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How to Read a Japanese Poem

by Steven D. Carter ...

How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and adds commentary that will assist the modern reader.How to Read a Japanese ... Read more

$28.79 USD

How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and adds commentary that will assist the modern reader.How to Read a Japanese
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Haiku Before Haiku

From the Renga Masters to Basho

by Steven D. Carter ...

Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
While the rise of the charmingly simple, brilliantly evocative haiku is often associated with the seventeenth-century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, the form had already flourished for more than four hundred years before Basho even began to write. These early poems, known as hokku, are identical to haiku in syllable count and structure but function differently as a genre. Whereas each haiku is its ... Read more

$26.59 USD

While the rise of the charmingly simple, brilliantly evocative haiku is often associated with the seventeenth-century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, the form had already flourished for more than four hundred years before Basho even began to write. These early poems, known as hokku, are identical to haiku in syllable count and structure but function differently as a genre. Whereas each haiku is its
... Read more
How to Read a Japanese Poem

by Steven D. Carter ...

How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and adds commentary that will assist the modern reader.How to Read a Japanese ... Read more

$23.09 USD

How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and adds commentary that will assist the modern reader.How to Read a Japanese
... Read more
I Was Howard Hughes

by Steven Carter ...

Part Great Gatsby, part This Is Spinal Tap, Steven Carter's hilarious debut paints a fictional portrait of a biographer, his notorious subject, and the illusions we hold about fame and fortune.Howard Hughes embodied the American dream: envied by powerful men, desired by beautiful women, Hughes lived his life larger than all who surrounded him and yet died an emaciated recluse. All of which makes ... Read more

$10.59 USD

Part Great Gatsby, part This Is Spinal Tap, Steven Carter's hilarious debut paints a fictional portrait of a biographer, his notorious subject, and the illusions we hold about fame and fortune.Howard Hughes embodied the American dream: envied by powerful men, desired by beautiful women, Hughes lived his life larger than all who surrounded him and yet died an emaciated recluse. All of which makes
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Writing for Engagement

Responsive Practice for Social Action

by Linda Adler-Kassner, Steven Alvarez, Shannon Carter, Kaitlin Clinnin, Daniele Cunningham, Dànielle DeVoss, Christiane Donahue, Donna Dunbar-Odom, Rachel Gramer, Kay Halasek, Bump Halbritter, David A. Jolliffe, Michael Knievel, Stephanie Rae Larson, Adela C. Licona, Heather Lindenman, Julie Lindquist, Londie T. Martin, Ben McCorkle, Julia Paganelli-Martin, Shiloh Peters, Stephen Schneider, Kellie Sharp-Hoskins, Cynthia L. Selfe, Patrick W. Berry, Steve Parks, Syracuse University ...

Series series Cultural Studies/Pedagogy/Activism
Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these shifts—addressing more expansive understandings of where, how, and with whom we research, teach, and ... Read more

$105.29 USD

Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these shifts—addressing more expansive understandings of where, how, and with whom we research, teach, and
... Read more
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The Gruffalo and Other Stories

by Julia Donaldson ...

Narrated by Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Steven Pacey ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, read aloud by stars Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Steven Pacey – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all!Go 'Grrrr . . .' with the Gruffalo, sing along with the Smartest Giant, help Monkey search for his mum and see if the little old lady can make some room in her house! The ... Read more

$9.54 USD

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, read aloud by stars Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Steven Pacey – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all!Go 'Grrrr . . .' with the Gruffalo, sing along with the Smartest Giant, help Monkey search for his mum and see if the little old lady can make some room in her house! The
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Fiction River: Time Streams

An Original Anthology Magazine

by Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Fiction River, Sharon Joss, Michael Robert Thomas, Scott William Carter, J. Steven York, D.K. Holmberg, Ray Vukcevich, Lee Allred, Jeffrey A. Ballard, Mike Resnick, Lou J. Berger, Michael A. Stackpole, Ken Hinckley, Robert T. Jeschonek ...

