The Diary of Dawid Rubinowicz (English and Polish Edition)

Children's Books

Dawid Rubinowicz

History

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Romanian, because of its Latin origin and the fact that it has borrowed words from other Romance languages, will be recognisable to anyone who knows French or Italian. This course introduces both colloquial and written forms of Romanian with the emphasis on learning to use Romanian in a variety of situations. No knowledge of grammatical terminology is assumed but traditional grammatical terms are included for those who are familiar with them.

Streetsense: Communication, Safety, and Control

Politics & Social Sciences

Dernocoeur, Kate Boyd

Social Sciences

Reality Check: One Father's Opinion on World Affairs

Business & Money

O'Byrne, Mike

Economics

<p>Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life, the title chosen by Harriett Low for her journal, aptly describes the conflicting emotions of the first American woman to live in China. Making a rude transition from the tranquility of Salem, Massachusetts into a world of sampans and sedan chairs, women with bound feet and men with queues, the lively young American records a detailed portrait of her life in Macao from 1829-1834. The constricted lifestyle of foreign merchants wives, forced by the Chinese to live in Macao while their husbands traded tea and opium in Canton: balls, operas, and picnics; Chinese customs and Catholic processions; true friendship and false; romance or religion are all reflected in the pages of her journal. Throughout nine volumes, Harriett Low displays wit and courage as she metamorphoses from a socially naive girl into a mature, independent woman. </p>
<p>Published for the first time as a complete edition, Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life chronicles not only the impact of Western capitalism on a declining Chinese empire but also the importance of money in affairs of the heart. Forced to reject her fiancé because he lacked prospects, Harriett Low survives by immersing herself in the literature and language she loves, as well as a re-examined Unitarian faith. Independent in outlook, she is an obvious antecedent of a contemporary American woman.</p>

Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life: The Journal of Harriett Low, Travelling Spinster

Biographies & Memoirs

Hillard, Harriet Low

Hodges, Nan Powell

Hummel, Arthur William

Community & Culture

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