Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: "Þëèé Öåçàðü" — òðàãåäèÿ Øåêñïèðà (1599), èçîáðàæàþùàÿ çàãîâîð ïðîòèâ Þëèÿ Öåçàðÿ è åãî óáèéñòâî Áðóòîì; â íåé äåéñòâóåò òàêæå áîëüøîå êîëè÷åñòâî èñòîðè÷åñêèõ ïåðñîíàæåé òîãî âðåìåíè. Õîòÿ çàãëàâíûé ïåðñîíàæ — Öåçàðü, îí íå èãðàåò áîëüøîé ðîëè â ïüåñå, ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ âñåãî íåñêîëüêî ðàç è ãèáíåò â íà÷àëå òðåòüåãî àêòà. Öåíòðàëüíàÿ ôèãóðà — Áðóò, â êîòîðîì áîðþòñÿ òàêèå ÷óâñòâà, êàê ÷åñòü, ïàòðèîòèçì è äðóæáà

Àííîòàöèÿ: «Êíèãà ýñêèçîâ» âûäàþùåãîñÿ àìåðèêàíñêîãî ïèñàòåëÿ-ðîìàíòèêà, «îòöà àìåðèêàíñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû» Âàøèíãòîíà Èðâèíãà

Àííîòàöèÿ: New Moon Daughter - ñòóäèéíûé àëüáîì àìåðèêàíñêîé äæàçîâîé ïåâèöû Êàññàíäðû Óèëñîí, êîòîðûé áûë âûïóùåí Blue Note â 1995 ãîäó. Àëüáîì çàíÿë ïåðâîå ìåñòî â ÷àðòå äæàçîâûõ àëüáîìîâ æóðíàëà Billboard, à òàêæå ïîëó÷èë ïðåìèþ Ãðýììè êàê ëó÷øåå äæàçîâîå âîêàëüíîå èñïîëíåíèå

Àííîòàöèÿ: Âòîðîé ñòóäèéíûé àëüáîì àíãëèéñêîé ïåâèöû è àâòîðà ïåñåí Ëîëû ßíã, èçäàííûé 21 èþíÿ 2024 ãîäà íà ëåéáëå Island Records. Îí ñëåäóåò çà å¸ äåáþòíûì àëüáîìîì 2023 ãîäà My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ýòî ïåðâàÿ áèîãðàôèÿ, ïîñâÿùåííàÿ èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî Ìàëêîëüìó ßíãó è ðàññêàçûâàþùàÿ çàõâàòûâàþùóþ èñòîðèþ åãî çàìå÷àòåëüíîãî ïóòè îò ðàáî÷åãî â Ãëàçãî è îáùåæèòèÿ äëÿ ìèãðàíòîâ â Ñèäíåå äî âûñòóïëåíèé íà êðóïíåéøèõ ñöåíàõ ìèðà è òÿæåëîé, òðàãè÷íîé áîëåçíè íà çàêàòå æèçíè. Íåò íèêàêèõ ñîìíåíèé, ÷òî Ìàëêîëüì ßíã áûë íå òîëüêî îñíîâàòåëåì, íî è ñåðäöåì è äóøîé AC/DC. «Âåëè÷àéøàÿ ïðàâàÿ ðóêà ðîê—í-ðîëëà», èìåííî áëàãîäàðÿ åãî òàëàíòó ìû ìãíîâåííî óçíàåì íè ñ ÷åì íå ñðàâíèìûå ðèôôû è ìîùü â «Highway to Hell», «Back in Black» è «A Long Way to the Top». Ìàëêîëüì ïîìîã AC/DC íå òîëüêî äîñòèãíóòü âåðøèíû, ñòàòü âåëè÷àéøåé àâñòðàëèéñêîé õàðäêîð-ãðóïïîé, íî è íå óïàñòü ñ íåå, íåñìîòðÿ íà âñå âíóòðåííèå ïðîòèâîðå÷èÿ è èçìåí÷èâûå ìóçûêàëüíûå òåíäåíöèè. «Âîçìîæíî, ýòî ëó÷øèé ñïîñîá çàïîìíèòü Ìàëêîëüìà ßíãà — îí äåéñòâèòåëüíî ïðèíàäëåæàë ñöåíå, çàæèãàÿ ïîä ôèðìåííûå õèòû, êîòîðûå ïîäàðèë ýòîìó ìèðó, âûäàâàÿ îäèí ìîùíåéøèé ðèôô çà äðóãèì, ðàñòâîðÿÿñü â ìóçûêå», — Äæåôô Àïòåð, ïèñàòåëü, áèîãðàô, àâòîð ýòîé êíèãè

