Kokoro [16pt Large Print Edition]
Kokoro [16pt Large Print Edition]

Author: Keith Yatsuhashi

Publisher:

Published: 2018-01-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780369386823

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On the planet of Higo, without the guidance of the Great Spirits, its people are descending into religious civil war. Baiyren Tallaenaq, Prince of Higo, is exiled after causing the death of his mother. Freed from his responsibilities and the looming war, he steals their greatest weapon Â- a giant, sentient, armoured suit Â- and uses it to open a Portal to a world he never knew existed. A world called ''Earth''... home of a magical young woman called Keiko.

A Zen Wave (Large Print 16pt)
A Zen Wave (Large Print 16pt)

Author: Robert Aitken

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1458757889

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Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself by brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. The haiku verse form is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought and expression, for its seventeen syllables impose a rigorous limitation that confines the poet to vital experience. Here haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-94) - the greatest Japanese haiku poet - are translated by Robert Aitken, with commentary that provides a new and deeper understanding of Basho's work than ever before. In presenting themes from the haiku and from Zen literature that open the doors both to the poems and to Zen itself, Aitken has produced the first book about the relationship between Zen and haiku. His readers are certain to find it invaluable for the remarkable revelations it offers.

Bulibasha
Bulibasha

Author: Witi Ihimaera

Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Published: 1998-08-03

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1742288103

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Caught in the middle of the clash between two great Maori clans, Simeon, grandson of Bulibasha and Ramona, struggles with his own feelings and loyalties as the battles rage . . . This award-winning novel is being reissued to tie in with the release of Mahana, the stunning film adaptation of the novel. Also available as an eBook

Kojiki
Kojiki

Author: Keith Yatsuhashi

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0857666169

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Every civilization has its myths. Only one is true. When eighteen year old Keiko Yamada’s father dies unexpectedly, he leaves behind a one way ticket to Japan, an unintelligible death poem about powerful Japanese spirits and their gigantic, beast-like Guardians, and the cryptic words: “Go to Japan in my place. Find the Gate. My camera will show you the way.” Alone and afraid, Keiko travels to Tokyo, determined to fulfil her father’s dying wish. There, beneath glittering neon signs, her father’s death poem comes to life. Ancient spirits spring from the shadows. Chaos envelops the city, and as Keiko flees its burning streets, her guide, the beautiful Yui Akiko, makes a stunning confession – that she, Yui, is one of a handful of spirits left behind to defend the world against the most powerful among them: a once noble spirit now insane. Keiko must decide if she will honour her father’s heritage and take her rightful place among the gods. File Under: Fantasy

Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan
Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan

Author: William M. Bodiford

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780824814823

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Explores how Soto monks between the 13th and 16th centuries developed new forms of monastic organization and Zen instructions and new applications for Zen rituals within lay life; how these innovations helped shape rural society; and how remnants of them remain in the modern Soto school, now the lar

The Rice Queen Diaries
The Rice Queen Diaries

Author: Daniel Gawthrop

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-07

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 145878035X

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In this moving autobiography, Daniel Gawthrop writes about the politics and pleasures of being a self-identified ''rice queen''; a gay man who is attracted to Asians. Navigating through the urban jungles of Western cities like Vancouver and London, as well as the humid streets of Bangkok and Saigon, Daniel explores the multicultural minefields of sexuality and culture as he articulates the manners and contradictions of his desires. The politics of race, and the unspoken rules of gay Asian culture in both Western and Eastern settings, underscore Daniel's personal journey in which he recalls his teen years spent idolizing Bruce Lee and his fixation on an Asian schoolmate whose hazing becomes a sexual spectacle for him. As he enters adulthood, his desires become manifest as he explores the subcultures of Long Yang Clubs (where gay Asians and ''their admirers'' can meet) before departing for Asia, where his encounters often become transactions, and he learns the hard way that sexual desire has a human and emotional cost. Evoking the themes of Edward Said's Orientalism, The Rice Queen Diaries is as much a personal statement about culture and otherness as it is about gay desire. Traversing three continents, these diaries are a personal reckoning, a bold coming to terms with the nuances of sexuality that has relevance for all of us.

EBoy
EBoy

Author: Steffen Sauerteig

Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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Devoted entirely to the work of eBoy, this volume showcases the firm's graphic artwork with some 500 colour illustrations that represent all of the images currently held in their image database.

Landscape of the Now
Landscape of the Now

Author: Kent De Spain

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0199988269

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Landscape of the Now takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of movement improvisation. Based on interviews with Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Nancy Stark Smith, and others, this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing creative experience.