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The Whale House and other stories

de Sharon Millar ...

A boy is killed on a government minister's orders as part of his mission to clean up the country and others made complicit must explore their consciences; a youth gets ready to play his role in the country's lucrative kidnap business; a sister tries to make peace with the parents of the white American girl her brother has murdered; a gangster makes his posthumous lament: Trinidad in all its social ... Leer más

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A boy is killed on a government minister's orders as part of his mission to clean up the country and others made complicit must explore their consciences; a youth gets ready to play his role in the country's lucrative kidnap business; a sister tries to make peace with the parents of the white American girl her brother has murdered; a gangster makes his posthumous lament: Trinidad in all its social
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The Whale House

And Other Stories

de Sharon Millar ...

A boy is killed on a government minister's orders as part of his mission to clean up the country and others made complicit must explore their consciences; a youth gets ready to play his role in the country's lucrative kidnap business; a sister tries to make peace with the parents of the white American girl her brother has murdered; a gangster makes his posthumous lament. Trinidad in all its social ... Leer más

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A boy is killed on a government minister's orders as part of his mission to clean up the country and others made complicit must explore their consciences; a youth gets ready to play his role in the country's lucrative kidnap business; a sister tries to make peace with the parents of the white American girl her brother has murdered; a gangster makes his posthumous lament. Trinidad in all its social
... Leer más
Pepperpot

Best New Stories from the Caribbean

de Sharon Millar, Dwight Thompson, Kevin Baldeosingh, Ivory Kelly, Barbara Jenkins, Sharon Leach, Joanne C. Hillhouse, Ezekel Alan, Heather Barker, Janice Lynn Mather, Kimmisha Thomas, Kevin Jared Hosein, Garfield Ellis, Olive Senior ...

"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices . . . includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago." — BooklistAkashic Books and Peepal Tree Press, two of the foremost publishers of Caribbean literature, launch a joint Caribbean-focused imprint, Peekash Press, with this anthology. Consisting entirely of brand-new stories by authors living in ... Leer más

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"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices . . . includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago." — BooklistAkashic Books and Peepal Tree Press, two of the foremost publishers of Caribbean literature, launch a joint Caribbean-focused imprint, Peekash Press, with this anthology. Consisting entirely of brand-new stories by authors living in
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Trinidad Noir: The Classics

de Earl Lovelace, Robert Antoni, C.L.R. James, Derek Walcott, Samuel Selvon, Eric Roach, V.S. Naipaul, Harold Sonny Ladoo, Michael Anthony0, Willi Chen1, Elizabeth Nunez2, Ismith Khan3, Lawrence Scott4, Wayne Brown5, Jennifer Rahim6, Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw7, Sharon Millar8, Barbara Jenkins9, Shani Mootoo0 ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"To travel through the nineteen works of poetry and prose in this remarkable anthology is to experience Trinidad and Tobago through a kaleidoscopic lens. The writings are grouped into four historically significant periods ('Leaving Colonialism,' 'Facing Independence,' 'Looking In,' and 'Losing Control'). It's an effective construct; the reader experiences island culture and history as a part of ... Leer más

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"To travel through the nineteen works of poetry and prose in this remarkable anthology is to experience Trinidad and Tobago through a kaleidoscopic lens. The writings are grouped into four historically significant periods ('Leaving Colonialism,' 'Facing Independence,' 'Looking In,' and 'Losing Control'). It's an effective construct; the reader experiences island culture and history as a part of
... Leer más
Killer Women: Crime Club Anthology #2

The Body

de Rachel Abbott, Sharon Bolton, Jane Casey, Tammy Cohen, Julia Crouch, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Hilary, Amanda Jennings, Alison Joseph, Emma Kavanagh, Erin Kelly, Colette McBeth, Mel McGrath, Kate Medina, D.E. Meredith, Louise Millar, Kate Rhodes, Helen Smith, Louise Voss, Laura Wilson ...

Bodies surface and disappear, seduce and corrupt in these original stories by bestselling, award-winning female crime writers from the Killer Women crime-writing collective. Keep your eyes peeled, your ears cocked and your wits about you as twenty deliciously twisted tales take you to surprising places... 'A killer collection of dark and devious tales' Mark Billingham'A lot of women have terrified ... Leer más