ÍÅÇÀÊÎÍÍÎÅ ÏÎÒÐÅÁËÅÍÈÅ ÍÀÐÊÎÒÈ×ÅÑÊÈÕ ÑÐÅÄÑÒÂ; ÏÑÈÕÎÒÐÎÏÍÛÕ ÂÅÙÅÑÒÂ È ÈÕ ÀÍÀËÎÃΠÏÐÈ×ÈÍßÞÒ ÂÐÅÄ ÇÄÎÐÎÂÜÞ; ÈÕ ÍÅÇÀÊÎÍÍÛÉ ÎÁÎÐÎÒ ÇÀÏÐÅÙÅÍ È ÂËÅ×ÅÒ ÓÑÒÀÍÎÂËÅÍÍÓÞ ÇÀÊÎÍÎÄÀÒÅËÜÑÒÂÎÌ ÎÒÂÅÒÑÒÂÅÍÍÎÑÒÜ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ìû ïðèâûêëè ñ÷èòàòü, ÷òî ó ÷åëîâåêà ïÿòü ÷óâñòâ: ñëóõ, çðåíèå, îáîíÿíèå, âêóñ è îñÿçàíèå. Îäíàêî ñîâðåìåííàÿ íàóêà óòâåðæäàåò, ÷òî íà ñàìîì äåëå èõ ó íàñ, ïî ìåíüøåé ìåðå, 32. ×óâñòâà íå ïðîñòî èíôîðìèðóþò íàñ îá îêðóæàþùåì ìèðå è íàøåì âíóòðåííåì ñîñòîÿíèè, îíè áóêâàëüíî ôîðìèðóþò íàñ. Îïèðàÿñü íà íîâåéøèå èññëåäîâàíèÿ, íàó÷íûé æóðíàëèñò Ýììà ßíã ðàñêðûâàåò íåîæèäàííûå àñïåêòû ÷óâñòâ, ñâîéñòâåííûõ âñåì íàì, è ðàññêàçûâàåò î íåâåðîÿòíûõ ñåíñîðíûõ ñïîñîáíîñòÿõ íåêîòîðûõ ëþäåé — îò ðåêîðäñìåíîâ-ôðèäàéâåðîâ äî æðåöîâ âóäó è øàìàíîâ. Ñðåäè ïîäîáíûõ óíèêóìîâ — è ìåäñåñòðà, îïðåäåëÿþùàÿ áîëåçíü Ïàðêèíñîíà ïî çàïàõó, è âûñòóïàþùàÿ íà ñöåíå îñëåïøàÿ áàëåðèíà, è ëþäè, óìåþùèå, ïîäîáíî ëåòó÷èì ìûøàì, îðèåíòèðîâàòüñÿ â ïðîñòðàíñòâå ñ ïîìîùüþ ýõîëîêàöèè

Àííîòàöèÿ: Àâòîð êíèãè - ïåðâûé ïðîôàéëåð Þæíîé Êîðåè è íåïîñðåäñòâåííûé ó÷àñòíèê îïèñûâàåìûõ ñîáûòèé. Åãî èñòîðèÿ ëåãëà â îñíîâó äîðàìû "Òå, êòî ÷èòàåò ñåðäöå òüìû" - î êðèìèíàëèñòàõ Þæíîé Êîðåè, ñîçäàâøèõ ïðîôàéëèíã â ñòðàíå êàê íàóêó è ðàññëåäîâàâøèõ äåëà èçâåñòíûõ êîðåéñêèõ ñåðèéíûõ óáèéö. Ñåðåäèíà 1980-õ ãîäîâ. Ñòóäåíò ïîëèöåéñêîãî óíèâåðñèòåòà Þí Âå÷õóëü, èçó÷àÿ òðóäû çàïàäíûõ ñîöèîëîãîâ è êðèìèíàëèñòîâ, ïîíèìàåò: ñêîðî Þæíóþ Êîðåþ çàõëåñòíåò ýïèäåìèÿ ñåðèéíûõ óáèéñòâ, ïîäîáíàÿ òîé, ÷òî ñëó÷èëàñü â ÑØÀ. Ïîçäíåå åãî âïå÷àòëÿåò êíèãà ëåãåíäàðíîãî ïðîôàéëåðà ÔÁРÄæîíà Äóãëàñà "Îõîòíèê çà ðàçóìîì", â êîòîðîé îïèñàíà ïîèìêà ìàíüÿêîâ ìåòîäàìè, íåèçâåñòíûìè â Êîðåå? - è åùå áîëüøå óêðåïëÿåò â ìûñëè î ãðÿäóùåé ýïèäåìèè óáèéñòâ— Ñòàâ èíñïåêòîðîì ïîëèöèè, îí ãðåçèò ñîçäàíèåì ïðîôàéëèíãà è äëÿ ýòîãî áåðåò ê ñåáå íà ñëóæáó ïåðñïåêòèâíîãî ñëåäîâàòåëÿ Êâîí Èð¸íà - áóäóùåãî àâòîðà ýòîé êíèãè. Ê íà÷àëó 2000-õ ãîäîâ ïðåäñêàçàíèÿ Þí Âå÷õóëÿ ñáûâàþòñÿ - â Êîðåå íà÷èíàþò ïîÿâëÿòüñÿ ñåðèéíûå óáèéöû. Êâîí Èð¸íó ïðèõîäèòñÿ íå òîëüêî ó÷èòüñÿ ïðîôàéëèíãó ñîâåðøåííî íåèçâåñòíîãî òèïà ïðåñòóïíèêîâ, îïèðàÿñü íà êíèãó Äóãëàñà, íî è îòñòàèâàòü íåîáõîäèìîñòü âíåäðåíèÿ íîâàòîðñêèõ ìåòîäîâ ðàññëåäîâàíèÿ. "Êòî ÷èòàåò ñåðäöå òüìû" - ýòî ðåàëüíàÿ (è îò òîãî åùå áîëåå îñòðîñþæåòíàÿ) èñòîðèÿ î íåëåãêîì ïóòè ïåðâîãî ïðîôàéëåðñêîãî êîëëåêòèâà Þæíîé Êîðåè è åãî îõîòå íà ïå÷àëüíî èçâåñòíûõ â ñòðàíå ñåðèéíûõ óáèéö.