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Living Carelessly in Tokyo and Elsewhere

A Memoir

by John Nathan ...

John Nathan arrived in Tokyo in 1961 fresh out of Harvard College, bringing with him no practical experience, no more than two connections, no prospects, and little else to recommend him but stoic, unflappable pluck. Japan at that time was still in the shadow of the Occupation, and only a handful of foreigners were studying the country seriously. Two years later, Nathan became the first American ... Read more

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John Nathan arrived in Tokyo in 1961 fresh out of Harvard College, bringing with him no practical experience, no more than two connections, no prospects, and little else to recommend him but stoic, unflappable pluck. Japan at that time was still in the shadow of the Occupation, and only a handful of foreigners were studying the country seriously. Two years later, Nathan became the first American
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Sōseki

Modern Japan's Greatest Novelist

by John Nathan ...

Series series Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) was the father of the modern novel in Japan, chronicling the plight of bourgeois characters caught between familiar modes of living and the onslaught of Western values and conventions. Yet even though generations of Japanese high school students have been expected to memorize passages from his novels and he is routinely voted the most important Japanese writer in ... Read more

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Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) was the father of the modern novel in Japan, chronicling the plight of bourgeois characters caught between familiar modes of living and the onslaught of Western values and conventions. Yet even though generations of Japanese high school students have been expected to memorize passages from his novels and he is routinely voted the most important Japanese writer in
... Read more
Sōseki

Modern Japan's Greatest Novelist

by John Nathan ...

Series series Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) was the father of the modern novel in Japan, chronicling the plight of bourgeois characters caught between familiar modes of living and the onslaught of Western values and conventions. Yet even though generations of Japanese high school students have been expected to memorize passages from his novels and he is routinely voted the most important Japanese writer in ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) was the father of the modern novel in Japan, chronicling the plight of bourgeois characters caught between familiar modes of living and the onslaught of Western values and conventions. Yet even though generations of Japanese high school students have been expected to memorize passages from his novels and he is routinely voted the most important Japanese writer in
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John Nathan-Turner Memoirs, The: Volume 1-2

by John Nathan-Turner ...

Narrated by John Nathan-Turner ...

Unabridged

4 hours 24 min

John Nathan-Turner was the ninth - and longest-serving - producer of "Classic" Doctor Who, running the show from 1980 until it was effectively cancelled in 1989. In this candid memoir he looks back over his years working on the series. ... Read more

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John Nathan-Turner was the ninth - and longest-serving - producer of "Classic" Doctor Who, running the show from 1980 until it was effectively cancelled in 1989. In this candid memoir he looks back over his years working on the series.
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Regulating the Web

Network Neutrality and the Fate of the Open Internet

by John Nathan Anderson, Jeremy Carp, Benjamin Cline, Michael Daubs, Brian Dolber, Daniel Faltesek, Michael Felczak, Mark Grabowski, Pallavi Guniganti, Danny Kimball, Isabella Kulkarni, Patrick Schmidt, Tina Sikka, Daniel Sprumont ...

Since its popularization in the mid 1990s, the Internet has impacted nearly every aspect of our cultural and personal lives. Over the course of two decades, the Internet remained an unregulated medium whose characteristic openness allowed numerous applications, services, and websites to flourish. By 2005, Internet Service Providers began to explore alternative methods of network management that ... Read more

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Since its popularization in the mid 1990s, the Internet has impacted nearly every aspect of our cultural and personal lives. Over the course of two decades, the Internet remained an unregulated medium whose characteristic openness allowed numerous applications, services, and websites to flourish. By 2005, Internet Service Providers began to explore alternative methods of network management that
... Read more
Radio’s Digital Dilemma

Broadcasting in the Twenty-First Century

by John Nathan Anderson ...

Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Radio's Digital Dilemma is the first comprehensive analysis of the United States’ digital radio transition, chronicling the technological and policy development of the HD Radio broadcast standard. A story laced with anxiety, ignorance, and hubris, the evolution of HD Radio pitted the nation’s largest commercial and public broadcasters against the rest of the radio industry and the listening public ... Read more

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Radio's Digital Dilemma is the first comprehensive analysis of the United States’ digital radio transition, chronicling the technological and policy development of the HD Radio broadcast standard. A story laced with anxiety, ignorance, and hubris, the evolution of HD Radio pitted the nation’s largest commercial and public broadcasters against the rest of the radio industry and the listening public
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Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness

4 Short Novels

by Kenzaburo Oe ...

Translated by John Nathan ...

