Art of the Byzantine Era

Arts & Photography

Rice, David T.

History & Criticism

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Expressionism

Dube, Wolf-Dieter

<p>A true family saga set against the violent, incredible events of the Chinese civil war (1927-1950). It starts while Margaret Gaan is still a Shanghai schoolgirl and war is still rumor. This is one of those vibrant, extravagantly peopled memoirs that lights up the sky. A prodigal Portuguese grandfather (no pirate, alas, but a bona-fide bigamist) and a Chinese-matriarch grandmother--who commanded attendance at the annual lacquering of her coffin--nourish household legend. In the kitchen is Dahsoo, turtle-cook-supreme, stoveside politician, clown; but the clamor of his three wives on payday is too much for Mother. Granting the virtues and faults of each, which to keep? ""Well,"" says youngest, newest retainer Ah-May, ""Number One has much to be bad-tempered about."" (And, as the sole wife, she smiles.) Ah-May's problem is more intractable. She is betrothed to Small Amah's son and, for his benefit, robbed--Margaret would call it--of her personal two dollars a month. ""Break my betrothal?"" Gape, giggle. But ultimately, to Small Amah's unsettling shame and dismay, she will. From Dahsoo comes news of peasant suffering and landlord greed, of Communist militance and Kuomintang perfidy; and a coolie's unspeakable ""Tsor-lor"" to sister Veronica signals the end of complacent privilege. More seriously for the book, the narrator becomes ""a young lady""--expressly, ""a young lady victimized by my siblings."" Archly, self-consciously, she tells of beaux and dates; ideological harangues are repeated as if verbatim; and the long wartime period (1937-50) which Margaret spends as secretary for an export-import firm yields only one vivid incident.</p>

Last Moments of a World

Gaan, Margaret

Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, Language, style etc.

Life and Language in the Old Testament.

CHASE, Mary Ellen

Reference

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Essays in Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Keynes, J. M.

Leaders & Notable People

<p>Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. He was the eldest son of Arthur Piaget (Swiss) and Rebecca Jackson (French). His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology".Piaget placed great importance on the education of children. As the Director of the International Bureau of Education, he declared in 1934 that "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual."</p>

Origins of Intelligence in Children

Health, Fitness & Dieting

JEAN PIAGET

Psychology & Counseling

Mountain Gloom and Mountain Glory

Nicolson Mh

Letters of a Javanese Princess

Literature & Fiction

Kartini Ra

Classics

Perhaps the only way to gain an understanding of the way we use language today is to explore the history of that language, and this exploration is the subject of G. L. Brook's fascinating history. The book is one of the few serious histories written for the student and general reader; while it is not an oversimplification, at the same time it does not assume a previous knowledge of Old English or phonetics. Professor Brook describes how the sounds of speech are made, and he traces the development of English from the earliest times we know of down to the present day. He has also written brilliant individual chapters on the history of phonology, spelling, accidence, syntax, and the development of meaning. The book is of importance to any reader concerned with the language of the present day and the trends of language in the future.

History of the English Language

Brook, George L.

Language and Thought in Schizophrenia

Kasanin Js

Mental Health

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