Ozu
Ozu

Author: Donald Richie

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1977-03-15

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780520032774

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"Substantially the book that devotees of the director have been waiting for: a full-length critical work about Ozu's life, career and working methods, buttressed with reproductions of pages from his notebooks and shooting scripts, numerous quotes from co-workers and Japanese critics, a great many stills and an unusually detailed filmography."—Sight and Sound Yasujiro Ozu, the man whom his kinsmen consider the most Japanese for all film directors, had but one major subject, the Japanese family, and but one major theme, its dissolution. The Japanese family in dissolution figures in every one of his fifty-three films. In his later pictures, the whole world exists in one family, the characters are family members rather than members of a society, and the ends of the earth seem no more distant than the outside of the house.

Pride Parades and LGBT Movements
Pride Parades and LGBT Movements

Author: Abby Peterson

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781315474052

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The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315474052, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license Today, Pride parades are staged in countries and localities across the globe, providing the most visible manifestations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex movements and politics. Pride Parades and LGBT Movements contributes to a better understanding of LGBT protest dynamics through a comparative study of eleven Pride parades in seven European countries - Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK - and Mexico. Peterson, Wahlström and Wennerhag uncover the dynamics producing similarities and differences between Pride parades, using unique data from surveys of Pride participants and qualitative interviews with parade organizers and key LGBT activists. In addition to outlining the histories of Pride in the respective countries, the authors explore how the different political and cultural contexts influence: Who participates, in terms of socio-demographic characteristics and political orientations; what Pride parades mean for their participants; how participants were mobilized; how Pride organizers relate to allies and what strategies they employ for their performances of Pride. This book will be of interest to political scientists and sociologists with an interest in LGBT studies, social movements, comparative politics and political behavior and participation.

Witch School First Degree
Witch School First Degree

Author: Don Lewis-Highcorrell

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2014-11-08

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0738718114

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The three-volume Witch School teaching series will prepare you for initiation into all three degrees of Correllian Wicca, one of the largest and fastest-growing Wiccan traditions in the world. As an additional bonus, WitchSchool.com offers many optional interactive features to enhance your textbook learning experience. Become a Witch Set foot on the Witch's path and embark on a journey that will transform you at the deepest levels of your being. The twelve lessons of the Witch School's First Degree, designed to be completed in the traditional "year and a day" format, introduce Wicca as a spiritual path and teach you the essentials of becoming a Witch. Each lesson has six sections: the lesson itself, magical exercises, God or Goddess lore, a spell, a glossary, and study questions. You'll build a solid foundation for your Wiccan practice by mastering the following Craft tools and techniques: Magic Cosmology Personal Power The Altar The Airts The Circle of Art Invocation Garb Symbols, Omens, and Divination Basic Energy Work Herbs, Oils, and Incense Stones and Crystals Completion of the twelve lessons in this book makes you eligible for initiation into the First Degree of Correllian Nativist Wicca.

The Annals of the Heechee
The Annals of the Heechee

Author: Frederik Pohl

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 9780345325662

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Robinette Broadhead desperately tries to prevent the mysterious Foe from putting an end to all intelligent life in the universe

The Dragons
The Dragons

Author: Douglas Niles

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Published: 2012-03-13

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0786962755

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The final installment in the Lost Histories saga: "When dragons make war, Krynn can only tremble in the shaodw of angry wings." Aurican and Darlantan, mighty serpents of gold and silver, have been nurtured in a world of wisdom, meditation, and sublime faith. However, on the other side of Ansalon, Crematia—a dragon of red—inherits the Dark Queen's legacy of betrayal, violence, conquest, and plunder. The advent of a worldwide war sweeps these powerful beings and many more into desperate strife. Battles rage over Krynn with a fury that threatens to annihilate nations and whole races—even dragonkind. As campaigns ebb and flow, generations of lesser mortals come and go, and the great serpents are left to determine the fate of the world. Their triumphs may create a destiny of all-encompassing light or cast the world beneath the shadow of ultimate darkness.

Clan Novel
Clan Novel

Author: Eric Griffin

Publisher: White Wolf Games Studio

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781565048027

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"For hundreds of years Camarilla vampires have preserved the Masquerade--an intricate dance of deception, misdirection and manipulation that conceals their nocturnal predations from mortal eyes. Now the Sabbat are about to crash their party. The Clan Novel series takes a sinister turn as the dread Tzimsce emerge from their macabre dungeons and laboratories to take a decidedly unhealthy interest in events."--Fantastic fiction

Change of Heart
Change of Heart

Author: Laura Abbot

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 145920638X

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Is she too smart to fall in love? It was a hard lesson, but Libby Cameron learned it…twelve years ago. Now her ex-husband has moved to town, but Libby's too smart to go down that road again. Doing the smart thing isn't easy, though, once she discovers that Trent is caring for a sweet and sad little girl all by himself. Kylie Baker needs her, and Libby can't ignore that fact. Nor can she ignore the long-dormant feelings that Trent has awoken. But how can she forget their previous life together or the times he let her down? Has Trent really changed? Can the wrong man ever become the right one?