When they have to promote themselves. When an acquaintance says hello by kissing them on a cheek. When they owe a favour. When they wait for a bus in pouring rain, but there´s already someone under the pentice. When they run out of coffee. That´s when it happens. A finnish awkward moment. The character of Karoliina Korhonen´s comic strips is finnish Matti, who loves silence and...(展开全部)

Book Description This is the ideal reference grammar for the student of Finnish. It gives a systematic account of the structures of the written language and also features the characteristics of colloquial Finnish as spoken in Helsinki and its surroundings.Finnish: An Essential Grammar is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics. No prior knowledge is assumed on th...(展开全部)

The quintessential American suburbs, with their gracious single-family homes, large green lawns, and leaf-shaded streets, reflected not only residents' dreams but nightmares, not only hopes but fears: fear of others, of racial minorities and low-income groups, fear of themselves, fear of the market, and, above all, fear of change. These fears, and the restrictive covenants that...(展开全部)

罗伯特·M·福格尔森（Robert M. Fogelson），美国麻省理工学院历史学与城市研究教授。他撰有多部城市史和城市事务的著作，其中《下城》（Downtown）一书荣获2001年刘易斯·芒福德（Lewis Mumford）奖（美国城市和区域规划史最佳图书）与2002年城市史协会奖（北美城市史最佳图书）。

乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨（1938— ），美国当代著名小说家，美国文学与艺术学院院士，两度进入诺奖最后提名，被誉为“女福克纳”。欧茨素以揭露美国社会的暴力行径和罪恶现象而闻名，其作品在整体上构成了一幅当代美国社会的全景图。自1963年出版首部短篇小说集《北门边》以来，欧茨一直活跃于美国文坛，勤于笔耕，迄今已发表长篇小说四十余部。代表作品有《表姐妹》《他们》《人间乐园》《漆黑的水》《大瀑布》等。

乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨（1938— ），美国当代著名小说家，美国文学与艺术学院院士，两度进入诺奖最后提名，被誉为“女福克纳”。欧茨素以揭露美国社会的暴力行径和罪恶现象而闻名，其作品在整体上构成了一幅当代美国社会的全景图。自1963年出版首部短篇小说集《北门边》以来，欧茨一直活跃于美国文坛，勤于笔耕，迄今已发表长篇小说四十余部。代表作品有《表姐妹》《他们》《人间乐园》《漆黑的水》《大瀑布》等。

The quintessential American suburbs, with their gracious single-family homes, large green lawns, and leaf-shaded streets, reflected not only residents' dreams but nightmares, not only hopes but fears: fear of others, of racial minorities and low-income groups, fear of themselves, fear of the market, and, above all, fear of change. These fears, and the restrictive covenants that...(展开全部)

罗伯特·M·福格尔森（Robert M. Fogelson），美国麻省理工学院历史学与城市研究教授。他撰有多部城市史和城市事务的著作，其中《下城》（Downtown）一书荣获2001年刘易斯·芒福德（Lewis Mumford）奖（美国城市和区域规划史最佳图书）与2002年城市史协会奖（北美城市史最佳图书）。

''It is now time to break down the ideology of exceptionalism in the United States and other Anglo-American nations, if we are to develop reforms that will truly inspire our teachers to improve learning for all our students -- especially those who struggle the most. In that essential quest, Pasi Sahlberg is undoubtedly one of the very best teachers of all.'' --From the Foreword...(展开全部)

Tony Stark - Iron Man, billionaire industrialist, and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony's late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius, and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What's worse, he's got Iron Man tech, and he's every bit Iro...(展开全部)