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The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Bonnie G., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, In this pathbreaking study of the gendering of the practices of history, Bonnie Smith resurrects the amateur history written by women in the nineteenth century--a type of history condemned as trivial by "scientific" male historians. She demonstrates the degree to which the profession defined itself in opposition to amateurism, femininity, and alternative ways of writing history. The male historians of the archive and the seminar claimed to be searching for "genderless universal truth," which in reality prioritized men's history over women's, white history over nonwhite, and the political history of Western governments over any other. Meanwhile, women amateurs wrote vivid histories of queens and accomplished women, of manners and mores, and of everyday life. Following the profession up to , "The Gender of History" traces the emergence of a renewed interest in social and cultural history which had been demeaned in the nineteenth century, when professional historians viewed themselves as supermen who could see through the surface of events to invisible meanings and motives. But Smith doesn't let late twentieth-century historians off the hook. She demonstrates how, even today, the practice of history is propelled by fantasies of power in which researchers imagine themselves as heroic rescuers of the inarticulate lower classes. The professionals' legacy is still with us, as Smith's extraordinary work proves. Acquista Ora
Tv sony trinitron 32 pollici a tubo
Tv Sony 32 Pollici Schermo TRINITRON 100 Mhz, usato poco, acquistato fine anni 90, a 2 milioni di lire, schermo piatto ad alta definizione, ottimo audio surround, 4 prese scart posteriori, lettore di memory card, presa cuffie, telecomando. Color grigio chiaro. Telecomando originale sony. Funzionamento perfetto. Misure: Altezza 57 cm, Larghezza 90 cm, Profondità 60 cm. Peso 65 Kg. Prestazione visuale dello schermo superiore a tanti LCD di bassa marca in commercio. Per qualsiasi informazione o altre foto contattatemi pure (Massimo). Consegna a mano, spedizione in tutta Italia tramite corriere (devo informarmi dei prezzi di trasporto) Pagamenti accettati TUTTI. Massimo English: TV Sony 32 Inch Screen TRINITRON 100 Mhz, little used, purchased late 90s, to 2 million pounds, flat screen high definition, great surround sound, 4 rear scart sockets, memory card reader, headphone jack, remote control. Light gray. Original remote sony. Free operation. Measurements: Height 57 cm, width 90 cm, depth 60 cm. Weight 65 Kg. Provide visual screen than many LCD low brand on the market. For any other information or photos please contact me (Massimo). Hand delivery, shipping throughout Italy by courier (I have to inform the price of transport) Payments accepted ALL. max
Eye on the Flesh: Fashions of Masculinity in the Early
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boscagli, Maurizia, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, When do our bodies cease to be ours alone? At what point and under what political and social circumstances do our bodies become the subtle, but no less complete, inscription of the will of another person, an institution, or a state? Maurizia Boscagli analyzes the early twentieth-century transformation of the male body from Forster's "unassuming black-coated clerk" and Eliot's "young man carbuncular" to the brutal, tanned musculature of fascism. She argues that this new male superman corporeality corresponded precisely with the rise of early mass consumer culture--generally associated with the female--and the advent of fascism. This mechanistic, polished, and vigorous male creature inevitably became an object of political and economic obedience and conformity, and in the concept of "the national body," a fighting machine.Boscagli takes the reader on a highly informed, literary, and cultural excursion through European culture between and . She stops for long, enlightening looks at Oscar Wilde and "The Picture of Dorian Gray," the Good War and the poet Rupert Brooke, Baden-Powell and the British Boy Scouts, and the primitive in D. H. Lawrence's "The Plumed Serpent." This erudite study about our obsessions with male physical perfection undergirds and explains the late-twentieth-century preoccupation with exercise, athletics, diet, and consumerism.
Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Timmer, Doug A. / Talley, Kathryn D. / Eitzen, D. Stanley, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, This book is the first to combine a cogent explanation of the economic and historical causes of homelessness with accounts of individuals and families on the streets, in soup lines, and in shelters. The human side of the story, told from ethnographies conducted in three diverse cities--Chicago, Denver, and Tampa--shows that there is no "culture of poverty" that makes people poor, just as there is no "culture of homelessness" that leaves people without shelter. Instead, the authors show that large numbers of people became homeless through the processes of urban and industrial decline.Homelessness is largely an urban phenomenon. It increased dramatically when cities witnessed the simultaneous loss of low-income housing and good-paying industrial jobs. However, the increase in the number of homeless people does not suggest a special social problem--arising from the character of individuals--but is the result of social and economic transformations in American cities since the late s.In this book the words of the homeless tell the stories of people who were "making it" before but eventually fell into circumstances of extreme poverty. The many paths taken to homelessness, revealed in their stories, speak to the changing conditions of inequality in the United States today and the need for new public policies.