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ïðåäëàãàåìàÿ ÷èòàòåëþ êíèãà îáðàùàåòñÿ ê øèðîêîìó êðóãó ïðîáëåì áèîëîãè÷åñêîé àíòðîïîëîãèè. Ñðåäè íèõ: ðåïðîäóêòèâíàÿ ñòðàòåãèÿ èñêîïàåìûõ ãîìèíèí è ïðèìàòîâ â öåëîì, âîçíèêíîâåíèå îñîçíàííîãî îòöîâñòâà; ïðÿìîõîæäåíèå ó èñêîïàåìûõ ïðåäêîâ; ýâîëþöèÿ ðàçìåðîâ ãîëîâíîãî ìîçãà; ïèòàíèå (ìÿñîåäåíèå è ïðåîäîëåíèå ëàêòàçíîé íåäîñòàòî÷íîñòè ó âçðîñëûõ); óâåëè÷åíèå ïðîäîëæèòåëüíîñòè ÷åëîâå÷åñêîé æèçíè â ïðîöåññå ýâîëþöèè; ïåðåõîä îò îõîòû-ñîáèðàòåëüñòâà ê çåìëåäåëèþ è åãî äåìîãðàôè÷åñêèå ïîñëåäñòâèÿ; àëüòðóèçì è ìíîãîå äðóãîå. Òåìû èçëîæåíû â ôîðìå óâëåêàòåëüíûõ ïîïóëÿðíûõ èñòîðèé, êîòîðûå ìîæíî ÷èòàòü â ëþáîì ïîðÿäêå, áëàãîäàðÿ ÷åìó ýòà ðàáîòà, îñíîâó êîòîðîé ñîñòàâèëè ëåêöèè è ñòàòüè àìåðèêàíñêîé èññëåäîâàòåëüíèöû Ñàíõè Ëè, ñ óñïåõîì ìîæåò ñëóæèòü ïåðâîé ñòóïåíüþ çíàêîìñòâà ñ âîïðîñàìè áèîëîãè÷åñêîé àíòðîïîëîãèè

Àííîòàöèÿ: Èñòîðèÿ òðóäíîé äåâî÷êè-ïîäðîñòêà, êîòîðàÿ õî÷åò áûòü ñîáîé è íå îùóùàòü äàâëåíèÿ îêðóæàþùèõ. Èñòîðèÿ ðàññêàçûâàåò î íåïðîñòîé øêîëüíîé æèçíè: î æèçíè Äàõüþí î òîì, êàê îíà ïîääåðæèâàåò îòíîøåíèÿ ñî ñâîèìè îäíîêëàññíèêàìè. Ïîäðîñòêè äîëæíû èçî âñåõ ñèë ñòàðàòüñÿ ïîääåðæèâàòü îòíîøåíèÿ ñ äðóçüÿìè, ÷òîáû èçáåæàòü èçäåâàòåëüñòâ ñî ñòîðîíû ñâåðñòíèêîâ. Ýòà êíèãà äëÿ òåõ, êòî ñêðûâàåò ñâîå èñòèííîå «ÿ» òîëüêî äëÿ òîãî,÷òîáû áûòü êàê âñå è ïîëó÷àòü îäîáðåíèå îêðóæàþùèõ.A story of a troubled teenager who wants to be oneself without being affected by the others. The story describes the complicated and delicate school life through Dahyun—s daily school life of how she keeps the relationship with her classmates. Teenagers have to try hard to maintain their relationship with friends so that they can avoid being bullied by others. This book will reach out to the teenagers who are hiding the real selves only to belong to the world by containing messages of empathy and encouragement.

