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"Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the...
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Aboard the battleship the USS Utah with their Navy pilot fathers during WWII when the ship is attacked by the Japanese, Frank and Stanley find their friendship--and dreams--in jeopardy when Stanley is seen as the "enemy" because his mother is Japanese American.
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The most famous work of Japanese literature and the world's first novel-written a thousand years ago and one of the enduring classics of world literature. Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and even Chaucer, The Tale of Genji marks the birth of the novel-and after more than a millennium, this seminal work continues to enchant readers throughout the world. Lady Murasaki Shikibu and her tale's hero, Prince Genji, have had an unmatched...
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Returning home from the detention center, Aki is working as an aid in the Japanese hospital when she discovers her husband's best friend might be guilty of elder abuse.
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WANT TO LEARN THE ESSENTIALS OF BONSAI GROWING FOR BEGINNERS?
Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...
Picking the Right Environment for Your Bonsai Tree
Giving Your Bonsai the Proper Nutrients
Pruning the Bonsai Tree
The Best Tools for Taking Care of Your Bonsai Tree
Repotting the Bonsai Tree
Much, Much, More!!
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This beautifully illustrated book provides an inspirational and practical introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials such as wood, bamboo, rocks and pebbles. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of color through the varied greens of foliage and moss, Authentic Japanese Gardens explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve peaceful, contemplative gardens. There...
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El haiku japonés es una estrofa que pretende captar los asombros del ser humano. Es un modo poético de hacerse con los instantes. Bash, el padre del haiku, lo definió como "lo que ocurre aquí ahora".
Cualquier suceso, cualquier realidad, grande o pequeña, hermosa o sin aparente belleza, tiene derecho a habitar el haiku. Por eso el escritor inglés, experto en la cultura japonesa y en el género, Reginald Horace Blyth, explicaba que el haiku...
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This profusely illustrated book by an expert in the Japanese art of flower arrangement surveys many techniques, from ancient to modern. American writer Mary Averill (1866–1954) offers practical advice drawn from her direct experience of the importance of flowers to daily life in Japan. More than 80 drawings depict the finer details of choosing flowers, proper use of foliage, combining different varieties of flowers, and the symbolism involved. Averill,...
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Written by one of Japan's foremost experts, The Ultimate Bonsai Handbook provides a complete overview of every aspect of bonsai gardening.
Over 1,000 photos demonstrate each step involved in raising and caring for bonsai, supporting the book's "learn by imitation and observation" approach. This detailed book will serve as a timeless reference to cultivating pines, maples, flowering and fruit bearing trees and many other varieties.
This practical,...
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Yukio Tsuji (1939-2000), born in Asakusa, Tokyo, graduated from the French Department of Meiji University and took the pen name 'kamotsusen' (cargo ship) as a haiku poet. His poems have often been classified as 'light verse', light-hearted in essence; some people inevitably criticized him for his lack of seriousness and of a grand style. Since his poems are structurally beautiful, their architectural forms are, needless to say, the product of much...
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Ghosts, demons, Yokai... This is the nightmarish collection of supernatural beings from Japanese folklore as portrayed in Ukiyo-e masterpieces!
Japanese folklore is a goldmine of terrifying supernatural Yokai monsters, demons, phantoms. A large number of Ukiyo-e woodblock printings created in Edo period (1603-1868) depict these monstrous beings in the illustrations of popular folk tales and horror stories.
This book contains 70 Yurei (ghosts),...
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How to Draw Anime: The Simplified Guide to Drawing Anime & Manga for Beginners
If you want to learn how to draw Anime & Manga-style characters, this book is for you. The author is an experienced artist who loves to create Anime & Manga characters. In this book, you will be guided step-by-step in the techniques of:
• Drawing the Anime Head
• Drawing Dynamic Head Angles
• How to Draw Anime Eyes
• How to Draw Anime Nose and Mouth
• Drawing...
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Indian contribution to World Drama is immense. The dramatic powers of our Indian dramatists are matchless and their experiments with stage in traditional and modern age are wonderful. At the beginning stage, our dramatists had British influence. Some of our plays are, covered out of mythological stories. But, later dramatists like Asif Curimbhoy, Badal Sircar, Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Dattani, Manjula Padmanabhan, Mohan Rakesh took Indian Drama to...
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A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consists of seventeen syllables, usually divided among three lines. Though brief, they tell a story or paint a vivid picture, leaving it to the reader to draw out the meanings and complete them in the mind's eye. Haiku often contains a hidden dualism (near and far, then and now, etc.) and has a seasonal tie-in, as well as specific word-images that reveal deeper layers in each poem. This unique collection...
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This is a collection of Japanese Senryu poetry-a lesser known cousin to haiku poetry. In 1765 Karai Senryu published a selection of Tsukeku that reflected his personal taste and humor. This anthology, Yanagidaru, became widely popular and was followed by 22 more of the same title, also compiled by Senryu, and a further 144 volumes compiled by his successors to the tradition. The type of poems Karai chose eventually came to be known as Senryu. They...
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The Complete Guide To Bonsai Care And Techniques For Beginners
Bonsai has been around for a long time. Its culture is deeply rooted in Asian culture, and it not only adds a touch of class to your garden and home, but it can also provide a beautifully sedate focus for relaxation and meditation - right in your own home!
This is the art of bonsai. You take a tree that is supposed to grow many feet tall and allow it to grow a foot or two taller....
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Esta colección toca todos los temas queridos por los poetas: naturaleza, amor, amistad, sueños, poesía, divinidad.
Realmente podemos encontrarnos en estos poemas, tan simples y tan profundos al mismo tiempo.
Podemos ocuparnos del alma delicada y soñadora de la poetisa y sentimos su corazón vibrar, mientras sus versos, estrofa tras estrofa, nos llevan al fondo de su alma, tan enamorada de la Vida.
Fabrizio Legger (Postremo Vate) de la introducción....
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Atsuko Oshiro is seventeen years old, and her life is falling apart. She's always lived on a farm and is used to hard work. But now it's much more difficult. Her country, Japan, has been at war the entire time she has been a teenager. As Japan marches toward defeat, the government enacts increasingly harsh policies. Food and supplies become scarce; people go hungry. Atsuko's dream of a university education vanishes when her school closes. The army...