The Soldiers Are Coming!: My Early Life in a Chinese Village, 1941-1946, Chan Jean Bee
Автор: Lifton Betty Jean Название: Taka-Chan and I: A Dog`s Journey to Japan ISBN: 1590175026 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781590175026 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 10390.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This story of adventure, bravery, daring, friendship, and honor begins when Runcible, a Weimaraner, digs a hole from Cape Cod all the way to Japan. There he meets Taka-chan, a little girl who has been imprisoned by a fierce and fearsome sea dragon. The dragon is angry that Taka-chan's father and his fellow fishermen no longer pay him proper respect, but he is willing to free Taka-chan on one condition: Runcible must seek out the most loyal creature in all Japan and lay a flower at his feet. So Taka-chan and Runcible set out on a quest of discovery that takes them to the bustling heart of Tokyo. From palace grounds to noodle shop, Runcible explores the city, stopping at nothing to solve the mystery that will release his new friend from her captivity. "Taka-chan and I" joins image and word in a tale that is as thrilling as it is poignant. Betty Jean Lifton, a lifelong student of Japanese folklore, and Eikoh Hosoe, a renowned Japanese photographer, have together created an enduring work of beauty that is fit to share a shelf with a classic like "The Red Balloon."
Автор: Moore Lisa Jean, Kosut Mary Название: Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee ISBN: 147982738X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781479827381 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 27450.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Winner, 2014 Distinguished Scholarship Award presented by the Animals & Society section of the American Sociological Association Bees are essential for human survival—one-third of all food on American dining tables depends on the labor of bees. Beyond pollination, the very idea of the bee is ubiquitous in our culture: we can feel buzzed; we can create buzz; we have worker bees, drones, and Queen bees; we establish collectives and even have communities that share a hive-mind. In Buzz, authors Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut convincingly argue that the power of bees goes beyond the food cycle, bees are our mascots, our models, and, unlike any other insect, are both feared and revered. In this fascinating account, Moore and Kosut travel into the land of urban beekeeping in New York City, where raising bees has become all the rage. We follow them as they climb up on rooftops, attend beekeeping workshops and honey festivals, and even put on full-body beekeeping suits and open up the hives. In the process, we meet a passionate, dedicated, and eclectic group of urban beekeepers who tend to their brood with an emotional and ecological connection that many find restorative and empowering. Kosut and Moore also interview professional beekeepers and many others who tend to their bees for their all-important production of a food staple: honey. The artisanal food shops that are so popular in Brooklyn are a perfect place to sell not just honey, but all manner of goods: soaps, candles, beeswax, beauty products, and even bee pollen. Buzz also examines media representations of bees, such as children’s books, films, and consumer culture, bringing to light the reciprocal way in which the bee and our idea of the bee inform one another. Partly an ethnographic investigation and partly a meditation on the very nature of human/insect relations, Moore and Kosut argue that how we define, visualize, and interact with bees clearly reflects our changing social and ecological landscape, pointing to how we conceive of and create culture, and how, in essence, we create ourselves.
The Soldiers are Coming tells the true story of Jean Bee Chan's life in a Chinese village. During the Japanese occupation of China, Jean Bee's family was forced to separate: her father followed his government job to central China, while her mother took Jean Bee and her baby brother to live in their ancestral village in southern China from 1941 to 1946. During those years, Japanese soldiers rampaged China, and their village was no exception. Because all infrastructure had been destroyed, they had to survive on their own. When the village watchmen yelled, "The soldiers are coming ", the villagers would run and hide in the mountains. They persevered through fear, hunger, and poverty until the Japanese surrendered.
As an adult, inspired by her mother's accounts of the hardships suffered during the war, Jean Bee began to study the history of the Asia Pacific War. She became an advocate and speaker for awareness and justice for the atrocities committed against the Chinese and other peoples during the war. She said, "This was a painful experience for me, but the audiences all found my story touching and compelling. Finally, it became clear to me that I must share my story in print."
REVIEWS
"Jean Bee Chan's poignant and beautifully illustrated book is a stark reminder of the suffering of war's most vulnerable casualties: children, who have no say in matters of either war or peace. She takes the reader back to the dire circumstances of her childhood in rural China during the Japanese occupation. Sadly, one child's story from 75 years ago can so easily stand in for that told by the many children living, and dying, in war zones today. And that is why it is important that such stories be preserved, honored, and passed along with hope to future generations." -- Jesse Wallis, Poet and graphic designer
"Through the eyes of her childhood self, Jean Bee Chan takes the reader into her life in a village in southern China during the Asia Pacific War. With constant military invasions, families had to separate to survive, and precious lives were tragically lost. This story serves as an important testimony to the life-long, irreversible damages of war, and how familial love became the only fuel for people to persevere in the darkest of times. Unembellished yet sincere, this is a story that even young children could appreciate, and readers of all ages should read." --Dr. Emily S. Wu, Social Justice Faculty, Dominican University of California
"The most important element in virtually all forms of art is whether it awakens emotions that transcend the barriers of language, race, nationality and religion. I see The Soldiers Are Coming as such a work for children and everyone else. The text of this book deeply touched me. The art--with vibrant colors of crops, animals, and people sleeping and working--is part of the parable of life, and the invading soldiers who kill all the people and the animals in a rural village are also part of humankind's oldest story." -- Dr. Rodger Scott, teacher and author of Grover Lewis: The Uncommon Insight and Grace of an Ordinary Man
"The Soldiers Are Coming tells a survivor's story. Several groups of high school and college students have heard the author 's touching story of her life as a young girl in a southern Chinese rural village. These students, as interns of Pacific Atrocities Education, often shed tears of sorrow and became more determined to study and write about the history of the atrocities in the Asia Pacific War. I believe the art and the text of this book will awaken deep emotional responses from its readers." -- Jenny Chan, Executive Director of Pacific Atrocities Education in San Francisco
Автор: Chan Lois Mai, Intner Sheila S., Weihs Jean Название: Guide to the Library of Congress Classification, 6th Edition ISBN: 144084433X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440844331 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 61380.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
The Library of Congress Classification system is used in academic, legal, medical, and research libraries throughout North America as well as worldwide; accordingly, catalogers and librarians in these settings all need to be able to use it. The established gold standard text for Library of Congress Classification (LCC), the sixth edition of Guide to the Library of Congress Classification updates and complements the classic textbook's coverage of cataloging in academic and research libraries.
Clear and easy to understand, the text describes the reasoning behind assigning subject headings and subheadings, including use of tables; explains the principles, structure, and format of LCC; details notation, tables, assigning class numbers, and individual classes; and covers classification of special types of library materials. The last chapter of this perennially useful resource addresses the potential role of classification in libraries of the future.
Автор: Chan, Mary Jean Название: Fleche ISBN: 0571348041 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780571348046 Издательство: Faber Рейтинг: Цена: 9670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONFleche (the French word for `arrow`) is an offensive technique commonly used in fencing, a sport of Mary Jean Chan`s young adult years, when she competed locally and internationally for her home city, Hong Kong.
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