2005-12-05新到書目

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類別：名人評傳

BRUCE LEE-李小龍的光榮與孤獨
BRUCE LEE-REISHURON NO EIKOU TO KODOKU
 作者：Inuhiko YOMOTA（四方田犬彥)

ISBN:479496689X    358P  19ｃｍ（B6）晶文社 (2005-10-10出版)

啊∼喝！李小龍是何方神聖？這位謎樣人物逝世至今也過了三十年。在現今世界中，李小龍到底是何方神聖？完整的評論傳記，在此誕生...

Summary
「媽媽，因為我是東方人，所以，不得不把電影中所有的白人都打敗。」BruceLee李小龍留下這麼一句話過世了。
逝世於1973年，享年32歲。當時在香港舉辦的追悼會聚集了三萬多人。至今已過三十多年，但，圍繞著李小龍的神話並未停止。或者說，仍繼續被更新。其中原因到底是什麼？到底他有什麼背景？抱持著這樣的疑惑，作者去了香港。
看見了李小龍年輕時代的貴重電影，也與當時的關係人當面訪談。解讀著李小龍主演的電影，在香港、美國甚至日本思考著「李小龍的以前與以後」。
第一部 李小龍的以前與以後；李小龍的生涯
第二部 「金門女」；一九五０年代的香港電影界；「細路祥」以及「苦海明澄」等
第三部 香港功夫電影的發展；「唐山大兄」；「精武門」

作者 About the Author
四方田犬彥『YOMOTA INUHIKO』
1953年生於西宮。大學時期於東京大學主修宗教學，研究所時主修比較文學。現在在明治學院大學以教授身份教授電影史。以電影及文學為中心，持續廣泛討論研究次文化論以及都市論。有多本翻譯作品。曾獲得Suntory學藝賞、講談社Essay賞、伊藤整文學賞等獎項。（相關資料以本書出版當時為主。）

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類別：女性生活類

戀愛不順也能開心的方法
 作者：笠原真澄

如此像笨蛋似地瘋狂愛上一個人, 就像是帕夫洛夫實驗犬一聽到鈴聲就開始流口水般地, 是一種制約式的自然反射動作, 通常戀情也不見得都能順利, 但卻又無法自拔...

Summary
世界上似乎有兩種女人, 一種是 (沒有戀愛也活得很好的女人) 另一種是(沒有戀愛就活不下去的女人)作者將身邊女性的戀愛故事, 串聯一篇篇有趣的文章, 異於常人的戀愛觀, 顛覆傳統戀愛觀!

作者 About the Author
笠原真澄，甲南大學文學院社會學系畢業。《香港OL》一書是她以曾經在香港工作的經驗，鮮活地描繪出在海外工作的女性的心聲。從《澎湃的作家志願》到《學習放棄才能重新開始》等書，寫作的主題一直脫離不了探討女人的夢想及生活方式。其他像《不打扮的女人等於犯罪》、《鮮採果林舍設立物語》等也是她的作品。而《乖乖女！沒男緣？》、《認真女！沒男緣？》則為她吸引了眾多讀者的眼光。

類別：9 - 12歲青少年系列小說
LITTLE SECRETS, Big Lies, Big Trouble
1. PLAYING WITH FIRE
秘密（共計6集）
第一集 - 玩火
- by Emily Blake

Summary
六集一套的青春小說，比美經典的“小城風雨”電視劇集，注入時代感及紮實的青少年生活點滴。

第一集《玩火》內容簡介：
不可告人的過往、出人意表的被判、經年累月的對峙，令人無法停止閱讀…愛麗森的母親在坐牢，死黨背叛她。她能信任誰？世界都在凱莉的腳下。接下來她要踩在誰的身上？俊帥又貼心的查德好像是個完美的男朋友，可是他在隱瞞什麼？剽悍的莎儀滿腹仇恨，其實她也許很脆弱？忠誠的朋友、可恨的對手，哪一個才是湯姆的真面目？

第二集《非關意外》內容簡介：
愛麗森的母親尚未出獄，父親又一蹶不振，於是奶奶邀請（抑或命令？）她暫時搬進她的豪宅，度過艱困的日子。這位皇太后是為了愛護她，才要她待在身邊，還是想就近監視她？愛麗森已經發現奶奶有個大秘密，是她陷害愛麗森的母親身陷囹圄。不過愛麗森本身也有秘密，需要靠奶奶的協助才能重新贏回摯友凱莉的友誼....

