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The world's coastlines, dividing land from sea, are geological environments that are unique in their composition and the physical processes affecting them. At the dynamically active intersection of land and the oceans, humans have been building structures throughout history. Initially used for naval and commercial purposes, more recently recreation and tourism have increased activity in the coastal zone dramatically. Shoreline development is now causing a significant conflict with natural coastal processes. This text on coastal engineering will help the reader understand these coastal processes and develop strategies to cope effectively with shoreline erosion. The book is organized in four parts: (1) an overview of coastal engineering, using case studies to illustrate problems; (2) hydrodynamics of the coastal zone, reviewing storm surges, water waves, and low frequency motions within the nearshore and surf zone; (3) coastal responses including equilibrium beach profiles and sediment

This unique textbook describes how past changes in sea-level can be detected through an analysis of the sedimentary record. In particular, it concentrates on the current sequence stratigraphy model. It explains this model from basics and shows how the model can be applied to both siliciclastic and carbonate successions. Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in sequence stratigraphy, as well as for professional courses within the petroleum industry, this full-colour textbook includes numerous features that will aid tutors and students alike. These include detailed case studies demonstrating the practical applications of sequence stratigraphy and set-aside boxes providing supplementary and background information. Bulleted questions and answers are interspersed throughout the text, encouraging students to test their understanding of the material. The book is supported by a website hosting sample pages from the book, selected illustrations to download, and worked exercises.

Sea-Jin Chang argues that the Korean financial crisis of 1997 was due to the inertia of both the business groups known as chaebols and the Korean government which prevented adaptation to changing external environments. Once the Korean government stopped central economic planning and pursued economic liberalization in the 1980s, the transition created a void under which neither the government nor markets could monitor chaebols' investment activities. The intricate web of cross-shareholding, debt guarantees, and vertical integration resulted in extensive cross-subsidization and kept chaebols from shedding unprofitable businesses. The government's continued interventions in banks' lending practices created 'moral hazards' for both chaebols and banks. This treatment demonstrates how the structure of chaebols later inhibited other adaptations and for all practical purposes became nearly dysfunctional. The book argues that restructuring of chaebols should focus on improving corporate governa

Shortly before the launch of the reconstructed Greek warship, Olympias, the first edition of The Athenian Trireme was published, providing historical and technical background to the reconstruction of the ship. Since then, five seasons of experimental trials have been conducted on the ship under oar and sail, and the lessons learned have been supplemented by archaeological discoveries and by historical, scientific and physiological research over the last fifteen years. For this second edition, the text has been recast and a number of substantive changes have been made. In addition, there is an additional chapter which describes the trials of Olympias in detail, reports the performance figures, and outlines the changes desirable in any second reconstruction. There are 19 new illustrations, including 11 photographs of Olympias at sea demonstrating features of the design which could be represented only by drawings in the first edition.

Shortly before the launch of the reconstructed Greek warship, Olympias, the first edition of The Athenian Trireme was published, providing historical and technical background to the reconstruction of the ship. Since then, five seasons of experimental trials have been conducted on the ship under oar and sail, and the lessons learned have been supplemented by archaeological discoveries and by historical, scientific and physiological research over the last fifteen years. For this second edition, the text has been recast and a number of substantive changes have been made. In addition, there is an additional chapter which describes the trials of Olympias in detail, reports the performance figures, and outlines the changes desirable in any second reconstruction. There are 19 new illustrations, including 11 photographs of Olympias at sea demonstrating features of the design which could be represented only by drawings in the first edition.

The fifteen years of the GATT between the conclusion of the Tokyo Round in 1979 and the finalisation of the Uruguay Round in 1994 witnessed a sea change in attitudes toward the role of international trade in developing countries. The shift in orientation toward relatively open trading systems was reflected in the attitudes and participation of developing countries in the Uruguay Round. They involved themselves fully in formulating the rules of the new trading system, and also made significant offers to reduce tariff protection. This volume provides an assessment of the economic impact of the Uruguay Round of the GATT on the developing countries. The authors, all leading international trade economists, examine all aspects of the agreement and conclude that the cuts in protection should strengthen the world trading system and result in increases in the real incomes in developing countries.

