28 results for '"Kassandra Nakas'

Told in the distinctive rhythms of Hawaiian Creole English, this vibrant...wholly original” coming-of-age tale (Elle) is “a rare book-exuberant, fresh-voiced, rich, crazy, stabbing, comic, and as...

WINNER OF THE AMAZON.CA FIRST NOVEL AWARD, 2013 WINNER OF THE DEBUT-LITZER PRIZE, 2013 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN READ-ALL-ABOUT-IT SELECTION FOR 2012 A BARNES &...

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

New Times in Modern Japan concerns the transformation of time--the reckoning of time--during Japan's Meiji period, specifically from around 1870 to 1900. Time literally changed as the archipelago...

Since the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. In a nation that has traditionally been...

A lavishly illustrated guide to the diversity of the world’s butterfliesConspicuous for their beauty, butterflies are one of the most popular and well-studied insects. This book explores the...

Kokopelli The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol Dennis Slifer foreword by R. Carlos Nakai Kokopelli, ancient humpbacked flute player, is the Southwest's most popular icon. Presented...

A thrilling photographic adventure through an offbeat selection of the world's abandoned buildings, captured by one of the videogame industry's most beloved creatives. Fusing urban exploration with...

Brooklyn Has A Distinct Story In The History Of Social Justice. Explore The Rich History Of New York City's Second Largest Borough, And The Thriving Nineteenth-century Free Black Community That Once...

This text by one of the originators of the cluster variation method of statistical mechanics is aimed at second- and third-year graduate students studying such topics as the theory of complex...

This new edition has been fully revised and updated to include the contemporary issues together with new cases delivered by international courts and tribunals, such as the ICJ, ITLOS and Arbitral...