The Killing Wind
A spasm of extreme radicalism that rocked China to its foundations in the mid- to late 1960s, the Cultural Revolution has generated a vast literature. Much of it, however, is at a birds-eye level, and we have very few detailed accounts of how it w...
Thailand : den hoppande myran
Thailand den hoppande myran är en inre och yttre reseskildring som utspelar sig i Thailand januari 2 009. Boken är också ett äventyr som utmanar och inspirerar läsaren till en ökad känsla av sammanhang i livet. "Jag tyckte att Roberts bok &qu...
Vad hände vår dotter?
Vad hände vår dotter?
Docile
From Texas sugar cane fields, Ivy League halls to Hyeseung Song's homeland of South Korea and back again, this memoir is a journey through identity crises, mental health struggles and the quest for selfhood. Born to Korean immigrant parents, Hyeseung spends her early years in the sugar cane fields of Texas, caught between her father's 'get rich quick schemes' and her beautiful, domineering mother who is skeptical of Western idealism. With her parents constantly at odds, Hyeseung learns more Korean words for hatred than for love. When the family's fake Gucci business lands them in bankruptcy, Hyeseung starts at a new school where she's immediately singled out with the question, 'Can you speak English?' Growing up, Hyeseung internalizes Western expectations of the 'model' Asian-American, striving for approval and getting into an Ivy League school. Yet, she resents the other high-achieving Asian students she meets and clings to her 'token' status among her white peers. In an attempt to
Making a Morgan
New in paperback! Morgan's way of producing cars is unique. In this day and age, the company still makes use of real craftsmanship in every aspect of building its characterful cars, and every Morgan can be made to a bespoke specification to suit t...
Clinician's Handbook of Adult Behavioral Assessment
Given the vast amount of research related to behavioral assessment, it is difficult for clinicians to keep abreast of new developments. In recent years, there have been advances in assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, treatment ...
Pêsîrên dayê
DEN HELIGA DOFTEN Jag vet inte vad hastighetsmätaren visar, men jag vet att jag har gasen i botten och kör fort, för fort. Med hög hastighet kör jag mot norr, mot Vardö. Och bortom Vardö finns det ingenting utom is och hav, inget samhälle....
Architecture and Modernity
Architecture and Modernity
Newspaper Clipping
Looking at the newspaper clipping from 1870 to 1930 in art and science, this study examines knowledge production and its visual and material background, combining the perspectives of media history with art history and the history of science. It tr...
De syndiga orden
De syndiga orden: är en lång teologisk novell baserad på såväl de heliga skrifterna som författarens konstnärlige skapelse av människobarn. Den unge teologen Behram bekantar sig med en familj på fyra personer nämligen make, maka samt bedårande tvi...
