An Anthology of 25 Short Stories by Japan's Leading Writers

Modern Japanese Short Stories

From the reviews:"Proof Theory takes various axiom systems … that treat induction in different ways and analyzes them from the ordinal viewpoint to gauge their relative strengths. … This new version includes several developments in the field that have occurred over the twenty years since the original. Although the current book, appearing in the Universitext series, claims to be ‘pitched at undergraduate/graduate level,’ an undergraduate course out of Proof theory would be ambitious indeed." (Leon Harkleroad, The Mathematical Association of America, March, 2009)"The book is addressed primarily to students of mathematical logic interested in the basics of proof theory, and it can be used both for introductory and advanced courses in proof theory. … this book may be recommended to a larger circle of readers interested in proof theory." (Branislav Boricic, Zentrablatt MATH, Vol. 1153, 2009)
“This is a textbook—an excellent one—on proof theory, starting from the very elementary (heuristic accounts of sets, ordinals, logic, etc.), and going into a sophisticated area (impredicativity). … The author’s main tool is enquiry into truth complexity and ordinal analysis.” (M. Yasuhara, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2010 a)

The First Step into Impredicativity

Proof Theory

The Language of Twentieth Century Poetry

"Law and War offers deep, rigorous, and diverse reflections on the potential, and peril, for law's efforts to humanize war. This is a valuable addition in a field of growing significance to legal, political, and policy scholars, and beyond."

Law and War

The Evolving Landscape of Creative STEM Learning

Design Make Play for Equity, Inclusion, and Agency

Challenging the Regime in Egypt

Trade Unions and Arab Revolutions

"Hogan Gorman has written a smart, tough, and very funny book about serious injury, immense pain, and her war against the American medical system. Oh, and did I mention that it's VERY FUNNY?"---Salman Rushdie"Hogan Gorman's story will make you furious, it will make you incredulous, and it will also make you laugh your ass off."---Rachel Dratch, author of Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;"Equal parts hilarity and humiliation, funny and frustrating, bone breaks and head shakes, Hot Cripple will force you to look more closely at our health care, legal and social welfare systems, as well as your own life and the lives of those we ignore every day."&mdash;Wade Rouse, author of It&rsquo;s All Relative and I&rsquo;m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship"The funny, moving story of the blue-eyed, blond model/actress who became the unlikely poster girl for the plight of the poor and uninsured in America after she was struck by a car in New York City street in 2004. Though Gorman admits that she's not the kind of woman who typically elicits sympathy from most folks, the author's tale of woe following her near-death experience is so tragic and compelling, it doesn't matter one bit that she never once lets her coarse, sarcastic armor slip. She may be the furthest thing from Snow White (more like the "witch-bitch"), but her harrowing experience grappling with a twisted spine, disinterested welfare hacks and outrageous court officers rendered her so broken and vulnerable, readers will root for this unrepentantly bitchy, foul-mouthed fighter. In fact, Gorman's obvious toughness in dealing with her suddenly penniless situation following her accident only underscores the bleakness of the whole affair. Even amid the desperation, love pulsates just as powerfully as the pain in this candid account of one out-of-work woman's season in uninsured hell. It's a saccharine-free yarn, yet Gorman's relationships with her mother (an ex-nun) and her former modeling partner are both touching and profound. As is often the case, the author only discovered who her true friends were after she suffered her accident and resulting health-care nightmare. Ultimately, Gorman succeeds in not only telling her own triumphant story, but also illuminating the countless problems with the broken American health-care and justice systems. The outcome of her slam-dunk court case is nothing less than astounding, and so is her resurrection. A remarkable, emotional journey through unrelenting pain-and laughter."---Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"(3 1/2 stars)...Hot Cripple is a sometimes funny, often harrowing look at a fear many of us share: getting seriously injured without the means to pay for it."---People"[Gorman is]...a sexy smart-ass who thankfully doesn't let red tape - or anything else - get in her way. There's nothing sappy about this book, and Gorman's don't-mess-with-me attitude will surely fire up even the most broken down spirit, injured or not."---Penthouse"In her sassy, spirited memoir, Hot Cripple, Gorman straps on a back brace over her Prada and leads us through one soulless waiting room after another in search of financial, surgical, and legal help...But as she sells off her label-filled wardrobe to pay the rent and tries to eat vegan on about&#160;$4 a day, we glimpse the scary truth about how close many of us are to falling off the tightrope."---Elle"Gorman's brutally honest descriptions of her experiences are sharp and detailed, written in a down-to-earth style...An essential read for those seeking a personal perspective on healthcare."---Library Journal

