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'I found the eyeball fifteen minutes before I found the rest of him.'Having moved to London with her athletic boyfriend, the sweet-but-stuttering Stevie, Kimberly soon tires of him and decides to destroy the relationship from within by being as cruel as humanly possible. When her tactics lead to Stevie's violent death by his own hand, Kimberly embarks on a determined, but no less disastrous, venture in 'unadulterated altruism'. Her soul hangs in the balance - will she ultimately spend eternity in the great TopShop in the Sky? Will she be reincarnated as a pampered greyhound or a deadly bacterium? Or will she be cast into the abyss, tormented endlessly by her past demons and her malevolent pet hamster Lucifer?This is the story of Kimberly's redemption, or possibly her damnation: it's up to you. There are six different endings on offer.

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Create those memorable moments with this unique and very challenging milestone book - the first of it''s kind. Use props in order to set the stage for each photo. Have family and friends get involved in the fun. Share your photos with friends, family and communities, and enjoy welcoming feedback. Good luck with your journey and have a great time. Enjoy!

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This swatch book is an inspiring visual tour of elegant fabric design using beautiful historic kimono remnants from Japan's Showa Period (1926-1989). More than 400 photographs and detailed captions provide information on motif identification, Japanese history and cultural traditions. The book is organized around favorite Japanese motifs, including cherry blossoms, peonies, maple leaves, bamboo shoots, waves, and clouds. It will be a source of ideas and inspiration for collectors, designers, quilters, and historians. A glossary of related terms, antique fabric resources, and a substantial bibliography point the way to further reading and study.

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Quest for Kimchi is the story of Rachel See, an Asian-American lawyer living in New York who abandons her prestigious legal job after a bad breakup and spontaneously moves to Ireland. Can she create the life she’s always wanted and defy cultural norms?Rachel See thinks she has it all figured out, until her boyfriend breaks things off and she’s left with a job she dreads. Taking a leap, she decides to move abroad to Ireland, where she takes a position at a company without really knowing what the business does or what the job entails. While there, with the help of a new crew of international friends and her old buddy in New York, Magda, she finally learns to let go of stability and ambition to experience life with all its ups and downs. It’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Eat Pray Love—with a side of kimchi that accompanies each adventure. Rachel ultimately quits her job to venture off on a soul-searching journey filled with pizza, pasta, prosciutto, and everything in between. There is some praying, a little bit of loving, and a whole lot of healing; a love story between two people you’d least expect; one too many Guinnesses; a lot of crack—err, craic; and a big fat Greek wedding complete with big, phat Greeks.

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An informative, introductory guide to identifying, dating, and pricing antique and vintage Japanese kimono Finally, the kimono can be appreciated and understood by all. This concise, fully illustrated guide examines the ever-popular and iconic kimonoa form of traditional Japanese clothing that has existed for centuries and continues to be a part of Japan''s rich cultural heritage. Aimed at kimono enthusiasts and collectors of all levels, this up-to-date resource identifies and explains different types of antique and vintage kimono and kimono-related items, materials, construction, and motifs. Full-color images and easy-to-follow descriptions arm readers with the knowledge they need to determine age and value of kimono, as the guide demystifies and debunks myths and misconceptions about this mysterious and often-misunderstood garment. Features include Japanese spellings and English transliterations for each clothing type;

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The wear and tear of an uncertain present: a photographic account of contemporary America Massachusetts-based photographer Justin Kimball’s (born 1961) Who By Fire considers contemporary American life as it relates to a complex history of economic, religious and political environments. Kimball's work wrestles with the complications of the current moment while trying to imagine the promise of a future that is unknown and tenuous. Unflinching photographs of people in neighborhoods, streets and yards document moments where the burden of the present day visibly presses in upon bodies and physical surroundings, while also conveying the resilience and hope maintained under that weight. The people in these pictures are further contextualized by photographs that point to the visual markers of humanity in the landscape, either unintended or by design: a wall painting of a sun dial, a rising angel nailed to the side of a barn, a woman asleep on a blanket paired with a tree set on fire.

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On the same day that a retired French police inspector receives a letter from a woman claiming to be his daughter, he returns to his apartment to find a stranger waiting for him on his doorstep. That stranger is a Japanese man called Tadashi Omura, and the men end up telling each other their life stories, transporting us back to Japan and Algeria. As we try and work out the connection between the two men, one thing that's clear is that they've both led lives that have been extraordinary, dangerous and built on layers upon layers of lies.

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The authors of the best-selling Fermented Vegetables are back, and this time they’ve brought the heat with them. Whet your appetite with more than 60 recipes for hot sauces, mustards, pickles, chutneys, relishes, and kimchis from around the globe. Chiles take the spotlight, with recipes such as Thai Pepper Mint Cilantro Paste, Aleppo Za’atar Pomegranate Sauce, and Mango Plantain Habañero Ferment, but other traditional spices like horseradish, ginger, and peppercorns also make cameo appearances. Dozens of additional recipes for breakfast foods, snacks, entrées, and beverages highlight the many uses for hot ferments.

