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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！】Extended Play Sounding Off from John Cage to Dr. Funkenstein【電子書籍】[ John Corbett ]

＜p＞In ＜em＞Extended Play＜/em＞, one of the country's most innovative music writers conducts a wide-ranging tour through the outer limits of contemporary music. Over the course of more than twenty-five portraits, interviews, and essays, John Corbett engages artists from lands as distant as Sweden, Siberia, and Saturn. With a special emphasis on African American and European improvisers, the book explores the famous and the little known, from John Cage and George Clinton to Anthony Braxton and Sun Ra. Employing approaches as diverse as the music he celebrates, Corbett illuminates the sound and theory of funk and rap, blues and jazz, contemporary classical, free improvisation, rock, and reggae.＜br /＞ Using cultural critique and textual theory, Corbett addresses a broad spectrum of issues, such as the status of recorded music in postmodern culture, the politics of self-censorship, experimentation, and alternativism in the music industry, and the use of metaphors of space and madness in the work of African American musicians. He follows these more theoretically oriented essays with a series of extensive profiles and in-depth interviews that offer contrasting and complementary perspectives on some of the world’s most creative musicians and their work. Included here are more than twenty original photographs as well as a meticulously annotated discography. The result is one of the most thoughtful, and most entertaining, investigations of contemporary music available today.＜/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！】An Eye for the Tropics Tourism, Photography, and Framing the Caribbean Picturesque【電子書籍】[ Krista A. Thompson ]

＜p＞Images of Jamaica and the Bahamas as tropical paradises full of palm trees, white sandy beaches, and inviting warm water seem timeless. Surprisingly, the origins of those images can be traced back to the roots of the islands’ tourism industry in the 1880s. As Krista A. Thompson explains, in the late nineteenth century, tourism promoters, backed by British colonial administrators, began to market Jamaica and the Bahamas as picturesque “tropical” paradises. They hired photographers and artists to create carefully crafted representations, which then circulated internationally via postcards and illustrated guides and lectures.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Illustrated with more than one hundred images, including many in color, ＜em＞An Eye for the Tropics＜/em＞ is a nuanced evaluation of the aesthetics of the “tropicalizing images” and their effects on Jamaica and the Bahamas. Thompson describes how representations created to project an image to the outside world altered everyday life on the islands. Hoteliers imported tropical plants to make the islands look more like the images. Many prominent tourist-oriented spaces, including hotels and famous beaches, became off-limits to the islands’ black populations, who were encouraged to act like the disciplined, loyal colonial subjects depicted in the pictures.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Analyzing the work of specific photographers and artists who created tropical representations of Jamaica and the Bahamas between the 1880s and the 1930s, Thompson shows how their images differ from the English picturesque landscape tradition. Turning to the present, she examines how tropicalizing images are deconstructed in works by contemporary artistsーincluding Christopher Cozier, David Bailey, and Ir?n?e Shawーat the same time that they remain a staple of postcolonial governments’ vigorous efforts to attract tourists.＜/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 Limits of Ferocity Sexual Aggression and Modern Literary Rebellion【電子書籍】[ Daniel Fuchs ]

＜p＞＜em＞The Limits of Ferocity＜/em＞ is a powerful critique of the culture of extremity represented in the works of D. H. Lawrence, Georges Bataille, Henry Miller, and Norman Mailer. Daniel Fuchs provides close readings of their literary and intellectual texts, which convey a loathing of middle-class culture or, as the case may be, society itself, in favor of a rebellion often expressed as an aggressive, even apocalyptic, sexuality. The Marquis de Sade is the precursor of this literature, which idealizes the self that violates taboos and laws in the search for erotic transcendence. Fuchs shows as well how these writers reflected and contributed to a broader cultural assault on liberal moderation and Freudian humanism. He explains Freud’s theories of culture and sexual aggression and describes how they were rejected or reworked, sometimes in favor of a liberating violence, by theorists including Wilhelm Reich, Norman O. Brown, and Gilles Deleuze and F?lix Guattari. Fuchs concludes with a reflection on books by William Burroughs, Bret Easton Ellis, and the sociologist Philip Rieff. This absorbing study illuminates the utopianism and narcissism in works of intellectual and artistic “ferocity” that characterized the turn in American consciousness from the period after the Second World War to the late 1960s and 1970s.＜/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。

新しい本, ノンフィクション, 英語で予約する, 洋書Boys Don't Cry - Chase Joynt (McGill-Queen's University Press) 【紙書籍】 9780228010821

