The Body Reader

For three years, Detective Jude Fontaine was kept from the outside world. Held in an underground cell, her only contact was with her sadistic captor, and reading his face was her entire existence. Lea

Sociology of the Body brings together forty-two classic and contemporary essays exploring the multitude of ways in which human bodies shape and are shaped by society. Employing an overarching intersec

Plastic surgery, obesity, anorexia, pregnancy, prescription drugs, disability, piercings, steroids, and sex re-assignment surgery: over the past two decades there have been major changes in the ways w

Plastic surgery, obesity, anorexia, pregnancy, prescription drugs, disability, piercings, steroids, and sex re-assignment surgery: over the past two decades there have been major changes in the ways w

The body has become an increasingly significant concept in recent years and this Reader offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories surrounding the issue. This broad co

Without the body there would be no feminist theory. And it's possible to say that without feminist theory there would be no modern "body." The body has long been a contested site in feminist circles.

One day, Nora returns home from kindergarten upset because a boy in her class told her that she has the legs of a flamingo! When her mother gives her a magic wand to read people's minds, a new and fa

Over the past three decades, the challenge that conscious experience poses to physicalism--the widely held view that the universe is a completely physical system--has provoked a growing debate in phil

The concept of the body is one of the most recent, and hotly contested areas of inquiry among philosophers today.

The concept of the body is one of the most recent, and hotly contested areas of inquiry among philosophers today.

Usborne《Big Book of the Body》用巨型摺頁帶孩子探索身體怎麼運作！一翻開就能看到超大骨骼、器官海報式大圖，色彩鮮明、圖解清楚，讓 4–8 歲孩子輕鬆認識骨頭、肌肉、呼吸、消化、大腦與五感，是完美的身體入門百科。四個超大摺頁超適合親子一起攤在桌上或地板上看。搭配孩子的日常經驗更好理解——運動、吃東西、心跳加快，翻著翻著就能找到答案，輕鬆建立對身體的第一份好奇與認識。Open up the huge fold-out pages of this vivid, illustrated book to discover the remarkable ways the human body works. Explore a giant skeleton, see how your heart pumps blood, find out what's inside your head and learn what happens to the food you eat. A fun and engaging introduction to a key primary school topic. Its bold, bright design will inspire and delight young children.

探索人體祕密，從「看」到「摸」完全升級！擁有 Usborne 重磅暢銷書《Big Book of The Body》，孩子們可以展開巨型摺頁，龐大又色彩繽紛的人體圖解一目了然，從骨骼、肌肉到五臟六腑全方位認識自己的身體奧秘。知識不只是文字，而是用視覺和觸覺一起探索，讓人印象深刻！現在搭配 SmartLab Toy 的 Squishy Human Body 模型，動手擁抱人體構造真的變得超有趣！這款模型體積適中，超柔軟的材質讓小朋友可以摸著感受，認識每個臟器的位置與功能。當孩子從書中學到心臟如何跳動，立刻用模型觸摸感受“心跳”的形狀和質感，科普學習瞬間身歷其境。這組合不只讓孩子「看書」學人體，更是真正「體驗」人體，動靜結合讓學習效果加倍！無論是親子共讀，還是課堂互動，都是讓低中年級孩子愛上科學的秘密武器。給孩子一把打開人體世界大門的鑰匙——從《Big Book of The Body》的精彩插圖，到 Squishy Human Body 的真實觸感，好玩又有深度，讓科學變得生動又容易懂！趕緊入手，讓孩子開啟探索自己身體的小小科學家之旅吧！

The Earth BookTake a closer look inside Earth with this incredible board book about our planet, with see-through acetate pages. Have you ever thought about how amazing our world is? What happens deep under the Earth's surface? How do volcanoes form? And how does our planet stay a healthy place for us to live? Children will love discovering the answers with amazing see-through pages and clear, friendly text. With labelled acetate diagrams - from outer space to super soil - alongside human and animal life too, this is a fantastic first look at our world for curious children everywhere.From weather systems to the water cycle, The Earth Book is an exciting way to explore all the amazing things our planet does. Other books in the series: The Body Book and The Tree BookThe Tree Book Take a closer look through the seasons in this incredible board book about trees, with see-through acetate pages. Have you ever thought about all the amazing things that trees can do? How do they grow and why do

What’s going on inside the human body? How do we move, eat, think and breathe? Children will love looking inside the human body to discover the answers with this incredible interactive board book. Wit

The Body Book 中文版為《人體透視書》What’s going on inside our bodies? How do we move, eat, think, and breathe? Children will love looking inside the human body to discover the answers with this incredible inter

THE DEAD CAN TALK - WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN . Harbouring an innate distrust of the police, Cassie sets out to investigate the death and deliver justice for the woman who saved her life. For fans of

'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' (Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher)Help get children reading with this

'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' (Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher)Help get children reading with this

'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' (Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher)Olive Brown is scared of just about

The pirates Adam, Amy and Ali are tired of their quiet life on Cutlass Island and wish that they could go and live in the exciting, big city. So when they spot a ship, they climb onboard and hide in a

A delightful retelling of a classic story with a twist, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.The little swan is not quite like his brothers and sisters. He's small and brow

An imaginative story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.When Jack kicks his ball over the garden wall, he meets Abbie, his mysterious neighbour, who gives him a glimpse

An out-of-this-world adventure story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.On a school trip to the space museum, Reva and Bobby climb into a real rocket named Jupiter Two.

A fun, heartwarming animal story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Elvis the squirrel is always up for an adventure, especially when a good meal is involved. But when h

Every living thing has two bodies. To be an animal is to be in possession of a physical body, a body which can eat, drink and sleep; it is also to be embedded in a worldwide network of ecosystems. Whe

The first collection of its kind, The Continental Philosophy of Film Reader is the essential anthology of writings by continental philosophers on cinema, representing the last century of film-maki

From gooey gastric juices to our amazing brains, and everything in the human body in between, this book will give kids the knowledge they want about how our bodies work.DK findout! Human Body introduc

The Three-Body Problem #1-3

After a spate of apparent suicides among elite scientists, nanotech engineer Wang Miao is asked to infiltrate a secretive cabal. During his investigation, Wang is inducted into a mysterious online gam

Introducing a brilliant new set of ten Ready to Read books for young children. The set is designed to develop the reading confidence of children who can read a little, but who need lively and structur

An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust,

This collection gathers together the best writing and drawings from the first eight issues of the Lowbrow Reader, a lushly illustrated comedy journal published in New York since 2001, along with brand