010-022：第一階段：基本骨架（人稱與句型） 01. 複雜的人稱代名詞：全世界都是我的家人 02. A là B：定義與身份的橋樑 —「A 是 B」 03. 不用「是」的形容詞句：形容詞就是動詞 04. 名詞 + 形容詞：倒裝的視覺藝術 —（後位修飾） 023-034：第二階段：時態與否定（讓句子更精準） 05. không：一字千金的否定力量 —「不 / 否定」 06. đang：抓住當下的瞬間 —（現在進行式） 07. sẽ：未來的藍圖與承諾 —（未來式） 08. đã：完成的足跡 —（過去式） 035-046：第三階段：疑問與數量（生存必備） 09. ... có ... không?：萬用的「是非門」 10. Cái gì / Ở đâu / Bao nhiêu：偵探的工具箱 11. 類別詞：世間萬物的分類帽 —（量詞） 12. Các / Những：從一到多的群體美 —（複數） 047-055：第四階段：連接與語氣（道地用法） 13. Ở：在地圖上標記你的存在 —（在 / 地點） 14. Của：連接著你與我的關係 —（的 / 所有格） 15. Ạ / Dạ：越南語的靈魂芬芳 —（敬語語助詞）

本教程第3冊共10個單元，每單元包含3片相關主題的文章，分別是Text A、Text B、Text C。每篇文章後都有練習題，分Section I、Section II兩部分，題型盡可能與大學英語四、六級考試題型相一致，滿足學生四六級考試的需求。每個單元的Text A後的練習題Section I是10個段落信息匹配題，Section II是根據課文內容的5個單選題。每個單元的Text B後的練習題Section I是5個對課文理解的單選題，Section II是有關課文中詞匯理解的5個單選題。每個單元的Text C後的練習題Section I是5個對課文理解的單選題，Section II包含Part One 和Part Two兩部分。Part One 是2個有關課文內容的Comprehensive Questions, Part Two是2個與課文相關的拓展題Independent Thinking Questions。對練習題都提供了參考答案。

《展望》是為學習IGCSE 0523和IBDP Chinese B SL的學生編寫的，共有兩冊，配有錄音等電子資源。Future is a set of coursebooks specially written for students who are learning IGCSE 0523 and IBDP Chinese B Standard Level courses.It contains two volumes accompanied by digital resources such a s recordings.本書特色 T h e C o u r s e F eat u r e s話題：全面覆蓋IGCSE和IBDP大綱規定的各大主題和高頻話題。Topics：In accordance with all the themes and important topics involved by IGCSE 0523 and IBDP Chinese B’s test syllabus.練習：聽、說、讀、寫的練習嚴格按照大綱和考試的要求編寫。Exercises: Exercises of speaking, listening, reading and writing are closely related to the test syllabus and examination requirements.探究：利用探究問題，加強學生的概念性理解。Inquiry: Enhancing students’ conceptual understanding by inquiry questions.文化：介紹中國傳統文化和當代社會，帶領學生全面認識中國。Culture: Leading students to understand China comprehensively by introducing Chinese traditional culture and contemporary society.

《全國鋼琴演奏考級作品集（新編第二版）第一級—第五級》在內容配置進行了變化與革新。這一版仍然是保持每一級有四項內容。“基本練習”，是每一級都必須有的，內容和格式與新編第一版相同。從曲目上來說，新編第二版在每一級中都分為A、B、C三項； A項是練習曲或技巧性的樂曲，主要是檢驗學生的基本技術與能力；在每一級中有兩首或三首曲子供考生選擇，任選一首即可； B項主要是複調性樂曲或古典風格樂曲，每一級都提供兩首樂曲，考生可根據自己情況任選一首； C項為音樂性較強的中外樂曲，這些樂曲顯示了更多的音樂趣味和更強的音樂性，重在對音樂感覺與音樂表現的考察。

作者根據高等學校數學與統計學教學指導委員會新修訂的《工科類本科數學基礎課程教學基本要求》, 結合多年的教學經驗編寫而成。《高等數學 (上) 》遵循“自然而然”的原則, 避免跳躍。緊抓各主要概念、定理的幾何背景, 用簡單、樸實且生活化的語言、方法引出主要數學概念。使其自然、樸實、順理成章, 且讀起來順暢而又印象深刻。“延伸閱讀”將幫助學生加深對教材內容的理解。習題分a,b類, 增加了概念類題目, 編排緊扣教材內容與例題, 難度漸變。a類習題為基本內容, b類習題略作引申。每章配有提高訓練題, 基本取自歷年高等數學考研題, 並按難易程度進行編排。習題和提高訓練題均配有答案與較為詳盡的提示。

