Awkward Silence, Vol. 1 (Yaoi Manga)

Awkward Silence, Vol. 1 (Yaoi Manga)

Author: Hinako Takanaga

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1421549115

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Satoru is an introvert with a longtime crush on Keigo, a popular boy on the baseball team. But much to his surprise, Keigo comes up to him and asks him out! Satoru is so overcome he can’t respond. Will Satoru be able to get past his shyness, or will he lose his chance with the boy he loves? -- VIZ Media


Awkward Silence, Vol. 2 (Yaoi Manga)

Awkward Silence, Vol. 2 (Yaoi Manga)

Author: Hinako Takanaga

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2012-09-18

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1421549123

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Satoru and Keigo had plans to go away on vacation together, but Keigo got stuck with mandatory baseball training camp. Shy Satoru has something important to say to Keigo, so he decides to break into the training camp in the middle of the night to see him. -- VIZ Media


Awkward Silence, Vol. 3 (Yaoi Manga)

Awkward Silence, Vol. 3 (Yaoi Manga)

Author: Hinako Takanaga

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1421549131

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Yuji Sagara has enough worries already trying to find a part-time job to pay for college while his mother is in the hospital, so he’s not happy that Takahito Kagami is adding to his troubles. Kagami is an incorrigible flirt, and all the girls on campus are after him, so why would he steal a kiss from Yuji...? -- VIZ Media


Awkward Silence, Vol. 5 (Yaoi Manga)

Awkward Silence, Vol. 5 (Yaoi Manga)

Author: Hinako Takanaga

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2015-12-23

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1421589516

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Keigo surprises Satoru with a three-day trip to Karuizawa, but when the couple returns home, Satoru’s mother sees them kissing goodbye. Now that his parents know about their relationship, what will happen to Keigo and Satoru’s romance? -- VIZ Media


A Field Guide to Awkward Silences

A Field Guide to Awkward Silences

Author: Alexandra Petri

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0698155521

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Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri turns her satirical eye on her own life in this hilarious new memoir... Most twentysomethings spend a lot of time avoiding awkwardness. Not Alexandra Petri. Afraid of rejection? Alexandra Petri has auditioned for America’s Next Top Model. Afraid of looking like an idiot? Alexandra Petri lost Jeopardy! by answering “Who is that dude?” on national TV. Afraid of bad jokes? Alexandra Petri won an international pun championship. Petri has been a debutante, reenacted the Civil War, and fended off suitors at a Star Wars convention while wearing a Jabba the Hutt suit. One time, she let some cult members she met on the street baptize her, just to be polite. She’s a connoisseur of the kind of awkwardness that most people spend whole lifetimes trying to avoid. If John Hodgman and Amy Sedaris had a baby…they would never let Petri babysit it. But Petri is here to tell you: Everything you fear is not so bad. Trust her. She’s tried it. And in the course of her misadventures, she’s learned that there are worse things out there than awkwardness—and that interesting things start to happen when you stop caring what people think.


Awkward Silence, Vol. 4 (Yaoi Manga)

Awkward Silence, Vol. 4 (Yaoi Manga)

Author: Hinako Takanaga

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1421551683

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Yuji Sagara and Takahito Kagami have been on one date together, but Yuji isn’t prepared to start a relationship with a guy who lives in a completely different world than he does. Takahito is being groomed to take his father’s elite place in politics, and now it’s rumored he’ll even go to university abroad... -- VIZ Media


No Such Thing as Silence

No Such Thing as Silence

Author: Kyle Gann

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2010-03-23

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0300163010

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First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage’s 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. A meditation on the act of listening and the nature of performance, Cage’s controversial piece became the iconic statement of the meaning of silence in art and is a landmark work of American music. In this book, Kyle Gann, one of the nation’s leading music critics, explains 4'33" as a unique moment in American culture and musical composition. Finding resemblances and resonances of 4'33" in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, he provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece. Gann also explores Cage’s craft, describing in illuminating detail the musical, philosophical, and even environmental influences that informed this groundbreaking piece of music. Having performed 4'33" himself and as a composer in his own right, Gann offers the reader both an expert’s analysis and a highly personal interpretation of Cage’s most divisive work.


Your Future Self Will Thank You

Your Future Self Will Thank You

Author: Drew Dyck

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 2019-01-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0802496741

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Why can’t I control my anger? Or stop overeating? Or wasting time online? Why can't I seem to finish my projects? Or make progress in my spiritual life? Why do I fall for the same stupid temptations over and over again? When we fail, its easy to make excuses or blame our circumstances. But let’s face it: the biggest enemy is usually the one staring back at us from the mirror every morning. We lack self-control. Self-control isn’t very popular these days. We tend to think of it as boring, confining, the cop that shows up and shuts down the party. But the truth is that people who cultivate this vital virtue lead freer, happier, and more meaningful lives. After all, our bad habits—from the slight to the serious—bring a host of painful consequences. Ultimately, they keep us from becoming the people God created us to be. Your Future Self Will Thank You is a compassionate and humorous guide to breaking bad habits and growing your willpower. It explores Scripture’s teachings on how to live a disciplined life while offering practical strategies for growth based on the science of self-control. Whether you want to deepen your spiritual life, conquer an addiction, or kick your nail-biting habit, this book will help you get motivated, stay on track, and achieve your goals. Sure, self-control is hard, but it doesn’t have to be that hard. Get the help you need to be freer, happier, and more productive. Your future self will thank you!


Love Round!!

Love Round!!

Author: Hinako Takanaga

Publisher: Deux

Published: 2009-02-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781934496558

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Pretty-boy Kaoru Komatsuna is self-conscious of his feminine looks and cute, but strange, name. Senior boxing ace Junya Kubo has the unfortunate circumstance of picking up Kaoru's notebook and making fun of his name, as Kaoru gets angry and knocks him down. Junya tries desperately to recruit Kaoru, who finds himself falling for the relentless Junya, even though Kaoru is trying his best to resist him...


Ambient Parking Lot

Ambient Parking Lot

Author: Pamela Lu

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780976736431

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Fiction. Part fiction, part earnest mockumentary, AMBIENT PARKING LOT follows a band of musicians as they wander the parking structures of urban downtown and greater suburbia in quest of the ultimate ambient noise—one that promises to embody their historical moment and deliver them up to the heights of their self-important artistry. Along the way, they make sporadic forays into lyric while contending with doubts, delusions, miscalculations, mutinies, and minor triumphs. This saga peers into the wreckage of a post-9/11 landscape and embraces the comedy and poignancy of failed utopia.