第三集摘要：
Zoey doesn't like the creepy way Audra has snaked into Tom's life. She knows Audra isn't just weird, she's crazy...and with Tom spiraling out of control, Zoey worries about Audra's new influence on him. Tom is lashing out at everyone he knows--including his best friend, Chad. And if Tom decides to betray Chad's trust and expose his secret, someone is going to get hurt.

作者 About the Illustrator
作者定居於加州奧克蘭，其他一律保持神秘。

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類別：9 - 12歲青少年系列小說
LITTLE SECRETS, Big Lies, Big Trouble
2. NO ACCIDENT
秘密（共計6集）
第二集 – 非關意外
- by Emily Blake

Summary
六集一套的青春小說，比美經典的“小城風雨”電視劇集，注入時代感及紮實的青少年生活點滴。

第一集《玩火》內容簡介：
不可告人的過往、出人意表的被判、經年累月的對峙，令人無法停止閱讀…愛麗森的母親在坐牢，死黨背叛她。她能信任誰？世界都在凱莉的腳下。接下來她要踩在誰的身上？俊帥又貼心的查德好像是個完美的男朋友，可是他在隱瞞什麼？剽悍的莎儀滿腹仇恨，其實她也許很脆弱？忠誠的朋友、可恨的對手，哪一個才是湯姆的真面目？

第二集《非關意外》內容簡介：
愛麗森的母親尚未出獄，父親又一蹶不振，於是奶奶邀請（抑或命令？）她暫時搬進她的豪宅，度過艱困的日子。這位皇太后是為了愛護她，才要她待在身邊，還是想就近監視她？愛麗森已經發現奶奶有個大秘密，是她陷害愛麗森的母親身陷囹圄。不過愛麗森本身也有秘密，需要靠奶奶的協助才能重新贏回摯友凱莉的友誼....

第三集摘要：
Zoey doesn't like the creepy way Audra has snaked into Tom's life. She knows Audra isn't just weird, she's crazy...and with Tom spiraling out of control, Zoey worries about Audra's new influence on him. Tom is lashing out at everyone he knows--including his best friend, Chad. And if Tom decides to betray Chad's trust and expose his secret, someone is going to get hurt.

作者 About the Illustrator
作者定居於加州奧克蘭，其他一律保持神秘。

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類別：小說

Life Swap
讓我們交換一下彼此的生命旅程
- edited by Jane Green

被譽為英國的 "Queen of Chick-Literati"「女性流行文學」（典型代表：《慾望城市》或《BJ 單身日記》）的 Jane Green又有新書了！

無論我們對眼前的生活有多滿意，或者不是日日有驚喜，卻擁有穩定的生活步調，我們內心深處是不是總有一個微弱的聲音說：「要是能過她那樣的日子，有多好？那會是什麼樣子？」

本書敘述兩個女人，一個擁有穩定的家庭生活，另外一個有成功的事業，彼此嚮往過另一個人的生活，因緣際會使兩人有機會交換生活方式一個月，嘗試以前只能暗自想像的日子。這兩個女人走進彼此的世界，才發現草原另一邊的草地不見得比較綠，所謂的幸福也不見得是得到自己當初所想像的東西。

本書作者以細膩的觀察卻又幽默易懂的文字見長，儘管其先前的作品授權達二十多多國，中文世界的讀者尚無緣一睹其作品風...

Summary
From the outside, Vicky Townsley would appear to have it all. Features Director of the hugely successful "Poise!" magazine, she lives alone in London, is single, solvent, and seriously successful. But she'd give it all up in a heartbeat for marriage, children, and a house in the country. Amber Winslow, on the other hand, has exactly what Vicky Townsley wants: a huge stone mansion in Highfield Connecticut, children and a busy charitable commitment for the local Women's League. But Amber isn't happy either. She hasn't found quite the fulfilment she had expected from being a full-time wife and mother, so when she spots a double page spread in "Poise!" magazine asking married readers to life swap with a glamorous, single journalist in London, she sits down and writes a letter. But she never expects to be picked..."Life Swap" is the story of what really happens when two women decide to walk in one another's shoes for one month. It's the story of the grass not being as green as you might think, and of discovering that happiness is not always where you expect it to be.

