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This unique collection of essays, accompanied by a pioneering DVD, at last brings a dazzling view of the literary, social, and performative aspects of American Sign Language to a wide audience. The book presents the work of a renowned and diverse group of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing scholars who examine original ASL poetry, narrative, and drama. The DVD showcases the poems and narratives under discussion in their original form, providing access to them for hearing non-signers for the...
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Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable study guide for students of the Japanese language at all levels. Long the standard in Japanese language education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. An essential handbook for self-study or the classroom, students will find that a strong foundation in grammar is vital to those wishing to learn Japanese. Essential Japanese Grammar presents many unique features....
| Автор | Eriko Sato |
This collection of Japanese haiku profiles noted poet Kenneth Yasuda and is a welcome addition to the world of haiku.In the compact, evocative verse-form known as haiku Japanese writers have for centuries been condensing their finest poetic thought and feeling. Adequate translation of haiku into English awaited a Japanese writer fully acquainted with the English language. That writer has now appeared in Kenneth Yasuda, and this book is the result of a long-time labor of love on the finest poetry...
| Автор | Kenneth Yasuda |
This is a complete and easy–to–use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters. Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chinese for more than three decades, the bestselling Reading & Writing Chinese has been completely revised and updated. Reading & Writing Chinese places at your fingertips the essential 1,725 Chinese characters'...
| Автор | William McNaughton |
Sie bewegte die Hüften und spürte einen harten, männlichen Oberschenkel zwischen ihren Beinen. Sie spürte ihn unter ihrem Wonnehügel, als sie daran auf und abrieb. Sie spürte, wie die Kleidung zwischen diesem harten Schenkel und ihrer weichen Pussy rutschte. Es gefiel ihr beinahe besser, als es nackt zu machen.-
| Автор | Anonym |
Brigitte Adam lässt Sie, liebe Leser, in ihrem 1. Gedichtband über die Schulter schauen wie sie Blatt für Blatt des leeren Papiers mit ihren Gedanken, Erlebnissen und Wortspielereien füllt. Dabei geht es um Erinnerungen, Reiseerlebnisse und dies und das. Sie führt Sie quer durch das Jahr mit den Jahreszeiten und Feiertagen, in die Natur und auch die Liebe kommt nicht zu kurz. Die Gedichte sind kurzweilig und kommen ohne Gedichtinterpretation aus … versprochen!
| Автор | Brigitte Adam |
This collection of modern Japanese poetry presents carefully selected works for Western readers.The state of Japanese poetry in the twentieth century, its high quality and individuality is clearly shown in this book. The introduction gives a brief, lucid history of poetry in Japan, with the emphasis on modern poetry. The body of the book is taken up with the translation of the work of forty–nine widely acclaimed poets: free–verse poets, tanka poets, and haiku poets. At the back...
| Автор | Yuki Sawa |
A Hundred Verses from Old Japan is an early translation of one of Japan's most famous anthologies of poetry. This gem of Japanese poetry has preserved its charm for almost a century while remaining the most popular of classical poetry anthologies among the Japanese. The Hyaku-nin-isshiu (literally «one hundred poems by one hundred poets») is a collection of a hundred evocative and intensely human specimens of Japanese tanka (poetry written in a five-line thirty-one syllable format in...
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Based on a true story, Shiokari Pass is a moving tale of love eclipsed by sacrifice and tragedy.The hero of this Japanese novel is the young and idealistic Nobuo Nagano, who finds himself forced to make a heart-rending decision, when he must choose between his childhood sweetheart, Fujiko, and his newly found Christian faith. Set in Hokkaido at the turn of the nineteenth century, when for the first time Western culture and ideas were beginning to challenge Japan's long-held traditions,...
| Автор | Ayako Miura |
Kagero Nikki, translated here as The Gossamer Years, belongs to the same period as the celebrated Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikuibu.This remarkably frank autobiographical diary and personal confession attempts to describe a difficult relationship as it reveals two tempestuous decades of the author's unhappy marriage and her growing indignation at rival wives and mistresses.Too impetuous to be satisfied as a subsidiary wife, this beautiful (and unnamed) noblewoman of the Heian dynasty...