タイトル: Boys Don't Cry著者: Chase Joynt出版社: McGill-Queen's University Press出版日: 2022年06月15日新しい本新古品・未使用品。出版社からの新着。Hailed as groundbreaking upon its original release, the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry offered the first mainstream access to transmasculine embodiment in North America, one that many simultaneously celebrated and rejected. More than two decades after its original release, the film has become a lightning rod for contemporary debates about the representation of trans lives and deaths on screen. Representational possibilities for trans people have changed dramatically since 1999. Morgan Page and Chase Joynt approach the accumulated tension with a spirit of curiosity about the limits of these historical returns. They argue that new visibilities of transness on screen require us to re-engage earlier portrayals: Boys Don't Cry is central to conversations about casting, violence against gender non-conforming people, and the borders between butch and trans identities. Acknowledging a younger generation of queer and trans people who are straining against the images foisted upon them, including this film's egregious violence, and an older cohort for whom it remains a formative, if complicated, touchstone, Joynt and Page revisit the original contexts of production and distribution to unsettle the overdetermined ways the work has been understood and interpreted. Boys Don't Cry ultimately relocates the film in a way that attends to the story's violence and values, both on and off screen.当店利用時のご注意・当店の商品は原則として、「個人輸入」としての取り扱いになり、アメリカ合衆国から直接お客様のもとへお届けいたします。商品の配送手続きのために、アメリカ合衆国の事業者へお客様の注文情報が提供されます。注文情報の提供について同意いただいた上でご注文ください。アメリカ合衆国の個人情報保護法制等について確認する場合は、こちらのページ「https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/privacy/data-transfers.html」をご参照ください。・関税・輸入消費税が課税される場合があります。・課税額はご注文時には確定しておらず、通関時に確定しますので、商品の受け取り時に着払いでお支払いください。・個人輸入される商品は、全てご注文者自身の「個人使用・個人消費（日本に居住する者に寄贈される物で、当該寄贈を受ける者の個人的な使用に供される場合を含みます。）」が前提となります。第三者への譲渡・転売が法令で禁止されるもの（医薬品、医薬部外品、化粧品等を含みますが、これに限られません。）もございますのでご注意下さい。・商品お届けまでに、10日間程度かかります。

【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！】Human Nurture【電子書籍】[ Ryan Calais Cameron ]

＜p＞＜em＞I don't agree with everything they say, but we do have a lot in common nowadays; anyway, I can't be racist, my best friend is Black.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Roger and Harry's bond is so strong they could be brothers. They share the same food, music, computer games and even dreams... Everything other than their race.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Roger is black, and Harry is white. But what does that matter, right?＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Roger is re-homed, Harry is left behind in the care system, and these 'brothers' grow up in opposite ends of Britain's social spectrum. Then on Harry's birthday, Runaku (Roger's reclaimed Zimbabwean birth name) returns for a dream reunion that turns into a nightmare situation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Human Nurture＜/em＞ is an explosive new play from Ryan Calais Cameron where nothing's off-limits: from innocent primary school humiliations to race, privilege, allyship and male vulnerability.＜/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！】Silent Planet【電子書籍】[ Eve Leigh ]

＜p＞Silent Planet is a love story about our love of stories, a passionate and poetic fable about the power of literature in a world in which the wrong words can get you killed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the height of the Cold War, dissident writer Gavriil is detained in a Soviet mental prison as a punishment for protesting against the government. His only escape is the prison library, a treasure store of banned literature available to the patients, but off-limits to the prison staff. His interrogator, Yurchak, offers to protect him from torture in exchange for sharing the forbidden stories. Their agreement allows them both a kind of freedom - at the risk of their lives.＜/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！】Disgraced A Play【電子書籍】[ Ayad Akhtar ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"The theatrical equivalent of getting to know the new neighborsーsomething we had better do if we plan to survive as a civil society" ーMichael Feingold,＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞Village Voice＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Sparkling and combustible" ( ＜em＞Bloomberg＜/em＞), ＜em＞Disgraced＜/em＞ "rubs all kinds of unexpected raw spots with intelligence and humor" ( ＜em＞Newsday＜/em＞). "In dialogue that bristles with wit and intelligence, Mr. Akhtar . . . puts contemporary attitudes toward religion under a microscope. . . . Everyone has been told that politics and religion are two subjects that should be off limits at social gatherings. But watching Mr. Akhtar's characters rip into these forbidden topics, there's no arguing that they make for ear-tickling good theater" ( ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞).＜/p＞ ＜p＞"[A] blistering social drama about the racial prejudices that secretly persist in progressive cultural circles." ーMarilyn Stasio, ＜em＞Variety＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"An engaging snapshot of the challenge for upwardly mobile Islamic Americans in the post-9/eleven age." ーThom Geier, ＜em＞Entertainment Weekly＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama＜/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！】Taste of Freedom/ L'Esprit de Libert? / Sabor a Libertad Poems and Essays for Freedom Lovers and Seekers【電子書籍】[ Janet Kaufmann ]

＜p＞'Taste of Freedom' is a beautiful collection of poems and essays that takes us on the author's journey across the world as she overcomes her own limits, belief systems, cultural norms and standards. In this book, she shares her adventures, critical views, observations and deep reflections about life and society with empowering messages of freedom and love for humanity. This book opens our eyes to the world we live in and inspires us to live a free, independent, happy way of life outside the box, following our dreams to create a new, better world together.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Trilingual edition in English, French and Spanish.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'L'Esprit de Libert?' est un magnifique recueil de po?mes et d'essais qui nous emm?ne dans le voyage de l'auteur ? travers le monde, alors qu'elle d?passe ses propres limites, les syst?mes de croyances, et les normes et standards culturels. Dans ce livre, elle partage ses aventures, ses points de vue critiques, ses observations et ses r?flexions profondes sur la vie et la soci?t?, avec des messages positifs de libert? et d'amour pour l'humanit?. Ce livre nous ouvre les yeux sur le monde dans lequel nous vivons et nous inspire ? vivre une vie libre, ind?pendante et heureuse hors des sentiers battus, en suivant nos r?ves pour cr?er ensemble un monde nouveau et meilleur.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞?dition trilingue en anglais, fran?ais et espagnol.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Sabor a Libertad' es una preciosa colecci?n de poemas y ensayos que nos lleva en el viaje de la autora a trav?s del mundo en el que supera sus propios l?mites, los sistemas de creencias, las normas y est?ndares culturales. En este libro, comparte sus aventuras, sus puntos de vista cr?ticos, sus observaciones, y sus profundas reflexiones sobre la vida y la sociedad con mensajes positivos de libertad y amor por la humanidad. Este libro nos abre los ojos al mundo en el que vivimos, y nos inspira a vivir una vida libre, independiente y feliz, fuera de lo convencional, siguiendo nuestros sue?os a fin de crear juntos un nuevo mundo mejor.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Edici?n triling?e en ingl?s, franc?s y espa?ol.＜/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！】Through the Fire【電子書籍】[ Puma life ]