作者 About the Author
Jane Green was born and brought up in North West London. She abandoned a Fine Art degree course to pursue a career in writing, initially tackling showbusiness stories for various national newspapers and magazines, before moving on to Public Relations. She spent a year and a half as the publicist on the This Morning show, before joining the Daily Express where she became known for her humorous, pithy features on relationships and dating.

In May 1996 she started work on her first novel, STRAIGHT TALKING. By August she had signed a publishing deal and is the author of six subsequent novels, JEMIMA J, MR MAYBE, BOOKENDS, BABYVILLE, SPELLBOUND and THE OTHER WOMAN, which have led the way for a new generation of readers. Her books have been International Bestsellers and are translated into over twenty languages around the world.

* 本書作者先前的作品海外授權達二十多國，包括日本及韓國。 Penguin 集團一舉買下英、美及加拿大版本，英國版今年十月剛剛出版。

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類別：心理勵志, 自我成長

Character Is Destiny : Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
品格決定一切: 改變人生的勵志故事-青少年必讀, 成人必備
- by John McCain with Mark Salter

Format: 精裝, 336頁

華盛頓郵報曾譽作者John McCain為”他那一代最能啟發人心的人物”. 被多人視為勵志偶像的作者於書中, 列舉了包括 Pat Tillman (前美式足球NFL亞歷桑那紅雀安全衛，2002年投「盔」從戎，在阿富汗一場激烈遭遇戰裡為美國捐軀), 拜占庭女皇Theodora, 英國首相Winston Churchill, 美國總統喬治?華盛頓等等知名或罕為人知歷史人物的勵志故事. 作者相信, 這些事例證明了人類的最佳精神。以上只是本書的一些英雄模範. 作者引用莎士比亞不杇忠告 “To thine own self
be true,” 再定義正直品格及其黃金法則, 書中選擇的代表人物其真實面對人生的態度將在各年齡層讀者心中激起漣漪, 助我們面對人生抉擇時最好準備. John McCain 和 Mark Salter 已著作三本備受好評的暢銷書. 本書” Character Is Destiny / 品格決定一切” 是他們目前為止最有影響力及不杇的著作 :一本讓父母與孩子分享; 所有年齡層的讀者都可從書中尋得激勵及人生指南...

Summary
In Character Is Destiny we meet:
- Pat Tillman, whose patriotism obliged him to leave the riches and celebrity of the NFL for a soldier’s life in defense of his country
- Empress Theodora of Byzantium, whose courage shamed her husband and his court into defending their faith and civilization
- Winston Churchill, who, in a renowned eighteen-word remark, counseled schoolboys to “never give up”
- the Catholic priest in Auschwitz who offered to take a condemned man’s place
- a nun, formerly a comfortable Beverly Hills housewife, who works with prisoners in Mexico’s worst jails
- George Washington, whose wisdom and hard-earned self-control helped him survive the chaos of war.

作者 About the Author
John McCain在美國海軍任職及擔任二任美國代表後, John McCain於1986年贏得美國參議員的選舉, 並於1992年及1998年連任. 目前與妻子居住於美國亞利桑那州.


Mark Salter 從事McCain 參議員的職員超過十五年, 並共同執筆暢銷書Faith of My Fathers, Worth the Fighting For, and Why Courage Matters. 目前與妻子及二個女兒定居美國Alexandria, Virginia.

