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XML Pocket Reference: Extensible Markup Language (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
by Simon St. Laurent Michael FitzgeraldXML, the Extensible Markup Language, is everywhere: the syntax of choice for newly designed document formats across almost all computer applications. Now used daily by developers, XML is living up to its reputation as one of the most important developments in document interchange in the history of computing. A perennial bestseller, the handy XML Pocket Reference from O'Reilly has been revised once again to give you quick access to the latest goods. In addition to its comprehensive look at XML, this third edition has been updated with new material on Namespaces and XML Schema--considered among the most important elements in current XML use--along with RELAX NG and Schematron, additional powerful tools for describing XML document structures. Like other titles in O'Reilly's Pocket Reference series, the XML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition features a well-organized format that gets right to the point. As a result, it's already won over the allegiance of developers everywhere. If you need XML answers quick and on the fly, this compact book is most definitely the book for you.
XSLT 1.0 Pocket Reference: A Quick Guide to XML Transformations (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
by Evan LenzXSLT is an essential tool for converting XML into other kinds of documents: HTML, PDF file, and many others. It's a critical technology for XML-based platforms such as Microsoft .NET, Sun Microsystems' Sun One, as well as for most web browsers and authoring tools. As useful as XSLT is, however, most people have a difficult time getting used to its peculiar characteristics. The ability to use advanced techniques depends on a clear and exact understanding of how XSLT templates work and interact.The XSLT 1.0 Pocket Reference from O'Reilly wants to make sure you achieve that level of understanding. With its concise approach, this handy pocket guide quickly gets you up to speed on XSLT 1.0 so you can covert XML like a seasoned pro. In addition to covering the basics of stylesheet structure, it also explains how to:use template rulescreate a result treeapply conditional processingtransform multiple source documentsemploy number formattingThanks to their convenient, quick-reference format, O'Reilly's Pocket References spare you from having to hunt through larger books for answers. They deliver just what you need to get the job done in a timely fashion. And the XSLT 1.0 Pocket Reference is no different--it's the ideal companion to have at your desk when you need an answer fast.
¡Ya supéralo!: Te adaptas, te amargas, o te vas
by César LozanoAléjate de las malas decisiones y transforma tu vida para ser feliz. ¿Por qué te aferras a alguien que no te ama? ¿Qué ganas con discutir todo el tiempo? ¿Quién te dijo que hacerte la víctima te garantiza obtener lo que deseas? ¡Ya supéralo! La dicha no está en quienes te rodean, ¡debes crearla!, deja de culpar a los demás de lo que no puedes resolver, ¿así, o más claro? Con su estilo incomparable, lecciones de vida, anécdotas y experiencias que han marcado su camino, César Lozano entrega en este libro los consejos más efectivos para superar una traición, deshacerte de tu imaginación destructiva, evitar a los vampiros emocionales y alejarte del rencor. Consciente de que ante una pérdida es imposible hablar de superarla, te invita a comprender el dolor profundo para sobrellevarla y hacer menos dolorosa la ausencia o la muerte de un ser querido. ¡Ya supéralo! Te adaptas, te amargas o te vas, te ayuda a decidir siempre por tu bien, a no cargar todos los días tus miedos e inseguridades; el autor, bestseller internacional, te comparte numerosas reflexiones para que te olvides de la perfección que buscas pues sólo te estresa. El libro tiene el propósito de hacerte más claro y directo el camino hacia el bienestar.
Ya te llamaremos: Claves para presentarte a un cásting y obtener con éxito tu primer trabajo
by Maite BuenafuenteUn manual imprescindible para afrontar con éxito un casting o una entrevista de trabajo. Buscar una oportunidad, aspirar a un papel, encontrar el primer trabajo... sea en el terreno que sea, requiere de una preparación previa, de un método y de una actitud. Un casting, como cualquier proceso de selección, empieza mucho antes del día de la prueba; hay todo un procedimiento anterior que garantiza que lleguemos al momento clave con garantías de éxito. Tras años de experiencia como responsable de casting y como coach de actores y actrices, Maite Buenafuente resume en Ya te llamaremos las claves imprescindibles para enfrentarse a este tipo de procesos de selección. Y nos propone una nueva definición de la palabra casting, que resume en los siguientes consejos: Contagiar al director con tu entusiasmo.Admirarte de lo que eres capaz.Sonreírle a la confianza.Temblar de emoción positiva.Imaginar que el mundo es tuyo.Negociar con tus nervios, darles una tregua.Gozar de un momento único e irrepetible.
