn to think like an architect, to draw buildings and spaces by reducing what you see to simple, basic shapes, then adding layers in simple steps, and finally finishing your sketch with detail, tone, and colorーin accurate perspective. Full of helpful tips, it even deconstructs sketches to show you how to create them! Once you understand perspective, it will change the way you see the worldーyou’ll see perspective everywhere. Key concepts explored in this volume include:＜/p＞ ＜p＞Basic Terms * Basic Spatial Principles * Types of Perspective * Building a Sketch in Layers * Special Conditions＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Stitch 50 Birds Easy sewing patterns for felt feathered friends【電子書籍】[ Alison J Reid ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Feather your nest with this avian collection of easy sewing patterns for beautiful bird designs, all made using simple hand-sewing techniques.＜/strong＞ Featuring the most popular and distinctive species ; including garden birds, exotic birds, birds of prey, water birds, flightless birds and more ; each pattern wings its way to you with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates, making them perfect for all abilities. The finished little birdies would make cute brooches, bag charms and home accessories, or can even be scaled up to make bigger plushes, all of which will make your friends into avid twitchers! Author Alison J Reid has spent months brooding away in her studio, researching all different kinds of birds, both common and rare. She has checked out their shapes, plumage and markings, and spent so much time trying to perfect their colourful, beautiful wings. It became an obsession! It was only by researching the various details that make each breed so distinctive, that Alison has been able to capture each of their unique qualities and differences. Pattern, colour and shape are key, so capturing these details in felt was important. Luckily, there are so many different colours of felt available! Felt's non-fraying, double sided, robust qualities make it easy to create all the little details that make each bird design so unique and instantly recognisable. Each bird pattern can be traced straight from the page (or enlarged if you want to sew a larger plush), and simple instructions mean that even beginners can get started. And because all the birds are sewn by hand, you don't need a sewing machine and can sit out in the garden with the birds while you sew. Whether you choose to sew just your own favourites, or make gifts for the other bird-lovers in your life, this book will provide hours of fun and inspiration.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2017【電子書籍】

＜p＞＜strong＞Twenty-four “outstanding” pieces of American science & nature writing, edited by a renowned scientist and bestselling author (＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Science is both essential and frivolous, jubilant and despairing, lovely and brutal, perfect and brokenーall at the same timeーjust like the scientists who fashion it,” writes Hope Jahren in her introduction to ＜em＞The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017＜/em＞. The pieces honored in this collection celebrate astonishing wondersーfrom our public lands to a new way of tasting food we eatーand investigate grave perils, like the rapid progression of climate change, air pollution, and more. They show us the beauty and innovation of our planet, and how urgently we must fight to protect it from all those who take it for granted.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017＜/em＞ includes:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Elizabeth Kolbert＜/li＞ ＜li＞David Epstein＜/li＞ ＜li＞Maria Konnikova＜/li＞ ＜li＞Jon Mooallem＜/li＞ ＜li＞Tom Kizzia＜/li＞ ＜li＞Nicola Twilley＜/li＞ ＜li＞And others＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Talking Pictures Images and Messages Rescued from the Past【電子書籍】[ Ransom Riggs ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A unique collection of vintage images from the author of the ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestselling illustrated novel ＜em＞Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children＜/em＞.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With the candid quirkiness of ＜em＞Awkward Family Photos＜/em＞ and the confessional intimacy of ＜em＞PostSecret＜/em＞, Ransom Riggs’s ＜em＞Talking Pictures＜/em＞ is a haunting collection of antique found photographs with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to life. Each image reveals a singular, frozen moment in a person’s life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Yet the book’s unique depth comes from the writing accompanying each photo: as with the caption revealing how one seemingly random snapshot of a dancing couple captured the first dance of their forty-year marriage, each successive inscription shines like a flashbulb illuminating a photograph’s particular context and lighting up our connection to the past.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“I’m absolutely fascinated . . . there’s just enough written [on the photos] to make each image more powerful, and leave you wanting to know more.” ーBoingboing＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Chasing Neotropical Birds【電子書籍】[ Bob Thornton ]