老是用「How are you?」問候老外嗎？ 買了一堆英文口語書，卻好像很難派得上用場？ 本書特別採用中文索引的編排方式， 按中文筆畫順序編排，便能查到英文說法， 讓你迅速找到「這句中文，原來是這麼說的！」 《中文超短句 英文怎麼說？》收集了美國人最常使用的慣用口語近一千六百條，內容豐富，用語生動，超實用！超好用！超便利！ ＊打破以往的編排方式，以中文字首作為索引，能正確快速地尋找！ ＊短句皆搭配情境對話，加深印象！ ＊個別短句皆有使用說明，讓讀者懂個徹底，用得正確！ 範例說明 ＊今天有什麼計畫？ What’s on tap for today? A: What’s on tap for today? B: Well, I thought we could get lunch before we went shopping. A: 今天想怎麼過？ B: 嗯，我想先吃午餐再逛街。 →與「What is the plan for today?」意義相同。

本次修訂後的第15版在繼承前14版的基礎上，進一步突出了如下特色：1．題量 全書共有習題約4000道，其中生理學部分700餘道，分子生物學部分400餘道，病理學部分600餘道，內科學部分1200餘道，外科學部分800餘道。2．題型 包括了目前研究生入學考試所使用的所有題型：①A型題（A1和A2型題）：在每小題給出的A、B、C、D四個選項中，只有一項是最符合題目要求的；②B型題：每小題只能從中選擇一個最符合題目要求的，每個選項可以被選擇一次或多次；③C型題：A、B、C、D是其下幾道小題的備選項，每小題只能從中選擇一項最符合題目要求的，每個選項可以被選擇一次或多次；④X型題：A、B、C、D四個選項中至少有兩項是符合題目要求的，請選出所有符合題目要求的答案。3．習題分佈 根據考試大綱和指南提煉考點，圍繞考點從不同的角度設計習題。在儘量避免與西醫綜合歷年真題重複的前提下，書中習題覆蓋了該項考試大綱的所有考點。4．答案解析 書中每一道題目都給出了參考答案，並在權衡不同學科的特點、不同章節、不同題目難易程度的前提下，選取了書中85%左右的題目進行了解釋。對於一些概念性或記憶性題目，或在教材中很容易找到答案的題目沒有給出解釋，比如生理學部分這樣的題目相對多一些；而對於從教材中直接找答案相對困難的題目都給出了詳細的解釋，比如內科學中的病例分析題。5．內容編排 為了方便讀者使用，該書內容的編排與同等學力人員申請碩士學位臨床醫學學科綜合水平全國統一考試大綱內容編排順序相吻合。

本次修訂後的第14版在繼承前13版的基礎上，進一步突出了如下特色：1．題量 全書共有習題約4000道，其中生理學部分700餘道，分子生物學部分400餘道，病理學部分600餘道，內科學部分1200餘道，外科學部分800餘道。2．題型 包括了目前研究生入學考試所使用的所有題型：①A型題(A1和A2型題)：在每小題給出的A、B、C、D四個選項中，只有一項是最符合題目要求的；②B型題：每小題只能從中選擇一個最符合題目要求的，每個選項可以被選擇一次或多次；③C型題：A、B、C、D是其下幾道小題的備選項，每小題只能從中選擇一項最符合題目要求的，每個選項可以被選擇一次或多次；④X型題：A、B、C、D四個選項中至少有兩項是符合題目要求的，請選出所有符合題目要求的答案。3．習題分佈 根據考試大綱和指南提煉考點，圍繞考點從不同的角度設計習題。在儘量避免與西醫綜合歷年真題重複的前提下，書中習題覆蓋了該項考試大綱的所有考點。4．答案解析 書中每一道題目都給出了參考答案，並在權衡不同學科的特點、不同章節、不同題目難易程度的前提下，選取了書中85%左右的題目進行了解釋。對於一些概念性或記憶性題目，或在教材中很容易找到答案的題目沒有給出解釋，比如生理學部分這樣的題目相對多一些；而對於從教材中直接找答案相對困難的題目都給出了詳細的解釋，比如內科學中的病例分析題。5．內容編排 為了方便讀者使用，該書內容的編排與同等學力人員申請碩士學位臨床醫學學科綜合水平全國統一考試大綱內容編排順序相吻合。

