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Tokyopop Press Inc Futaribeya A Room for Two Volume 10
Sakurako and Kasumi have been roommates since the first year of high school. They share everything, even a bed!Follow the heartwarming, hilarious daily life of two roommates in Volume 10 of this adorable four-panel style comic!
£11.95
Tokyopop Press Inc Futaribeya: A Room for Two, Volume 7
Sakurako and Kasumi settle into their college life together, and as always, time flies by when they're having fun! Already, they're starting sophomore year along with their new friends Moka and Koruri, whose relationship has recently taken an exciting new turn. Meanwhile, it seems some of their younger friends from high school might be new faces at the same college very soon too! Follow the heartwarming, hilarious daily life of two college roommates in Volume 7 of this adorable four-panel style comic!
£11.95
Tokyopop Press Inc Futaribeya: A Room for Two, Volume 6
Sakurako and Kasumi settle into their college life together, and as always, time flies by when they're having fun! Already, they're starting sophomore year along with their new friends Moka and Koruri, whose relationship has recently taken an exciting new turn. Meanwhile, it seems some of their younger friends from high school might be new faces at the same college very soon too! Follow the heartwarming, hilarious daily life of two college roommates in Volume 6 of this adorable four-panel style comic!
£11.95
Tokyopop Press Inc Futaribeya: A Room for Two, Volume 4
Sakurako Kawawa settles into her new apartment with her lazy, easygoing, and stunningly beautiful roommate, Kasumi Yamabuki, who lives life at her own pace. This four-panel-style comic follows the everyday life of these two high school roommates as they go to class together, tackle the mundane necessities of laundry and grocery shopping for two, and learn more about one another in a cute and heartwarming series of short stories. This is Volume 4 of the series.
£11.95
McFarland & Co Inc Women Writers of Meiji and Taisho Japan: Their Lives, Works and Critical Reception, 1868-1926
After centuries of repression of the female voice in literature, the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926) periods in Japanese history saw important changes in both the way women wrote and the way they were read. However, even the most accepted female writers of these two eras were judged by criteria different from those applied to men, and only the most conservative were praised by the (male) critics. This study of the women who wrote in the modern era examines both famous and now-obscure writers within the context of their moments in time and their influence on later generations of Japanese women writers. Arranged chronologically, the book covers the pioneering women of the early Meiji period, the ethos of reactionary conservatism, the romantic movement in poetry, women writers of the naturalist school, Taisho liberalism, and the new era of literary women. An introduction outlines the various schools of Japanese female writers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as the social and cultural trends that helped produce them. The text is appropriate for both well-read scholars of Japanese literature and newcomers to the works of the "fair ladies of the back chamber," as these creative and driven writers were once called.
£35.96
University of Alberta Press Elegy
A lament in light. A breath-taking memorial. Poetry and photography that compose the landscapes of remembrance. Once I saw your breath suspended in the air then I understood how fire could be white when I exhaled my breath followed yours into the sky that holds us both "Rich, profound, engaging, and written with an emotional depth rarely seen in much of contemporary poetry. There's a meditative virtuosity throughout this work, original and perceptive, alive with intelligence and compassion." Don Domanski
£21.99
Luster Publishing The 500 Hidden Secrets of Tokyo
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Tokyo is an affectionate city guide, written by Tokyo local Yukiko Tajima. She has listed 500 must-visit places in her truly fascinating hometown, as well as good-to-know facts. The city has a great many aspects that are changing at a rapid pace; hopefully this book will help you discover new sides that you were unaware of, and will inspire you as you organise your holiday here. Also available: The 500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin, The 500 Hidden Secrets of Istanbul, The 500 Hidden Secrets of Miami, The 500 Hidden Secrets of Paris, The 500 Hidden Secrets of New York, and many more. Discover the series at the500hiddensecrets.com
£15.26
Vertical Inc. 5 Centimeters Per Second (collector's Edition)
£26.09
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Vol. 8
£11.69
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Vol. 7
The God of Love makes a clerical error that dooms ordinary high school boy, Aijo Rentaro, with a grand total of a hundred potential girlfriends! But this is no problem for Rentaro, who has plenty of love to go around! This time, the girlfriends try their hand - or perhaps their legs - at spoiling their boyfriend. Blue sky, warm sun, and a cool breeze. All he needs now is a soft place to rest his head upon. It’s time to find out which of his girlfriends has the comfiest lap!
£12.99
Dalkey Archive Press Embracing Family
Set during the U.S. Occupation following World War II, Embracing Family is a novel of conflict--between Western and Eastern traditions, between a husband and wife, between ideals and reality. At the opening of the book, Miwa Shunsuke and his wife are trapped in a strained marriage, subtly attacking one another in a manner similar to that of the characters in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? When his wife has an affair with an American GI, Miwa is forced to come to terms with the disintegration of their relationship and the fact that his attempts to repair it only exacerbate the situation. An award-winning novel, critics have read this book as a metaphor of postwar Japanese society, in which the traditional moral and philosophical basis of Japanese culture is neglected in favor of Western conventions.