＜p＞Craig used to believe that quiet meant safe. As a security officer in a small town, he spent his nights watching other people's chaos from a distance, going home to a woman he loved but could never fully open up to. Tamara was his oppositeーwarm, talkative, a peer support worker who spent her days helping broken people find hope and her nights stocking shelves at Circle K to keep their family afloat. Together they scraped by, raising their children in a 1,600?square?foot house with cars scattered across the yard, a symbol of Craig's unfinished projects and failed business dreams.When Craig enrolls in college to "finally make something" of himself, the pressure to succeed becomes unbearable. Quiet insecurity turns into sleepless nights, and sleepless nights turn into drugsーfirst to take the edge off, then to survive the shame of feeling like a failure. As meth, heroin, crack, and cocaine flood his system, Craig's mind begins to fracture. Psychosis wraps around his thoughts until he is pacing the halls with a gun, seeing threats where there are none, convinced he's protecting the family he is actually tearing apart.One night, after telling Tamara he's going to do what he wants, Craig steps outside and fires his gun inside city limits. The police come. Tamara covers for him, but the look in her eyes changes from love to fear. When she later tells him she is dying, Craig can't cope. He runs further into the dark web and into harder drugs, until paranoia and rage explode into a violent fight that sends the children fleeing with their grandmother, Gennie, and leaves Tamara struck and terrified, unsure if his fist or his gun made contact. Craig barely remembers the moment himself. What follows is a downward spiral of broken windows, condo break?ins, and a brutal clash with the police that finally lands him in prison, hated by Tamara's family and disowned by his own kids, Karissa and Afton.Behind bars, stripped of excuses and distractions, Craig begins to see the wreckage he created. He writes letters he never sends, attends AA and NA meetings just to get out of his cell, and slowly discovers that his lifelong silence, social struggles, and extreme reactions were rooted in undiagnosed autism that drugs turned into full?blown psychosis. The diagnosis doesn't erase what he's done, but it gives him a language for the storm inside his headーand a starting point for change.When he is finally released, Craig has nothing left but a fragile commitment to sobriety. In a big city far from the small town he destroyed, he earns his peer support certificate, joins recovery fellowships, and builds a small business helping others climb out of the same pit that almost killed him. Two years clean, he can walk past the beer aisle without craving; the smell now makes him sick instead of hungry. Just when life starts to stabilize, an email arrivesーfrom Tamara. She has seen his efforts from afar. She isn't promising forgiveness or reunion, but she is willing to listen.Through the Fire follows Craig as he tries to live a life worthy of the family he lost: offering amends instead of excuses, honoring old promises in new ways, and accepting that some scars may never fully heal. It is a story for anyone who has ever burned their life to the ground and wondered if a future was still possible in the ashes.＜/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！】A Taoist Requiem (Full Score) Music Scores, #2【電子書籍】[ David Petersen ]