《法理學講義》的主要內容是LJ（A）和LJ（B）。 LJ（A）共有六卷。*卷除了導言部分，其他均為有關所有權 （property）的討論。 ① 第二卷依次討論了除所有權之外的其他對物權（real right）以及三種對人權（personal right）。第三卷完成了家庭法的討論。第 四、五卷展現了政制形式在“歷史四階段”中的紛繁變化。這兩卷許多內 容都出現在了《國富論》“關於主權者與國家的支出”

《安心商社——抓狂上班族的慢活悟語》 萬歲少女◎圖文 安心商社的抓狂一族，全部都是B咖！Busy！Blue！Bore！……，但有了「A＋的心」：心靈環保終極轉心法，心情馬上變Beauty！比A咖過得更Better！！ 小迷糊安安第一天到安心商社上班，就遲到，安老闆和主管王經理還以為她不來了！其實她是緊張睡不著，結果睡過頭了！但公司真正的緊張大師不是她，直喊工作做

本系列經僑委會審定通過，海外僑校指定選用之K-12華語教材。本書有「正體字版」與「加註簡體字版」兩種版本，配合不同學習需求。【加註簡體字版】共分6冊，每冊均有課本與習作A/B兩本。■第三冊習作A本內容簡介每課課文生字、詞語習寫、連連看、念一念、寫一寫、讀一讀、猜一猜、比一比等各種語文練習活動。另外還有填寫正確詞語、看圖完成句子等等。

本系列經僑委會審定通過，海外僑校指定選用之K-12華語教材。本書有「正體字版」與「加註簡體字版」兩種版本，配合不同學習需求。【加註簡體字版】共分6冊，每冊均有課本與習作A/B兩本。■第一冊習作A本內容簡介每課課文生字、詞語習寫、連連看、念一念、寫一寫、讀一讀、猜一猜、比一比等各種語文練習活動。另外還有填寫正確詞語、看圖完成句子等等。

本系列經僑委會審定通過，海外僑校指定選用之K-12華語教材。本書有「正體字版」與「加註簡體字版」兩種版本，配合不同學習需求。【加註簡體字版】共分6冊，每冊均有課本與習作A/B兩本。■第二冊習作A本內容簡介每課課文生字、詞語習寫、連連看、念一念、寫一寫、讀一讀、猜一猜、比一比等各種語文練習活動。另外還有填寫正確詞語、看圖完成句子等等。

Our current understanding of elementary particles and their interactions emerged from break-through experiments. This book presents these experiments, beginning with the discoveries of the neutron and positron, and following them through mesons, strange particles, antiparticles, and quarks and gluons. This second edition contains new chapters on the W and Z bosons, the top quark, B-meson mixing and CP violation, and neutrino oscillations. This book provides an insight into particle physics for researchers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Throughout the book, the fundamental equations required to understand the experiments are derived clearly and simply. Each chapter is accompanied by reprinted articles and a collection of problems with a broad range of difficulty.

台灣大學 各系所(A)台灣大學 各系所(B)政治大學 經營管理碩士學程（EMBA 各組） 政治大學 國際經營管理英語碩士學位學程(IMBA)清華大學 社會學研究所（甲、乙） 中興大學 外國語文學系中興大學 各應考學系中正大學 共同科目中山大學 醫管碩士學程（甲組） 成功大學 全校成功大學 全校（語文（英文））成功大學 全校(A)暨南大學 各系所台東大學 共同科目（國

Situated between memoir, social criticism, and conceptual art, The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam is an incisive response to a modernist classic and an affecting exploration of the poetics and politics of our times.In her 1933 The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein invented a new literary form by narrating her own story from the perspective of her partner, blurring the lines between portrait and self-portrait. Almost a century later, experimental filmmaker and artist Lana Lin has resurrected Stein’s project to tell a different story of queer love, life, and artistic collaboration.At heart a candid chronicle of her partner Lan Thao’s life journey from Việt Nam during the war, and her own troubled history as a gender-queer Taiwanese American, Lin draws in subjects as varied as photography, cancer, tropical fruit, 9/11, and Eve Sedgwick’s eyeglasses, weaving an intimate landscape of living that is also a critical investigation of race and gender.