Doppio CD cofanetto Sally 's photographic memory
Compiled by Volume in memory of their photographer Sally Harding, who died in late , Sally's Photographic Memory includes 20 tracks (and many exclusives) by many of the brightest and best electronic acts in Britain, among them Orbital, Meat Beat Manifesto, Reload, System 7, Slab, Spooky, Pressure of Speech, Secret Knowledge and Higher Intelligence Agency. One of the few Americans in evidence, Carl Craig, contributes an excellent remix of the Ultramarine track "Source." ~ Keith Farley tracklist: Disc 1 01 Kirsty (Opus 3) - Orange 02 Higher Intelligence Agency - Airglow 03 System 7 - Sirenes (20th Level Mix) 04 The Drum Club - The Light That Burns 05 Spooky - Little Bullet 06 Slab - Fade In To You 07 Pressure Of Speech - Elone 08 Orbital - The Girl With The Sun In Her Head 09 A Positive Life - Warehouse 5am 10 Krumble - Ry Baby Disc 2 01 Cranium HF - Summer Rain 02 God's Holy Men - Fdm 03 Fire Escape - Barmy, Bananas 04 Mellowtrons - I Want You 05 Meat Beat Manifesto - Lucid Dream 06 Banco De Gaia - China 07 Secret Knowledge - Dracula 08 Reload - Event Horizon 09 Schematix - Salbutamol 10 Ultramarine - Source (Carl Craig Remix) part 1; part 2 uk 2xcd
Doppio CD cofanetto Sally 's photographic memory
Compiled by Volume in memory of their photographer Sally Harding, who died in late , Sally\'s Photographic Memory includes 20 tracks (and many exclusives) by many of the brightest and best electronic acts in Britain, among them Orbital, Meat Beat Manifesto, Reload, System 7, Slab, Spooky, Pressure of Speech, Secret Knowledge and Higher Intelligence Agency. One of the few Americans in evidence, Carl Craig, contributes an excellent remix of the Ultramarine track \"Source.\" ~ Keith Farley tracklist: Disc 1 01 Kirsty (Opus 3) - Orange 02 Higher Intelligence Agency - Airglow 03 System 7 - Sirenes (20th Level Mix) 04 The Drum Club - The Light That Burns 05 Spooky - Little Bullet 06 Slab - Fade In To You 07 Pressure Of Speech - Elone 08 Orbital - The Girl With The Sun In Her Head 09 A Positive Life - Warehouse 5am 10 Krumble - Ry Baby Disc 2 01 Cranium HF - Summer Rain 02 God\'s Holy Men - Fdm 03 Fire Escape - Barmy, Bananas 04 Mellowtrons - I Want You 05 Meat Beat Manifesto - Lucid Dream 06 Banco De Gaia - China 07 Secret Knowledge - Dracula 08 Reload - Event Horizon 09 Schematix - Salbutamol 10 Ultramarine - Source (Carl Craig Remix) part 1; part 2 uk 2xcd
Delphi Component Design TRATTABILE
Descrizione del libro, comprensivo di CD-ROM originale: This is purely a Delphi programmer's guide, but it unquestioningly well written, informative, and well-rounded: Anyone seeking to learn how Delphi's VCL component libraries work, how to development components of their own, or how to extend Delphi VCL components already available from Borland or third parties, should read this book. There is simply nothing else that comes close. Mr. Thorpe's writing style is clear, concise, and does a great job of exploring the topic at hand. Any competent Delphi programmer will be well capable of undertaking VCL development on their own if they have this book at their side. "Delphi Component Design" was written for the VCL [Borland's Acronym for "Visual Component Library"] as it was implemented in Delphi 3.0 - back in the mid to late 's: the implementation of VCL it describes is still the foundation underlying VCL as implemented in Delphi today, and is close enough to the modern implementation to still be a very useful text. However, since Delphi's product direction is to pursue.NET as opposed to enhancing the older VCL, the book's usefulness is limited to those who are seeking to maintain or enhance existing Delphi VCL-based applications. Spese di spedizione tramite corriere espresso tracciabile comprese nel prezzo.