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Bodies surface and disappear, seduce and corrupt in these original stories by bestselling, award-winning female crime writers from the Killer Women crime-writing collective. Keep your eyes peeled, your ears cocked and your wits about you as twenty deliciously twisted tales take you to surprising places... 'A killer collection of dark and devious tales' Mark Billingham'A lot of women have terrified
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Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems

de Professor Claas Nendel, Dr Roland Baatz, Dr Sevim Seda Yamaç, Dr P. B. I. Akponikpe, Dr F. M. Akinseye, Dr M. Ly, Dr E. C. Timpong-Jones, Dr I. Hathie, Dr S. G. K. Adiku, Dr Michael Berg-Mohnicke0, Dr Gohar Ghazaryan1, Dr Sander Janssen2, Dr Pierre Martre3, Dr Cheryl Porter4, Dr Carlos D. Messina5, Dr Mark Cooper6, Dr Ian P. Holman7, Dr Paula A. Harrison8, Dr Jacques-Eric Bergez9, Dr Fulu Tao0, Dr Taru Palosuo1, Dr Reimund Paul Rötter2, Professor Davide Cammarano3, Dr Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Pullens4, Dr Ryan G. McGuire5, Dr Shannon M. McLaughlin6, Dr Tanisha L. Waring7, Dr Kayley D. Barnes8, Dr Sharon A. Huws9, Dr Julie Constantin0, Professor Nigel D. Scollan1, Dr Myriam Adam2, Dr Gatien Falconnier3, Dr David Berre4, Dr Katrien Descheemaeker5, Dr Juliette Lairez6, Dr Louise Leroux7, Dr Charlotte Weil8, Dr Justin A. Johnson9, Dr Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer0, Dr Philippe Debaeke1, Dr Ignacio Pérez Domínguez2, Dr Jordan Hristov3, Dr Christian Elleby4, Dr Thomas Fellmann5, Dr Andrea Toreti6, Dr Thomas Chatzopoulos7, Dr Ana Luisa Barbosa8, Dr Frank Dentener9, Dr Arnout van Soesbergen0, Dr Fiona Jones1, Dr Hélène Raynal2, Professor Mirek Trnka3, Dr Rudolf Brázdil4, Dr Lorenzo Brilli5, Dr Hannah C. von Czettritz und Neuhaus6, Dr Sergi Costafreda-Aumedes7, Dr Petr Dobrovolný8, Dr Petr Holub9, Dr Karel Klem0, Dr Matthias Kuhnert1, Dr Luisa Leolini2, Dr Sophie Plassin3, Dr Marco Moriondo4, Dr Nina Muntean5, Prof. Jørgen Eivind Olesen6, Dr Markéta Podbradská7, Dr Vera Potopová8, Dr Petr Štpánek9, Dr Otmar Urban0, Dr Peter Zander1, Professor Bruno Basso2, Dr Neville Millar3, Dr Magali Willaume4, Dr Lydia Price5, Professor Fábio R. Marin6, Dr Ivo Zution Gonçalves7, Dr Francisco J Meza8, Dr Néstor M. Riaño H.9, Dr Andrés J. Peña Q0, Dr Alexandre B. Heinneman1, Dr Nereu A. Streck2, Dr Alencar Jr Zanon3, Dr Murilo S. Vianna4, Dr Raphael Martin5, Dr Evandro H. F. Silva6, Dr Nilson A. Vieira Jr7, Dr Enli Wang8, Dr Edmar Teixeira9, Dr Bangyou Zheng0, Dr Neal Hughes1, Dr Karine Chenu2, Dr James Hunt3, Dr Afshin Ghahramani4, Dr Andries B. Potgieter5, Dr Junqi Zhu6, Dr Rogerio Cichota7, Dr Neil Huth8, Dr Soora Naresh Kumar9, Dr Bing Liu00, Dr Zi Ye01, Dr Yuan Cao02, Dr Bo Liu03, Professor Yan Zhu04, Dr Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei05, Dr Dilys MacCarthy06 ...

Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating ... Leer más

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Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating
... Leer más
Ploughshares Winter 2015-2016 Volume 41 No. 4

de Lisa Fetchko, Laurie Baker, Piyali Bhattacharya, Lawrence-Minh Bui Davis, Meng Jin, Joan Murray, Lisa Julin Sharon, Ryan Ruff Smith, Jerry Whitus, Alison Wisdom, George Bilgere, Graham Foust, Julian Gewirtz, Adam Giannelli, Janice N. Harrington, Richie Hofmann, Liam Hysjulien, Christopher Kempf, Michael Klein, Jennifer L. Knox, Kien Lam, Kent Leatham, J. T. Ledbetter, Matthew Lippman, William Logan, Joseph Millar, John Mullen, Megan Peak, Anzhelina Polonskaya, Corey Quinn, Dean Rader, Jacques Rancourt, Cat Richardson, Stephanie Rogers, Tomaz Salamun, Natalie Shapero, Julie Sheehan, Sandra Simonds, Austin Smith, M.G. Stephens, Tim Suermondt, Mark Turpin, Marc Vincenz, Monica Wendel, Jason Whitmarsh, Emily Strasser, Lucy Tan, Emily Jungmin Yun ...