A New York Times Bestseller!A USA Today Bestseller!A Publisher's Weekly Bestseller!An Indie Bestseller!An SLJ Best Book of the Year!A B&N Monthly YA pick!A geeky overachiever determined to save the world through science and a troublemaking chosen one lashing out against her destiny meet and fall in love in a magical coffeeshop as their two very different universes begin to collide in the deluxe trade paperback edition of Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, C.B. Lee's fun, sapphic, cozy fantasy YA romance featuring gorgeous sprayed edges. When Brenda's internet goes out right before an important scholarship deadline, she stumbles right into Kat's family's coffeeshop. Brenda is swept away by cool, confident Kat, who actually cares about Brenda's 19-step plan to save the world through science. Meanwhile, Kat can't stop thinking about Brenda, who is smart, passionate, and doesn't seem to care that Kat is the prophesized Chosen One. The only problem? Kat and Brenda are from different u

From beloved Finland-based children's author Anna Anisimova comes a heartwarming, beautifully illustrated chapter book about a blind girl who joyfully explores her environment using her senses and vivid imagination, inviting young readers to understand their surroundings in entirely new ways.For the young, blind heroine of The Invisible Elephant, the world is a thrilling place full of sounds, smells, and sensations. Although she doesn't see the world outside with her eyes, nothing stops her from encountering her surroundings with joy and an impressively creative imagination. In four charming stories, we go with her to the zoo, the museum, and art class, and get a peek into her wonderfully magical mind where her grandfather's walking stick can transform into a horse and a sled can become a whale. When the time comes for her to learn braille, we watch how her family and friends cheer her on as she discovers how to navigate the world in her own way.With gorgeous, inventive illustrations b

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Will Bulsiewicz offers a groundbreaking cookbook packed with delicious plant-based recipes, as well as a targeted plan for overcoming food sensitivities. Leading gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, or "Dr. B," introduced readers to the wonders of fiber with the New York Times bestseller Fiber Fueled--a guide to optimizing the gut microbiome, sharpening immunity, lowering cholesterol, and promoting weight loss through a diet rich in diverse fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Rather than restriction, Dr. B's solution is abundance and variety. Now he applies all the principles of the Fiber Fueled diet in a cookbook that's as beautiful as it is practical. This must-have cookbook will inspire you with deeply flavorful, satisfying plant-based recipes that make the Fiber Fueled lifestyle delicious and inviting. But The Fiber Fueled Cookbook is also a revolutionary treatment program for food sensitivity sufferers who have struggled to get a

Agent Pendergast faces his most unexpected challenge yet when bloodless bodies begin to appear in Savannah, GA, in this installment of a #1 New York Times bestselling series. A legendary heist: On the evening of November 24, 1971, D. B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305 -- Portland to Seattle -- with a fake bomb, collected a ransom of $200,000, and parachuted into the night, never to be seen again... Perhaps. A brutal crime steeped in malevolence: Fifty years later, Agent Pendergast takes on a bizarre and gruesome case: in the ghost-haunted city of Savannah, Georgia, bodies are found completely drained of blood--sowing panic and reviving the infamous legend of the Savannah Vampire. A case like no other in Pendergast's career: Through twists and turns, Pendergast and his partner, Agent Coldmoon, race to understand how these murders are connected to the most mystifying hijacking in American history. Together, they discover not just the killer-but an unearthly evil beyond all reckoning.