An Incurable Smart-ass Takes on the Health Care System and Lives to Tell the Tal e

Hot Cripple

&#8220;An absolutely first-rate novelist . . . Baz&#225;n&#8217;s genius lies in the way she mixes comedy, farce, realism and heightened-pitch hysteria with a dash of gothic. . . . People may travel by donkey in this book, but it could have been written yesterday.&#8221; &#8212;The Guardian

The House of Ulloa

Netzwerke in der Performance Kunst. Netzwerktheorie angewandt auf Künstlerstrukturen

Public Pedagogy, Corporate Movies, and Cultural Crisis

Hollywood's Exploited

100 Yillik Kabus

&ldquo;Generous and wise&hellip;Wendy Mogel gives me the rare and comforting feeling that parenting problems actually have solutions. She delivers these not as rules from on high, but as a series of insights that credit our intelligence and bring out our best selves.&rdquo; &mdash;Pamela Druckerman, author of Bringing Up B&eacute;b&eacute;

Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Listen

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Theoretical Foundations

Neural Network Learning

Discours Philosophique, Civil, Politique Et Militaire, Présenté À La Garde Nationale de Paris: , À Celle Des Départemens Et Aux Troupes de Ligne

“I think this book is perfect to have as a reference while reporting and, in particular, it helps the reader to arrive at a diagnosis or provide a differential diagnosis. … It would be a useful resource for students who are learning to interpret images and are wanting to extend their scope of reporting practice in rheumatoid disease.” (Lisa Field, RAD Magazine, September, 2020)

Interpreting Musculoskeletal Radiographs, Ultrasound, and MRI

Diagnostic Radiology of the Rheumatic Diseases

Embodiment and the Cosmic Perspective in Twentieth-Century Fiction

Transnational Perspectives on Theory, Policy and Practice

Beyond Sport for Development and Peace

The International Tin Cartel

Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines

"The Power of Moments packages together countless hours of research and interviews, as well as dozens of illustrative examples, in digestible, accessible, and entertaining prose....Moments offers something for everyone&mdash;medical practitioners rethinking the patient experience, corporate leaders re-imagining staff engagement, small businesses looking to differentiate themselves, teachers crafting more memorable lessons. Like Switch and Made to Stick, two of the authors&rsquo; previous books, The Power of Moments is particularly useful for the social sector, in which change agents face daunting challenges in the fight for social justice, economic equality, and environmental protection. All those desperate for blueprints for creating the extraordinary should read this book."&mdash;Stanford Social Innovation Review

Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

The Power of Moments

Eine Gespenstergeschichte

Unterm Leichentuch

"The Little Book of Little Activists perfectly captures one of the best parts about the historic Women's March&mdash;the kids. They were out in full force that day, and their fierce signs, tiny raised fists, and clear understanding of justice gives me so much hope. I know my son and daughter will never forget that day, and I'm so glad this book exists to document the presence of our tiny beautiful future leaders."&mdash;Kate Schatz, New York Times bestselling author of Rad American Women A-Z&ldquo;Will melt your big ol&rsquo; heart.&rdquo;&mdash;Buzzfeed"This book is inspiring and hopeful in all the best ways. The youngest of children need to see adults in action, speaking up for their rights. With this book, they&rsquo;re reminded that they can do so as well. After all, as Maddie, age 14, tells us on the book&rsquo;s final spread, we all need to speak the truth, even if our voices shake."&mdash;Kirkus"An inspiring reminder that people of any age can play a role in the quest for social justice."&mdash;School Library Journal"A magnificent gift for any occasion, and a book every child should have on the bookshelf."&mdash;Shelf Awareness"Perusing these pages and reading the empathetic thoughts of children will definitely warm your heart, but more importantly remind you who and what the fight is for: the next generation."--BUSTOne of New York Magazine's "16 Feminist Kids&rsquo; Books for Dismantling the Patriarchy""If you're looking to teach your daughters, and sons, about political activism, this is a great introduction."--The Houston Chronicle

