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Reading the World

Author : Ann Morgan
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448181569
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Reading the World written by Ann Morgan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A brilliant, unlikely book' Spectator How can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world? In 2012, the world arrived in London for the Olympics...and Ann Morgan went out to meet it. She read her way around all the globe's 196 independent countries (plus one extra), sampling one book from every nation. It wasn't easy. Many languages have next to nothing translated into English; there are tiny, tucked-away places where very little is written down; some governments don't like to let works of art escape their borders. Using Morgan's own quest as a starting point, Reading the World explores the vital questions of our time and how reading across borders might just help us answer them. 'Revelatory... While Morgan's research has a daunting range...there is a simple message: reading is a social activity, and we ought to share books across boundaries' Financial Times

Reading the World

Author : Dianne C. Luce
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570038242
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Reading the World written by Dianne C. Luce and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reading the World Dianne C. Luce explores the historical and philosophical contexts of Cormac McCarthy's early works crafted during his Tennessee period from 1959 to 1979 to demonstrate how McCarthy integrates literary realism with the imagery and myths of Platonic, gnostic, and existentialist philosophies to create his unique vision of the world. Luce begins with a substantial treatment of the east Tennessee context from which McCarthy's fiction emerges, sketching an Appalachian culture and environment in flux. Against this backdrop Luce examines, novel by novel, McCarthy's distinctive rendering of character through mixed narrative techniques of flashbacks, shifts in vantage point, and dream sequences. Luce shows how McCarthy's fragmented narration and lyrical style combine to create a rich portrayal of the philosophical and religious elements at play in human consciousness as it confronts a world rife with isolation and violence.

Reading the World

Author : Mary Franklin-Brown
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226260682
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Reading the World written by Mary Franklin-Brown and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirteenth century saw such a proliferation of new encyclopedic texts that more than one scholar has called it the “century of the encyclopedias.” Variously referred to as a speculum, thesaurus, or imago mundi—the term encyclopedia was not commonly applied to such books until the eighteenth century—these texts were organized in such a way that a reader could easily locate a collection of authoritative statements on any given topic. Because they reproduced, rather than simply summarized, parts of prior texts, these compilations became libraries in miniature. In this groundbreaking study, Mary Franklin-Brown examines writings in Latin, Catalan, and French that are connected to the encyclopedic movement: Vincent of Beauvais’s Speculum maius; Ramon Llull’s Libre de meravelles, Arbor scientiae, and Arbre de filosofia d’amor; and Jean de Meun’s continuation of the Roman de la Rose. Franklin-Brown analyzes the order of knowledge in these challenging texts, describing the wide-ranging interests, the textual practices—including commentary, compilation, and organization—and the diverse discourses that they absorb from preexisting classical, patristic, and medieval writing. She also demonstrates how these encyclopedias, like libraries, became “heterotopias” of knowledge—spaces where many possible ways of knowing are juxtaposed. But Franklin-Brown’s study will not appeal only to historians: she argues that a revised understanding of late medievalism makes it possible to discern a close connection between scholasticism and contemporary imaginative literature. She shows how encyclopedists employed the same practices of figuration, narrative, and citation as poets and romanciers, while much of the difficulty of the imaginative writing of this period derives from a juxtaposition of heterogeneous discourses inspired by encyclopedias. With rich and innovative readings of texts both familiar and neglected, Reading the World reveals how the study of encyclopedism can illuminate both the intellectual work and the imaginative writing of the scholastic age.

Reading the World's Stories

Author : Annette Y. Goldsmith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442270861
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Reading the World's Stories written by Annette Y. Goldsmith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading the World’s Stories is volume 5 in the Bridges to Understanding series of annotated international youth literature bibliographies sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. USBBY is the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a Switzerland-based nonprofit whose mission is bring books and children together. The series promotes sharing international children’s books as a way to facilitate intercultural understanding and meet new literary voices. This volume follows Children’s Books from Other Countries (1998), The World though Children’s Books (2002), Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books (2006), and Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children’s Books (2011) and acts as a companion book to the earlier titles. Centered around the theme of the importance of stories, the guide is a resource for discovering more recent global books that fit many reading tastes and educational needs for readers aged 0-18 years. Essays by storyteller Anne Pellowski, author Beverley Naidoo, and academic Marianne Martens offer a variety of perspectives on international youth literature. This latest installment in the series covers books published from 2010-2014 and includes English-language imports as well as translations of children’s and young adult literature first published outside of the United States. These books are supplemented by a smaller number of culturally appropriate books from the US to help fill in gaps from underrepresented countries. The organization of the guide is geographic by region and country. All of the more than 800 entries are recommended, and many of the books have won awards or achieved other recognition in their home countries. Forty children’s book experts wrote the annotations. The entries are indexed by author, translator, illustrator, title, and subject. Back matter also includes international book awards, important organizations and research collections, and a selected directory of publishers known for publishing books from other countries.

Reading the World with Picture Books

Author : Nancy J. Polette
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598845888
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Reading the World with Picture Books written by Nancy J. Polette and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable reference guide provides suggestions of picture books set in more than 70 countries in each continent of the world, along with standards-based activities. Reading the World with Picture Books presents an exhaustive collection of booktalk options with picture books that are set in the major countries of each continent. Hundreds of children's books with an international flavor are organized by continent and then by country, and suggested activities accompany the titles, encouraging students to interpret information related to historical or geographic concepts and use problem-solving skills. Activities range from those appropriate for beginners to experienced researchers/writers. All call for high-level thinking and most provide opportunities to respond in creative ways. In addition, all of the activities are keyed to selected national standards in language arts and social studies. The picture books suggested are not only excellent choices to capture a booktalk audience's attention and educate young readers about world culture, but also to demonstrate how human beings have adapted to the various environments of the world.

