In Sawako Nakayasu\'s first poetry collection in seven years, an unsettling diaspora of \"girls\" is deployed as poetic form, as reclamation of diminutive pseudo-slur, and as characters that take up residence between the thick border zones of language, culture, and shifting identity. Written in response to Nakayasu\'s 2017 return to the US, this maximalist collection invites us to reexamine our own

Tracing the organic path of her grandmother\'s experience to her great-grandmother\'s time in Irish metal hospitals, she explores her own family trauma and what it means to be an unconventional woman in a society that values

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Also known as MDZS, the blockbuster danmei/Boys\' Love novels from China that inspired comics, animation, and the live-action series The Untamed! In this final book (Volume 5), read the conclusion to this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death. Also includes bonus stories! Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are headed for a showdown

From a renowned nutritionist and author of the bestselling Fat Flush Plan comes a revised and updated edition of the popular alternative guide for taking charge of your perimenopause, filled with up-to-date research, including the latest information on Hormone Replacement Therapy, mood swings, weight gain, and nutrition for women thirty-five and older.Before the Change offers a gentle, proven, incremental

The processes around identifying therapeutic goals with your client are at the centre of ethical music therapy practice. A combination of primary qualitative research with existing literature allows for a thorough understanding of how goal setting is influenced by both the therapist and the person with whom they work, and the levels of collaboration possible between client and therapist in different

In this extraordinary novel by heralded Iraqi author Muhsin Al-Ramli, One Hundred Years of Solitude meets The Kite Runner against the backdrop of Saddam Hussein\'s Iraq.\"A profoundly moving investigation of love, death, and injustice.\" --The Guardian\"A standard in contemporary Middle Eastern literature.\" --Booklist\"A stunning achievement.\" --The National On the third day of Ramadan, a small village

Based on the hit TV show STARGATE ATLANTIS. Enemies and friends...Reeling from the shocking discovery of Rodney McKay\'s fate, Colonel Sheppard and his team retreat to Atlantis to regroup. With Rodney not only in the hands of the Wraith, but apparently working for them, Atlantis faces a new danger - their own man, turned against them.While Zelenka and Colonel Carter work frantically to crack the security

Great reads for all ages! The world\'s greatest classic stories come to life in these expert retellings. Baker Street Readers give an enchanting taste of the original tales, quoting best-known lines and most memorable moments, all supported with wonderfully witty and sometimes scary illustrations.An introductory \"cast of characters\" list and an appendix with points for further discovery assist readers

Experience a year of actively being more grateful, with weekly activities and practices, plus workbook pages to fill in, and discover how this can lead to greater happiness and well-being. Can being more grateful change your life? Ongoing research suggests that it does. Practicing gratitude has a positive impact on the brain and changes the way we feel about the world and each other, making us want

Age-appropriate reading passages combine with whimsical illustrations to help readers understand more about the basic concepts needed to be a good reader. Harcourt Family Learning Workbooks are a comprehensive line of workbook developed through a partnership with Harcourt, a leading educational publisher. Based on national teaching standards, these workbooks provide complete practice in math, reading,

Everything we need to know about metadata, the usually invisible infrastructure for information with which we interact every day. When \"metadata\" became breaking news, appearing in stories about surveillance by the National Security Agency, many members of the public encountered this once-obscure term from information science for the first time. Should people be reassured that the NSA was \"only\"

Intermediate Irish is a jargon-free workbook examining the most commonly used grammatical structures within the Irish language. Focusing on the repeated use of grammatical patterns, the Grammar develops an understanding of the structures presented, making the forms familiar and automatic for learners. This user-friendly workbook includes: terminology introduced and explained with multiple examples

Pink is not what Eleanor Braddock ordered, but maybe it would soften the tempered steel of a woman who came through a war--and still had one to fight. Plain, practical Eleanor Braddock knows she will never marry, but with a dying soldier\'s last whisper, she believes her life can still have meaning and determines to find his widow. Impoverished and struggling to care for her ailing father, Eleanor

Best of Five MCQs for the MRCP Part 1 volumes 1-3 offers a comprehensive and trustworthy solution to anybody wishing to sit, pass and excel at the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians Part 1 examination. Presented as a unique three-volume set, each volume features 375 high-quality practice questions on each of the systems and specialties in alphabetical order. Volume 2 features Best of Five

Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One Piece As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again Years, later, Luffy sets off in search of the \"One Piece,\" said to be the greatest treasure in the

This interdisciplinary activist research project shows the health and well-being impacts of transnational migration on Ecuadorean families. Roberta Villaln documents the intersection of social inequalities and migration and health policies, and how individual and collective action challenges marginalising structures and fosters social

Before she was the super hero Storm of Marvel\'s X-Men, she was Ororo of Cairo--a teenaged thief on the streets of Egypt, until her growing powers catch the eye of a villain who steals people\'s souls. An epic origin story that will blow you away, from the New York Times bestselling author of Monday\'s Not Coming. Few can weather the storm. As a thief on the streets of Cairo, Ororo Munroe is an expert

Language and culture are concepts increasingly found at the heart of developments in applied linguistics and related fields. Taken together, they can provide interesting and useful insights into the nature of language acquisition and expression. In this volume, Joan Kelly Hall gives a perspective on the nature of language and culture looking at how the use of language in real-world situations helps