Farah Mendlesohn

Michael Levy

Fantasy has been an important and much-loved part of children's literature for hundreds of years, yet relatively little has been written about it. Children's Fantasy Literature traces the development of the tradition of the children's fantastic - fictions specifically written for children and fictions appropriated by them - from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, examining the work of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, C. S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling and others from across the English-speaking world. The volume considers changing views on both the nature of the child and on the appropriateness of fantasy for the child reader, the role of children's fantasy literature in helping to develop the imagination, and its complex interactions with issues of class, politics and gender. The text analyses hundreds of works of fiction, placing each in its appropriate context within the tradition of fantasy literature.

An Introduction

Children's Fantasy Literature

An irreverent tale of an American Jew serving in the Peace Corps in rural China, which reveals the absurdities, joys, and pathos of a traditional society in flux In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. His account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and fellow teachers is by turns poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. While reveling in the peculiarities of life in China's interior, the author also discovered that the "other billion" (people living far from the coastal cities covered by the American media) have a complex relationship with both their own traditions and the rapid changes of modernization. Lagging behind in China's economic boom, they experience the darker side of "capitalism with Chinese characteristics," daily facing the schizophrenia of conflicting ideologies. Kosher Chinese is an illuminating account of the lives of the residents of Guiyang, particularly the young people who will soon control the fate of the world.

Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's Other Billion

Kosher Chinese

Dalia L. Rotstein

Su-Hyun Kim

Yael Hacohen

Epidemiology of Atypical Demyelinating Diseases

Jeremiah Davis

Stephen C. Aronoff

Nina L. Shapiro

Ashaunta T. Anderson

'50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Know' presents summaries of key studies that have shaped the current clinical practice of pediatrics. Numerous subspecialties are covered, including cardiology and neonatology. An illustrative clinical case concludes each review, followed by brief information on other relevant studies.

50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Know

During the 1950s, Michael Randle helped pioneer a new form of direct action against nuclear war, based on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. At the forefront of the British campaign, he worked closely with Peace News editor Hugh Brock (1914–1985) and other distinguished ‘anti-nuclear pacifists’ such as Pat Arrowsmith, April Carter, and Ian Dixon, serving as chairman of the Direct Action Committee against Nuclear War (1958-1961) and secretary of the Committee of 100 (1960-1961). In 1966, he helped ‘spring’ the Russian spy George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Thereafter, he campaigned vigorously on behalf of the Greek democratic opposition, conscientious objectors, and Soviet dissidents. He has always been a man of rare candor and singular energy and principles, even enduring imprisonment for his beliefs. Nowadays, Michael lives in Shipley near Bradford, where he continues to write as a respected expert on ‘people power’. Martin Levy’s interviews with Michael Randle introduce the reader to a tumultuous life that is nothing short of extraordinary.

Ban the Bomb!

Essays in this volume reflect simple wisdom, organic philosophy, bright humor, luminous choices, and lucent alternatives inspired by humanity's triumphs and tragedies.

The Joys of Live Alchemy

"Invest with a genius" is the credo that made Michael Levy a very healthy, happy, self-made millionaire and it is also the name of his newly released book written to simplify the investment maze that seems to get more complicated every day. It's a very unique book that will help investors earn money and even more importantly not lose the money they have worked hard to acquire. With the Enron scandal burning bright the timing of this book is perfect. For as Levy say's in the book; " Timing is everything when investing our money."Health, wealth and happiness are the true desires of each person who wishes to live a prosperous live. Levy's mission is to empower people to take control of their financial and joyous destiny. "Everyone has the capacity to be a genius when it comes to investing and living healthy" states Levy. "This book was written specifically for people who don't want to relinquish their financial freedom and want to be in charge of their own destiny. In order to be successful, a person needs their own investment strategy." Michael's book will help them find it

Invest with a Genius

Dhruv Grewal

M: MARKETING is the newest Principles of Marketing textbook on the market, and was created with students and professors needs in mind. The content is the same as in the hard bound Grewal/Levy 1/e, except that a few of the chapters are combined. Students receive a cost-effective, easy to read text complete with study resources (both print and online) to help them review for tests and apply chapter concepts. Professors receive a text that contains all the pertinent information we know they cover in Principles of Marketing - yet in a more condensed format that is easier for students to cover. It also contains gradable online assignments for instructors to assign. MARKETING also includes comprehensive teaching support and online supplements.

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