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類別：青少年文學、藝術 、歷史

ART ENCOUNTERS SERIES
Smoking Mirror:An Encounter with Paul Gauguin
The Spirit Catchers:An Encounter with Georgia O'Keeffe
Casa Azul:An Encounter with Frida Kahlo
Lady With an Alien:An Encounter with Leonardo Da Vinci
The Wedding:An Encounter with Jan Van Eyck
"當名畫與文學相遇"系列 (全系列11集，現已出5集)
冒煙的鏡子：與高更相遇
捕靈網：與歐姬芙相遇
藍屋：與芙莉妲•卡蘿相遇
懷抱著外星訪客的女士：與達文西相遇
婚禮：與范艾克相遇
 - edited by Douglas Rees, Kathleen Kudlinski, Laban Carrick Hill, Elisabeth. M. Rees, Mike Resnick

Format: 精裝, 144~176 pages
2004年2月~ 2005年9月出版

當文學與Paul Gauguin 、Georgia O'keeffe、Frida Kahlo、 Leonardo Da Vinci、Jan Van Eyck這些藝術界的大師相遇的時候，會激盪出什麼樣的火花呢？本系列選擇不同的畫家與他們的畫作作為貫穿各書的靈魂人物， 各自發展出一段段引人入勝的故事。閱讀的時候，除了小說本身的文學性之外，也導引讀者了解畫家當時的時代背景、創作的歷程和畫作本身的意涵。出版社並另行設計教學活動網頁可供教師、學生、一般讀者共同或獨自深入研究與學習...

Summary
Art Encounters是一個令人一新耳目的青少年文學系列，每一本書都以主角與大師相遇為主軸，主角們隨著故事發展，漸漸了解大師的背景與藝術創作的過程。新鮮的切入點與強烈的敘事風格，提供讀者不自覺地進入名畫的世界，進而學習藝術、歷史和藝術家的創作過程。雖然原先定位是青少年的讀者群，但是即使是成人讀者也會被其中的戲劇張力與浪漫情懷所深深吸引。

Smoking Mirror: An Encounter With Paul Gauguin
This book centers on Paul Gauguin's painting Landscape with Peacocks, or Matamoe, and recreates the world the artist found in Tahiti when he painted the picture in 1892. This action-packed South Sea adventure is about a young sailor, Joe Sloan, and his mission to avenge the death of his friend, Robert. Joe searches for Robert's girlfriend, a Tahitian girl named Tehane, to deliver the sad news personally. He doesn't have to go far before fate reunites him with his friend's killer, the Marquesan warrior, Gun, and his evil master, a man known as the White Wolf. As Joe navigates the unknown territory of Tahiti and its people, he finds an unlikely ally in French artist Paul Gauguin. In the course of the story, readers are introduced to Gauguin and his work, the artist's relationships with the Tahitian natives, and his artistic temperament.

The Spirit Catchers: An Encounter with Georgia O'Keeffe
Parker Ray wanders across New Mexico, homeless and desperate--like thousands of other Americans during the Great Depression. Lost in the desert, he runs into a force of nature, the legendary painter Georgia O’ Keeffe...and steals from her. It could be the smartest thing he’s ever done. With the help of the mystical powers of the desert and the skill of O’Keeffe’s brush, Parker learns to see beyond the surface.This book is a literary interpretation of O'Keeffe's painting Ram's Skull with Brown Leaves, as well as an intimate look at the artist's fame, her relationship with Alfred Stieglitz, and her creative process.

Casa Azul: An Encounter With Frida Kahlo
When does reality end and fantasy begin? Maria and Victor are about to find out as they journey in search of their mother through a Mexico City populated by godlike wrestlers--the mighty El Corazon and his nemesis, El Diablo--plus a blind guitarist named Old Pig Eyes, street thieves with hearts of gold and hearts of ice, and a talking monkey. Maria does not know it, but she and her brother may be the key to ending the pain and suffering that ferments inside a far more magical place, Casa Azul, the blue house that is home to the painter Frida Kahlo.

Lady With an Alien: An Encounter With Leonardo Da Vinci
For nearly 500 years, people have been puzzling over Leonardo da Vinci’s great painting “Lady with an Ermine.” The lady looks lovely as she poses with her long hands stroking…a very odd-looking animal. Now award-winning science fiction author Mike Resnick answers the questions about this unforgettable painting. Mario travels back in time from 25th c. Italy to Renaissance Italy in pursuit of his runaway domestic pet, Melody – a creature from another planet. But Melody has already attracted the attention of Leonardo da Vinci, who has devised his own plans for the boy and his extraordinary pet.