＜p＞'A Taoist Requiem' is a moving meditation on life, death, and spirituality from an Eastern perspective. Scored for a diverse ensemble including piano, harp, woodwinds, brass, strings, and wordless choir/soloists, the Requiem journeys through a challenging psychic landscape familiar to us all. Section I (Yin) chronicles the caustic descent into grief. Part 1, "Emptiness," establishes a wrenching desolation through sparse instrumentation and a searing melody for the flute. In Part 2, "Futile Words," the bereaved find their voice, but the phrases circle back on themselves without resolution, and with an undercurrent of anger. Part 3, "Death Withered and Dry," evokes a dark inner world with stark contrasts in dynamics and melodic lines. But darkness has its limits, and that is reached in Part 4, "And Strong Rains Do Not Last the Day," where the ensemble surges into a storm of dissonant chords and accents before retreating into silence. Section II begins the healing process. In Part 5, "A Tree as Large as Your Embrace Grows from a Tiny Seedling," the possibility of hope is suggested by the simple melody as it enlists more and more instruments, like tree rings. In Part 6, "Becoming Sick of Sickness Throws Off Sickness," each instrument in the initial cacophony is systematically entrained and then dissipated, like restless thoughts yielding to quiet attention. Part 7, "Sometimes Gain Through Loss," marks the return of previous motifs but in a brighter key and with an expansive, almost playful acceptance, setting the stage for resolution. This occurs in Part 8, "The Way," which closes the work with a fresh perspective on the score for Part 1. As ethereal harmonies signal journey's end, we realize that in the crucible of grief, the problem of emptiness somehow becomes its own solution. And yet… the final note held by the lone flute is identical to how the requiem starts, inviting the performers to enter into the cycle again, as so often happens in coping with loss. With its unusual scoring, 'A Taoist Requiem' offers both challenges and catharsis, as the music draws us into a contemplation of mortality.＜/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！】Harlem World How Hip Hop's Super Showdown Changed Music Forever【電子書籍】[ Jonathan Mael ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞July 3, 1981, was a pivotal night for the future of America's newest art form: hip hop. In New York's Harlem World Club, the Fantastic Romantic Five and the Cold Crush Brothers competed, with an unprecedented $1,000ーand their reputationsーon the line in a highly anticipated rap battle. The show drew hundreds of fans to settle a question that still dominates hip hop circles: Who's the best?＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞Harlem World＜/em＞, journalist Jonathan Mael chronicles this fateful night of hip hop rivalry and shares a new look at how Harlem helped ignite a musical revolution. Since hip hop first emerged in New York in the early 1970s, artists like Theodore Livingston (DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore) and Curtis Brown (Grandmaster Caz) sought to elevate this uniquely American musical genre by pushing the limits of record-playing techniques and lyricism. The two crews they assembled put on the best shows in a world where hip hop was still a strictly live art form. Even as acts like the Sugarhill Gang and Kurtis Blow became commercially successful, New York's top two crews strove to claim the ultimate spot atop the city's hip hop scene.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The battle blew the roof off Harlem World that night, and bootlegged cassette tapes of the match-up sent aftershocks around the city as more fans listened to the legendary performances. Set in the New York of the 1970s and '80s, this book shares dozens of new, exclusive interviews and a treasure trove of previously unpublished archival material to tell the story of Cold Crush and Fantastic's rivalry, documenting one of the most important stories in hip hop history. This is the first book of its kind to focus on 1979?1983 and the legendary battles at Harlem World while connecting the genre's formative years to its massive role in American society today.＜/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！】Crochet You! Crochet patterns for dolls, clothes and accessories as unique as you are【電子書籍】[ Nathalie Amiel ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Mix-&-match crochet patterns for making bespoke dolls that represent the special people in your life so that everyone feels represented and included.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Representation matters when it comes to dolls for children ? every child should be able to see themselves reflected in a doll and research has shown that this can have a positive impact on a child's self-esteem. This collection of amigurumi crochet patterns for dolls with different skin tones, hair types, body shapes, clothes and accessories will allow you to make a doll to represent all children everywhere.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Author and crochet designer, Nathalie Amiel, specialises in creating look-alike dolls that capture the spirit of the individual and she is passionate about creating crochet dolls for everyone. In this collection of crochet patterns, she has designed a wide range of dolls, as well as their clothes and accessories, for you to use as a jumping off point for you to create your own utterly unique dolls. None of the patterns have recommendations for yarn colours so you are free to pick your own colours for hair and skin type and there are patterns for a variety of different hair types and styles.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Nathalie has designed a pattern for a Down's syndrome doll and a doll with vitiligo, as well as a doll with prosthetic limbs; crutches; leg braces; hearing aids; feeding tubes and eyeglasses. The collection also includes crochet patterns for a wheelchair, assistance dogs and a special teddy bear.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There are step-by-step instructions and photographs for how to make the basic doll which can then be adapted using the other patterns. You can then choose the doll's clothing from the crochet clothing patterns and there is a wide variety of different garments to suit every doll including underwear; t shirt; pinafore; dungarees (overalls); pants (trousers); skirt, jumper and various shoes and boots including Mary Janes, trainers and boots. Use this colourful collection to create an endless variety of dolls by mix-and-matching the designs. There are no limits to the design variations so you can create bespoke dolls for all the special people in your life.＜/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！】Something in the Air Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation【電子書籍】[ Marc Fisher ]

＜p＞A sweeping, anecdotal account of the great sounds and voices of radio?and how it became a bonding agent for a generation of American youth＜/p＞ ＜p＞When television became the next big thing in broadcast entertainment, everyone figured video would kill the radio star?and radio, period. But radio came roaring back with a whole new concept. The war was over, the baby boom was on, the country was in clover, and a bold new beat was giving the syrupy songs of yesteryear a run for their money. Add transistors, 45 rpm records, and a young man named Elvis to the mix, and the result was the perfect storm that rocked, rolled, and reinvented radio.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Visionary entrepreneurs like Todd Storz pioneered the Top 40 concept, which united a generation. But it took trendsetting “disc jockeys” like Alan Freed, Murray the K, Wolfman Jack, Cousin Brucie, and their fast-talking, too-cool-for-school counterparts across the land to turn time, temperature, and the same irresistible hit tunes played again and again into the ubiquitous sound track of the fifties and sixties. The Top 40 sound broke through racial barriers, galvanized coming-of-age kids (and scandalized their perplexed parents), and provided the insistent, inescapable backbeat for times that were a-changin’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Along with rock-and-roll music came the attitude that would literally change the “voice” of radio forever, via the likes of raconteur Jean Shepherd, who captivated his loyal following of “Night People”; the inimitable Bob Fass, whose groundbreaking Radio Unnameable inaugurated the anything-goes free-form style that would come to define the alternative frontier of FM; and a small-time Top 40 deejay who would ultimately find national fame as a political talk-show host named Rush Limbaugh.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Hunter Hancock, who pushed beyond the limits of 1950s racial segregation with rhythm and blues and hepcat patter, to Howard Stern, who blew through all the limits with a blue streak of outrageous on-air antics; from the heyday of summer songs that united carefree listeners to the latter days of political talk that divides contentious callers; from the haze of classic rock to the latest craze in hip-hop, ＜em＞Something in the Air＜/em＞ chronicles the extraordinary evolution of the unique and timeless medium that captured our hearts and minds, shook up our souls, tuned in?and turned on?our consciousness, and went from being written off to rewriting the rules of pop culture.＜/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 First Men in the Moon【電子書籍】[ H. G. Wells ]

