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From the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Need comes an extraordinary novel about a wife and mother who—after losing her job to AI—undergoes a procedure that renders her undetectable to surveillance…but at what cost?In a city addled by climate change and populated by intelligent robots called “hums, ” May loses her job to artificial intelligence. In a desperate bid to resolve her family’s debt and secure their future for another fe...

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A young couple comes of age in a surreal world of apocalypse, delight, longing, and tenderness.

Inviting beginners and more experienced researchers to explore new ways of writing, this book introduces readers to creatively written research in a variety of formats including plays and poems, videos and comics. It not only gives social researchers permission, but also shows them how, to write creatively.

***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION*** "An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers" (Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel). The Need, which finds a mother of two young children grappling with the dualities of motherhood after confronting a masked intruder in her home, is "like nothing you've ever read before…in a good way" (People).When Molly, home alone with h...

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Nei mondi distopici in cui si muovono gli indimenticabili personaggi dei racconti di "A tutto c'è rimedio", partner robotici pronti a soddisfare i più inesprimibili desideri, inquietanti neomamme sosia, conoscitori di impossibili domande, individui pronti a fondersi con la propria anima gemella aliena, tutti impegnati a rimediare alle difficoltà delle indistricabili relazioni umane e a trovare il loro posto nel mondo naturale, troveremo le emo...

***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION*** "An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers" (Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel). The Need, which finds a mother of two young children grappling with the dualities of motherhood after confronting a masked intruder in her home, is "like nothing you've ever read before…in a good way" (People).When Molly, home alone with h...

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Through My Story: This Is How It Was Helen Phillips Hall takes the reader through times, places, and experiences all her own that have added breadth and meaning to who she has become. Significant personal and professional experiences are shared as only she encountered them. Her story holds the special meaning of family life filled with love, laughter, shared values and unity along with strength to embrace joy and to endure tragedies and diffic...

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In un edificio privo di finestre in un remoto quartiere di un'immensa città, la nuova assunta Josephine immette una serie infinita di numeri in un programma conosciuto solo come Database. Mentre i giorni si inanellano l'uno all'altro insieme alle pile di indecifrabili documenti, Josephine sente nascere dentro di sé un'inquietudine sempre più sottile e penetrante. Dopo l'inspiegabile sparizione di suo marito, in un crescendo vertiginoso Josephi...

Dream literature is regarded as one of the most important genres in medieval literature and is widely studied. This text provides a succinct and clear introduction to the five central poems that comprise Chaucer's Dream Poetry, and shows his role as a leading adapter of European Literary tradition into English Literature. The poems discussed are The Book of the Duchess, The Legend of Good Women, The Legend of Dido, The Parliament of Fowls and ...

What if your perfect hermaphrodite match existed on another planet? What if you could suddenly see through everybody's skin to their organs? What if you knew the exact date of your death? What if your city was filled with doppelgangers of you?Forced to navigate these bizarre scenarios, Phillips' characters search for solutions to the problem of how to survive in an irrational, infinitely strange world. In dystopias that are exaggerated version...

Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me, said this book is "brimming with surprises and grand adventure. Brave, smart, and full of heart, Madeline and Ruby are a gust of fresh air." Mad's dad is the Bird Guy. He'll go anywhere to study birds. So when he's offered a bird-tracking job in Central America, his bags are packed and he's jungle bound. But going bird tracking in the jungle and disappearing completely are very ...

Als Mad und Ru den Brief ihres Vaters lesen, wissen die Schwestern sofort: da stimmt was nicht. Aber in was für einer Klemme steckt er? Die beiden machen sich auf den Weg nach La Lava, um ihn zu suchen. Dort finden sie nicht nur das grünste Wellness-Paradies der Welt, sondern auch eine Feder. Und die führt sie direkt in ein mysteriöses Dschungelabenteuer ...

Chilling . . . the perfect summer page-turner." -Chicago Tribune"Kafka would love The Beautiful Bureaucrat. . . . It's a surprising revelation of a book from an uncompromising author as unique as she is talented." -NPR"Riveting . . . thrillerlike . . . Ultimately, The Beautiful Bureaucrat succeeds because it isn't afraid to ask the deepest questions." -The New York Times Book ReviewIn a windowless building in a remote part of town, a newly emp...