The Wedding: An Encounter With Jan Van Eyck
The Arnolfini Portrait -- the most debated and mysterious portrait of the Northern Renaissance –becomes the basis for unlocking the mysteries of the artist, Jan van Eyck, himself. Young Giovanna Cenami falls in love with a mysterious stranger employed by the famous Flemish painter Jan van Eyck. Her romantic fantasies are shattered when her father orders her to marry a rich merchant and old family friend to save their family from financial ruin. In a fit of rebellion, Giovanna defies her father and pursues her dreams of romance regardless of the pending dangers and dire consequences that loom should she ever be discovered partaking in this forbidden tryst.

作者 About the Author
Kathleen Kudlinski is the author of numerous books, including Sojourner Truth and Facing West . Her work has been repeatedly chosen as selections of the Weekly Reader Book Club and Scholastic Book Clubs. She lives in Guilford, CT.Douglas Rees is the author of Lightning Time and Vampire High. He lives in San Jose, CA. Laban Carrick Hill is the author of the award𨫎inning Harlem Stomp! (0?168?411?), a history of the Harlem Renaissance that Publishers Weekly called "compelling." He has also written Xtreme Mysteries and many other books for young adults. He lives in Burlington, Vermont. Elisabeth. M. Rees has published more than 50 books for middle graders and young adults. Her series include Dragonfire (under the pseudonym Morgana Rhys), Satin Slippers (under the pseudonym Elizabeth Barnard), and Heart Beats. A painter and visual artist, she teaches oil and acrylic painting at the Craft Students League in New York City, where she lives. Mike Resnick, author of Kirinyaga and Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, is the world’s most honored science fiction writer. Among many awards, he is the winner of the Nebula Award, Locus Award, and is the four-time winner of the Hugo Award. His work appears regularly in Asimov’s Science Fiction and Science Fiction Chronicle. http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/2/

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類別：青少年小說

INEXCUSABLE
停止辯解
- by Chris Lynch

Keir 知道自己懂的不多，但他可是確定他非常了解自己，其中最清楚不過的是…我可是個好傢伙。他可是他老爸的乖兒子，老姐的好老弟，還有還有，在球隊裡、班級中，他可是受大家歡迎的哩。即使他曾在球場上展現暴力，但大家還是相信他是個好傢伙。可是，這不符合他女朋友Gigi在盛怒中對他的指控，她竟說: 他強暴了她! 這個，完全不像是Keir 會做出來得事啊! 於是Keir 開始回想這整件事情，他說服自己任何事情看起來絕對不是它真實上的那麼一回事。於是他開始辯解，對他身邊的人辯解，對讀者辯解，要使我們相信他的純真，視他上述的行為只不過是淘氣罷了。Keir 如此的自我欺騙，讓你真忍不住會想一頁一頁往下翻，看他不負責任的行為及如何為自己找藉口。作者在使用倒述法及各章節內穿插Keir 的經驗，告訴我們一個關於真實、謊言和責任的故事...

Summary
"The way it looks is not the way it is," begins Lynch's bone-chilling new novel. It looks like a date rape, and in the novel's first scene, set just after the alleged crime, teen Gigi accuses narrator Keir, whose terrifying denial ("I am a good guy . . and so I could not have done this") sets the book's tone. Many YA novels about rape, such as Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999), have shown the horror and pain from the victim's perspective, but Lynch's daring story is told in the defensive voice of the accused rapist. In chapters that move between the rape scene and the past, Keir tries to convince readers of his own innocence and earn their trust: "I'm going to tell you the truth," he says early on. "You could ask pretty much anybody and they will tell you. Rock solid, Keir. Kind of guy you want behind you... Loyal, polite. Funny. Good manners. He was brought up right, that boy was." Attempting to defend his character with anecdotes from his senior year of high school, Keir relates a string of disturbing, morally ambiguous
stories in an energetic voice that's alternately playful, earnest, rational, and, as almost all readers will recognize, deluded. Many stories involve Keir's football team, including an on-field accident in which Keir cripples a receiver during a routine play and releases himself from blame. When Keir joins his teammates in violent year-end hazing and vandalism, and then watches a videotape of their actions, he struggles to reconcile the reality of himself and his friends as frightening aggressors with the "lovable rogues" he has imagined. His rationalizations, his response to so many incidents, convince readers that they are listening to an unreliable narrator, a sense that only increases as the story progresses, returning frequently to the rape scene, and Gigi's furious and clear accusation: "You raped me." In one of the many remarks directed straight to readers, Keir says, "I'm lying. I said I wouldn't do that to you, but I am," which simultaneously undermines his credibility and draws him closer to his audience, creating an
uncomfortable intimacy that Lynch masterfully balances throughout the novel.