＜p＞〓 Before rockets, before astronauts ー one man dared to dream of walking on the Moon. In The First Men in the Moon, H. G. Wells ー the master of speculative fiction ー takes readers on a breathtaking voyage of science, adventure, and imagination. When the eccentric inventor Mr. Cavor and the ambitious businessman Mr. Bedford set off in a gravity-defying sphere to the Moon, they expect a barren world of dust and silence. Instead, they discover a mysterious civilization ー the Selenites, insect-like beings living deep beneath the lunar surface, with technology and intelligence far beyond human comprehension. As the explorers' wonder turns to fear, Wells transforms this thrilling adventure into a profound reflection on human nature, greed, and the limits of knowledge. Written with visionary foresight and dazzling creativity, The First Men in the Moon remains one of the most exciting and prophetic works in the history of science fiction. 〓 Click "Buy Now" and embark on The First Men in the Moon ー H. G. Wells's timeless journey of exploration, imagination, and the mysteries that await beyond the stars.＜/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！】Shake Them Haters Off One Day-One Word-One Thought at a Time【電子書籍】[ Russell Bailey ]

＜p＞Identifying a hater before they take us beyond our limits.＜/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！】Theory of Form Gerhard Richter and Art in the Pragmatist Age【電子書籍】[ Florian Klinger ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A pragmatist conception of artistic form, through a study of the painter Gerhard Richter.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this study of the practice of contemporary painter Gerhard Richter, Florian Klinger proposes a fundamental change in the way we think about art today. In reaction to the exhaustion of the modernist-postmodernist paradigm's negotiation of the "essence of art," he takes Richter to pursue a pragmatist model that understands artistic form as action. Here form is no longer conceived according to what it ＜em＞says＜/em＞ーas a vehicle of expression, representation, or realization of something other than itselfーbut strictly according to what it ＜em＞does＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through its doing, Klinger argues, artistic form is not only more real but also more shared than non-artistic reality, and thus enables interaction under conditions where it would otherwise not be possible. It is a human practice aimed at testing and transforming the limits of shared reality, urgently needed in situations where such reality breaks down or turns precarious. Drawing on pragmatist thought, philosophical aesthetics, and art history, Klinger's account of Richter's practice offers a highly distinctive conceptual alternative for contemporary art in general.＜/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！】Feck Perfuction Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life【電子書籍】[ James Victore ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"James Victore is a dangerous man. His ideas on optimizing your creativity, doing wow work and building a life that inspires will devastate your limits. And show you how to win. Read this book fast."＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ーRobin Sharma, #1 bestselling author of ＜em＞The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Begin before you're ready.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Renowned designer and professional hell-raiser James Victore wants to drag you off your couch and throw you headfirst into a life of bold creativity. He'll guide you through all the twists, trials, and triumphs of starting your creative career, from finding your voice to picking the right moment to start a project (hint: It's now).＜/p＞ ＜p＞Bring your biggest, craziest, most revolutionary ideas, and he will give you the kick in the pants you need to make them real. No matter what industry or medium you work in, this book will help you live, work, and create freely and fearlessly.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Here are some dangerous ideas:＜br /＞ ? The things that made you weird as a kid make you great today.＜br /＞ ? Work is serious play.＜br /＞ ? Your ego can't dance.＜br /＞ ? The struggle is everything.＜br /＞ ? Freedom is something you take.＜br /＞ ? There ain't no rules.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Take a risk. Try them out. Live dangerously.＜/p＞ ＜p＞More praise for ＜em＞Feck Perfuction＜/em＞:＜/p＞ ＜p＞"In James Victore's new book, he unequivocally proves why he is the master he is. In every chapter, he challenges and inspires the reader to reach for more, to try harder and to create our best selves. It is a magnificent and momentous experience. (All true)."＜br /＞ ーDebbie Millman, Host ＜em＞Design Matters＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"James Victore got famous creating tough posters that shook me to the core. He now does the same using the written word. To you."＜br /＞ ーStefan Sagmeister, designer＜/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！】Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek The Original Cast Adventures【電子書籍】

＜p＞When it premiered on NBC in September 1966, Star Trek was described by its creator, Gene Roddenberry, as “Wagon Train to the stars.” Featuring a racially diverse cast, trips to exotic planets, and encounters with an array of alien beings who could be either friendly or hostile, the program opened up new vistas for television. Along with The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, Star Trek represented one of the small screen’s rare ventures into science fiction during the 1960s. Although the original series was a modest success during its three-year run, its afterlife has been nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the show’s debut fifty years later, it’s time to reexamine one of the most influential programs in history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Cast Adventures, Douglas and Shea T. Brode present a collection of essays about the series and its various incarnations over the years. Contributors discuss not only the 1960s show but also its off-shoots, ranging from novels and graphic novels to toys and video games, as well as the films featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the rest of the Enterprise crew. Essays address the show’s religious implications, romantic elements, and its role in the globalization of American culture. Other essays draw parallels between the series and the Vietnam War, compare Star Trek II to Milton’s Paradise Lost, posit Roddenberry as an auteur, and consider William Shatner as a romantic object.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With its far-reaching and provocative essays, this collection offers new insights into one of the most significant shows ever produced. Besides television and film studies, Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trekーa companion volume to The Star Trek Universeーwill be of interest to scholars of religion, history, gender studies, queer studies, and popular culture, not to mention the show’s legions of fans.＜/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 Orchestra of Wind Chimes【電子書籍】[ Geoffrey Jacques ]