Reading the Bible Around the World

Author : Federico Alfredo Roth
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 151400187X
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Bible Around the World written by Federico Alfredo Roth and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parish Clergy Award It's an exciting time to be reading the Bible. As we increasingly encounter readers with perspectives, experiences, and cultures different from our own, we can incorporate new ideas and approaches to interpreting Scripture. When diverse interpretations from various social locations are gathered together, we gain new vistas and a fuller image of the text. In Reading the Bible Around the World, a crosscultural team of scholars describes and workshops global readings in biblical interpretation, focusing on passages in both the Old and New Testaments. By presenting a range of readings from different regions and people groups, with particular attention to marginalized groups, the authors demonstrate the importance of contextually sensitive approaches. They help us build up key values for reading Scripture in the twenty-first century: self-awareness, other-awareness, and true dialogue. Who we are shapes how we read. Guided by these expert teachers, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the influence of their own social location and how to keep growing in biblical wisdom by reading alongside the global Christian community.

Die Botschaft von Kambodscha / The Embassy of Cambodia

Author : Zadie Smith
Publisher : Kiepenheuer & Witsch
ISBN 13 : 346230853X
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Die Botschaft von Kambodscha / The Embassy of Cambodia written by Zadie Smith and published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nach ihrem großen Roman »London NW« legt Zadie Smith mit dieser brillanten Erzählung nach – ein literarischer Diamant! Jeden Montag beobachtet Fatou einen Federball, der hinter den hohen Mauern der Botschaft von Kambodscha hin und her fliegt – ein scheinbar unendlich andauerndes Match. Fatou ist auf dem Weg zum Schwimmbad, wo sie jeden Montagmorgen ihre Bahnen zieht. Neben den sonntäglichen Treffen mit Andrew Okonkwo, einem bibelfesten Studenten aus Nigeria, ist dies die einzige Stunde in der Woche, die ganz ihr gehört. Den Rest der Woche arbeitet Fatou als Haushälterin bei den Derawals, kauft ein, kocht, putzt und hütet die Kinder. Nein, eine Sklavin ist Fatou nicht. Hin und wieder wird sie geschlagen, und bezahlt wird sie für ihre Arbeit nicht, das Haus aber verlässt sie regelmäßig und ohne um Erlaubnis fragen zu müssen. Fatou ist stoisch, sie geht durchs Leben, wie sie ihre Bahnen im Schwimmbad zieht, und es scheint fast, als würde alles immer so weitergehen – bis Fatou einem der Kinder zufällig das Leben rettet und damit das eingespielte Gleichgewicht der Familie Derawal durcheinanderbringt.Mit »Die Botschaft von Kambodscha« stellt die großartige Zadie Smith einmal mehr unter Beweis, dass es manchmal nur weniger Worte bedarf, um eine große Geschichte zu erzählen. »Dieses prägnante Glanzstück zeigt einmal mehr, warum Zadie Smith im Alter von 38 Jahren zu den kenntnisreichsten, witzigsten, differenziertesten Beobachtern der post-kolonialen Landschaft zählt.« The Star

Reading The World

Author : Plc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780789159410
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (594 download)

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Download or read book Reading The World written by Plc and published by . This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Religions ...

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Religions ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 2488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reading the World

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ISBN 13 : 9780789178695
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Reading the World written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Library of the World's Best Literature: A-Z

Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Library of the World's Best Literature: A-Z written by Charles Dudley Warner and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Library of the World's Best Literature

Author : Charles Dudley Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Library of the World's Best Literature written by Charles Dudley Warner and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catholic World

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 884 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Catholic World written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Leisure Seeker: Read the book that inspired the movie

Author : Michael Zadoorian
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008212201
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Leisure Seeker: Read the book that inspired the movie written by Michael Zadoorian and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland*

The World Between Two Covers

Author : Ann Morgan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1631490672
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book The World Between Two Covers written by Ann Morgan and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beguiling exploration of the joys of reading across boundaries, inspired by the author’s year-long journey through a book from every country. Ann Morgan writes in the opening of this delightful book, "I glanced up at my bookshelves, the proud record of more than twenty years of reading, and found a host of English and North American greats starting down at me…I had barely touched a work by a foreign language author in years…The awful truth dawned. I was a literary xenophobe." Prompted to read a book translated into English from each of the world's 195 UN-recognized countries (plus Taiwan and one extra), Ann sought out classics, folktales, current favorites and commercial triumphs, novels, short stories, memoirs, and countless mixtures of all these things. The world between two covers, the world to which Ann introduces us with affection and no small measure of wit, is a world rich in the kind of narratives that engage us passionately: we meet an irreverent junk food–obsessed heroine in Kuwait, an explorer from Togo who spent years among the Inuit in Greenland, and a former child circus performer of Roma background seeking sanctuary in Switzerland. Ann's quest explores issues that affect us all: personal, political, national, and global. What is cultural heritage? How do we define national identity? Is it possible to overcome censorship and propaganda? And, above all, why and how should we read from other cultures, languages, and traditions? Illuminating and inspiring, The World Between Two Covers welcomes us into the global community of stories.

The Congressional Globe

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Congressional Globe written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: