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In his monumental Critique of Pure Reason, German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argues that human knowledge is limited by the capacity for perception. He attempts a logical designation of two varieties of knowledge: a posteriori, knowledge acquired through experience, and a priori, knowledge not derived through experience. Kant maintains that the most practical forms of human knowledge employ a priori judgments that are possible only when...
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Works volume 71
Pub. Date
2021.
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中文(繁體)
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If the "heart" is broken, what should we do? Japanese national writer Miyuki Miyabe wrote a collection of short stories that carried the light and shadow of humanity before the century masterpiece "Imitation Crime!" From the problem of bullying to the loneliness of modern people, the gradual blurring of moral boundaries, through the eyes of the underprivileged, the deep concern for society is pinned. The shocking coming out earlier than "Reason" and...
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Works volume Di san ji ; 18
Pub. Date
2020.
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中文(繁體)
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"This is the author's medical novel's in which he uses a scalpel-like stroke to dissect the greed and selflessness in the depths of human nature. The crossroads of merit and morality, glory and shame have all surfaced. Intricate network of interests turned into an unpredictable ending in the workplace. The author reveals the inside story of the Japanese medical profession with a sharp pen hinting that opportunities may be a trap of deliberate thinking...
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Works volume 07
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2017.
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中文(繁體)
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A collection of short stories "The time filled with porcelain". The title story is about the village people's two biggest fears: woman and unfamiliar things, both to tread carefully like porcelain. The title story lays down the theme of this collection. Bi Feiyu (1964–), who has won some of the highest literary awards including Lu Xun Literary Prize, Mao Dun Prize, and the Man Asian Literary Prize. Bi’s works have been adapted for motion pictures...
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2011.
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中文(繁體)
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The acclaimed novelist Yan Geling (Song of Everlasting Sorrow) exposes one of the saddest stories of Chinese newcomers to America. To realize their dream of staying in America, women would marry an older American man, a rich one with no children would even be better. They naively believe that once they get their green card, they could file for divorce and return to their previous life. Wanjiang is one such woman who conspired with her husband to carry...
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Works volume 26
Pub. Date
2019.
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中文(繁體)
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This book tells the story of how a young woman's head flew home seven days after her death and began crying. A series of suicides follows and the spirits surround a builder. This internationally well-known company must had something to hide.
那些死者都在頭七的那天,化作飛頭回家哭喪—— 接連不斷的自殺者,被鬼魂團團包圍的大樓, 這間國內知名的大企業,究竟隱藏了什麼見不得人的黑幕?!...
8) Zi yu chai
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2020.
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中文(繁體)
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"This book contains four heart-touching and frustrating love stories with four pairs of enviable talented men and beautiful ladies. When they are together, one rather be with each other then become an immortal. However, when things changes men usually left without turning back while the ladies sit home and wait for their return with only a hairpin or fan..."--Amazon.com
四个感人至深又恼人至极的爱情故事,四对人人歆羡的才子佳人:霍小玉与李益;李香君与侯方域;柳青青与韩翃;王一姐与郑板桥。可奈何佳人情深,才子薄幸。欢聚时,愿作鸳鸯不羡仙;离别后,郎心如铁,而美人枯等,只守着一支钗、一把扇,空留念想。小说改编自唐人传奇《霍小玉传》《章台柳传》以及明清传奇《桃花扇》。比起前人旧作,此书情节更丰富,人物更饱满。...
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Works volume 15
Pub. Date
2020.
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中文(繁體)
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Where do I come from and where am I going? A story that begins with Yangzhou cuisine drifting overseas, once the plot unfolds, it is surprisingly intricate... One of the most important writers in contemporary Chinese fiction, Wang Anyi, a new novel by Wang Dewei, thinking about revolution and the metaphysical issues of life. When writing a dinner, Wang Anyi wrote her article like a knife. Between the ups and downs, how many human stories have been...
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Works volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
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Hindi
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Novel based on the adventurous life of Harry Potter, a fictitious character; for juvenile.
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Works volume 04
Pub. Date
2015.
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中文(繁體)
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The dilemma for Ji-yan, the protagonist of this romance novel written by Sophia, is navigating her feelings of "like" and "love". It takes a third person to help her along the way, and gradually, Ji-yan learned the true meaning of love.
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Works volume 243
Pub. Date
Minguo 103 nian [2014]
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中文(繁體)
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A romance fiction about a noble lady living an uninhibited life from Writer and Novelist Yi Shu (1946). Yi Shu is one of the most popular and productive Hong Kong writers. This book is No. 243 in her literary collections. Stories by Yi Shu have been consistently concise and stylish. This book is no exception and will once again make into the best-selling list.
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Works volume 18
Pub. Date
2014.
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中文(繁體)
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This novel "Why is it so hard to forgive?" is a novel by Liao Hui-ying (1948), an award-winning writer known for her feminism depictions of Taiwanese women. The story revolves around a woman who married a man not to her parent's liking. Her husband's extramarital affairs only proved her parents' point. But how could she forget her pride and accept her own failures?
從小到大都是好孩子,卻只因結婚對象不如父母的意而慘遭冷落;一次又一次原諒另一半出軌與不忠,卻無法讓感情回到最初的樣子……也有時是自己迷惑了,腳踏過多條船還是眷戀舊船的好;或是因曾經的不成熟而讓關係走到無法挽回的地步……...
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Works volume 30
Pub. Date
2017.
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中文(繁體)
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The author of this book uses an interesting technique of writing a series of short stories. The supporting role of the first story will become the main character of the next. Let us discover the art of loneliness and companionship.
橘子作品30 —— 《然後,生日快樂》 我們都是自己人生中的主角,但也,都只是別人生命中的配角。 橘子:「這是一本對我而言全新寫法的小說,由看似單獨存在、但其實是前後相關的故事所串連成為的小說,小說裡都有一個配角會變成下一章節的主角,感覺有點真實人生的意味。我是真的這麼覺得。」...
17) Shi di
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Works volume 7
Pub. Date
2017.
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中文(繁體)
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Zhou Fenling's feature length novel about the suicide of a writing instructor Kang De who, other than his knowledge, was a fake through and through. In Kang's writing class are students each with a unique talent and character. Kang De's death and his suicide note awoke in them the need to reexamine themselves in terms of life, death, love, desire, ethics and life's challenges... Zhou (1955–), is an essayist, novelist, Redologist, and professor of...
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Works volume 09
Pub. Date
2017.
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中文(繁體)
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This is a romance novel about a girl fall in love with her college classmate during their school reunion. She had her rumers that he liked her in the past. Fate tangled their lifes together and she started to wonder if this relationship is real or not?
純白透明系愛情教主Sophia全新風格輕甜作! 「或許大多數感情的開端都是一份以為,但所有感情的延續都需要一個確認。我們、是一起往前走的。」──Sophia...
19) Hamlet
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This Oxford Shakespeare edition of Hamlet represents a radically new text of the best known and most widely discussed of all Shakespearean tragedies. Arguing that the text currently accepted is not, in fact, the most authoritative version of the play, this new edition turns to the First Folio of 1623--Shakespeare's "fair copy"--that has been preserved for us in the Second Quarto. Introducing fresh theatrical momentum, this revision provides, as Shakespeare...
20) Natural Symbols
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Works volume 3
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2013.
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English
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First printed in 1970, Natural Symbols is Douglas' most controversial work. It represents a work of anthropology in its widest sense, exploring themes such as the social meaning of natural symbols and the image of the body in society. This work focuses on the ways in which cultures select natural symbols from the body and how every natural symbol carries a social meaning. She also introduces her grid/group theory, which she sees as a way of keeping...
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