This explosive, intersectional collection of essays, fiction, poems, plays, and more, explores the universality of human reproductive experiences, as well as their distinct individuality.Twenty-eight contributors examine issues both timely and, somehow, timeless: policing of women's bodies, the choice to live child-free lives, the lack of access to reproductive health, the misogyny, racism, and other forms of bigotry inherent throughout in the medical system, and the fear of what the future might hold.A naval officer must choose between her military career or keeping an unexpected pregnancy. A mother of three decides to become a surrogate, but is unprepared for everything that happens next. A trans man's pregnancy forces them to approach their key relationships in a new way. A woman's choice to live a child-free life is put to the test when her husband's dying wish is for them to become parents. Forced sterilization camps line the borders of America in a dystopian future that may not b

How companies can adapt in an era of continuous disruption: a guide to responding to such acute crises as COVID-19.When COVID-19 hit, businesses had to respond almost instantaneously--shifting employees to remote work, repairing broken supply chains, keeping pace with dramatically fluctuating customer demand. They were forced to adapt to a confluence of multiple disruptions inextricably linked to a longer-term, ongoing digital disruption. This book shows that companies that use disruption as an opportunity for innovation emerge from it stronger. Companies that merely attempt to "weather the storm" until things go back to normal (or the next normal), on the other hand, miss an opportunity to thrive. The authors, all experts on business and technology strategy, show that transformation is not a one-and-done event, but a continuous process of adapting to a volatile and uncertain environment. Drawing on five years of research into digital disruption--including a series of interviews with b

Jump-start your young child's education with vocabulary and early language concepts using this beautiful book created by a speech therapist. Created by licensed speech pathologist and artist Tabitha Paige, CCC-SLP and author of the Our Little Adventures series, A Trip to the Farmers Market takes parents and young children on a trip to the farmers market using realistic watercolor imagery and a story carefully crafted by Tabitha, who has years of experience helping young children develop their language skills. This timeless book features vocabulary and early language concepts for toddlers while also teaching about friendship and kindness through an engaging story about a fox planning a meal for his friend.Additional guidance will also be provided for parents to learn how they can help their young children build their vocabularies with confidence. Overall, A Trip to the Farmers Market captures the magic of language and strengthens the parent-child bond, all while being designed to look b

An instant New York Times bestseller! "Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo era." --Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The BellesAward-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman's voice.When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields?Before there was a dead body, Enchanted's dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey's charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he's dead, the police are at the door, and all

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *; From thebestselling author ofDark Matterand the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memoryhis most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date,and the inspiration for Shondaland's upcoming Netflix film.';Gloriously twisting . . .a heady campfire tale of a novel.'The New York Times Book ReviewNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time *; NPR *; BookRiotReality is broken.At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that's sweeping the world is no pathogen.It's just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discoveryand what's in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truthand in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . .and the tools for fighting b

The #1 bestselling new collection from National Book Award finalist Ada Limón are 'Exquisite poems about love, fertility, desire, this natural world we move through, the political climate, so much more' Roxane GayWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY 2019Ada Limón is a poet of ecstatic revelation . . . a book of deep wisdom and urgent vulnerability' Tracy K. Smith, Guardian'Vulnerable, tender, acute . . . The Carrying is a gift' Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former US Poet Laureate'Exquisite poems' Roxane GayFrom National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Ada Limón comes The Carrying - her most powerful collection yet.Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility - 'What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?' - and a body seized b

A BBC Top 100 Novels that Shaped Our WorldEffia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow.Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer. 'This incredible book travels from Ghana to the US revealing how slavery destroyed so many families, traditions and lives - and how its terrifying impact is still reverberating now.Gyasi has created a story of real power and insight' Stylist, the Decade's 15 Best Books b

This book discusses the connection between two areas of semantics, namely the semantics of databases and the semantics of natural language, and links them via a common view of the semantics of time. It is argued that a coherent theory of the semantics of time is an essential ingredient for the success of efforts to incorporate more 'real world' semantics into database models. This idea is a relatively recent concern of database research but it is receiving growing interest. The book begins with a discussion of database querying which motivates the use of the paradigm of Montague Semantics and discusses the details of the intensional logic ILs. This is followed by a description of the author's own model, the Historical Relational Data Model (HRDM) which extends the RDM to include a temporal dimension. Finally the database querying language QEHIII is defined and examples illustrate its use. A formal model for the interpretation of questions is presented in this work which will form the b

Funny animals play a party game that's both silly and thought-provoking. This Level B book is perfect for new readers It is a tree. It is a wall. It is a snake. It is a fan. A zebra, a giraffe, a turtle, and other animals play a party game. Blindfolded, they guess what's in the room by feel alone. Could it be a wall? A rope? A fan? No. It's an elephant This very easy-to-read story, based upon the ancient Indian parable about the blind men and the elephant, teaches point-of-view, and reinforces the simple vocabulary with bright illustrations of the different objects the animals guess. Perfect for new readers to practice on their own This book has been officially leveld by using the F&P Text Level Gradient (TM) Leveling System. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create origin