Series Book 3 - Fiction River: An Original Anthology Magazine
Time-travel stories open the entire world and all of time to writers’ imaginations. The fifteen writers in this third original anthology in the Fiction River line explore everything from Chicago gangsters to Japanese tsunamis, and travel from 2013 to the nineteenth century to a vast future. Featuring work from award winners to bestsellers to a few newcomers whose time will come, Time Streams turns ... Read more

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Time-travel stories open the entire world and all of time to writers’ imaginations. The fifteen writers in this third original anthology in the Fiction River line explore everything from Chicago gangsters to Japanese tsunamis, and travel from 2013 to the nineteenth century to a vast future. Featuring work from award winners to bestsellers to a few newcomers whose time will come, Time Streams turns
... Read more
Model-Driven DevOps

Increasing agility and security in your physical network through DevOps

by Steven Carter, Jason King, Mike Younkers, Josh Lothian ...

Develop Network Infrastructure More Rapidly, and Operate It More EffectivelyUsing model-driven DevOps and the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) paradigm, teams can develop and operate network infrastructure more quickly, consistently, and securely--growing agility, getting to market sooner, and delivering more value. Now, two leading practitioners walk you step by step through successfully implementing ... Read more

$34.19 USD

Develop Network Infrastructure More Rapidly, and Operate It More EffectivelyUsing model-driven DevOps and the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) paradigm, teams can develop and operate network infrastructure more quickly, consistently, and securely--growing agility, getting to market sooner, and delivering more value. Now, two leading practitioners walk you step by step through successfully implementing
... Read more
Fiction River: Moonscapes

Fiction River: An Original Anthology Magazine, #6

by Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Annie Reed, Scott William Carter, Steven Mohan, Jr., Lisa Silverthorne, JC Andrijeski, Marcelle Dubé, Ryan M. Williams, Matthew Lieber Buchman, Maggie Jaimeson ...

Series Book 6 - Fiction River: An Original Anthology Magazine
We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream.For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human touch.From a mythical man fulfilling a childhood wish to a fantastic addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's bestselling ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream.For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human touch.From a mythical man fulfilling a childhood wish to a fantastic addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's bestselling
... Read more
In Their Own Write

Contesting the New Poor Law, 1834–1900

by Steven King, Paul Carter, Natalie Carter, Peter Jones, Carol Beardmore ...

Series Book 6 - States, People, and the History of Social Change
Few subjects in European welfare history attract as much attention as the nineteenth-century English and Welsh New Poor Law. Its founding statute was considered the single most important piece of social legislation ever enacted, and at the same time, the coming of its institutions – from penny-pinching Boards of Guardians to the dreaded workhouse – has generally been viewed as a catastrophe for ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Few subjects in European welfare history attract as much attention as the nineteenth-century English and Welsh New Poor Law. Its founding statute was considered the single most important piece of social legislation ever enacted, and at the same time, the coming of its institutions – from penny-pinching Boards of Guardians to the dreaded workhouse – has generally been viewed as a catastrophe for
... Read more
Audiobook

The Death of Democracy

Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic

by Benjamin Carter Hett ...

Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

**"[Narrator Steven Crossley's] British accent gives his narration an academic-sounding quality fitting for the text. He is clear and precise in pronunciation and enunciation and is suitably expressive throughout." — AudioFile MagazineThe Death of Democracy is a riveting audiobook account of how the Nazi Party came to power, and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

**"[Narrator Steven Crossley's] British accent gives his narration an academic-sounding quality fitting for the text. He is clear and precise in pronunciation and enunciation and is suitably expressive throughout." — AudioFile MagazineThe Death of Democracy is a riveting audiobook account of how the Nazi Party came to power, and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Where a Man Stands

Two Different Worlds, An Impossible Situation, and the Unexpected Friendship that Changed Everything

by Carter Paysinger, Steven Fenton ...

When Beverly Hills High School welcomed a skinny boy from the other side of the tracks, no one knew just how life-changing the decision would be, not just for Carter Paysinger but for all of Beverly Hills.Carter grew up hearing his parents say, “Don’t just strive to be good. Always strive to be great.” He dreamed of finding greatness in playing professional baseball or becoming a black Donald ... Read more

$10.99 USD

When Beverly Hills High School welcomed a skinny boy from the other side of the tracks, no one knew just how life-changing the decision would be, not just for Carter Paysinger but for all of Beverly Hills.Carter grew up hearing his parents say, “Don’t just strive to be good. Always strive to be great.” He dreamed of finding greatness in playing professional baseball or becoming a black Donald
... Read more

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