＜p＞This powerful collection of poems draws on American and African-American experimental lyric traditions, pushing language and form to their limits. Geoffrey Jacques's poetry inspires deep thought, taking up themes of music, psychology, and literature. This work embodies the potential of poetry to forge new connections between aesthetic expression and the often onerous facts of human existence. Poems such as "Still Life" and "Detour Ahead" produce a juxtaposition of inspired poetic form and rich, complex realities of life, addressing topics of joy and love, race, class, politics, and the aesthetics of the everyday.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a contemporary and sophisticated tenor, Jacques lends his uniquely moving and provocative perspective to advancing discourse in these critical topics. For all of the social themes they address, these poems equally serve to investigate modes of producing poetry in general. "Ars Poetica," "The Problem of Speech Genres," "The Subject of the Poem," and many others directly challenge traditional notions of form through intentional and intricate reflexive commentary. Through these poems, Jacques has achieved a balance between form and function, allowing readers to embark on a rhythmic journey of expression, language, and human existence.＜/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！】Horror Hot Takes【電子書籍】[ Aran Doyle ]

＜p＞Horror fans love to argue.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Which films are classics.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Which sequels are disasters.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Which movies deserve a second chance.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But what if some of the films we dismissed... were actually worth defending?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Horror Hot Takes dives headfirst into the debates that have defined horror fandom for decades. From misunderstood sequels to cult classics that were ahead of their time, this book challenges the accepted wisdom of horror movie history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inside these pages you'll find bold, passionate takes on films across multiple eras of genre cinema - from the blood-soaked slashers of the '80s to the strange and experimental horror of the '90s and early 2000s.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Featuring discussions on films such as:＜/p＞ ＜p＞* Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows＜/p＞ ＜p＞* Psycho II＜/p＞ ＜p＞* House of the Dead＜/p＞ ＜p＞...and even the argument that movies like RoboCop and Jurassic Park might secretly belong in the horror genre.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Nothing is off limits.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This isn't a guide telling you what you should like.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It's a celebration of the debates, nostalgia, and late-night rewatches that make horror fandom so special.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Some takes might make you nod in agreement.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Others might make you wonder what on earth the author was thinking.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Either way, you may never look at these films the same way again.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written by the host of the chart-topping horror podcast ClassHorrorCast, Horror Hot Takes is a love letter to the movies that shaped a generation of horror fans.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Agree or disagree...＜/p＞ ＜p＞Enter the debate and discover your own horror hot takes.＜/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！】Oh my God, Kenny’s alive!: The Little Guide to South Park【電子書籍】[ OH ]

＜p＞Step into the irreverent world of ＜em＞South Park＜/em＞, where no topic is off-limits and every episode is a wild ride of laughter and social commentary with this ultimate guide to the show that has been pushing boundaries and redefining comedy since 1997.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inside this book, you'll find a treasure trove of unforgettable quotes from Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny, alongside some mind-blowing facts that will make you say, "What the hell?!" and fascinating behind-the-scenes that reveal the genius behind the show. From their outrageous antics to their sharp critiques of society, ＜em＞South Park＜/em＞ has become a cultural phenomenon that resonates with fans of all ages. Discover how creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone transformed their humble beginnings into a groundbreaking series with over 300 episodes, multiple Emmy Awards and a devoted fanbase that keeps growing. With insights into the making of iconic moments and the show's fearless approach to tackling current events, this book is perfect for die-hard fans and newcomers alike.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether you're looking for a laugh or a deeper understanding of the satirical brilliance that is ＜em＞South Park＜/em＞, ＜em＞The Little Guide to South Park＜/em＞ is your front-row seat to all the outrageous fun. Get ready to relive the laughter and explore the chaos of South Park - because in this town, anything goes!＜/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！】Postwar Destiny Journey To America: Book 2【電子書籍】[ Horst Christian ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Based On A True Story＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞On November 27th 1954, Karl Veth boards a plane that will take him to his new life. After surviving World War II as a teenager, and spending several years earning a master degree in his chosen trade, Karl leaves Germany behind and sets out for America.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He secures work the very same day he steps off the plane at Idlewild Airport in New York, and is stunned and amazed to learn he will be free to work as many jobs and as many hours as he pleases. Gone are the restrictions he left behind in Germany where citizens are permitted to work at only one place of employment at a time, and only for a set number of hours a day. His first taste of real freedom is pure bliss.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As Karl adapts to his new homeland, he allows his entrepreneurial spirit to run wild. He has a knack for coming up with successful business ideas, and considers every challenge an adventure. Over the years, he starts and sells a number of successful businesses because he can. There are no limits to what he can achieve in his new homeland.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There is not a single day in Karl’s life he regrets moving to America and becoming a citizen. For him, America truly was and is, the ＜em＞land of opportunity＜/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！】Hollywood and Israel A History【電子書籍】[ Giora Goodman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Winner, 2023 Shapiro Best Book Award, Association for Israel Studies＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Frank Sinatra’s early pro-Zionist rallying to Steven Spielberg’s present-day peacemaking, Hollywood has long enjoyed a “special relationship” with Israel. This book offers a groundbreaking account of this relationship, both on and off the screen. Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman investigate the many ways in which Hollywood’s moguls, directors, and actors have supported or challenged Israel for more than seven decades. They explore the complex story of Israel’s relationship with American Jewry and illuminate how media and soft power have shaped the Arab-Israeli conflict.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Shaw and Goodman draw on a vast range of archival sources to demonstrate how show business has played a pivotal role in crafting the U.S.-Israel alliance. They probe the influence of Israeli diplomacy on Hollywood’s output and lobbying activities, but also highlight the limits of ideological devotion in high-risk entertainment industries. The book details the political involvement with Israelーand Palestineーof household names such as Eddie Cantor, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Redgrave, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert De Niro, and Natalie Portman. It also spotlights the role of key behind-the-scenes players like Dore Schary, Arthur Krim, Arnon Milchan, and Haim Saban.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Bringing the story up to the moment, Shaw and Goodman contend that the Hollywood-Israel relationship might now be at a turning point. Shedding new light on the political power that images and celebrity can wield, ＜em＞Hollywood and Israel＜/em＞ shows the world’s entertainment capital to be an important player in international affairs.＜/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！】Returning to A【電子書籍】[ Dorien Ross ]