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Becker, Gavin, PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing Company, True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to tell the difference. A date won't take "no" for an answer. The new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling. A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers unsolicited help. The threat of violence surrounds us every day. But we "can" protect ourselves, by learning to trust--and act on--our gut instincts. In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the nation's leading expert on violent behavior, shows you how to spot even subtle signs of danger--before it's too late. Shattering the myth that most violent acts are unpredictable, de Becker, whose clients include top Hollywood stars and government agencies, offers specific ways to protect yourself and those you love, including...how to act when approached by a stranger...when you should fear someone close to you...what to do if you are being stalked...how to uncover the source of anonymous threats or phone calls...the biggest mistake you can make with a threatening person...and more. Learn to spot the danger signals others miss. It might just save your life. "From the Paperback edition."
Match Me If You Can
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Phillips, Susan Elizabeth, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Book Group, You met star quarterback Kevin Tucker in "This Heart of Mine." Now get ready to meet his shark of an agent, Heath Champion, and Annabelle Granger, the girl least likely to succeed. Annabelle's endured dead-end jobs, a broken engagement... even her hair's a mess But that's going to change now that she's taken over her late grandmother's matchmaking business. All Annabelle has to do is land the Windy City's hottest bachelor as her client, and she'll be the most sought-after matchmaker in town. Why does the wealthy, driven, and gorgeous sports agent Heath Champion need a matchmaker, especially a red-haired screw-up like Annabelle Granger? True, she's entertaining, and she does have a certain quirky appeal. But Heath is searching for the ultimate symbol of success -- the perfect wife. And to make an extraordinary match, he needs an extraordinary matchmaker, right? Soon everyone in Chicago has a stake in the outcome, and a very big question: When the determined matchmaker promised she'd do anything to keep her star client happy... did she mean "anything"? If Annabelle isn't careful, she just might find herself going heart-to-heart with the toughest negotiator in town.
Experimental Field 312
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boger, Susan M., PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, It is four o'clock in the morning on March , when a meltdown began at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. As people sleep peacefully, unafraid of the smoking cement towers looming in the background, radioactive material is released into the environment and the Susquehanna River. Repeatedly reassured that they are not in any danger, most go on with their daily lives, including the residents of a rural town just a few miles away. But no one knows that Lloydsville is about to pay a hefty price for the sins of their nuclear neighbor. 30 years later, after an experimental popcorn crop is unintentionally irrigated with the radioactive river water, the corn mutates, wreaking havoc on Lloydsville. As two-headed frogs, fish with leg-like appendages, and aggressive insects invade the town with increasing frequency, the corn in Experimental Field 312 grows exceptionally large. Meanwhile Susan, a seasoned nurse, tries to shake off the feeling that something is terribly wrong. But as a bizarre chain of events unfolds, she realizes her intuition is spot on. In this science fiction tale, Susan and her family must find a way to kill the corn and bring an end to the nightmare--before it is too late for a tiny farm town and its people.
Half Empty
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rakoff, David, PUBLISHER: Doubleday Canada, The inimitably witty David Rakoff, "This American Life "stalwart and bestselling author, looks at the modern world and his own life in defense of the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst. In this deeply funny memoir, David Rakoff examines his own life and the realities of our sunny, gosh-everyone-can-be-a-star contemporary culture. He finds that, pretty much as a universal rule, the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won't come true. Although David has a long-nurtured abhorrence of "inspirational" memoirs, much of the book recounts his own personal experiences: the moment when being a tiny child no longer meant adults found him charming but instead meant other children found him a fun target; the late evening in Manhattan when he was young and the city seemed to brim with such possibility that the street shimmered in the moonlight — as he drew closer he realized the streets actually shimmered with rats in a feeding frenzy. He also weaves in his brand of acute and Oscar Wilde-worthy cultural criticism (the sad state of the outdated "House of Tomorrow" at Disneyland, for one). It all adds up to proof of the proposition: Always be a pessimist, and you'll never be disappointed.