Àííîòàöèÿ: ßíãìè Ìóí — ïðîôåññîð áèçíåñ àäìèíèñòðèðîâàíèÿ â Ãàðâàðäñêîé øêîëå áèçíåñà. Åå èññëåäîâàíèÿ ôîêóñèðóþòñÿ íà ìàðêåòèíãîâûõ èííîâàöèÿõ è äèôôåðèíöèàöèè áðåíäîâ.  Ãàðâàðäñêîé øêîëå áèçíåñà, ßíãìè ïðåïîäàåò îäèí èç ñàìûõ æåëàííûõ êóðñîâ âî âñåé øêîëå. Îíà ïîëó÷èëà áîëüøîå êîëè÷åñòâî íàãðàä çà âûäàþùèåñÿ íàâûêè ïðåïîäàâàíèÿ.  îñíîâó êíèãè ëåãëè åå áèçíåñ-êåéñû è ìàòåðèàëû êóðñà ïî ìàðêåòèíãó. Äëÿ ìàðêåòîëîãîâ, ðóêîâîäèòåëåé áèçíåñà.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ýòà êíèãà î ñàìîì ïîðàçèòåëüíîì ÷åëîâåêå â ñîâðåìåííîé èñòîðèè áèçíåñà — Ñòèâå Äæîáñå — âåëèêîì ïðåäïðèíèìàòåëå ýïîõè âûñîêèõ òåõíîëîãèé, èçâåñòíîì ñâîèì èíäèâèäóàëèçìîì, èíàêîìûñëèåì è áóíòàðñêèì õàðàêòåðîì. Àâòîðû ïîäðîáíî îïèñàëè ãîëîâîêðóæèòåëüíûé âçëåò ìîëîäîãî ÷åëîâåêà, î÷åíü ðàíî äîáèâøåãîñÿ óñïåõà, è ïîñëåäîâàâøåå çà ýòèì ñòðåìèòåëüíîå ïàäåíèå, âî âðåìÿ êîòîðîãî Ñòèâ áûë èçãíàí íå òîëüêî èç Apple, íî è èç êîìïüþòåðíîé èíäóñòðèè âîîáùå. Ýòà êíèãà ïðèîáðåëà ñêàíäàëüíóþ èçâåñòíîñòü åùå íà ýòàïå åå ïîäãîòîâêè ê ïå÷àòè. Ïîëó÷èâ ýêçåìïëÿð ðóêîïèñè äëÿ îçíàêîìëåíèÿ, êîìïàíèÿ çàïðåòèëà ïðîäàâàòü âî âñåõ ìàãàçèíàõ Apple êíèãè èçäàòåëüñòâà Wiley & Son. Òàêàÿ ðåàêöèÿ íå ïîâëèÿëà íà æåëàíèå èçäàòåëüñòâà îïóáëèêîâàòü ýòî ïðîèçâåäåíèå. Êíèãà áóäåò èíòåðåñíà òåì, êòî õî÷åò óçíàòü, êàê ïðîèñõîäèëî ôîðìèðîâàíèå, ñòàíîâëåíèå è ðàçâèòèå ñîâðåìåííîé ýðû öèôðîâûõ òåõíîëîãèé ïîä âëèÿíèåì ñàìîé çíà÷èìîé ôèãóðû ñîâðåìåííîñòè — ÷åëîâåêà, êàðäèíàëüíî èçìåíèâøåãî òðè îòðàñëè — èíäóñòðèþ êèíî, ìóçûêè è êîìïüþòåðîâ, — Ñòèâåíà Äæîáñà.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ýòà êíèãà î ñàìîì ïîðàçèòåëüíîì ÷åëîâåêå â ñîâðåìåííîé èñòîðèè áèçíåñà — Ñòèâå Äæîáñå — âåëèêîì ïðåäïðèíèìàòåëå ýïîõè âûñîêèõ òåõíîëîãèé, èçâåñòíîì ñâîèì èíäèâèäóàëèçìîì, èíàêîìûñëèåì è áóíòàðñêèì õàðàêòåðîì. Àâòîðû ïîäðîáíî îïèñàëè ãîëîâîêðóæèòåëüíûé âçëåò ìîëîäîãî ÷åëîâåêà, î÷åíü ðàíî äîáèâøåãîñÿ óñïåõà, è ïîñëåäîâàâøåå çà ýòèì ñòðåìèòåëüíîå ïàäåíèå, âî âðåìÿ êîòîðîãî Ñòèâ áûë èçãíàí íå òîëüêî èç Apple, íî è èç êîìïüþòåðíîé èíäóñòðèè âîîáùå. Ýòà êíèãà ïðèîáðåëà ñêàíäàëüíóþ èçâåñòíîñòü åùå íà ýòàïå åå ïîäãîòîâêè ê ïå÷àòè. Ïîëó÷èâ ýêçåìïëÿð ðóêîïèñè äëÿ îçíàêîìëåíèÿ, êîìïàíèÿ çàïðåòèëà ïðîäàâàòü âî âñåõ ìàãàçèíàõ Apple êíèãè èçäàòåëüñòâà Wiley & Son. Òàêàÿ ðåàêöèÿ íå ïîâëèÿëà íà æåëàíèå èçäàòåëüñòâà îïóáëèêîâàòü ýòî ïðîèçâåäåíèå. Êíèãà áóäåò èíòåðåñíà òåì, êòî õî÷åò óçíàòü, êàê ïðîèñõîäèëî ôîðìèðîâàíèå, ñòàíîâëåíèå è ðàçâèòèå ñîâðåìåííîé ýðû öèôðîâûõ òåõíîëîãèé ïîä âëèÿíèåì ñàìîé çíà÷èìîé ôèãóðû ñîâðåìåííîñòè — ÷åëîâåêà, êàðäèíàëüíî èçìåíèâøåãî òðè îòðàñëè — èíäóñòðèþ êèíî, ìóçûêè è êîìïüþòåðîâ, — Ñòèâåíà Äæîáñà.