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EDITORIAL REVIEW: In today's multilingual, multicultural society, the need for interpreters has never been greater. This book introduces students, researchers and practitioners to the fast-developing discipline of Interpreting Studies. Written by a leading researcher in the field, Introducing Interpreting Studies guides the reader through international conference, court and hospital interpreting, in both signed and spoken modalities. The book begins by exploring the ways in which the field evolved, looking at historical developments, concepts, influential models and methodological approaches. It then moves on to consider the main areas of research in the field, before reviewing the major trends of Interpreting Studies, reflecting on how the subject will develop in the future and offering direction to those undertaking research of their own. Featuring chapter summaries, guides to the main points covered in the book and suggestions for further reading, this practical and user-friendly textbook is the definitive map of this important and growing field. The book can be used on its own, or to accompany The Interpreting Studies Reader (Routledge, 2002).<

Fantasy/Alternate History. 93391 words long. First published in 2007, 2007

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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Martin Amis is at his savage best in this magnificent novel of literary envy. In **The Information,** the best-selling author of **London Fields** and **Time's Arrow** has written a totally mesmerizing and thoroughly entertaining novel that puts all of his extraordinary talents on display. "I've always thought of Martin Amis as the literary Mick Jagger of my generation."--Christopher Buckley, **Washington Times.**<

Science fiction-roman.

OUT OF THE BROTHEL...

Wrongly accused of theft, innocent Celina Shelley is cast out of the brothel she calls home and flees to Quinn Ashley, Lord Dreycott, for safety. But the heat in the daredevil adventurer's eyes tells Lina that the danger is just beginning....

AND INTO THE RAKE'S BEDROOM!

Lina dresses like a nun, looks like an angel, but flirts like a professional—and the last thing Quinn expects to discover is that she's a virgin!<

Amazon.com Review

Beginning with the deconstructed detective novels of the New York Trilogy, Paul Auster has proved himself to be one of the most adventurous writers in contemporary fiction. In book after book, he seems compelled to reinvent his style from scratch. Yet he always returns to certain preoccupations--most notably, solitude and coincidence--and these themes get a powerful workout in this early memoir. In the first half, "Portrait of an Invisible Man," Auster comes to terms with the death of his father, and as he investigates this elusive figure, he makes a rather shocking (and enlightening) discovery about his family's history. The second half, "The Book of Memory," finds the author on more abstract ground, toying with the entwined metaphors of coincidence, translation, solitude, and language. But here, too, the autobiographical element gives an extra kick to Auster's prose and keeps him from sliding off into armchair aesthetics. An eloquent, mesmerizing book.

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Moving, delicately perceived portraits of lives and relationships. -- The New York Times Book Review

En 1967, Adam Walker es un joven poeta ávido de vida y literatura, con mucho más futuro que pasado. Estudia en la Universidad de Columbia, se opone a la guerra de Vietnam y, además, –esto lo dicen quienes lo conocen, porque él no parece darse cuenta– es guapísimo. Una noche, en una fiesta de estudiantes, conoce a una pareja de franceses muy sofisticados, muy seductores. Lo primero que le llama la atención a Adam es el nombre de él, Rudolf Born, como en Bertrand de Born, el poeta provenzal que en uno de los cantos de Dante lleva su propia cabeza cortada en las manos. Tras varios días de ambigua seducción en los que la pareja va tejiendo su invisible tela de araña en torno al hermoso e inocente americano, Rudolf Born, que está en Columbia como profesor invitado en la School of International Affairs, le ofrece a Adam la dirección de una revista literaria que él financiará.<

Stories tell of nuclear war survivors, extraterrestrial visitors, time travel, robots, space travel, telepathy, immortality, and other dimensions