Lessons with Kiarostami

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A dazzling novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the "visionary" (New York Times Book Review) author of the International Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian"Both a disquieting journey about the loss of sense and a return to the sensorium of touch and intimacy, Greek Lessons soars with sensuous and revelatory insight."--Cathy Park Hong, author of Minor Feelings A NEW YORKER AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - ONE OF TIME'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) "Now and then, language would thrust its way into her sleep like a skewer through meat, startling her awake several times a night." In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. Soon the two discover a deeper pain binds them together. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has

Road Movies engages with two foundational twentieth century technologies: cinematic and automotive.? It is a book about road movies, a genre burdened by its own seductiveness. It is also, however, a b

From the visionary force behind EA’s most beloved video games, a must-read book on what the billion-dollar secrets of game design can teach us about building products better and making customers happierVideo games are the biggest entertainment industry in the world—for a reason. Games tap into human psychology and drives like nothing else. So how can we recreate the satisfaction we feel playing games in day-to-day life? How can we harness that feeling to grow better businesses?These are the questions Bing Gordon has been trying to answer over his 40 year career in tech. Affectionately known as the godfather of the video game world, his influence and canonized “Gamification Checklist” have shaped the games and companies we engage with every day: EA Sports, Farmville, The Sims, Amazon Prime, Zynga, Spotify, Audible, Twitch, Duolingo, and Cameo, to name a few.Now, in Everybody Wins, Bing dives into each of the eight core elements of his checklist, lessons extracted from a lifetime in game

你想在工作時也能用華語和同事聊天、了解臺灣嗎？本書非常適合CEFR A2-B1程度的華語學習者，跟著是同事也是朋友的小清和小華，在以臺灣的辦公室為背景的輕鬆對話中，認識臺灣人的生活和文化。全書分為「人際篇」、「節假篇」、「自然篇」、「時事篇」、「人文篇」等5大類，10課內容貼近生活、語言自然實用，每課都有主題介紹、正體與簡體對話、英文翻譯、生詞與例句、短文與討論、語言點、角色扮演與延伸話題；可以進行聽、讀、跟著說等多樣的練習。並配有音檔，藉著聽小清和小華生動活潑的對話，以及清楚自然的短文內容，來學習華語語音、語調和說話方式。不管是上課還是自學，本書都能幫助你勇敢開口、說得更自然，同時發現臺灣生活多麼有趣！Want to chat with coworkers in Mandarin and learn more about Taiwan? Designed for learners at CEFR levels A2 to B1, this book follows Xiaoqing and Xiaohua, coworkers and friends, through lively conversations set in an office in Taiwan.Its 10 practical lessons cover five themes: relationships, holidays, nature, current affairs, and culture. Each lesson includes a topic introduction, dialogues in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, English translations, vocabulary and examples, short readings and discussions, language points, role plays, and further topics.Companion audio brings Xiaoqing and Xiaohua’s conversations to life and presents the readings through clear, natural narration. Learn

Goosebumps meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in this spooky-yet-silly adventure filled with supernatural chaos! Preston and his brothers are in a graveyard making a YouTube video about monsters when they are attacked by a real-life zombie! But it's not just any zombie - it's Preston's best friend Tommy who passed away a few months ago after an unfortunate squash avalanche accident in a supermarket. Thrilled to have his friend back, Preston promises to give Tommy lessons so he can once again fit into everyday life and they can stay friends for ever. However, Preston's lessons are repeatedly thwarted by his brothers.Twelve-year-old Zac bosses everybody around, while eight-year-old Hal keeps making up stories and pretending he can understand what Tommy is really saying. Meanwhile, monster hunter Vincent Valiant will stop at nothing to put Tommy back in the ground where he belongs. If the brothers can't find a way to get along, they could end up losing their friend for ever.From Bram Stoker Award