The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a clown to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he ... |
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Дисквалифициран като човек е историята на Йозо, който от малък решава, че е по-лесно да играеш ролята на шут, да разсмиваш хората, да не им отказваш нищо, за да те оставят да обитаваш някъде по периферията на живота им и да не те изхвърлят съвсем. Поради тази причина познатите му никога не успяват да го вземат несериозно. Баща му отказва да му даде обич, "приятелите" му се възползват от него финансово и всякак, и в резултат от всичко това, той става жесток към жените, които го обичат. А те са били толкова много. Както самият той казва, "надушват самотата в теб и се залепват". Но дори когато не ги е ... |
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How to Build Trust & Connection, No Matter the Distance. The book we all read right now: the definitive guide to communicating and connecting wherever you are. Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of "oops sorry no you go" and "can you hear me?!" Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can't make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other? Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a ... |
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Illustrated by Matilda Harrison. ... "The young man on trial was Obi Okonkwo, a Senior Civil Servant. Obi Okonkwo was accused of taking a bribe. "I cannot understand why you took this bribe", said the judger. "You are an educated young man. A young man of great promise." When Obi heard these words, tears suddenly came into his eyes. Obi had lost everything. His had lost his mother. She was dead. And he had lost the woman he loved - she had left him for ever. Obi Okonkwo had nothing more to lose." From the Book This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding ... |
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In traditional societies, the individual exists only as far as taking its place in a group, a place that is often destined from birth in a social hierarchy. It is governed by the collective beliefs, rules and norms shared by all present that are not in dispute, because they come "from above" - transcendence based on social connections and "pre" - mythical past and valuable. The modern man of the XXI-the century chooses his preferred beliefs and values in a pluralistic world, where conflicting values co-exist and are subject to the critique of reason. The past is no longer a perfect world, ... |
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A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us. ... What makes us human? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them."Charming, compelling." Peter Frankopan "Intriguing... entertaining." Observer "This superbly accessible discussion about who we ... |
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Книгата изследва серизно и задълбочено вица - една от формите, считана за основна при анализа на вербално изразения хумор. Защо е смешен вицът? - книгата предлага алтернативни отговори на въпроса. Всяка глава от изданието, с изключение на първата, завършва с практическа част, включваща: теми за дискусия анализ на семантична, синтактична и прагматична нееднозначност разпознаване на техники на хумора в поантата прилагане на различни теоретични модели при анализа на хумора обсъждане на расови, социални, полови и професионални стереотипи, които са в основата на повечето вицове ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... The history of the adidas shoe, from its earliest beginnings until today. More than 100 years ago the brothers Adolf ("Adi") and Rudolf Dassler made their first pair of sports shoes. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and star-studded collabs later, this book presents a visual review of the adidas shoe through almost 200 models. To further develop and tailor his products to athletes’ specific needs, Dassler asked them to return their worn footwear when no longer needed, with all the shoes eventually ending up in his attic (to this day, many ... |
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Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! Read Twisted Games now for a steamy, angsty forbidden romance. He can't have her... but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: protect his clients at all costs and do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day ... |
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Every ending has a beginning. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life-and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life."Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan ... |
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The international №1 bestseller. From the author of "The Notebook". ... There are times when destiny and love collide. This story is one of them. Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. After six years with her boyfriend, she is no longer sure what she wants, and when her father becomes ill she heads to her family's cottage at Sunset Beach in North Carolina to make some difficult decisions. Tru Walls has been summoned across an ocean from where he was born and raised in Zimbabwe by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. In journeying to Sunset Beach, Tru hopes to unravel the mystery surrounding his ... |
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The European Tax Handbook cover surveys os 47 countries and juridictions. For the 2008 edition, the book has been expanded by chaptersw on Armenia and Lichtenstein. The European Tax Handbook has evolved into the leading research product for tax specialists who require concise and clear descriptions of tax systems in Europe. As suchq coverage of Canada and the United States of America will no longer be included in the European Tax Handbook. We continue to cover these North American countries on a far more detailed level in IBFD's latest product the North America Tax Handbook. In this new productq the systems of Canada, ... |