YA Anthologies: Amplifying Voices, Building Community (Elements in Publishing and Book Culture)
by null Melanie Ramdarshan BoldDespite their long publishing history, anthologies have received little scholarly attention. However, they play an important role in collecting, and reflecting upon, voices and identities that have all-to-often been on the fringes of publishing. This Element explores the sociocultural functions of anthologies in relation to discussions around exclusion/inclusion in the publishing industry. Focusing on YA anthologies, using a case study of A Change Is Gonna Come anthology (2017), this Element argues that the form and function of anthologies allows them to respond to and represent changing ideas of socially-marginalised identities. In A Change Is Gonna Come, this medium also affords Black and Brown authors a platform and community for introspection and the development of both individual and collective identities. Beyond merely introducing writings by socially-marginalised groups, this Element contends that YA anthologies embody a form of literary activism, fostering community-building and offering a means to circumvent obstacles prevalent in publishing.
The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans
by Ned SubletteWith a style the Los Angeles Times calls as "vivid and fast-moving as the music he loves," Ned Sublette's powerful new book drives the reader through the potholed, sinking streets of the United States's least-typical city.In this eagerly awaited follow-up to The World That Made New Orleans, Sublette's award-winning history of the Crescent City's colonial years, he traces an arc of his own experience, from the white supremacy of segregated 1950s Louisiana through the funky year of 2004–2005--the last year New Orleans was whole. By turns irreverent, joyous, darkly comic, passionate, and polemical, The Year Before the Flood juxtaposes the city's crowded calendar of parties, festivals, and parades with the murderousness of its poverty and its legacy of racism. Along the way, Sublette opens up windows of American history that illuminate the present: the trajectory of Mardi Gras from pre–Civil War days, the falsification of Southern history in movies, the city's importance to early rock and roll, the complicated story of its housing projects, the uniqueness of its hip-hop scene, and the celebratory magnificence of the participatory parades known as second lines. With a grand, unforgettable cast of musicians and barkeeps, scholars and thugs, vibrating with the sheer excitement of New Orleans, The Year Before the Flood is an affirmation of the power of the city's culture and a heartbreaking tale of loss that definitively establishes Ned Sublette as a great American writer for the 21st century.
A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You
by Donna Cameron2020 New York City Big Book Awards Winner in Self-Help: Motivational2020 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award-Winner in Self-Help Motivational2019 IPPY Gold Medal Winner: Self Help2019 Nautilius Book Awards Gold Winner in Personal Growth & Self-Help2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Gold Medal Winner in Motivational2019 Readers&’ Favorite Awards: Gold Medal Winner in Nonfiction Self-Help2019 Eric Hoffer Award Winner: Self-Help2019 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards: First Place in Self-Help2019 Chanticleer I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Finalist2019 International Book Awards: Finalist, Self-Help: General2019 Nancy Pearl Best Book Award: Finalist in Memoir2019 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal: Finalist2019 Foreword Indies Finalist: Adult Nonfiction—Self-HelpKirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018Being kind is something most of us do when it&’s easy and when it suits us. Being kind when we don&’t feel like it, or when all of our buttons are being pushed, is hard. But that&’s also when it&’s most needed; that&’s when it can defuse anger and even violence, when it can restore civility in our personal and virtual interactions. Kindness has the power to profoundly change our relationships with other people and with ourselves. It can, in fact, change the world.In A Year of Living Kindly—using stories, observation, humor, and summaries of expert research—Donna Cameron shares her experience committing to 365 days of practicing kindness. She presents compelling research into the myriad benefits of kindness, including health, wealth, longevity, improved relationships, and personal and business success. She explores what a kind life entails, and what gets in the way of it. And she provides practical and experiential suggestions for how each of us can strengthen our kindness muscle so choosing a life of kindness becomes ever easier and more natural. An inspiring, practical guide that can help any reader make a commitment to kindness, A Year of Living Kindly shines a light on how we can create a better, safer, and more just world—and how you can be part of that transformation.
The Year of My Life, Second Edition: A Translation of Issa's Oraga Haru
by Issa KobayashiThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1960.