＜p＞With one suitcase and a map drawn on a bar napkin as her only guide, sixteen-year old Loren travels to Moron del la Frontera in Andalusia to learn to play flamenco guitar from the Gypsies. Here she joins an extended family of flamenco artists and foreign aficionados whose adventures over a twenty-year period are interwoven with Loren’s own odyssey. Her life with the Gypsies is haunted by the mysterious circumstances of her brother Aaron’s death. Although they shared the same New York Jewish upbringing, he went to California during the expansive optimism of the sixties, while she went back in time to explore a rich music and culture. Their relationship is a dark love story that casts disquieting shadows over their years apart.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As Loren struggles to master an instrument traditionally off-limits to women, she finds her own path, inspired by the earthy wisdom of her Gypsy companions.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"This stunning first novel is the story of a journey from America to Andalusia, where a community of Gypsies has inhabited a musical and poetic tradition so intensely and for so long that the nature of reality is transformed for all those they encounter. In this landscape even the buildings are capable of passion."-＜em＞The Nation＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞". . . fascinating insights into Gypsy culture.” - ＜em＞Los Angeles Times＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Dorien Ross＜/strong＞ studied flamenco guitar with Andalusian Gypsies. Her work has appeared in Best American Essays and in Tikkun.＜/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！】Roanoke Island's Boating Heritage【電子書籍】[ R. Wayne Gray ]

＜p＞Those fortunate enough to live on Roanoke Island have always depended on boats. In exploration-era sketches, Native American Algonquins were depicted in their dugout canoes. English settlers took the native concept a step further, developing kunners and, later, periaugers. Sloops and schooners made it possible to trade with far-off lands. Shad boats allowed fishermen to catch enough fresh product to ship to northern markets. Shrimp boats, crab boats, and trawlers brought about a new level of financial independence. Charter boats went past the limits of sound waters to the deep sea, carrying sport fishermen who were ready to pay for the chance to land a Gulf Stream trophy. Today's luxury yachts would boggle the minds of 20th-century backyard boatbuilders. Whether the need for a boat was transportation, subsistence fishing, making a living, or recreation, boatbuilding became a skill many residents picked up out of necessity. This skill matured into a trait that many believe runs deep in the genetic makeup of the local population.＜/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！】Mysterieau of San Francisco【電子書籍】[ Mike Bozart ]

＜p＞[from the inside virtual flap]＜/p＞ ＜p＞The 27-year-old author arrives in San Francisco, California in March of 1992, seeking fame and fortune as a wall (visual) artist. He settles in at a small Tenderloin studio apartment on lower Hyde Street and elects to go about car-less, transporting himself by foot, bicycle, bus, train and ferry.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After yet another unsuccessful day of shopping his portfolio, slides and several actual paintings to a downtown art gallery, he takes an intra-city journey by rail to the ever-foggy Outer Sunset district. At a nondescript hole-in-the-wall saloon, he stops in for an end-of-day drink.＜/p＞ ＜p＞To his surprise, there is actually some free entertainment in store. A Vietnamese American donning a purple skull mask, wearing an oversize lavender velvet suit, going under the moniker of Mysterieau of San Francisco, soon takes the small stage to perform in front of a minuscule audience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Mysterieau’s act is a mixture of bad magic, non-comedy, trivial pursuits, odd performance art, lame illusions, rambling commentary, motivational speaking, sexual innuendo, and disjunctive storytelling. His style is ?ber-rhetorical, yet highly conversational. The author can hardly believe some of the things he says and does, and is soon mesmerized by his curious word choices and impromptu on-stage antics.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Afterwards, the author befriends the vague-as-fog Suong, Mysterieau’s younger sister, who later gives him a shaft-shaking in a strange place. Then Mysterieau and the author trek across Golden Gate Park at night, playing a round of 100 questions.＜/p＞ ＜p＞On Fulton Street in the Outer Richmond, they meet Mysterieau’s Japanese girlfriend and confidant, the surreal maven Kasumi, at a soon-to-close restaurant. They shoot some racy, artsy videos.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A fabulous summer of art, love, and intriguing existence awaits in that fabled city of creative renown. But, when you enter off-limits places, unknown hazards may silently seep into your life’s equation.＜/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！】Trench 1915 Eastern Storm【電子書籍】[ Jake Barrett ]