Imac 21.5" late
Schermo Schermo retroilluminato LED da 21,5" (diagonale) con tecnologia IPS; risoluzione x; supporta milioni di colori Processore Processore Intel Core i7 quad-core a 3,1GHz con 4MB di cache L3 Memoria 8GB (2 x 4GB) di memoria DDR3 a MHz Archiviazione Disco rigido da fusion drive 1TB a giri/min Grafica Intel Iris Pro 2,9GHz Processore grafico NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M con 1GB di memoria GDDR5 Supporto video e videocamera Videocamera FaceTime HD Supporta simultaneamente la massima risoluzione nativa sullo schermo integrato e un monitor esterno fino a x pixel) Supporto per scrivania estesa e duplicazione dello schermo Supporto per la modalità "Monitor di destinazione" tramite la porta Thunderbolt utilizzando un cavo da Thunderbolt a Thunderbolt (in vendita separatamente) Audio Altoparlanti stereo Coppia microfoni Ingresso per cuffie Uscita combinata audio digitale ottico/cuffie (minijack) Compatibile con gli auricolari Apple per iPhone con microfono Connessioni ed espansione Slot SDXC card 4 porte USB 3 (compatibili con USB 2) 2 porte Thunderbolt Porta di uscita Mini DisplayPort con supporto per DVI, VGA e DVI Dual-Link (adattatori in vendita separatamente) Gigabit Ethernet BASE-T (connettore RJ-45) Slot per cavo di sicurezza Kensington In ottime condizioni, tenuto in modo maniacale. Vendo completo di magic mouse, trackpad, e tastiera wifi. Completo di imballi originali. Vendo per passaggio a macbook.
Dischi vinile 45 giri anni
Vendo lotto dischi 45 giri, raccolta di vari anni di artisti e generi musicali italiani e stranieri sprovvisti di copertina. I dischi si vendono come da foto e/o dopo visione del prodotto, visti e piaciuti. Eventuali spese di spedizione sono a carico dell'acquirente. Per successivi contatti dove potrete fornirmi n. di cellulare al fine di esse contattati, vi fornirò ulteriori e più precisi dettagli sui titoli ed autori dei dischi preferibilmente tramite wathsapp, tra l'altro sommariamente indicato come da sottostante elenco. Pagamento in contanti alla consegna o tramite bonifico bancario prima della stessa. Il prezzo di euro 1 è cifra simbolica, se interessati fate offerta che la valuterò purchè sia coerente con il valore del mercato, dove all'acquisto provvederò a farvi un prezzo inferiore. Spese di spedizione a carico acquirente. Elenco autori e titoli 45 giri: lucio battisti-pensieri e parole, lucio battisti-acqua azzurra acqua chiara, loredana berte-radio, joker- cinque minuti e poi, omega-quelle stradelle, mike francis-late summer night, fratelli fabbri editori-il piffero magico, angeleri-io e la signora rosa, bee gees-stayin' alive, chrysalis-heart of glass. Ovviamente ho indicato solo la canzone da un lato del disco. P.s. L'elenco è disposto in ordine come da foto partendo in alto da sinistra verso destra.
Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ferretti, Patricia / Copp, Andrew / Tickle, Cheryll, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, The first edition of "Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects," edited by the late Peter Thorogood, was a radical new book aimed at bridging the gap between the medical disciplines of embryology and dysmorphology, and recent advances in cellular, molecular and developmental biology. This new edition remains unique in its breadth and brings up to date our understanding of birth defects and of the strategies utilized to gain such knowledge. It features new chapters on human cytogenetics, mutagenesis and the eyes and ears. The book presents key topics in developmental biology and explains how they provide the foundations for understanding clinical birth defects. The first six chapters introduce concepts and strategies adopted to elucidate developmental anomalies leading to birth defects. The book then focuses on specific organs and reviews the cellular and molecular mechanisms affecting their development and how disruption of these mechanisms by genetic or environmental factors may underlie certain birth defects. The chapters are concise and provide up-to-date coverage of topics in a format that is easily accessible and yet at the forefront of research. Written primarily for paediatricians, obstetricians, clinical geneticists and allied workers, this book guides the reader through the contribution of modern molecular biology to our understanding of human development. Developmental and cellular biologists will learn how errors in the cellular and genetic mechanism can lead to classical disorders, diseases and syndromes.