The Year of the Introvert: A Journal of Daily Inspiration for the Inwardly Inclined
by Michaela Chung365 quotes, insights, and journaling prompts for the blossoming introvert.The Year of the Introvert is a seasonal daybook and journal that takes introverts on a true adventure in introspection and self-care, 365 days of the year. With each page of daily insight, Michaela Chung provides an interactive roadmap for introverts who wish to embrace who they are and live a fulfilling—and powerful!—life on their own quiet terms. Within these pages, you’ll discover quotes, prompts, and inspirational essays to propel you toward greater self-awareness, and self-love. Along the way, you’ll receive daily morsels of wisdom to strengthen your relationships, develop authentic confidence, survive the holidays, and truly blossom in your own introverted way. Ask introspective questions to awaken your inner adventurerGet tips on how to love your introversion and yourselfLearn how to cut through small talk and truly connectBe quietly magnetic in your romantic relationshipsBuild cozy living spaces that will replenish your energyAnd more!The Year of The Introvert is the ideal introvert’s companion for navigating the challenges and joys of being an introvert in an extrovert’s world. Reflect on your quiet strengths, water your natural wellspring of creativity, and take ownership of your “innie” life!
The Year That Defined American Journalism: 1897 and the Clash of Paradigms
by W. Joseph CampbellThe Year that Defined American Journalism explores the succession of remarkable and decisive moments in American journalism during 1897 – a year of significant transition that helped redefine the profession and shape its modern contours. This defining year featured a momentous clash of paradigms pitting the activism of William Randolph Hearst's participatory 'journalism of action' against the detached, fact-based antithesis of activist journalism, as represented by Adolph Ochs of the New York Times, and an eccentric experiment in literary journalism pursued by Lincoln Steffens at the New York Commercial-Advertiser. Resolution of the three-sided clash of paradigms would take years and result ultimately in the ascendancy of the Times' counter-activist model, which remains the defining standard for mainstream American journalism. The Year That Defined American Journalism introduces the year-study methodology to mass communications research and enriches our understanding of a pivotal moment in media history.
The Year Time Stopped: The Global Pandemic In Photos
by Christina Hawatmeh Nour ChamounCurated by the founders of Scopio, a community-based image marketplace, a stunning and unforgettable visual history that captures the world’s response to major events that defined 2020: the COVID pandemic and the sweeping movements for racial and social justice.In 2020, the world experienced massive change. Millions of lives were ended—and millions more upended—by the Covid-19 pandemic. The shocking police killings of Black men and women gave rise to powerful social movements and widespread collective action to rectify centuries of injustice and racism in the United States and globally. Together, these three colossal events tested the resilience of the social fabric bringing us all together. Attempting to illuminate and make sense of this new reality, photographers from around the world documented these transformational moments as they unfolded. Carefully combing through their archive, the founders of Scopio have curated these photographs to tell the story of the year 2020. It began with a collective sense of isolation and fear to eventually people coming together and protesting the social injustices that were uncovered later that year.Representing artists from around the globe, The Year Time Stopped seeks to empower us and give credence to the extraordinary circumstances that changed our world. The 200 images in this striking visual collection are indelible, impassioned, and unforgettable. Taken together, they are a singular testament to this unprecedented time.
The Years with Ross
by James ThurberFrom iconic American humorist James Thurber, a celebrated and poignant memoir about his years at The New Yorker with the magazine’s unforgettable founder and longtime editor, Harold Ross“Extremely entertaining. . . . life at The New Yorker emerges as a lovely sort of pageant of lunacy, of practical jokes, of feuds and foibles. It is an affectionate picture of scamps playing their games around a man who, for all his brusqueness, loved them, took care of them, pampered and scolded them like an irascible mother hen.” —New York TimesWith a foreword by Adam Gopnik and illustrations by James ThurberAt the helm of America’s most influential literary magazine from 1925 to 1951, Harold Ross introduced the country to a host of exciting talent, including Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott, Ogden Nash, Peter Arno, Charles Addams, and Dorothy Parker. But no one could have written about this irascible, eccentric genius more affectionately or more critically than James Thurber, whose portrait of Ross captures not only a complex literary giant but a historic friendship and a glorious era as well. "If you get Ross down on paper," warned Wolcott Gibbs to Thurber," nobody will ever believe it." But readers of this unforgettable memoir will find that they do.Offering a peek into the lives of two American literary giants and the New York literary scene at its heyday, The Years with Ross is a true classic, and a testament to the enduring influence of their genius.
