Sublime apr 2018 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Downton Abbey meets Emma in this tale of tumultuous love between a butler and his young charge.Akihito Kuze inherits the Kuze viscountship when he is a mere ten years old. His butler, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, becomes his caretaker and tutor. As he matures, Akihito finds himself relentlessly drawn to Katsuragi, frustrated by the distance the older man maintains and driven to discover the reasons why.Akihito reunites with Katsuragi, vowing to never let go of his hand. When Katsuragi uncharacteristically complains about their situation, albeit mildly, Akihito is more determined than ever to settle the wrongs of the past. Later, Katsuragi confronts Ishizaki. Enraged, Ishizaki chastises him for overstepping his bounds in the management of his plant, putting Katsuragi's position as his head clerk at risk.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Moving the Mountain presents a vision of social transformation grounded in reason, cooperation, and the reorganization of everyday life. Set in a reimagined future shaped by deliberate reform, the novel explores changes in labor, education, gender roles, and social structure, offering a sustained reflection on how societies might be consciously improved.Through a narrative framework that contrasts past conditions with a more orderly and humane system, Gilman examines the relationship between individual development and collective well-being. Her approach reflects early twentieth-century reform movements and shares affinities with broader currents in progressive and New Thought thinking, emphasizing the possibility of change through clarity of purpose and social intention.Moving the Mountain remains an important work of utopian literature and social philosophy, valued for its thoughtful engagement with questions of progress and organization. It continues to be read by those interested in the intersection of literature, reform, and the evolution of modern social ideas. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Moving the Mountain presents a vision of social transformation grounded in reason, cooperation, and the reorganization of everyday life. Set in a reimagined future shaped by deliberate reform, the novel explores changes in labor, education, gender roles, and social structure, offering a sustained reflection on how societies might be consciously improved.Through a narrative framework that contrasts past conditions with a more orderly and humane system, Gilman examines the relationship between individual development and collective well-being. Her approach reflects early twentieth-century reform movements and shares affinities with broader currents in progressive and New Thought thinking, emphasizing the possibility of change through clarity of purpose and social intention.Moving the Mountain remains an important work of utopian literature and social philosophy, valued for its thoughtful engagement with questions of progress and organization. It continues to be read by those interested in the intersection of literature, reform, and the evolution of modern social ideas. 118 pp. Englisch. …