Passionate Brushstrokes: The Best of Watercolor
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rubin Wolf, Rachel, PUBLISHER: North Light Books, Featured artist Jerry Stitt contemplates that "A painting is good not because it looks like something, but because it feels like something." The difference is passion - the kind of energy, excitement and pure joy that pulses through every page of this book. A brilliant collection of the best watercolors being created today, "Splash 10" explores "passion" through the work and words of 100 top contemporary painters. With each modern-day masterpiece, insightful firsthand commentary taps into the psyche of the artists to explore where their passion comes from, and where it leads them. These artists find the passion to paint in any number of places - a handful of peppermints, a rescued dog named Tugboat, visits to places where "even the walls have personality," and spectacular moments created by the warm late-afternoon sun partnering with rich, cool cast shadows. Some of them find passion in their materials (like rice paper) or in the very act of putting paint to paper, whether it be broad, wet strokes of pure color applied with big brushes and arm-swinging applications, or meditative, economical strokes. This edition of "Splash" is dedicated to discovering not only how today's artists create great watercolors, but what motivates them to be creative, work in this amazing medium, and portray the subjects they love.
IMac 27 5k Retina 2TB Fusion Drive 3,3Ghz MK482T/A
Vendo iMac 27 5k (Late ) top di gamma. [Spedizione Gratuita] Appena attivato 3 mesi fa, con scontrino e garanzia legale. Incluso Imballo + Kit Originale con relativa custodia Come riportato, l'iMac è stato usato relativamente poco, e presenta stesse condizioni di pari a nuovo, con eccellenti condizioni estetiche [Prezzo medio di vendita su mercato: Euro] Specifiche Tecniche iMac 27 5k 2TB Fusion Drive Codice: MK482T/A Schermo * Display Retina 5K da 27" (diagonale) con tecnologia IPS * risoluzione x; supporta milioni di colori Processore 3,3GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core a 3,3GHz (Turbo Boost fino a 3,9GHz) Memoria * 8GB (2 x 4GB) di memoria DDR3 a MHz; 4 slot SO-DIMM accessibili dall'utente HDD (Hard Disk) 2TB Fusion Drive Grafica 3,3GHz Processore grafico AMD Radeon R9 M395 con 2GB di memoria GDDR5 Supporto video e videocamera Videocamera FaceTime HD * Supporta simultaneamente la risoluzione nativa sullo schermo integrato e fino a due monitor esterni con risoluzione di x pixel, o un monitor esterno a doppio cavo con risoluzione di x pixel * Supporto per scrivania estesa e duplicazione dello schermo Audio * Altoparlanti stereo * Doppio microfono * Jack per cuffie da 3,5 mm * Uscita combinata audio digitale ottico/cuffie (minijack) * Compatibile con gli auricolari Apple per iPhone con microfono Prezzo non trattabile, essendo già molto agevolato, vendo per passaggio a MacBook Pro
Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rowe, Peter G. / Kuan, Seng, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Built around snatches of discussion overheard in a Beijing design studio, this book explores attitudes toward architecture in China since the opening of the Treaty Ports in the s. Central to the discussion are the concepts of ti and yong, or "essence" and "form," Chinese characters that are used to define the proper arrangement of what should be considered modern and essentially Chinese. Ti and yong have gone through various transformations--for example, from "Chinese learning for essential principles and Western learning for practical application" to "socialist essence and cultural form" and an almost complete reversal to "modern essence and Chinese form." The book opens with a discussion of cultural developments in China in response to the forced opening to the West in the mid-nineteenth century, efforts to reform the Qing dynasty, and the Nationalist and Communist regimes. It then considers the return of overseas-educated Chinese architects and foreign influences on Chinese architecture, four architectural orientations toward tradition and modernity in the s and s, and the controversy over the use of "big roofs" and other sinicizing aspects of Chinese architecture in the s. The book then moves to the hard economic conditions of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, when architecture was almost abandoned, and the beginning of reform and opening up to the outside world in the late s and s. Finally, it looks at the present socialist market economy and Chinese architecture during the still incomplete process of modernization. It closes with a prognosis for the future.
Aspects of Malory
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takamiya, Toshiyuki / Brewer, Derek, PUBLISHER: Boydell & Brewer, This volume of essays is aimed at advancing the appreciation of Malory, an author who has always been enjoyed by the common reader, but is still sometimes underestimated by the critics. Despite an increasing number of articles on Malory, there is a need for a general survey of recent research, whichl> Aspects of Malory /l>provides. The volume opens with a note by the late Professor Vinaver on Malory's prose, and three essays on Malory's Englishness and his English sources, including an essay by P. J. C. Field which argues for an English rather than a French origin for the l>Tale of Gareth/l>. This is followed by two essays on Malory's French sources, by Jill Mann and Mary Hynes-Berry. Therence McCarthy re-exasmines the sequence of the tales, and three further essays look at the scribal and textual tradition of Malory's work, in particular the relationship between the Winchester MS, Caxton's printed version, and the history of the MS. Finally, Richard R. Griffith reconsiders the authorship question, and proposes a long-forgotten Thomas Malory as the most likely candidate. There is a bibliography of recent research compiled by Professor Takamiya.Full of sound scholarship'. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTVolume of essays aimed at advancing the appreciation of Malory and providing a general survey of critical research; topics covered include Malory's sources, both French and English, the scribal and texual tradition of his work, and the question of authorship.