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Î÷åðåäíîå èçäàíèå áåñòñåëëåðà ïðåäíàçíà÷åíî äëÿ òåõ ïîëüçîâàòåëåé, êîòîðûå óæå ïîëó÷èëè ýëåìåíòàðíûå íàâûêè ðàáîòû íà êîìïüþòåðå è òåïåðü õîòåëè áû îñâîèòü íîâóþ äëÿ ñåáÿ ñôåðó äåÿòåëüíîñòè — Èíòåðíåò.  êíèãå ïðîñòûì è ïîíÿòíûì ÿçûêîì èçëîæåíû îñíîâíûå ñâåäåíèÿ îá Èíòåðíåòå, åãî ìíîãî÷èñëåííûõ ñëóæáàõ è ðåñóðñàõ. Îñîáîå âíèìàíèå óäåëåíî çàùèòå êîìïüþòåðà îò âèðóñîâ, ñïàìà è äðóãèõ íåïðèÿòíîñòåé, ñ êîòîðûìè ìîæåò ñòîëêíóòüñÿ íà÷èíàþùèé "èíòåðíåò÷èê", à òàêæå âîñïèòàíèþ ó äåòåé ïðàâèëüíîãî îòíîøåíèÿ ê Èíòåðíåòó. Ïðèâåäåíû ïîøàãîâûå èíñòðóêöèè, êîòîðûå ïîìîãóò íàñòðîèòü ñîåäèíåíèå ñ Èíòåðíåòîì è íàó÷èòüñÿ ðàáîòàòü ñ ñàìûìè ïîïóëÿðíûìè ïðîãðàììàìè, â òîì ÷èñëå ñ íîâûì áðàóçåðîì Firefox è ïî÷òîâîé ïðîãðàììîé Thunderbird. Ïîäðîáíî ðàññìîòðåíû íîâåéøèå òåõíîëîãèè — øèðîêîïîëîñíûå ñîåäèíåíèÿ, áåñïðîâîäíîé äîñòóï, ñåòåâûå äíåâíèêè (áëîãè), ñîöèàëüíûå ñåòè. Îñâåùåíû âîïðîñû ïîèñêà èíôîðìàöèè â Èíòåðíåòå è ìíîãî÷èñëåííûõ ðàçâëåêàòåëüíûõ ðåñóðñîâ — èãð, ìóçûêè, ôîòîãðàôèé, âèäåîôèëüìîâ è äð.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Pretty, boy-crazy 5th grader, Myung-Ee, doesn—t really want to waste her time on class president, Yu-Da Lee, who doesn—t meet any of her requirements for eye candy— (Too short! Too young!) But when Yu-Da disappears one day, no one except Myung-Ee seems to remember him. Teased about her —invisible boyfriend,— Myung-Ee transfers high schools five years later in search of greener pastures (read: prettier boys). Only she finds herself face-to-face with some of the most beautiful boys she—s ever seen—and Yu-Da, now a class secretary, who doesn—t remember anything about her! Startled by this new development, Myung-Ee—s positively floored when she learns that she and Yu-Da are —Earth rabbits— being hunted by a clan of shape-shifting foxes, some of whom comprise the very student council that surrounds Yu-Da! Will Myung-Ee be able to save Yu-Da from these foxes in sheep—s clothing?.. In volume 5: Having survived the battle with the Soon-La renegades, Myung-Ee can—t remember anything about the fight! In her quest to discover what really happened, she finds herself crossing paths with Sa-Eun more than once. Though he stays silent about the battle, he lets slip a shocking secret about himself to his rabbit adversary! Meanwhile, Yu-Da has returned safely with the help of two mysterious friends—who seem intent to wreak havoc on both the Rabbit and Fox tribes! Is the Black Rabbit slipping away from Myung-Ee for good?