Yellow. Cómo crear una cultura de servicio y ponerse la camiseta por los clientes: Parábola empresarial inspirada en hechos de la vida real.
by David Gomez GomezDeje de quejarse y haga que las cosas pasen. Una historia para transformar su vida y la de su empresa para siempre. Las compañías hacen grandes esfuerzos por ganarse un cliente, para luego perderlo por una precaria actitud de servicio. Las áreas trabajan internamente como islas, desconectadas de la realidad y de las necesidades de la gente a la cual deberían servir. Pero, ¿qué pasaría si después de un día agotador tomara un taxi y lo que sucede adentro transforma su vida para siempre?, ¿qué pasaría si dejara de esperar a que las cosas pasen y se dedicara a lograr que sucedieran?, ¿si se levantara feliz cada mañana a hacer su trabajo, porque no se trata de una simple y monótona tarea, sino que cumple con un propósito superior?, este libro basado en una experiencia real, con un taxista real. Alguien que pese a todas las adversidades, decidió hacer la diferencia para sus pasajeros y darle un significado a su trabajo. David Gómez, autor de los bestsellers Bueno, Bonito y Carito y de Detalles que Enamoran: cómo derretir a los clientes para que no quieran comprarle a nadie más, nos sorprende esta vez con una entretenida parábola empresarial para encontrarle un nuevo significado a nuestro trabajo. Un mensaje para hacer la diferencia en este mundo, una persona a la vez.
The Yellow Journalism: The Press and America's Emergence as a World Power
by David R. SpencerWhen a case containing dismembered human remains surfaced in New York's East River in June of 1897, the publisher of the New York Journal--a young, devil-may-care millionaire named William Randolph Hearst--decided that his newspaper would "scoop" the city's police department by solving this heinous crime. Pulling out all the stops, Hearst launched more than a journalistic murder investigation; his newspaper's active intervention in the city's daily life, especially its underside, marked the birth of the Yellow Press. <p><p>In a work that studies the rise and fall of this phenomenon, David R. Spencer documents the fierce competition that characterized yellow journalism, the social realities and trends that contributed to its success (and its ultimate demise), its accomplishments for good or ill, and its long-term legacy. Most notable among Hearst's competitors was New York City's The World, owned and managed by a European Jewish immigrant named Joseph Pulitzer. The Yellow Journalism describes how these two papers and others exploited the scandal, corruption, and crime among the city's most influential citizens, and its most desperate inhabitants--a policy that made this "journalism of action" remarkably effective, not just as a commercial force, but also as an advocate for the city's poor and defenseless. <p><p>Spencer shows how many of the innovations first introduced during this period--from investigative reporting to the use of color, entertainment news, and cartoons in papers--have had a lasting effect on journalism; and how media in our day reflects the Yellow Press's influence, but also its threatened irrelevance within the broader realities of contemporary society.
Yes!: 60 secrets from the science of persuasion
by Robert B. Cialdini Steve Martin Noah J. GoldsteinSince its publication in 2007, Yes! has shown how small changes can make a big difference to everyone's powers of persuasion - both at work and at home.Every day, we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say 'yes' to our requests? Based on decades of research into the psychology of persuasion, this book reveals many remarkable insights that will help you be more persuasive both at work and at home.Co-written by the world's most quoted expert on influence, Professor Robert Cialdini, Yes! contains dozens of tips that you wouldn't want to miss out on - all of them scientifically proven to boost your powers of persuasion.This special tenth Anniversary edition features ten new chapters of updated research and fresh secrets of persuasion. You will find out how to stop your listeners getting bored, what you can do on your commute to increase your influence, and why being second place is worse than being third. Whether you want someone to promote you, take their medicine, reduce their carbon footprint or even give you their vote, Yes! shows how small changes in your approach can have a dramatic effect on your success.
Yes Vote: The Public Hearing Plan for Developers
by Katie CoatesBuilding community support, overcoming opposition, and getting approval for real estate developments are challenging, time-consuming and costly endeavors. Developers can overcome these challenges with the hands-on strategies and tactics covered in Yes Vote: The Public Hearing Plan for Developers. Real estate developers must get approval for their real estate developments at a public hearing so that they don&’t lose money, lose face, and alienate their investors – or worse. They already know that the public hearing has its own pitfalls. They may even lie awake at night worrying about them. For 25 years, Consultant Katie Coates has been helping her clients get approval at their public hearings, even on projects that have been deemed lost causes or hopeless. In Yes Vote, Katie shares her special blend of analysis, strategy and real-world experience with readers so they can get their approval, too.In Yes Vote, readers learn how to:Overcome opposition.Find supporters, even in a hostile environment.Formulate a plan so they have a greater sense of control over their project's destiny.Get elected officials to listen to them instead of only listening to their opponents.Prevail at the public hearing and get approval for their project.