本書以水彩與素描描繪威尼斯的經典風景與隱藏角落，呈現其歷史風華與細膩氛圍。透過藝術視角，帶領讀者感受這座水都的浪漫與時間之美。… Venice at dawn, seen from the deck of the ship …A Venice wobbling in a thousand fresh-water reflections, cool as a jelly. It was as if some great master, stricken by dementia, had burst his whole colour-box against the sky to deafen the inner eye of the world. Cloud and water mixed in with each other, dripping with colours, merging overlapping, liquefying, with steeples and alconies and roofs floating in space, like the fragments of some stained glass window seen through a dozen veils of rice – paperOne of Europe’s most beautiful cities is celebrated through the talents of artist Fabrice MoireauVenice, a mosaic of over 100 islands, many connected by the 400 bridges which span its famous canals, is possibly the most romantic city in the world. It began as a village in the marshes and grew into a formidable sea power, dubbed the Queen of the Adriatic. Now its fading glories - the canals and palaces, monuments and churches —

《手斧男孩》作者遺作。當疫病襲來，Leif不得已遠離家鄉乘著獨木舟出海前往北方，獨自展開與大自然搏鬥的求生之旅。一次次的生死存亡中逐漸開拓視野，挖掘出真實的自我。In the style of the masterful Hatchet, this is another high-stakes middle grade from Gary Paulsen about a boy on the knife's edge between life and death where raging seas meet a northern wilderness.This stunning historical adventure, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the sea what Hatchet did for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds. When a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next. The deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to the heartbeat of the ocean, the pulse of the landscape. With hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, Northwind is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome best.

WS Education 精心策畫World of Discovery (探索世界) 系列讀物，全套共51冊，根據不同的閱讀能力分為三個等級：A (Achieving 達成), B (Blooming 增進), C (Confident自信) ，讓孩子從有趣的閱讀體驗中認識亞洲以及探索STEM（科學、技術、工程和數學）。本系列由新加坡國立教育學院(NIE)英文系退休教授 Ruth YL Wong 博士指導，適合3至8歲及以上的孩子閱讀，書中提供說故事的指南與單詞解釋詞彙表，適合家庭、學校和公共圖書館，從有趣的閱讀中認識英文詞彙，並提升孩子對兒童對科學探索與認識全球多元文化。The World of Discovery Collection is a specially curated selection of children's books that focus on discovering Asia and discovering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Under the guidance of Dr Ruth Y L Wong, these books aim to promote reading for pleasure, while exciting kids through discovery. With 51 books in this inaugural batch, and with more to come, the books are divided into three levels depending on the child's reading ability: A (Achieving), B (Blooming) and C (Confident). Each book includes a story-based activity at the end of the books to help parents and educators get children to engage with the story.

Every day mental health professionals are faced with making practice decisions involving cultural, ethical, moral, regional, personal, and legal considerations. Using the Law shows readers how to resolve practice problems efficiently through a structured application of legal principles. Writing for various mental health professionals that face such complex decisions, Andrew B. Israel pulls from the codes of ethics of the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and the National Board of Certified Counselors. He presents a unified perspective that stresses the integration of the fundamental legal, ethical, cultural and pragmatic factors influencing practice. Written in a clear and direct style, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition includes a new chapter on reading judicial cases for mental health professionals and expands the treatment of the codes of ethics governing social workers, psychologists, counselors, and nurses.

Risk has always been central to finance, and managing risk depends critically on information. As evidenced by recent events, the need has never been greater for skills, systems and methodologies to manage risk information in financial markets. Authored by leading figures in risk management and analysis, this handbook serves as a unique and comprehensive reference for the technical, operational, regulatory and political issues in collecting, measuring and managing financial data. It is targeted towards a wide range of audiences, from financial industry practitioners and regulators responsible for implementing risk management systems, to system integrators and software firms helping to improve such systems. Volume 2 describes a structural and operational framework for managing a financial risk data repository. As experience accumulates on managing modern risk systems, the knowledge base of practical lessons grows. Understanding these issues and leading practices may mean the difference b