The Nobel Prize–winning "master of the bizarre plunges the reader into a world of tortured imagination" in this four-novella collection ( Library Journal).In this startling quartet of his most provocative stories, the multiple prize-winning author of A Personal Matter reaffirms his reputation as "a supremely gifted writer" ( The Washington Post).In The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away, a ... Read more

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The Nobel Prize–winning "master of the bizarre plunges the reader into a world of tortured imagination" in this four-novella collection ( Library Journal).In this startling quartet of his most provocative stories, the multiple prize-winning author of A Personal Matter reaffirms his reputation as "a supremely gifted writer" ( The Washington Post).In The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away, a
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A Personal Matter

by Kenzaburo Oe ...

Translated by John Nathan ...

From the Nobel Prize–winning author: "One of the great short novels of the 20th century" ( The Wall Street Journal).Internationally acclaimed as one of the world's most influential writers, Kenzaburō Ōe brings to the fore the post-WWII rage and anxiety of a decorous society in this "deathly black comedy . . . dripping with nuclear terror" ( The Japan Times).Bird is an antisocial twenty-seven-year ... Read more

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From the Nobel Prize–winning author: "One of the great short novels of the 20th century" ( The Wall Street Journal).Internationally acclaimed as one of the world's most influential writers, Kenzaburō Ōe brings to the fore the post-WWII rage and anxiety of a decorous society in this "deathly black comedy . . . dripping with nuclear terror" ( The Japan Times).Bird is an antisocial twenty-seven-year
... Read more
Philosophy of Language

The Central Topics

by J L. Austin, Anthony Brueckner, Donald Davidson, Keith Donnellan, Michael Dummett, Gareth Evans, Gottlob Frege, H P. Grice, Paul Horwich, Saul Kripke, David Lewis, John McDowell, Michael McKinsey, Ruth Millikan, Stephen Neale, Hilary Putnam, W V. Quine, Bertrand Russell, Nathan Salmon, John Searle, P F. Strawson, Alfred Tarski, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Noam Chomsky, David M. Kaplan, Stephen Schiffer ...

This collection of classic and contemporary essays in philosophy of language offers a concise introduction to the field for students in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses. It contains some of the most important basic sources in philosophy of language, including a number of classic essays by philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, Grice, Davidson, Strawson, Austin, ... Read more

$72.99 USD

This collection of classic and contemporary essays in philosophy of language offers a concise introduction to the field for students in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses. It contains some of the most important basic sources in philosophy of language, including a number of classic essays by philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, Grice, Davidson, Strawson, Austin,
... Read more
The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management

by Calvin A. Brown, John C. Sakles, Nathan W. Mick, Jarrod M. Mosier, Darren A. Braude ...

Long recognized as the gold standard emergency airway management textbook, The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, Sixth Edition, remains the most trusted reference on this challenging topic. This practical reference, edited by Drs. Calvin A. Brown III, John C. Sakles, Nathan W. Mick, Jarrod M. Mosier, and Darren A. Braude, is the foundation text for these nationally recognized programs: ... Read more

$110.99 USD

Long recognized as the gold standard emergency airway management textbook, The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, Sixth Edition, remains the most trusted reference on this challenging topic. This practical reference, edited by Drs. Calvin A. Brown III, John C. Sakles, Nathan W. Mick, Jarrod M. Mosier, and Darren A. Braude, is the foundation text for these nationally recognized programs:
... Read more
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Positive Psychology

3 Books in 1: Mindfulness for Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy

by Tara Well, Lin Pen, Rhonda Swan ...

Narrated by Stacy James Near, John-Michael Jalonen, Nathan Conkey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

Do you struggle with your emotions?Do you find that keeping your emotions stable and regular becomes a problem for you on a regular basis? Have you been searching for the mechanisms to get in control, but nothing seems to fit right, or stick?If so, then keep reading…The truth is, this is more common than you think: We all face emotional problems from time to time.The good news is, balance is ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you struggle with your emotions?Do you find that keeping your emotions stable and regular becomes a problem for you on a regular basis? Have you been searching for the mechanisms to get in control, but nothing seems to fit right, or stick?If so, then keep reading…The truth is, this is more common than you think: We all face emotional problems from time to time.The good news is, balance is
... Read more
All Hallows Eve

by Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Chikodili Emelumadu, Lee Murray, John Langan, Nathan Ballingrud, Garth Nix, Brian Evenson, Josh Malerman, Rich Larson, Clay McLeod Chapman, Livia Llewellyn, Michael Marshall Smith, Linda D. Addison ...

A chilling horror anthology of 19 original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Presented by Hugo Award winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow, and featuring stories by Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Garth Nix as well as many more.Halloween, Samhain, Día de los Muertos ... Read more

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A chilling horror anthology of 19 original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Presented by Hugo Award winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow, and featuring stories by Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Garth Nix as well as many more.Halloween, Samhain, Día de los Muertos
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