Yes We Did: Photos and Behind-the-Scenes Stories Celebrating Our First African American President
by Lawrence Jackson"Eight years in the White House went by so fast. That's why I'm so grateful that Lawrence was there to capture them. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do."--From the foreword by Barack ObamaWhen Lawrence Jackson took the job as White House photographer in early 2009, he knew he'd have a front row seat to history. What he didn't expect was the deep personal connection he would feel, as a fellow African American, with the President of the United States.Yes We Did is filled with Lawrence's intimate photographs and reflections, as well as first-person recollections from President Obama, everyday citizens, and notable personalities including Bono, Stephen Curry, Valerie Jarrett, Admiral Mike Mullen, and others. The book is a celebration of the most inclusive and representative White House in history - where in between momentous and pivotal decisions, the President and First Lady opened the doors of the People's House to schoolkids, athletes, senior citizens, hip-hop artists, and more.For anyone who misses the humanity, grace, and undefinable "cool factor" of the Obama White House, this warm and inspiring book provides an affirming, proud, and focused lens on our history.
YO 2.0
by Dan SchawbelLos nuevos medios sociales abren un campo enorme de posibilidades en cualquier lugar del mundo. Para conseguir tus objetivos la estrategia más poderosa se basa en lograr diferenciarse mediante tu marca personal. Gracias a las herramientas de los nuevos medios, los blogs y las aplicaciones móviles, existen infinitas oportunidades para darte a conocer y conectar con otras personas.Tanto si estás buscando un trabajo, quieres dar un giro en tu carrera o aspiras a una promoción, Dan Schawbel , el gurú de la marca personal, te guía por el amplio territorio de los medios sociales y te muestra numerosos casos de éxito de personas que han construido sus marcas personales gracias a los medios sociales.Desde los sitios especializados en networking, como LinkedIn, Facebook o Twitter, hasta el potencial de los blogs, de los curriculums en video y de las aplicaciones móviles, Yo 2.0 representa una guía completa, práctica y actualizada para potenciar su marca personal y lograr sus objetivos profesionales.
Yo maldigo el río del tiempo
by Per PettersonAmbientada en la Dinamarca contemporánea, la novela explora la incapacidad de las personas por comunicarse y entenderse en toda su complejidad humana.
Yo muero hoy: Las revueltas en el mundo árabe
by Olga RodríguezUn recorrido por la revoluciones que han sacudido el mundo árabe, desde Túnez hasta Siria. Las revueltas árabes de 2011 no surgieron por generación espontánea. Detrás de la caída de dictadores como Ben Alí, Mubarak o Gadafi hay una larga lucha silenciosa del activismo clandestino en defensa de los derechos humanos, de los movimientos obreros y de las agrupaciones que llevan años trabajando por la justicia social. La constancia de unos pocos sentó las bases y creó los cauces para canalizar el hartazgo de la mayoría. Sin unos y otros las revueltas no habrían tenido lugar. Los movimientos colectivos estallan solo cuando un cúmulo de elementos se encuentran, se mezclan y la mecha prende. Yo muero hoy cuenta las causas, los retos y la historia de esas revueltas, que han marcado los dos últimos años, a partir de las historias individuales de algunos de sus protagonistas. Historias que demuestran que, como dijo Eduardo Galeano, «mucha gente pequeña, en lugares pequeños, haciendo cosas pequeñas, puede cambiar el mundo».
