Jumat, 04 Oktober 2002

Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate

Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate

Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate

Naomi Klein's No Logo is an international bestselling phenomenon. Winner of Le Prix Mediations (France), and of the National Business Book Award (Canada) it has been translated into 21 languages and published in 25 countries.

Named one of Ms Magazine's Women of Year in 2001, and declared by the Times (London) to be "probably the most influential person under the age of 35 in the world," in Fences and Windows, Naomi Klein offers a bird's-eye view of the life of an activist and the development of the "anti-globalization" movement from the Seattle World Trade Organization protests in 1999 through September 11, 2001. Bringing together columns, speeches, essays, and reportage, Klein once again provides provocative arguments on a broad range of issues. Whether she is discussing the privatization of water; genetically modified food; "free trade;" or the development of the movement itself and its future post 9/11, Naomi Klein is one of the most thoughtful and brilliant activists and thinkers for a new generation.

ISBN: 0312307993
Author: Naomi Klein
Publisher: Picador
Rating: 3.62

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Rabu, 26 Juni 2002

Zadie Smith s White Teeth: A Reader s Guide

Zadie Smith s White Teeth: A Reader s Guide

Zadie Smith s White Teeth: A Reader s Guide

This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘High Fidelity'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.

ISBN: 0826453260
Author: Claire Squires
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Rating: 3.89

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Selasa, 12 Maret 2002

The Long Secret (Harriet the Spy #2)

The Long Secret (Harriet the Spy #2)

The Long Secret (Harriet the Spy #2)

Harriet the Spy refuses to become ruffled when an unidentified person starts leaving disturbing notes all over the quiet little beach town of Water Mill. She’s determined to discover the author of the notes. And she drags her friend, mousy Beth Ellen, into all kinds of odd and embarrassing situations in her efforts to reveal the culprit. Observing in her own special, caustic way with her ever-present notebook, Harriet the Spy is on the case. But will she be ready to face the truth when she finds it?

Praise for Harriet the Spy® and Her Friends
 
Harriet the Spy®

“Harriet is . . . wholly relatable whether you’re eleven or several times that age.”—EW.com
 
Harriet Spies Again
By Louise Fitzhugh and Helen Ericson
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Novel

“Ericson has perfectly captured the voice and pacing of Fitzhugh’s original novel in a seamless rendering of a fresh, enjoyable story for today’s readers.” —
School Library Journal


Harriet the Spy, Double Agent
By Louise Fitzhugh and Maya Gold

“Harriet the Spy is back, and Gold does a credible job of maintaining the special character and her crusty charm.” —
Booklist


The Long Secret

[STAR] “Written with subtlety, compassion, and [Louise Fitzhugh’s] remarkable ability to see inside the minds of children.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
Sport

[STAR] “A worthy successor to Harriet the Spy—and that is high tribute.” —Booklist, Starred


From the Hardcover edition.

ISBN: 0440418194
Author: Louise Fitzhugh
Publisher: Yearling
Rating: 3.79

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Sabtu, 23 Februari 2002

Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Race, Realism, and the U.S. Literary Marketplace

Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Race, Realism, and the U.S. Literary Marketplace

Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Race, Realism, and the U.S. Literary Marketplace

Augusta Rohrbach broadens our understanding of the American literary tradition by showing how African American literature and culture greatly influenced the development of realism. Rohrbach traces the influences of the slave narratives—such as the use of authenticating details, as well as dialect, and a frank treatment of the human body—in writings by Howells, Wharton, and others, and explores questions about the shifting relationship between literature and culture in the US from 1830-1930. Beginning with the question, “How might slave narratives—heralded as the first indigenous literature by Theodore Parker—have influenced the development of American Literature?” Rohrbach develops connections between an emerging literary marketplace, the rise of the professional writer, and literary realism.

ISBN: 0312239211
Author: Augusta Rohrbach
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Rating: 5.00

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