＜p＞Trench 1915: Eastern Storm is an electrifying sequel to the gripping historical fiction saga, "Trench 1915: The Dawn of Modern Warfare." Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Eastern Front during World War I, this compelling narrative follows the indomitable Maxis and his unwavering comrade Lothar as they plunge headfirst into a new chapter of warfare's unforgiving crucible.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As the war evolves into a sweeping symphony of mobile conflict, Maxis and Lothar find themselves confronting a maelstrom of challenges, both old and new. Amidst the chaos of armored combat, aerial dogfights, and lethal gas attacks, they must navigate an ever-changing landscape fraught with danger and uncertainty. Their bond is tested to its limits as they continue to execute secret missions with lethal precision, determined to tip the scales of fate.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this gripping sequel, the horrors of war take on new dimensions, showcasing the devastating impact of advanced weaponry on the battlefield and the harrowing choices soldiers must make in the heat of combat. Maxis and Lothar's unyielding camaraderie remains a beacon of hope as they grapple with their own fears and confront a relentless adversary.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This novel captures the essence of valor and vengeance as Maxis and Lothar face off against a formidable yet familiar rival, a figure whose cunning and ruthlessness threatens to reshape the course of the war. Through heart-pounding action sequences and spine-tingling suspense, readers are thrust into the midst of battles that will determine the fate of nations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Meticulously researched and expertly crafted, "Eastern Storm" delves deep into the tactical intricacies of mobile warfare, immersing readers in the electrifying drama of a war that reshaped the world. As the characters navigate a world teetering on the edge of chaos, this sequel stands as a powerful testament to the unbreakable spirit of those who fought, loved, and sacrificed during one of history's most pivotal moments.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Prepare to be enthralled by this captivating tale of courage, rivalry, and the unyielding pursuit of victory in the face of unparalleled challenges.＜/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！】Space and Muslim Urban Life At the Limits of the Labyrinth of Fez【電子書籍】[ Simon O'Meara ]

＜p＞This book develops academic understanding of Muslim urban space by pursuing the structural logic of the premodern Arab-Muslim city, or medina. With particular reference to ＜em＞The Book of Walls＜/em＞, an historical discourse of Islamic law whose primary subject is the wall, the book determines the meaning of a wall and then uses it to analyze the space of Fez.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of a growing number of studies to address space as a category of critical analysis, the book makes the following contributions to scholarship. Methodologically, it breaks with the tradition of viewing Islamic architecture as a well-defined object observed by a specialist at an aesthetically directed distance; rather, it inhabits the logic of this architecture by rethinking it discursively from within the culture that produced it. Hermeneutically, it sheds new light on one of North Africa's oldest medinas, and thereby illuminates a type of environment still common to much of the Arab-Muslim world. Empirically, it brings to the attention of mainstream scholarship a legal discourse and aesthetic that contributed to the form and longevity of this type of environment; and it exposes a preoccupation with walls and other limits in premodern urban Arab-Muslim culture, and a mythical paradigm informing the foundation narratives of a number of historic medinas.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Presenting a fresh perspective for the understanding of Muslim urban society and thought, this innovative study will be of interest to students and researchers of Islamic studies, architecture and sociology.＜/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！】Mermaid Legs【電子書籍】[ Beth Graham ]

＜p＞Sisters Billie, Ava, and Scarlet start a new tradition of family dinners every second Sunday, rain or shine. But when Billie doesn’t show up one night, her sisters have every reason to worry. With a history of self-harm and regularly being on and off her medication, they’ve become all too familiar with Billie’s unpredictable behaviour. Now that Billie has disappearedーleaving behind her disastrous apartment, her phone, and a mysterious messageーa frantic chase ensues, pushing their unshakable bond to its limits.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the celebrated author of ＜em＞The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble＜/em＞ and co-author of ＜em＞The Drowning Girls＜/em＞, Beth Graham’s ＜em＞Mermaid Legs＜/em＞ tells the story of a precarious life fluctuating between calm and chaos, and those on the sidelines desperately trying to catch up. A deep dive into the stigmas, challenges, and mysteries of mental illness, this compassionate family saga illuminates the beauty of neurodiversity and the unyielding strength of sisterhood.＜/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！】An Unpardonable Liar【電子書籍】[ Gilbert Parker ]

＜p＞An Unpardonable Liar" by Gilbert Parker is a novel that delves into the complex themes of deception, morality, and the consequences of dishonesty. The story centers around a protagonist whose life is marked by a significant lie, setting off a chain of events that challenge his integrity and relationships. As the lie unravels, the novel explores the impact of betrayal of trust, not only within personal relationships, but also within the broader context of Victorian society. The protagonist's struggle with his own morality is at the heart of the story, as he grapples with the ethical boundaries, he has crossed. The novel questions whether redemption is possible, after such a transgression and examines the limits of forgiveness.＜br /＞ Set against the rigid moral expectations of Victorian society, "An Unpardonable Liar" offers a deep character study of a man caught in the web of his own deceit. Through this exploration, Parker highlights the lasting damage that lies can inflict on both the liar and those around him.＜br /＞ Parker critiques the moral rigidity of Victorian society, illustrating how harsh ethical standards can both condemn and drive a person towards self-reflection and potential redemption.＜/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。