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Canned coffee and Kimonos is Tom Fitzmaurice's memoir of the four years he spent living and teaching in Tokyo, Japan, the biggest city on Earth. A young man from England's rural West Country, he was thrust into a new world for which he was completely unprepared and which he found utterly bewildering. Tom gives an insight into the life of an English teacher in this most fascinating of countries and how he found his feet teaching students aged two to ninety-one. From sitting in a robot restaurant watching a giant metal triceratops firing multicoloured laser beams, to the quietude of secluded and ancient mountain-top shrines on remote Japanese islands, this is a story of coming of age in a beguiling metropolis, of culture shock, faux pas, joy, hilarity, horror and the steepest of learning curves. Earthquakes, hedgehog cafes, bathing with the yakuza, love hotels, typhoons, geisha, nuclear fallout, fascists, festivals, temples, bullet trains, karaoke, samurai swords, sushi and sumo. This memoir has it all.

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These vintage Notecard feature 8 designs sourced from Japanese Kimono Fabrics popular in the 1900s. From retro rainbows to floral motifs this set showcases traditional symbols through vibrant prints. Blank inside for your own message, these cards are perfect to convey a heartfelt message for any occasion!This note card set includes: 16 folded blank note cards—3.75 x 4.5 inches (9.5 x 11.5 cm) 17 sealable envelopes (meet US Postal requirements for mailing with a standard stamp) 8 designs from 1900's Vintage Japanese Kimono Fabrics—2 cards of each design Pair with the matching Tuttle Vintage Kimono Gift Wrapping Paper for a colorful and cohesive gift!

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Shortlisted for the Textile Society of America's R.L. Shep Award 2020. The kimono is the ultimate symbol of Japan, revered within the country as the embodiment of national culture and regarded internationally as an exotic fascination. The iconic garment is often viewed as traditional, unchanging and timeless, but this book counters that conception, presenting the kimono as highly dynamic and fashionable dress. The cultural and sartorial significance of the kimono is explored in historical and contemporary contexts, both in Japan and the West, where its impact on clothing styles has been felt since the seventeenth century. Beautifully illustrated, the book features over 250 kimono and kimono-inspired garments from the V&A and collections around the world, revealing its sartorial influence on pop stars from David Bowie to Bjoerk and examining the ways in which fashion designers such as Issey Miyake, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen have reworked its legacy.

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Spanning nearly four decades of work by Santa Cruz–based sculptor David Kimball Anderson (born 1946), this monograph presents a chronology of Anderson’s works, which balance the industrial and the delicate through such materials as steel, fiberglass and wood.

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V&A Pattern: Kimono showcases the staggering breadth of textile designs associated with Japan's most iconic garment A source of inspiration for designers from William Morris to Alexander McQueen, the V&A holds over three million designs for textiles, decorations, wallpapers and prints. Now beautifully re-presented, the bestselling V&A Pattern series invites you to appreciate the work of some of the greatest names and styles in design history, highlighting interesting and imaginative works that are all too rarely seen. Each pocket-sized book features 66 carefully selected patterns, and has a concise expert introduction, making these an invaluable source of inspiration for creatives - and the perfect gift for pattern-lovers.

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Naoko Abe is a Japanese journalist and non-fiction writer. She was the first female political writer to cover the prime minister's office, the foreign ministry and the defence ministry at Mainichi Shimbun, one of Japan's largest newspapers. Since moving to London with her British husband and their two boys in 2001, she has worked as a freelance writer and has published five books in Japanese. Her biography of Collingwood Ingram in Japanese won the prestigious Nihon Essayist Club Award in 2016. She has now written an adaptation of the book for English-language readers. She is a trained classical pianist and an advanced yoga practitioner.

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These premium wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by 1900's Vintage Kimono fabric patterns.These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion—whether a holiday, birthday, anniversary or "just because!"Each book includes perforated sheets that can be easily removed, and: 12 sheets of 18 x 24 inch (45 x 61 cm) paper 6 unique patterns Pair with the matching Tuttle Vintage Kimono Thank You Cards for a colorful and cohesive gift!

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Tanjiro and the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps are back and facing their greatest challenge yet: school life!Welcome to Kimetsu Academy, a school attended by the most exceptional students you’ve ever seen! This comedic spin-off of international smash hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba pits Tanjiro, Nezuko, and all the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps against the trials and tribulations of student life.Summer’s come to Kimetsu Academy, but the chaos sure isn’t taking a break! The discovery of a lost cat on campus turns into a race to escape from Giyu’s bamboo sword, and Inosuke gets it in his head that—with an egg and a hole—he can hatch his very own hot spring! Afterward, Genya risks his life (and a mountain of watermelons) to ace his math test, Nezuko goes ghost hunting, and Tanjiro and Zenitsu help search for the perfect gift for a pizza delivery girl!