Àííîòàöèÿ: This innovative and lively book is quite unlike any other introduction to postcolonialism. Robert Young examines the political, social, and cultural after-effects of decolonization by presenting situations, experiences, and testimony rather than going through the theory at an abstract level. He situates the debate in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, with examples such as the status of aboriginal people, of those dispossessed from their land, Algerian rai music, postcolonial feminism, and global social and ecological movements. Above all, Young argues, postcolonialism offers a political philosophy of activism that contests the current situation of global inequality, and so in a new way continues the anti-colonial struggles of the past.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Best known for her Sazae-san series, Machiko Hasegawa—s Granny Mischief was in many ways a polar opposite to the cheerful Sazae-san. Debuting in 1966, Granny Mischief is a cartoon series about one tough little old woman. The image of a —grandmother— is in most cultures that of a smiling, comforting, forgiving, and giving figure. Hasegawa—s Granny could not be more different. She is cruel and mischievous—in particular to her family, friends, neighbors, and even the odd stranger. Especially horrible (and deliciously funny) is her bullying of her daughter-in-law. This is a perennial and favorite theme in Japanese tv, film, stage—and real life. In one cartoon, Granny consoles and then helps a woman put up a poster advertising a 1,000 yen reward for the woman—s missing cat, even going so far as to bring glue. In the next panel, the woman replaces the poster with another now offering 2,000 in reward money. In the last panel, though, we see Granny alone at home saying to a caged cat, —She—ll go even higher.— She appeals to that side in all of us that is dying to do this or that, but of course would never dream of actually carrying out. Granny however gleefully acts out the evil fantasies we all nurture. You will laugh along in recognition. The book contains the original Japanese text along with an English translation, so this is a wonderful work for those studying Japan and its everyday customs.

Àííîòàöèÿ: This book brings together the views not only of policymakers and academics but also of religious leaders and labor leaders from around the world—including the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amartya Sen—who participated in an IMF conference on this topic. Contributors discuss the causes of growing inequality and the complex question of how to use policy to make economic systems more equitable under five headings: perspectives on economic policy and equity, globalization and equitable growth, country experiences in equity-oriented policymaking, design and implementation of policy, and a roundtable discussion on lessons for countries and the IMF.