＜p＞**“This book is for anyone who loves nature photography or birding . . . A fine introduction to the beauty and diversity of this region.” ー**＜em＞＜strong＞Southeastern Naturalist＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Belize to Brazil, the forests of the American neotropics are home to an astonishing array of birdsーover 3,700 different species, or nearly forty percent of all the birds on earth. Birding enthusiasts Vera and Bob Thornton have spent fifteen years photographing these special and exotic birds in the rainforests of eleven different countries of Central and South America. In this book, you’ll find more than a hundred spectacular color photographs they took during their travels, along with a highly entertaining account of their adventuresーand misadventuresーin chasing these exotic neotropicals.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The birds pictured here are among the Thorntons’ personal favoritesーbirds that, in their words, “either dazzled us with their beauty, or charmed us by their behavior, or, in a few cases, simply challenged us by the mystique of their rarity.” This latter category includes such elusive and sought-after birds as the Black-crowned Antpitta, the Zigzag Heron, the Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird, and the monkey-eating Harpy Eagle. In the accompanying text, Bob Thornton engagingly describes the challenges as well as the magic of negotiating the neotropical rainforests in search of colorful birds to photograph. For those who would like to follow in the Thorntons’ footsteps, there are also helpful tips about photographic gear and techniques, preferred places to see the birds, lodging, and guides. For everyone who enjoys excellent nature photography, ＜em＞Chasing Neotropical Birds＜/em＞ is a must-have volume.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mistress of the Elgin Marbles A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin【電子書籍】[ Susan Nagel ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“A lively and welcome account of a charismatic woman,” drawing on the personal correspondence of Lady Mary Bruce, wife of the Earl of Elgin (＜em＞People＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The remarkable Mary Nisbet was the Countess of Elgin in Romantic-era Scotland and the wife of the seventh Earl of Elgin. When Mary accompanied her husband to diplomatic duty in Turkey, she changed history. She helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, struck a seemingly impossible deal with Napoleon, and arranged the removal of famous marbles from the Parthenon. But all of her accomplishments would be overshadowed, however, by her scandalous divorce. Drawing from Mary’s own letters, scholar Susan Nagel tells Mary’s enthralling, inspiring, and suspenseful story in vibrant detail.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Absorbing . . . required reading for anyone interested in cultural history, as well as the art of biography.” ー＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“A sympathetic and emotionally charged portrait . . . [written] with insight and compassion yet without sentimentality.” ー＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“A unique life related with animation, admiration, and affection.” ー＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mad Men A Cultural History【電子書籍】[ M. Keith Booker ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“A comprehensive examination of the ways in which [the series] uses American cultural memory . . . to shape . . . characters’ developments and the narrative arc.” ー＜em＞Journal of American Culture＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the opening credits that feature a silhouette falling among skyscrapers, ＜em＞Mad Men＜/em＞ transcended its role as a series about the Madison Avenue advertising industry to become a modern classic. For seven seasons, ＜em＞Mad Men＜/em＞ asked viewers to contemplate the 1960s anew, reassessing the era’s stance on women’s rights, race, war, politics, and family relationships that comprise the American Dream. Set in the mid-twentieth century, the show brought to light how deeply we still are connected to that age. The result is a show that continually asks us to rethink our own families, lives, work, and ethical beliefs as we strive for a better world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞In Mad Men: A Cultural History＜/em＞, M. Keith Booker and Bob Batchelor offer an engaging analysis of the series, providing in-depth examinations of its many themes and nostalgic portrayals of the years from Camelot to Vietnam and beyond. Highly regarded cultural scholars and critics, Booker and Batchelor examine the show in its entirety, presenting readers with a deep but accessible exploration of the series, as well as look at its larger meanings and implications. This cultural history perspective reveals ＜em＞Mad Men’s＜/em＞ critical importance as a TV series, as well as its role as a tool for helping viewers understand how they are shaped by history and culture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“This homage will appeal to fans and academic readers alike. . . . Recommended.” ー＜em＞Choice＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Offers a stimulating point of view on the role of mass communication products as keys to understanding our society.” ー＜em＞Journalism & Mass Communication＜/em＞ Quarterly＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。