£15.99
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Vol. 2
LOVE WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!Aijo Rentaro has 100 soulmates! That’s what the God of Love told him. That, and if he doesn’t return their feelings, they’ll die horrible deaths. Aijo is determined to save them all! But his next soulmate thinks love is an inefficient waste of time. What’s the most efficient way to convince someone that love is valuable? This is a matter of life and death!
£11.99
Little, Brown Book Group Picnic in the Storm
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize and the Kenzaburo Oe PrizeA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice'In Yukiko Motoya's delightful new story collection, the familiar becomes unfamiliar . . . Certainly the style will remind readers of the Japanese authors Banana Yoshimoto and Sayaka Murata, but the stories themselves?and the logic, or lack thereof, within their sentences?are reminiscent, at least to this reader, of Joy Williams and Rivka Galchen and George Saunders' ?Weike Wang, New York Times Book ReviewA housewife takes up bodybuilding and sees radical changes to her physique - which her workaholic husband fails to notice. A boy waits at a bus stop, mocking businessmen struggling to keep their umbrellas open in a typhoon - until an old man shows him that they hold the secret to flying. A woman working in a clothing boutique waits endlessly on a customer who won't come out of the fitting room - and who may or may not be human. A newlywed notices that her husband's features are beginning to slide around his face - to match her own.In these eleven stories, the individuals who lift the curtains of their orderly homes and workplaces are confronted with the bizarre, the grotesque, the fantastic, the alien - and, through it, find a way to liberation. Winner of the Kenzaburo Oe Prize, Picnic in the Storm is the English-language debut of one of Japan's most fearless young writers.
£10.04
Vertical Inc. 5 Centimeters Per Second
£16.99
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Vol. 3
YOUR LOVE, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT ITHakari is being held prisoner in her own home! Her mother doesn’t believe that polyamory could bring Hakari the happiness she deserves. She is taking Hakari far away from Rentaro, never to be seen again. The move is tomorrow and the house is full of security guards, protective dogs, and infrared sensors. It’s up to the whole harem to work together and perform a daring rescue!
£12.99
Pearson Education Limited Talk Japanese Book 3rd Edition
This book also comes as part of a pack with audio CDs: ISBN 9781406680195 Talk Japanese (Book) has already inspired thousands of people to learn Japanese from scratch and find the confidence to give it a go. Whether you’re learning for business, travel or just for fun, its straightforward, step-by-step approach will ensure you’re soon able to speak Japanese in a range of everyday situations. With its specially designed activities and clear, jargon-free grammar explanations you’ll quickly develop your language skills and make genuine progress right from the start. Make real progress using the successful, proven Talk method. Develop your language skills with tips and strategies to help you learn. Practise and learn with interactive activities to support every topic. Also available: Talk Japanese Pack (includes this book and 2 x 60-minute CDs) ISBN 9781406680195.Other languages in the series: Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. www.bbcactivelanguages.com
£10.14
Nova Science Publishers Inc Indigenous Knowledge & Disaster Risk Reduction: From Practice to Policy
£211.49
Restless Books The House of the Lost on the Cape
£12.99
Cengage Learning, Inc Nakama 2 Enhanced, Student Edition: Intermediate Japanese: Communication, Culture, Context
NAKAMA 2 Enhanced is the second part of a two-year proficiency-oriented program that emphasizes practical communication and the development of listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. The eleven thematic chapters, plus one preliminary chapter, focus on high-frequency communication situations; while chapter dialogues illustrate typical daily events representative in Japanese life and provide realistic contexts in which to learn vocabulary and grammar.
£113.15
Cengage Learning, Inc Student Activities Manual for Hatasa/Hatasa/Makino's Nakama 1B: Introductory Japanese: Communication, Culture, Context
Designed to reinforce the association of sound, syntax, and meaning, the SAM includes out-of-class practice of the material presented in the textbook. The Workbook section focuses on written vocabulary, grammar, kanji and writing practice. The Lab Manual section focuses on pronunciation and listening comprehension, including Dict-a-Conversation dictation activities.
£50.64
Cengage Learning, Inc Nakama 1 Enhanced, Student text: Introductory Japanese: Communication, Culture, Context
NAKAMA 1 ENHANCED is a complete, flexible introductory program designed to present the fundamentals of the Japanese language to college students. Presented in two parts, NAKAMA 1A and NAKAMA 1B, the program focuses on proficiency-based language learning, emphasizes practical communication and student interaction, and fosters the development of all four language skills and cultural awareness. Thematically organized chapters focus on high-frequency communicative situations and introduce users to the Japanese language and its three writing systems: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Maintaining the program's balanced approach, the new edition features updated technology resources, new authentic art, and practical, contemporary vocabulary to enhance learning.
£65.21