作者 About the Author
Chris Lynch，在青少年文學界廣負盛名，其上一本著作FREEWILL贏得普立茲獎，現居於蘇格蘭，目前從事於文學創作。他大部分的著作，如ICEMAN, GYPSY DAVEY, SHADOW BOXERS and SLOT MACHINE都曾獲頒美國圖書館協會最佳青少年讀物。

* 亞馬遜網站五顆星評鑑。英國版權已售。且曾入圍美國國家書卷獎。

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類別：非文學 男女關係

MEN AT WORK: A Job-by-Job Search for Mr. Right
工作命盤 – 找到妳的Mr. Right
 - by Wendy Straker

Format: 平裝 326頁
Adams Media 將於2006年2月出版

奇怪好男人都上那兒去了嗎? 都埋首於工作中! 工作既然是男人的第一生命 (在妳出現之前), 他的職業透露出許多有趣和有用的訊息. 例如他的穿著打扮, 是阿曼尼的西裝還是工人服; 他的生活方式, 是在家工作還是沒天沒夜的工作狂等等. 不同的職業反射出不同的人格特質與生活方式, 股票經紀人習以為常美食與美酒的生活; 消防隊員通常富有同情心, 也不逃避與一個女人共建家園

本書根據工作來做有趣的分類, 例如”西裝楚楚的上班族” 又可細分為律師, 投資銀行家, 股市經紀人, 房地產經紀人等等. 羅列出不同職業的男人個性, 感情表達方式, 愛攜帶的配件, 如何渡週末, 人生目標等, 更不厭其煩的提供忠告, 讓妳了解與這類型工作男人交往的真實一面

本書提出分析的職業, 除上班族外還有:
- 藝術家類型: 演員, 音樂家, 作家
- 巧手工匠型: 建築工人, 水電, 汽車修理
- 穿著制服型: 消防隊員, 軍人, 飛機駕駛員
- 醫生 : 一般科別, 精神科醫師
- 運動員類型: 足球員, 高爾夫球員, 個人教練

星座書已過時了, 不論妳要尋覓的是真命天子還是選擇共渡此刻的良伴, 看”工作命盤”絕對錯不了...

作者 About the Author
Wendy Straker目前為紐約郵報Workplace 專欄寫稿 並著有SEXY JOBS IN THE CITY: How to Find Your Dream Job Using the Rules of Dating. 活躍於電視新聞界

類別：小說

Paper
紙
 - edited by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

十九世紀的中亞為全盛時期，國王、蘇丹與沙皇結盟，舞台上密探與學者、牧師與騙子、將軍與公主，上演著偷竊、陰謀、神蹟與謀殺等劇碼，流傳的紙本頌揚外交、貿易、藝術乃至於愛情的傳奇。 偏遠山區的孤鎮中，一位矢志寫出曠世傑作的狂熱抄寫師，需要完美無瑕的紙張來完成夢想，時值當地手工製紙技術式微，歐洲進口紙張昂貴而稀有，夢想將抄寫師推向遙遠的旅程，從清真寺到宮殿、堡壘到市集，看到古法以稻草及布料為原料的製紙，當代的木漿製紙，帶領他追尋閃亮純白如高山覆雪的未來紙張...

作者 About the Author
BAHIYYIH NAKHJAVANI is a Persian writer educated in the UK and the United States. She now lives in France where she teaches English at the Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg. Her first novel, Teh Saddlebag, is also published by Bloomsbury.

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