Big Jazz Standards Collection: Jazz Play-Along Volume 118
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, PUBLISHER: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, For use with all Bb, Eb, C, and bass clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: * An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) * Additional choruses for soloing. This super-sized volume includes 20 songs with TWO CDs: All the Things You Are * Almost like Being in Love * Blue Skies * Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man * Come Rain or Come Shine * Desafinado * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * For All We Know * I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues * I Wish I Didn't Love You So * I'll Take Romance * In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning * Just in Time * Like Someone in Love * Lollipops and Roses * Love Is Just Around the Corner * My Ideal * On a Slow Boat to China * Too Late Now * You Are Too Beautiful.
The House I Loved
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Rosnay, Tatiana, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Griffin, From the "New York Times" bestselling author of" Sarah's Key" and "A Secret Kept" comes an absorbing new novel about one woman's resistance during an epoque that shook Paris to its very core. Paris, France: 's. Hundreds of houses are being razed, whole neighborhoods reduced to ashes. By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will permanently alter the face of old Paris, moulding it into a "modern city." The reforms will erase generations of history--but in the midst of the tumult, one woman will take a stand. Rose Bazelet is determined to fight against the destruction of her family home until the very end; as others flee, she stakes her claim in the basement of the old house on rue Childebert, ignoring the sounds of change that come closer and closer each day. Attempting to overcome the loneliness of her daily life, she begins to write letters to Armand, her beloved late husband. And as she delves into the ritual of remembering, Rose is forced to come to terms with a secret that has been buried deep in her heart for thirty years. "The House I Loved" is both a poignant story of one woman's indelible strength, and an ode to Paris, where houses harbor the joys and sorrows of their inhabitants, and secrets endure in the very walls...
Transatlantic Liners
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Layton, J. Kent, PUBLISHER: Shire Publications, Prior to air travel there was only one way to cross the Atlantic: by ship. By the late nineteenth century, steam ships dominated the transatlantic passenger trade, growing exponentially in size as maritime technology improved and as more immigrants poured from Europe into the New World. As the liners got bigger, the scope for luxury increased, so that a substantial part of ships such as Titanic would be given over to sumptuous dining saloons, lounges, smoking rooms and even gymnasia for the most affluent passengers. Meanwhile, the bulk of passengers, the poor migrants with one-way tickets to America, were efficiently arranged in small cabins with bunks in the bows and stern of the ship. This book is an introduction to the age of the superliner, from to the modern day, exploring changes in the liner's design and role over a century that saw competition between shipping lines and between nations. The author describes the history and design of such great ships as Lusitania, Olympic, Imperator, Normandie, both queen Elizabeths, both queen Marys and, of course, the legendary Titanic. He tells the story of the heyday of the great liners before immigration to America was curtailed, the many races for the Blue Riband speed record, the experiences of rich and poor passengers, the role of the liners as troopships and hospital ships during the world wars, and the decline in the Atlantic trade after the s, since when most passengers have travelled by air.
One Quarter of Humanity: Malthusian Mythology and Chinese
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lee, James Z. / Wang, Feng / Feng, Wang, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, This book presents evidence about historical and contemporary Chinese population behavior that overturns much of the received wisdom about the differences between China and the West first voiced by Malthus. Malthus described a China in which early and universal marriage ensured high fertility and therefore high mortality. He contrasted this with Western Europe, where marriage occurred late and was far from universal, resulting in lower fertility and higher demographic responsiveness to economic circumstances. The result in China was thought to be mass misery as part of the population teetered on the brink of a Malthusian precipice, whereas in the West conditions were less severe. In reality, James Lee and Wang Feng argue, there has been effective regulation of population growth in China through a variety of practices that depressed marital fertility to levels far below European standards, and through the widespread practices of infanticide and abortion. Moreover, in China, population behavior has long been primarily a consequence of collective intervention. This collective culture underlies four distinctive features of the Chinese demographic pattern--high rates of female infanticide, low rates of male marriage, low rates of marital fertility, and high rates of adoption--that Lee and Wang trace from to today. These and other distinctive features of the Chinese demographic and social system, they argue, led to a different demographic transition in China from the one that took place in the West.