The Little Book of Little Activists

Praise for Y is for Yesterday &#160; &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton&rsquo;s Alphabet mysteries, A Is For Alibi, came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man&rsquo;s job...it&rsquo;s Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She&rsquo;s smart, she&rsquo;s resourceful, and she&rsquo;s tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions.&rdquo;&mdash;New York Times Book Review&ldquo;The consistent quality and skillful innovations in this alphabet series justify all the praise these books have received over the past 35 years.&rdquo;&mdash;Wall Street Journal &#160; &ldquo;This will leave readers both relishing another masterful entry and ruing the near-end of this series. Prime Grafton.&rdquo;&mdash;Booklist&#160;(starred review) &#160; &ldquo;Grafton once again proves herself a superb storyteller.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly&#160; &#160; &ldquo;The series may be coming to a close, but Grafton constructs an intricate plot following two time lines with at least a dozen characters in play while rarely slowing the pace.&rdquo;&mdash;Library Journal &#160; &ldquo;The lively, engrossing...Grafton is in sure command of Kinsey&rsquo;s wise-cracking but warm voice and of a many-layered plot that moves back and forth over events of a decade. Y Is For Yesterday might make you wish the alphabet had a few more letters.&rdquo;&mdash;Tampa Bay Times-ReviewMore Praise for Sue Grafton and the Alphabet Series&ldquo;Grafton&rsquo;s endless resourcefulness in varying her pitches in this landmark series, graced by her trademark self-deprecating humor, is one of the seven wonders of the genre.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews&ldquo;Grafton is a writer of many strengths&mdash;crisp characterizations, deft plotting, and eloquent dialogue among them&mdash;and she has kept her long-running alphabet mystery series fresh and each new release more welcome than the last.&rdquo;&mdash;Louisville Courier-Journal&ldquo;[Grafton&rsquo;s]&#160;ability to give equal weight to the story of the detective and the detective story sets her apart in the world of crime fiction.&rdquo;&mdash;Richmond Times-Dispatch

Y is for Yesterday

Hill of Fire

New York Clipper (November 1865); 13

Philosophical, Methodological, and Empirical Advances

Behavior Science

Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States During the Rise of Jose Figueres

