Shades of the Planet
Author | : Wai Chee Dimock |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2007-04-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0691128529 |
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Author | : Wai Chee Dimock |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2007-04-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0691128529 |
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Author | : Beth Revis |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2013-11-14 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1595146156 |
The final book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica and Prometheus! FUELED BY LIES. RULED BY CHAOS. ALMOST HOME. Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh—to build a home—on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious, unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight. Amy and Elder must race to discover who—or what—else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed—friends, family, life on Earth—will have been for nothing.
Author | : Wai Chee Dimock |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0691188254 |
In a globalizing age, studying American literature in isolation from the rest of the world seems less and less justified. But is the conceptual box of the nation dispensable? And what would American literature look like without it?Leading scholars take up this debate in Shades of the Planet, beginning not with the United States as center, but with the world as circumference. This reversed frame yields a surprising landscape, alive with traces of West Africa, Eastern Europe, Iran, Iraq, India, China, Mexico, and Australia. The Broadway musical Oklahoma! has aboriginal antecedents; Black English houses an African syntax; American slavery consorts with the Holocaust; Philip Roth keeps company with Milan Kundera; the crime novel moves south of the border; and R. P. Blackmur lectures in Japan. A national literature becomes haunted by the world when that literature is seen extending to the Pacific, opening up to Islam, and accompanying African-American authors as they travel. Highlighting American literature as a fold in a planet-wide fabric, this pioneering volume transforms the field, redrawing its institutional as well as geographical map.The contributors are Rachel Adams, Jonathan Arac, Homi K. Bhabha, Lawrence Buell, Wai Chee Dimock, Susan Stanford Friedman, Paul Giles, David Palumbo-Liu, Ross Posnock, Joseph Roach, and Eric J. Sundquist.
Author | : Wai Chee Dimock |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2007-04-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780691128528 |
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Author | : Shelley Rotner |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-06-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0823423050 |
Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond—people come in lots of shades, even in the same family. A celebration of the diversity of everyday life, this exploration of one of our most noticeable physical traits pairs simple text with vibrant photographs. At school, at the beach, and in the city, diverse groups of children invite young readers both to take notice and to look beyond the obvious. Combining lively action shots and candid portraits, Shelley Rotner's photographs showcase a wide variety of kids and families—many shades, and many bright smiles. For even younger readers, this title has also been adapted as a board book, All Kinds of People. An ALA Notable Book.
Author | : Nicole Panteleakos |
Publisher | : Wendy Lamb Books |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2019-05-14 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0525646590 |
"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me A heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and The Thing About Jellyfish. Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger--it's the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will watch the event on live TV in their classrooms. Nova and her big sister, Bridget, share a love of astronomy and the space program. They planned to watch the launch together. But Bridget has disappeared, and Nova is in a new foster home. While foster families and teachers dismiss Nova as severely autistic and nonverbal, Bridget understands how intelligent and special Nova is, and all that she can't express. As the liftoff draws closer, Nova's new foster family and teachers begin to see her potential, and for the first time, she is making friends without Bridget. But every day, she's counting down to the launch, and to the moment when she'll see Bridget again. Because Bridget said, "No matter what, I'll be there. I promise."
Author | : Paul Waddington |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2010-03-11 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1407004468 |
Few of us have what it takes to go 'all the way' on the green scale. Yet as fears about the food chain, climate change, plummeting biodiversity and the sustainability of our current lifestyles take hold, wouldn't it be good to be clear about our range of options? Whether you are pondering bicycles or baths, holidays or heating, pets or pasta, washing dishes or wine, Shades of Green is the book for you. It's an easy-to-use, A-Z guide which sets out your choices on a scale from 'completely green' to 'not even a little bit green'. No preaching. No finger-wagging. Whether you're an eco-warrior or a planet-trasher or, like most of us, something in between, Shades of Green will give you all you need to know so you can choose what suits you best. This is essential and often surprising reading.
Author | : Jasper Fforde |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2009-12-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101159650 |
The New York Times bestseller and “a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness” (The Washington Post) from the author of the Thursday Next series and Early Riser Welcome to Chromatacia, where the societal hierarchy is strictly regulated by one's limited color perception. And Eddie Russet wants to move up. But his plans to leverage his better-than-average red perception and marry into a powerful family are quickly upended. Juggling inviolable rules, sneaky Yellows, and a risky friendship with an intriguing Grey named Jane who shows Eddie that the apparent peace of his world is as much an illusion as color itself, Eddie finds he must reckon with the cruel regime behind this gaily painted façade.
Author | : Lonely Planet |
Publisher | : Lonely Planet |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2020-09-15 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781788689175 |
Introducing the first travel guide organized by color palette. Travel through Costa Rica's green rainforests, Australia's red desert and Dubai's gold souk, along with hundreds of other colorful destinations. Travelers will discover the best places in the world to immerse themselves in their favorite shade of aquamarine, magenta, canary yellow, and everything in between. Each chapter features a single color and shows you the most picturesque places around the world where you can surround yourself with that shade. Whether it's the chilly blues of New Zealand's Fox Glacier, the earth tones of Morocco's red mudbrick pre-Saharan architecture, or the soothing lavender fields of Provence; whatever your dream aesthetic, there's a color to match. And for those of us whose favorite color as kids was "rainbow," there's an entire chapter dedicated to those special places where the full spectrum of color is everywhere you look. Travel by Colour is a vibrant feast for the visually obsessed traveler. Let color be your guide. Includes photos and information to help you find 15 immersive color experiences all over the world. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, eBooks, and more.
Author | : Beth Revis |
Publisher | : Razorbill |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781595143990 |
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes A Million Suns finds Amy hoping to reach her long-sought new home on Centauri-Earth, while she and Elder confront unexpected dangers that threaten their colony and challenge their views on what it means to be human.