| Автор | Bruce Ross |
Mit ihrem Mann, dem Arzt Richard, und ihrer kleinen Tochter führt die junge Inge ein glückliches und sorgloses Leben. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem Richard die attraktive Olga vor dem Ertrinken rettet und dabei selbst schwer verletzt wird. Von dieser Stunde an wird er zu einem respektlosen Tyrann, zudem flirtet er hemmungslos mit Olga – Inge erkennt ihren einst liebevollen Mann nicht mehr wieder. Ist das das Ende ihrer großen Liebe?-
| Автор | Marie Louise Fischer |
Eine Märchennovelle über einen Jäger, den die magische Anziehungskraft des geheimnisvollen Runenbergs schließlich in den Abgrund stürzt: Im Wald wird Christian von einem Fremden der Weg zum Runenberg gezeigt, wo ihm alle Wünsche erfüllt werden würden. Dort angekommen hat er ein eindrückliches Erlebnis, das sein ganzes Leben verändern wird…-
| Автор | Ludwig Tieck |
Prickelndes Abenteuer zwischen Chef und Sekretärin…Kenneth Hansen wohnt noch nicht lange in Barcelona. Sein einziger Kontakt ist der zu seiner molligen Sekretärin Señora Alicia Tavares, die verwitwet und deutlich älter ist als er. Trotzdem fühlt sich Kenneth zu ihr hingezogen. Als er die Señora eines Abends verführt, beginnt für beide ein heißes Abenteuer, das weit über einen schnellen Fick hinausgeht… -
| Автор | Camille Bech |
This collection of Japanese poetry and paintings is a wonderful addition to the collection of any enthusiast of Japanese poetry or culture.Land of the Reed Plains presents a rare and beautiful combination of Japanese lyric genius and artistic mastery. The poetry comes from the Manyoshu, Japan's earliest and greatest anthology and masterpiece of world literature, ably translated by Kenneth Yasuda. The 100 paintings that accompany the poems, each in full color, are the work of the...
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Masao Abe: A Zen Life of Dialogue is a compilation of essays that cover the life and work of Masao Abe, perhaps one of the greatest Zen Buddhist communicators of the twentieth century.Masao Abe has opened up a rich dialogue between Japan and the West. He is considered the leading living Zen figure in the Kyoto School of Buddhist thought and the successor of D.T. Suzuki, his early mentor, as the foremost exponent of Zen Buddhism in the West.Through stories and recollections, thirty-five leading...
| Автор | Donald W. Mitchell |
The 15 classic essays collected in Kokoro examine the inner spiritual life of Japan. The title itself can be translated as «heart,» «spirit» or «inner meaning,» and that's exactly what this collection teaches us about Japan. Sometimes touching and always compelling, the writings here tell the stories of the people and social codes that make Japan the unique place it is. «Kimiko» paints the portrait of a beautiful geisha; «By Force of Karma» tells the story of a Buddhist monk; and in «A...
| Автор | Lafcadio Hearn |
The Square Persimmon and Other Stories is an introduction to Takashi Atoda—one of Japan's most popular and versatile writers of fiction.Takashi Atocia is a master storyteller. Like the bar madam in «The Glow of Lipstick,» he is capable of weaving a tale that captures the reader's attention from beginning to end. His plots deal with ordinary people, yet the emotional impact of each story is unusually strong. His down-to-earth characters inhabit a world that may at first appear...
| Автор | Takashi Atoda |
El rey león invitó a todos sus súbditos a su corte.. Quería demostrarles su gran poder y magnificencia… y, muy grave y estirado, los recibió en su palacio. ¡Qué clase de palacio! Una gran cueva llena de huesos, una carnicería maloliente, mucho más hedionda que una curtiembre.
| Автор | La Fontaine |
La doctora Kate Burnett era feliz ejerciendo la medicina con su tío, hasta que éste sufrió un accidente. Lo sustituyó su hijastro, Guy Shearer. Aunque inicialmente cautelosa, Kate acabó teniendo una buena relación con él. Y empezaba a preguntarse a dónde los llevaría aquello cuando volvió su ex novio con intención de casarse con ella…¿Qué debía hacer ahora?
| Автор | Janet Ferguson |
Die magische Gesellschaft steht am Abgrund.Gnadenlos treibt der Dämon sein zweites Regnum aus dem Verborgenen heraus voran. Niemand ahnt, dass der Kerker zerbrochen ist und die Welt kurz davor steht, in Asche zu vergehen.Nach dem Tod eines wichtigen Mitstreiters scheint es keine Hoffnung mehr für den Widerstand zu geben. Oder doch?
| Автор | Andreas Suchanek |
En todos los tiempos juglares y poetas deleitaron con sus historias. María de las Mercedes Botta ahora presenta su libro, "Poemas del Amanecer" Sus libros anteriores: «Pétalos sobre la Arena» "Destellos de Amor" "Sol de Medianoche" "Caminos de Cristal"
| Автор | María de las Mercedes Botta |
This is a completely up-to-date Mandarin Chinese mini dictionary.Tuttle Mini Chinese Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to China or as a Mandarin language study reference Mini Chinese Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Chinese. It's useful pocket-sized format and easy-to read type will make translating Chinese much easier. In addition to being an...
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Learn how to write all the basic Japanese hiragana with this user-friendly workbook.Japanese Hiragana for Beginners makes learning hiragana fast and effective by using memorable picture mnemonics, along with clear explanations, examples and lots of fun exercises—a method that has helped thousands of students learn hiragana successfully in the United States and Japan. Picture mnemonics enhance memory by associating the shape and sound of each hiragana character with combinations of...
| Автор | Timothy G. Stout |
Dark magic and dark pasts haunt the characters in these short stories set in mysterious, exotic Thailand. Ghosts and spirits and the real-life terror of despair besiege the pages of The Phantom Lover and Other Thrilling Tales of Thailand, horror stories by award-winning writer and longtime Thailand resident Jim Algie. In these tales you'll meet: A photojournalist who is literally haunted by the images of everyone he ever failed or exploited while getting a story. A drug...
| Автор | Jim Algie |