Finding Hope Through the Storm

&ldquo;Fuller is a lively, engaging writer, with an eye for fascinating details. . .[he] has mined this rich material with care and insight. . .[His] most surprising revelation is the profound impact Darwin&rsquo;s portrait of a &lsquo;teeming, pulsating natural world&rsquo; exerted on Thoreau.&rdquo; &ndash; The New York Times Book Review&ldquo;A stimulating chronicle of a group of New England thinkers who responded to the Origin of Species in the years following the book&rsquo;s first appearance. . .Fuller can be commended for illuminating Darwin&rsquo;s early effect on America in ways that lead us to think about later repercussions, including today&rsquo;s debates over creationism and science-denial.&rdquo;--The Wall Street Journal &#160; &ldquo;An intellectual history that reads as a drama. . .Fuller&rsquo;s tale is of Darwin and abolition and moral battles that led to literal ones; it is also, more simply, the story of humans wrestling with insights that would change the world and their place in it.&#160; The story is evocatively told:&#160; Fuller is an excellent writer, with an eye for irony and a unique ability to inject suspense into a story.&rdquo;--The Atlantic &#160; &ldquo;A vivid snapshot of American intellectual life on the verge of the Civil War. . .Fuller draws lively character sketches. . .displaying a flair for evocative scene setting.. .the book&rsquo;s loveliest passages show Thoreau embracing Darwin&rsquo;s celebration of nature&rsquo;s abundance and turning it to his own purposes.&rdquo;--The Boston Globe &#160; &ldquo;Fuller&rsquo;s book offers us a vivid portrait of how On the Origin of Species debuted in America&rsquo;s intellectual culture during a watershed moment in the nation&rsquo;s history. . .Moving deftly amid a diversity of familiar American figures, including novelists, poets, philosophers, zoologists, and botanists, Fuller captures their excitement, as well as their debates over Darwin&rsquo;s ideas.&rdquo;--Science&ldquo;Fuller&rsquo;s book is a timely one. . .[he] has a compelling story to tell, and he tells it well.&#160; His narrative is lush with memorable detail, and. . .he is a master at making his characters come alive.&rdquo; &ndash; The American Scholar&ldquo;A vibrant history of the reception of Charles Darwin&rsquo;s ideas by American minds and spirits . . . Fuller creates a rich tapestry of personalities and roiling ideas.&#160; In radiant prose, and with a sure eye for the telling detail, [he] reveals the shattering impact of Darwin&rsquo;s book on religious thought, scientific inquiry, and especially on debates over slavery . . . A fresh, invigorating history of philosophical and political struggles.&rdquo; &ndash; Kirkus Reviews (starred)&ldquo;In this inventive work, which weaves two powerful events into a vibrant tapestry of antebellum intellectual life, Fuller beautifully describes how the engagement by a group of Transcendentalists with Darwin&rsquo;s newly published On the Origin of Species deepened their commitment to the antislavery movement. . .Elegant writing and an unusual approach to interpreting the time period make this a must-read for everyone interested in Civil War-era history.&rdquo; &ndash; Publishers Weekly (starred review)&ldquo;Charles Darwin's Origin of Species burst upon America at the same time that the nation was descending into disunion and civil war. Randall Fuller has ingeniously combined these stories in this fascinating study of Darwin's impact especially on the Transcendental intelligentsia of Concord: Thoreau, Emerson, Bronson Alcott and his daughter Louisa May.&#160; These and other famous contemporaries emerge in a fresh perspective in this stimulating book.&rdquo;&#160; --James M. McPherson, author of The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters  &#160; &ldquo;Randall Fuller&rsquo;s ingenious The Book That Changed America draws together seemingly disparate strains of American thought and activism by charting the progress of Darwin&rsquo;s masterwork as it was literally passed from hand to hand by eager readers during its first year of publication.&#160; There are dark stories here of the &lsquo;developmental&rsquo; theory&mdash;evolution--inspiring notions of racial superiority; yet those who read Darwin with open minds were thrilled to find, as Thoreau wrote, evidence of &lsquo;a sort of new creation,&rsquo; or as Frederick Douglass foresaw, hope for &lsquo;the magnificent reunion of mankind in one brotherhood.&rsquo; &#160;With its cast of vivid characters and the fate of the nation in the balance, Fuller&rsquo;s utterly convincing narrative gives science a starring role in the run up to the Civil War.&rdquo; --Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Margaret Fuller: A New American Life &#160; &ldquo;Randall Fuller makes Concord glow with this beautifully-written account of what happened in 1860 when somebody brought a new book along to a dinner party.&#160; It was the very first copy of Darwin&rsquo;s Origin of the Species to reach these shores, and in tracing its influence on Thoreau among others Fuller shows both the web of friendship through which scientific knowledge spread, and its inseparability from the politics of its day.&rdquo;--Michael Gorra, author of Portrait of a Novel:&#160; Henry James and the Making of An American Masterpiece &#160;&#160;&#160; &ldquo;Fuller&rsquo;s eye-opening account of the arrival of Darwin to America holds many surprises, above all that Origin of Species was greeted joyfully by its first American readers not as evolutionary science but as a revolutionary expos&eacute; of the racist thinking behind Southern slavery. Even as the Civil War remade their world, these earliest readers wrestled with Darwin&rsquo;s ideas: some doubted, many accepted (more or less), and a few&mdash;like Thoreau&mdash;embraced the beauty of Darwin&rsquo;s view of life. Fuller shows how ideas come to life, shaped by chance meetings, life-changing enthusiasms, perverse misunderstandings, cataclysmic events, and sudden betrayals. If you ever doubted that ideas can change the world&mdash;or if you ever wondered how&mdash;read this book!&rdquo; --Laura Dassow Walls, author of the forthcoming Henry David Thoreau: A Life  &#160; &ldquo;The Book That Changed America offers a lively, wide-ranging, informative account of the enthusiasm&mdash;and consternation&mdash;provoked by Darwin&rsquo;s masterpiece among his first influential American readers.&rdquo; --Lawrence Buell, Harvard University, Powell M Cabot Professor of American Literature Emeritus &#160; &ldquo;Randall Fuller has produced a vibrant and ingenious intellectual history of Civil War-era America by tracing the coterie circulation of a single copy of Charles Darwin&rsquo;s On the Origins of Species. Read and discussed by five of antebellum America&rsquo;s most conspicuous intellectuals, this copy of Darwin&rsquo;s &lsquo;dangerous&rsquo; book transformed how Asa Gray, Charles Loring Brace, Franklin Sanborn, Bronson Alcott, and Henry David Thoreau thought about a range of contemporary issues, especially race, slavery, and increasing sectional tension in the United States. Fuller&rsquo;s beautifully written book promises to reignite a number of debates about evolution, the history of science, and the role of books and reading in the nineteenth century.&rdquo;&#160; --Coleman Hutchison, author of Apples and Ashes: Literature, Nationalism, and the Confederate States of America&ldquo;This is one of the most original and important books on the Civil War era to appear in years.&#160; Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, Randall Fuller shows how and why Darwin&rsquo;s Origin of Species emerged at the center of intellectual and cultural debates that transformed the nation.&rdquo; &ndash; John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men:&#160; Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race

How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation

The Book That Changed America

These stories are perfect to share with children as they snuggle down in their bunks and will spur them on to find adventure the morning after.

Book 5

Famous Five: Five Go Off In A Caravan

Modern Japanese Short Stories

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