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Even creative and optimistic children face self-doubt and fear. When Kimmy builds a kite that others say won’t fly, it takes perseverance and confidence to let it take to the sky. When her classmates want to take a turn, Kimmy isn’t ready to hand over the reins. Soon the whole class is building their own wind-catching wonders.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHILDREN'S AWARD, INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2024On the night of a full moon, a small tropical dingo cub is born. And it is her destiny to travel far from home to change things for her kind.Kimmi sleeps with her mama at her back, her aunty at her front and her three brothers squeezed in beside her. They are a family. But when the farmer who took her father returns to threaten the rest of them, Kimmi is separated from her mama.In an incredible act of determination, Kimmi's mama runs over mountain tops and dusty red earth to spend one last day with her cub and share with her the knowledge that will one day make her a queen.This is Kimmi's story, the story of how she became Queen of the Dingoes in a sanctuary that saves them from extinction. It is her mama's story, too. But mostly it is a story that goes back thousands of years, and follows the long line of female dingoes they belong to.An inspiring true story of survival and courage from one of Australia's best-loved writers. 'Parrett blends matter-of-fact content with a confidently poetic voice . . . For readers aged 8+' BOOKS+PUBLISHING'A lyrically told tale of survival and resilience for younger readers' SATURDAY AGE

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Scholar and senior journalist Kim Hakjoon provides a timely analysis of the rise of the Kim Il Sung family dynasty and the politics of leadership succession in Pyongyang, including Kim Jong Il’s death and the advent of his son Kim Jong Un. Drawing on official North Korean statements and leaked confidential documents, journalistic accounts, and defector reports, the book synthesizes virtually all that is known about the secretive family and how it operates within a bizarre governing system. Particularly valuable for a Western audience is the author’s extensive use of South Korean studies of the Kim family, many of which have not been translated into English. Dynasty is insightful reading for officials, journalists, scholars, and students interested in the Korean Peninsula and its prospects.

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This surreal and imaginative adult tale follows a beautiful black cat through a fantastical world where he'll survive impossible odds to make his way home... to his mistress' kimono! Once upon a time in Japan lived a beautiful young woman. The beloved daughter of a silk mill owner, she was lavished with gorgeous kimonos from across the province, but her favourite was the first one he gave her. It was a deep crimson painted with soft, purring black cats, and was crafted by the finest weaver in the mill. The weaver, besotted with her beauty, professed his love to the maiden. Indifferent to his advances, she preferred the warmth of her feline finery to his, leading him down a dark path that separates the woman from one of her beloved black cats! Thus, the cat begins a fantastic voyage, from the bottom of the sea to the smokey markets of London, sometimes in the company of Sherlock Holmes himself, as he becomes a figure of myth and legend. Travel the world on this surreal journey through the imagination of renowned artist Nancy Peña (Madame Cat), whose gorgeous style is inspired by Japanese painting.

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A Kind of Prayer presents the first-ever survey dedicated to the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais and his singular body of work on Indigenous identity, community, and colonial memory. After his untimely death at age forty-seven in 2011, Metchewais left behind a wholly original and expansive body of photographic and mixed-media work. At the center of his practice is an extensive Polaroid archive, which addresses a range of themes—including the artist’s body, performative self-portraiture, language, landscapes, and everyday subjects—and served as the source material for works in other media, such as painting and collage. Metchewais’s exquisitely layered works offer a poetic meditation on his connection to home and land, while challenging conventional narratives and representations of Indigeneity. Metchewais was a contemporary artist of stunning originality, and until now, his work has been woefully understudied and underexposed. A Kind of Prayer is a comprehensive overview that showcases this essential artist’s astonishing vision.

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You can’t really imagine Korea without kimchi. For thousands of years, their fermented vegetables have been absolutely essential at meals. In Korea, kimchi is so much more than food – it is a national cultural treasure, a universal health food and a part of the Korean identity. Koreans are obsessed with good food, and the Lim family is no exception. For two generations, they have retained the proud tradition of kimchi at the Arirang Resturant in Stockholm. This book contains the family’s most popular recipes – common, as well as rarer, kimchi recipes, Korean everyday food and the ever recurring bi-bim-bap (which literally means ‘mixed rice’). The Lim family present their version of a classic with lettuce, cabbage, chilli and ginger, but also the popular radish kimchi, kattugi, as well as the more unusual varieties with pumpkin, oysters, mushrooms, roots and other vegetables. Sourish, hot and tasty, kimchi is a wonderful accessory for most meals, not only Asian-style dishes but every imaginable Western dish. Here are ‘insider’ tips on how to go about fermenting vegetables at home. Considering it is so incredibly simple, the result is amazing, beautiful, tasty and healthy, thanks to the built-in riches of good bacteria cultures found in vegetables.

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A handsome coffee table guide to the celebrated collection of the Kimbell Art Museum In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, this deluxe volume showcases its world-renowned collection. The book includes engaging texts by Kimbell curators accompanied by new, full-color photographs of more than 250 works from antiquity to the twentieth century. A jewel among American museums, the Kimbell possesses European masterpieces by artists such as Fra Angelico, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Diego Velázquez, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse; important collections of Egyptian and classical antiquities; and outstanding works from Asia, Africa, and the ancient Americas. This new guide also features previously unpublished images of the museum’s architecture by Louis I. Kahn and Renzo Piano.Distributed for the Kimbell Art Museum

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