Apple iMac 21.5" Intel i5 16 GB Fusion Drive GT750
Vendo Apple iMac 21.5" CTO Late con le seguenti caratteristiche: - Intel Core i5 2,9 Ghz - 16 GB Mhz - Nvidia GeForce GT750M MB - Fusion Drive 1 TB Computer perfettamente funzionante e velocissimo grazie al Fusion Drive, alla scheda video dedicata, e a ben 16 GB di RAM. Davvero potente, fluidissimo nell'esecuzione delle operazioni. ATTENZIONE: - Come segnalato in foto, è presente un piccolo difetto nella zona in basso a destra del display. Posso garantire che NON si tratta di pixel bruciati, pertanto lo schermo non è soggetto a questo tipo di problema. Sembrerebbe un corpo estraneo nella zona interna del display, dietro al vetro. Tengo a sottolineare che il computer è sempre stato trattato con la massima cura possibile e che è stato collocato in un ambiente salubre, per tutto il tempo. Parliamo di una zona di dimensioni molto ridotte, di circa 3 mm di altezza e 1 mm di spessore. In una delle foto ho posizionato il cursore di fianco, e su sfondo bianco, in modo da mettere in evidenza il difetto in questione. Al di là di questo difetto relativo a una piccolissima zona del display, l'iMac è perfetto e non presenta il minimo graffio, segno di usura, o problematica hardware. - Magic Keyboard e Magic Mouse non inclusi. Dispongo dell'imballaggio originale, con cavo di alimentazione Apple incluso. Tastiera e mouse NON inclusi. Resto a disposizione per qualsiasi chiarimento.
Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chapman, Maile, PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press, A brilliant and unnerving debut novel about the mysteriously ill patients at a remote hospital in Finland In a remote, piney wood in Finland stands a convalescent hospital called Suvanto, a curving concrete example of austere Scandinavian design. It is the s, and the patients, all women, seek relief from ailments real and imagined. On the lower floors are the stoic Finnish women; on the upper floors are foreign women of privilege--the "up-patients." They are tended to by head nurse Sunny Taylor, an American who has fled an ill-starred life only to retreat behind a mask of crisp professionalism. On a late-summer day a new patient arrives on Sunny's ward-- a faded, irascible former ballroom-dance instructor named Julia Dey. Sunny takes it upon herself to pierce the mystery of Julia's reserve. Soon, Julia's difficulty, her tightly coiled anger, places her at the center of the ward's tangled emotional life. This fraught dynamic animates Maile Chapman's ambitious first novel. As summer turns to fall, and fall to a long, dark winter, the patients hear rumors about changes being implemented at Suvanto by an American obstetrician, Dr. Peter Weber, who is experimenting with a new surgical stitch. Their familiar routine threatened, the women are not happy (they were not happy before), and the story's escalating menace builds to a terrifying conclusion.
The Chief
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCarty, Monica, PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, AN ELITE FIGHTING FORCE UNLIKE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN... Scouring the darkest corners of the Highlands and Western Isles, Robert the Bruce handpicks ten warriors to help him in his quest to free Scotland from English rule. They are the best of the best, chosen for their superior skills in each discipline of warfare. And to lead his secret Highland Guard, Bruce chooses the greatest warrior of all. The ultimate Highland warlord and a swordsman without equal, Tor MacLeod has no intention of being drawn into Scotland's war against the English. Dedicated to his clan, the fiercely independent chief answers to no one--especially not to his alluring new bride, bartered to him in a bid to secure his command of the deadliest fighting force the world has ever seen. The treacherous chit who made her way to Tor's bed may have won his hand, but she will never claim his heart. Although her husband's reputation is as fierce as his manner, Christina Fraser believes that something softer hides beneath his brutal shell. But the only warmth she feels is in their bed, in glorious moments of white-hot desire that disappear with the dawn. When Christina's reckless bid to win her husband's love goes awry and thrusts them into danger on the eve of war, Tor will face his ultimate battle: to save his wife and to open his heart--before it's too late.