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.The stories, poems, and essays that comprise this staff-edited issue of Ploughshares are diverse and timely. Visit a ... Leer más

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The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.The stories, poems, and essays that comprise this staff-edited issue of Ploughshares are diverse and timely. Visit a
... Leer más
Online Hate Speech in the European Union

A Discourse-Analytic Perspective

de Stavros Assimakopoulos, Fabienne H. Baider, Sharon Millar, Natalie Alkiviadou, César Arroyo López, Pablo Bernardino Tempesta, Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Anna Constantinou, Klaus Geyer, Łukasz Grabowski, Uladzislau Ivanou, Monika Kopytowska, Roberto Moreno López, Rasmus Nielsen, Valentina Oliviero, Anastasia Petrou, Ernesto Russo, Rebecca Vella Muskat, Anna Vibeke Lindø, Georgia Whitaker, Julita Woźniak ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This open access book reports on research carried out as part of the European Union co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project which targeted hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states. It showcases the bearing that discourse analytic research can have on our understanding of this phenomenon that is a growing global cause for concern.Although ‘hate speech’ is often incorporated in legal ... Leer más

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This open access book reports on research carried out as part of the European Union co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project which targeted hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states. It showcases the bearing that discourse analytic research can have on our understanding of this phenomenon that is a growing global cause for concern.Although ‘hate speech’ is often incorporated in legal
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Stockholm Noir

de Nathan Larson, Carl-Michael Edenborg ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"[A] superb sampling of Swedish crime writing talent . . . will be appreciated by fans of Stieg Larsson's Millennium [series] and Jens Lapidus's Easy Money ." — Library JournalWhat could be more peaceful than a city made up of a series of islands surrounded by crystal-clear water? But like any big, international metropolis, Stockholm has a dark side—fed by the disparity between its affluent ... Leer más

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"[A] superb sampling of Swedish crime writing talent . . . will be appreciated by fans of Stieg Larsson's Millennium [series] and Jens Lapidus's Easy Money ." — Library JournalWhat could be more peaceful than a city made up of a series of islands surrounded by crystal-clear water? But like any big, international metropolis, Stockholm has a dark side—fed by the disparity between its affluent
... Leer más
São Paulo Noir

Traducido por Clifford E. Landers ...

de Vanessa Barbara, Ilana Casoy ...

Series series Akashic Noir
This anthology of noir fiction set in São Paulo, Brazil, "might be the strongest entry yet in the long-running and globe-spanning Akashic Noir series" ( San Francisco Book Review).Once known as the Land of Mist, São Paulo is now a dense, diverse, and globalized metropolis. It is the most populous city in the Americas, the Portuguese-speaking world, and the southern hemisphere—with some of the ... Leer más

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This anthology of noir fiction set in São Paulo, Brazil, "might be the strongest entry yet in the long-running and globe-spanning Akashic Noir series" ( San Francisco Book Review).Once known as the Land of Mist, São Paulo is now a dense, diverse, and globalized metropolis. It is the most populous city in the Americas, the Portuguese-speaking world, and the southern hemisphere—with some of the
... Leer más
Santa Cruz Noir

de Tommy Moore, Ariel Gore, Margaret Elysia Garcia ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"A new collection of short fiction stories explores a seedier side of this beach town filled with murder and mystery."— KAZU FMIn Akashic Books' award-winning series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Noir, San Francisco Noir, San Diego Noir, Orange County ... Leer más

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"A new collection of short fiction stories explores a seedier side of this beach town filled with murder and mystery."— KAZU FMIn Akashic Books' award-winning series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Noir, San Francisco Noir, San Diego Noir, Orange County
... Leer más
St. Louis Noir

de Scott Phillips ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"St. Louis gets a turn to show its dark side . . . [A] spirited, black-hearted collection" including a story from New York Times–bestselling author John Lutz ( Kirkus Reviews).A vibrant Midwest metropolis, St. Louis has a rich, multicultural history of art and literature—both high and low. That duality is embraced here in an anthology that spans the reaches of noir, from violent criminality to bad ... Leer más

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"St. Louis gets a turn to show its dark side . . . [A] spirited, black-hearted collection" including a story from New York Times–bestselling author John Lutz ( Kirkus Reviews).A vibrant Midwest metropolis, St. Louis has a rich, multicultural history of art and literature—both high and low. That duality is embraced here in an anthology that spans the reaches of noir, from violent criminality to bad
... Leer más

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