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Kimono

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Kimono explores the fragile balance between love and cultural expectation through the union of two individuals shaped by profoundly different traditions. Set against a backdrop of social scrutiny and inherited values, the narrative examines how marriage becomes a meeting point for contrasting worldviews. The relationship at its center reflects both fascination and misunderstanding, revealing how ... Read more

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Kimono explores the fragile balance between love and cultural expectation through the union of two individuals shaped by profoundly different traditions. Set against a backdrop of social scrutiny and inherited values, the narrative examines how marriage becomes a meeting point for contrasting worldviews. The relationship at its center reflects both fascination and misunderstanding, revealing how
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Kimono

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East vs. West: The novel delves into the complex dynamics of East and West, exploring cultural differences, prejudices, and attempts at understanding. It raises questions about identity, tradition, and the challenges of cross-cultural relationships.Love and Marriage: Love is a central theme, tested by social disapproval, family opposition, and societal expectations. The narrative explores the ... Read more

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East vs. West: The novel delves into the complex dynamics of East and West, exploring cultural differences, prejudices, and attempts at understanding. It raises questions about identity, tradition, and the challenges of cross-cultural relationships.Love and Marriage: Love is a central theme, tested by social disapproval, family opposition, and societal expectations. The narrative explores the
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Enriched edition. A Dive into Japanese Fashion and Symbolism

by John Paris, Connor Burgess ...

In "Kimono," John Paris masterfully weaves a narrative that intricately explores the cultural and emotional undercurrents of modern Japan through the lens of tradition and identity. The book employs a lyrical prose style, blending descriptive imagery with introspective dialogue, reflecting the nuanced relationship between the protagonists and their historical surroundings. Set against the backdrop ... Read more

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In "Kimono," John Paris masterfully weaves a narrative that intricately explores the cultural and emotional undercurrents of modern Japan through the lens of tradition and identity. The book employs a lyrical prose style, blending descriptive imagery with introspective dialogue, reflecting the nuanced relationship between the protagonists and their historical surroundings. Set against the backdrop
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A Far Country Here

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The six sections of this collection are like a sequence of musical variations on the theme of personal identity as it develops from childhood to death. The first section evokes the poet's experience of being lost, of his search for identity, and of his being found by God. Section II, in a kind of echo of Section I, celebrates the successive seasons of nature and functions as a metaphor for the ... Read more

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The six sections of this collection are like a sequence of musical variations on the theme of personal identity as it develops from childhood to death. The first section evokes the poet's experience of being lost, of his search for identity, and of his being found by God. Section II, in a kind of echo of Section I, celebrates the successive seasons of nature and functions as a metaphor for the
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They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

The Life and Times of John Paris, Jr., Hockey's First Black Professional Coach

by John Paris, Jr. ...

In the ultra-competitive junior hockey leagues in the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did just that. The African-Canadian from Nova Scotia dazzled and dominated on the ice -- often facing racism on and off the ice. It took courage.They Called Me Chocolate Rocket is the story of Johns life from ... Read more

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In the ultra-competitive junior hockey leagues in the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did just that. The African-Canadian from Nova Scotia dazzled and dominated on the ice -- often facing racism on and off the ice. It took courage.They Called Me Chocolate Rocket is the story of Johns life from
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Kimono

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Shibukaro ka Shiranedo kaki no Hatsu-chigiri. Whether the fruit be bitter Or whether it be sweet, The first bite tells. ... Read more

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Shibukaro ka Shiranedo kaki no Hatsu-chigiri. Whether the fruit be bitter Or whether it be sweet, The first bite tells.
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And I'd Do It Again

by Aimée Crocker ...

With the world at her feet and Californian railroad fortunes in her purse, Aimée had a tale or two to tell. Here, she boldly delivers her hilarious memoirs of escaping headhunters in Borneo, avoiding poisoning in Hong Kong and outwitting murder in Shanghai.Not remotely cowered by her skirmishes with sin, shame or vice, Aimée celebrates her quintet of unfortunate husbands including a Russian prince ... Read more

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With the world at her feet and Californian railroad fortunes in her purse, Aimée had a tale or two to tell. Here, she boldly delivers her hilarious memoirs of escaping headhunters in Borneo, avoiding poisoning in Hong Kong and outwitting murder in Shanghai.Not remotely cowered by her skirmishes with sin, shame or vice, Aimée celebrates her quintet of unfortunate husbands including a Russian prince
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Japan: a Record in Colour (Illustrated)

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Impressions of Japan, first published in 1901, 73 color illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Menpes was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, the second son of property developer James Menpes, who with his wife, Ann, had settled in Australia in 1839... Menpes set off on a sketching tour of Brittany in 1880, during which he met James McNeill Whistler. He became Whistler's pupil, and at one ... Read more

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Impressions of Japan, first published in 1901, 73 color illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Menpes was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, the second son of property developer James Menpes, who with his wife, Ann, had settled in Australia in 1839... Menpes set off on a sketching tour of Brittany in 1880, during which he met James McNeill Whistler. He became Whistler's pupil, and at one
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Musings of an American Artist in Japan

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Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903), American Lithographer and Watercolorist spent much of his time in Europe, but visited Japan in 1890 and spent three years there. ... Read more

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Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903), American Lithographer and Watercolorist spent much of his time in Europe, but visited Japan in 1890 and spent three years there.
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Chapters From A Floating Life

The Autobiography of a Chinese Artist

by Shen Fu ...

Shen Fu, writer and painter, who was a native of Soochow, was born in 1763 and died sometime alter 1809. His father was by profession a secretary to magistrates, and Shen Fu was apprenticed in the same profession. Shen held various posts as a secretary, but he also worked by turns as a teacher and merchant. Although he had a studio in Soochow for a time he found that he could not make a living out ... Read more

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Shen Fu, writer and painter, who was a native of Soochow, was born in 1763 and died sometime alter 1809. His father was by profession a secretary to magistrates, and Shen Fu was apprenticed in the same profession. Shen held various posts as a secretary, but he also worked by turns as a teacher and merchant. Although he had a studio in Soochow for a time he found that he could not make a living out
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Twenty-Four Eyes

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Translated by Akira Miura ...

Twenty Four Eyes is a deeply pacifist Japanese novel based on the perversion and inhumanity of modern war. Set on Shodoshima, a small island in the Inland Sea, and covering a twentyyear period embracing prewar, wartime, and early postwar Japan, it centers on the relationship between a primary school teacher, Miss Oishi, and the twelve island children (the twentyfour eyes of the title) in her first ... Read more

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Twenty Four Eyes is a deeply pacifist Japanese novel based on the perversion and inhumanity of modern war. Set on Shodoshima, a small island in the Inland Sea, and covering a twentyyear period embracing prewar, wartime, and early postwar Japan, it centers on the relationship between a primary school teacher, Miss Oishi, and the twelve island children (the twentyfour eyes of the title) in her first
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Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore

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Tagore's treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth century India and all are interwoven with Tagore's perceptive eye for detail, strong sense of humanity and deep affinity for the natural world. Tagore's stories continue to rise above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the imaginations of readers around the world.This collection contains ... Read more

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Tagore's treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth century India and all are interwoven with Tagore's perceptive eye for detail, strong sense of humanity and deep affinity for the natural world. Tagore's stories continue to rise above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the imaginations of readers around the world.This collection contains
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