Yo no peleo, tú no peleas: Mejora tus relaciones y vive en armonía
by Alejandra StamateasAprende a navegar las dificultades de las relaciones interpersonales de la mano de Alejandra Stamateas Aprende a navegar las dificultades de las relaciones interpersonales de la mano de Alejandra Stamateas Es tan fácil amar a los demás cuando la vida es buena y te llevas bien con todo el mundo. Pero la mayoría de las veces, nuestras vidas no reflejan el cuento de hadas en el que nos gustaría vivir. Nuestras relaciones personales abarcan aquellas en las que nacimos (la familia) o elegimos (matrimonio y amistades), así como aquellas personas que la vida nos impone (compañeros de trabajo, clientes). Y ese abanico incluye a aquellos que necesitamos y a aquellos que nos manipulan y usan. ¡Esto es la vida real! y vivir la vida no siempre es tan fácil como Facebook e Instagram lo hacen parecer. En su nuevo libro, Alejandra Stamateas nos ayudará a navegar las relaciones más difíciles para que podamos disfrutar de las personas que están en nuestras vidas. Nos ayudará a restaurar lo que se rompió, nos abrirá los ojos para ver cuándo una relación no es saludable ¡y nos proporcionará una salida! Con historias y desafios personales, la autora presentará muchas de las problemáticas actuales de las relaciones interpersonales, dando tips para poder relacionarnos con uno mismo y con el otro de unamanera saludable. Contenido: Cómo me llevo con: · Mi vida familiar · Mi vida profesional · Mi vida diaria Conmigo misma
Yoga as Resistance: Equity and Inclusion On and Off the Mat
by Dr. Stacie GrahamA powerful manifesto outlining the personal inner work and practical steps that yoga practitioners and studios need to take to move to true equity and inclusion – on the mat, and off.Yoga as Resistance outlines a dynamic programme of social justice reform within the yoga industry. The majority of teachers in North America and Europe are white, able-bodied, cis-gendered, so how can they create inclusive environments? This book will inspire and welcome all to take part in questioning the status quo and learn how to move towards equity, and why it matters. Yoga teachers will learn why the most marginalized matter, even if they are not in the room: and how this affects their teaching.The book is structured around Sanskrit roots of yoga: TAPAS, AHIMSA, ASTEYA, SATYA. The meanings are explored in alignment with the social justice work presented.Each chapter closes with a yoga or meditation practice or journaling activity, to embody deeper understanding and work through any discomfort and issues that may arise, on a somatic and spiritual level. Diversity and inclusion within the wellness industry has been increasingly under the spotlight. This book responds to the appetite for guidance on how we actively create change. The mission of Yoga as Resistance is to educate and empower yoga practitioners and professionals to take action in aligning their practice on the mat with their lives off the mat.
Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents and Caregivers
by Stacey W. Betts Dion BettsHaving successfully used yoga to combat the stress of their own busy lives, Dion and Stacey Betts discovered its potential for their son Joshua, who has Asperger Syndrome. This fully-illustrated book combines the authors' professional expertise with their experience of parenting, offering a range of gentle and fun yoga positions and breathing techniques that are effective in dealing with the increased levels of anxiety, disorientation and tactile sensitivity often found in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The authors give step-by-step descriptions of warming-up, strengthening, calming, and tension-releasing exercises that are suitable for reducing coping mechanisms, such as hand-flapping, and increasing muscle tone, muscle strength and body awareness. They also offer a range of short and long sequences that can be tailored to fit the needs of the individual child. Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is ideal for parents and caregivers who want to use simple yoga techniques to help children with ASDs overcome some of the symptoms of the disorder.
Yoko Tawada's Portrait of a Tongue: An Experimental Translation by Chantal Wright (Literary Translation)
by Yoko TawadaYoko Tawada's Portrait of a Tongue: An Experimental Translation by Chantal Wright is a hybrid text, innovatively combining literary criticism, experimental translation, and scholarly commentary. This work centres on a German-language prose text by Yoko Tawada entitled ‘Portrait of a Tongue’ [‘Porträt einer Zunge’, 2002]. Yoko Tawada is a native speaker of Japanese who learned German as an adult. Portrait of a Tongue is a portrait of a German woman—referred to only as P—who has lived in the United States for many years and whose German has become inflected by English. The text is the first-person narrator’s declaration of love for P and for her language, a ‘thinking-out-loud’ about language(s), and a self-reflexive commentary. Chantal Wright offers a critical response and a new approach to the translation process by interweaving Tawada’s text and the translator’s dialogue, creating a side-by-side reading experience that encourages the reader to move seamlessly between the two parts. Chantal Wright’s technique models what happens when translators read and responds to calls within Translation Studies for translators to claim visibility, to practice “thick translation”, and to develop their own creative voices. This experimental translation addresses a readership within the academic disciplines of Translation Studies, Germanic Studies, and related fields. - This book is published in English.