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The Cat Who Saved Books is a heartwarming story about finding courage, caring for others – and the tremendous power of books. 'Enchanting' – Observer __________ Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves reached the ceiling, every one crammed full of wonderful books. Rintaro Natsuki loved this space that his grandfather had created. He spent many happy hours there, reading whatever he liked. It was the perfect refuge for a boy who tended to be something of a recluse. After the death of his grandfather, Rintaro is devastated and alone. It seems he will have to close the shop. Then, a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears and asks Rintaro for help. The cat needs a book lover to join him on a mission. This odd couple will go on three magical adventures to save books from people who have imprisoned, mistreated and betrayed them. Finally, there is one last rescue that Rintaro must attempt alone . . . Sosuke Natsukawa’s international bestseller, translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai, is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper.
A beautifully designed gift edition of the #1 Japanese bestseller--a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat named Tiger appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for--or rather, demands--the teenager's help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and Tiger and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners. Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, wher...
Constructivism, despite being one of the three main streams of IR theory, along with realism and liberalism, is rarely, if ever, tested in large-n quantitative work. Constructivists almost unanimously eschew quantitative approaches, assuming that variables of interest to constructivists, defy quantification. Quantitative scholars mostly ignore constructivist variables as too fuzzy and vague. And the rare instances in which quantitative scholars have operationalized identity as a variable, they have unfortunately realized all the constructivists' worst fears about reducing national identity to a single measure, such as language, religion, or ethnicity, thereby violating one of the foundationa...
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***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick*** 'A unique, funny picture of Britain... A love letter to bookshops and the vagaries of public transport.' Richard Osman ' Ince's love of books is infectious.' 'Books of the Year', Independent Why play to 12,000 people when you can play to 12? In Autumn 2021, Robin Ince's stadium tour with Professor Brian Cox was postponed due to the pandemic. Rather than do nothing, he decided instead to go on a tour of over a hundred bookshops in the UK, from Wigtown to Penzance; from Swansea to Margate. Packed with witty anecdotes and tall tales, Bibliomaniac takes the reader on a journey across Britain as Robin explores his lifelong love of bookshops and books - and also tries to find out just why he can never have enough of them. It is the story of an addiction and a romance, and also of an occasional points failure just outside Oxenholme.
Uma história sobre encontrar a própria coragem, sobre cuidar de si e dos outros – e sobre o imenso poder da literatura. A livraria Natsuke era uma loja de livros usados quase fora da cidade. Quem passava por lá via estantes que iam do chão até o teto, abarrotadas das mais maravilhosas obras literárias. Rintaro Natsuki amava aquele lugar, erguido pelo trabalho do avô que o criou, com todo o seu coração – passou muitas horas felizes lendo o que desejava por aqueles corredores. A livraria era o refúgio perfeito para o garoto doce, porém recluso. Depois que o avô morre, Rintaro percebe-se só e arrasado: tudo indica que ele precisará fechar a livraria. É quando surge um misterioso gato malhado, de nome Tigre, que pede a ajuda do garoto. O gato deve encontrar um verdadeiro amante dos livros para acompanhá-lo em uma missão. A improvável dupla, então, enfrentará três aventuras mágicas para resgatar livros aprisionados, maltratados e abandonados. Fenômeno editorial no Japão, O gato que amava livros é uma história reconfortante sobre encontrar a própria coragem, sobre cuidar de si e dos outros – e sobre o imensurável poder dos livros.
Rintaro har vuxit upp med sin morfar och tillbringat många timmar med näsan i en bok på hans antikvariat där hyllorna är fullproppade med underbara böcker. När den gamle mannen dör står Rintaro, som fortfarande går i skolan, inför det det svåra beslutet att stänga antikvariatet. Då dyker en talande katt oväntat upp och ber Rintaro om hjälp. Katten vill att han hjälper till att rädda oälskade böcker från försumliga ägare. Det udda paret ger sig iväg på en makalös resa där de ställs inför olika utmaningar. Deras resa kulminerar i ett sista uppdrag som Rintaro måste lösa på egen hand ... EPUB3: Reflowable
Nanami ama i libri fin da quando era bambina: orfana di madre, e con un padre spesso assente, è abituata alla solitudine e adora passare i pomeriggi in biblioteca. Leggere è diventato per lei un piacere irrinunciabile e un modo per superare gli ostacoli provocati da una forte asma che le impedisce di correre, saltare e vivere come gli altri ragazzini della sua età : grazie alla lettura, può invece esplorare mondi diversi e straordinari. Un giorno, però, nella biblioteca che frequenta quotidianamente, i libri iniziano a sparire: prima Le avventure di Arsenio Lupin, poi Moby Dick, Il Signore degli Anelli e I tre moschettieri. Decisa a scoprire cosa sta succedendo, Nanami segue tra gli scaf...
Rintaro Natsuki hendak menutup toko buku bekas yang diwarisinya dari almarhum kakeknya. Tapi kemudian muncul seekor kucing entah dari mana. Kucing bernama Tiger ini mengajaknya untuk menyelamatkan buku-buku yang kesepian dan tidak dicintai. Buku-buku ini perlu dibebaskan dari para pemiliknya yang tak peduli. Maka dimulailah petualangan mereka ke labirin-labirin aneh untuk membebaskan buku-buku. Mereka berjumpa bermacam-macam orang dalam perjalanan itu: ada pria yang membiarkan buku-bukunya mati di rak; ada pula penyiksa buku yang memotong halaman-halaman buku supaya orang-orang bisa membaca cepat; dan ada penerbit yang hanya mau menerbitkan buku-buku laris. Petualangan Rintaro dan si kucing berujung pada satu tantangan yang paling berat---hanya orang-orang yang paling berani sanggup masuk ke dalam dunia di labirin terakhir.