Shōgun
Shōgun

Author: James Clavell

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 1483

ISBN-13: 198253754X

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After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss, and he is torn between two worlds that will each be forever changed. Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shōgun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but also one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Shōgun is, as the New York Times put it, “...not only something you read—you live it.” Provocative, absorbing, and endlessly fascinating, there is only one: Shōgun.

Shōgun, Part Two
Shōgun, Part Two

Author: James Clavell

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 866

ISBN-13:

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By the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell’s Shogun is soon to be a major FX/Hulu TV series! Shogun, the classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the world, is now available for the first time in serial format. Part Two contains the second half of the complete novel. After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss, and he is torn between two worlds that will each be forever changed. Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shogun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Shogun is, as the New York Times put it, ‘'not only something you read—you live it.’‘ Also available: Shogun: Part One

Sheer Heat
Sheer Heat

Author: Alicia Clark

Publisher: ForbiddenFables Press

Published:

Total Pages: 1928

ISBN-13:

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Explore the depths of your own passion with Sheer Heat – 120 Hardcore Taboo Erotic Short Stories. With its tantalizing tales, you'll be able to unleash your innermost desires and explore your wildest fantasies. From sensuality to taboo topics, these stories are sure to bring out the spice in any evening. The book is perfect for creating a profoundly intimate experience between lovers. These stories will ignite your passions and linger in your fantasies long after you've finished reading them. Sheer Heat offers an intimate glimpse into dark, forbidden desire that will leave you wanting more. You'll be swept away on a journey of thrilling physical pleasure and daring exploration as these stories take you to places you never thought possible. Forget the mundane, explore an enticing world of forbidden pleasures that will leave you breathless! These short stories feature taboo subjects such as BDSM, power play and intense sexual fantasies to satisfy even the most daring among us. Lose yourself in story lines that are guaranteed to ignite your passion and drive you wild with desire.

Footsteps
Footsteps

Author: Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1996-05-01

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1101615346

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As the world moves into the twentieth century, Minke, one of the few European-educated Javanese, optimistically starts a new life in a new town: Betawi. With his enrollment in medical school and the opportunity to meet new people, there is every reason to believe that he can leave behind the tragedies of the past. But Minke can no more escape his past than he can escape his situation as part of an oppressed people under a foreign power. As his world begins to fall apart, Minke draws a small but fervent group around him to fight back against colonial exploitation. During the struggle, Minke finds love, friendship, and betrayal—with tragic consequences. And he goes from wanting to understand his world to wanting to change it. Pramoedya's full literary genius is again evident in the remarkable characters that populate the novel—and in his depiction of a people's painful emergence from colonial domination and the shackles of tradition.

Integrated Environmental Management
Integrated Environmental Management

Author: Yasumasa Itakura

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1999-04-29

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781566704199

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The change from a rural to an industrial economy affects many countries. Rapid growth and development causes significant changes in environmental management for countries beginning to confront serious degradation problems. In the Pacific Rim, rich in environmental and human resources, widespread pollution problems affect water and air quality, contaminating groundwater and soils and dramatically increasing human exposure to hazardous waste. Critical resources - such as rainforests - disappear at an alarming rate. The book features in-depth reviews of the Pacific Rim's increasing environmental problems. It examines every major issue including hazardous waste, solid waste, water and wastewater, air pollution, biodiversity, industrial waste and much more. The final chapters outline education and information-sharing strategies designed to change environmental policy, putting the focus on slowing growth and working towards sustainable development. Integrated Environmental Management provides an information-packed review of the regions' environmental problems, concentrating on problem solving, sustainable development, and education. Anyone faced with environmental problems related to population growth and rapid industrialization will find this book particularly enlightening.

Craft Economies
Craft Economies

Author: Susan Luckman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-02-22

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1474259561

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Craft Economies provides a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary craft production, situating practices of amateur and professional making within a wider creative economy. Contributors address a diverse range of practices, sites and forms of making in a wide range of regional and national contexts, from floristry to ceramics and from crochet to coding. The volume considers the role of digital practices of making and the impact of the maker's movement as part of larger trends around customisation, on-demand production, and the possibilities of 3D printing and digital manufacturing.