age ~56
from Klamath Falls, OR
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin has Japanese descendants? What about that the only Quaker school in Japan was founded by Philadelphia's long-standing Quaker community? Or how about that the tiny locomotive that kicked off Japan's legendary railway developments was built here in Philadelphia?Phil...
Author
Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia
Binding
Paperback
Pages
284
Publisher
Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia
ISBN #
0692349472
EAN Code
9780692349472
ISBN #
17
In Japan, it is said that there are 8 million kami. These spirits encompass every kind of supernatural creature; from malign to monstrous, demonic to divine, and everything in between. Most of them seem strange and scary—even evil—from a human perspective. They are known by myriad names: bakemono, c...
Author
Matthew Meyer
Binding
Paperback
Pages
286
Publisher
Matthew Meyer
ISBN #
0985218436
EAN Code
9780985218430
ISBN #
12
From the mists of prehistory to the present day, Japan has always had stories of fantastic monsters. There are women with extra mouths in the backs of their heads, water goblins whose favorite food is inside the human anus, elephant-dragons which feed solely on bad dreams, baby zombies, talking foxe...
Author
Matthew Meyer
Binding
Paperback
Pages
224
Publisher
Matthew Meyer
ISBN #
0985218428
EAN Code
9780985218423
ISBN #
11
Seven ethnodramas illustrate this emerging genre of artsbased research, a burgeoning but evident trend in the field of theatre production itself. With their focus on the personal, immediate and contextual, these plays about marginalized identities, abortion, street life and oppression manage a uniqu...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
256
Publisher
AltaMira Press
ISBN #
0759108137
EAN Code
9780759108134
ISBN #
19
The book provides a concise summary of the use of music in the Santo Daime and UDV religions. Embracing the phenomenology of musical practice in broad terms, summarizing its history and treating long-awaited questions, the book touches upon crucial points regarding the power and efficacy of musical ...
Author
Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Gustavo Pacheco
Binding
Perfect Paperback
Pages
120
Publisher
LIT Verlag
ISBN #
3643108028
EAN Code
9783643108029
ISBN #
18
Nietzsche's work was heavily influenced by ancient Greek philosophy. Meyer shows how Nietzsche attempted to revive the Heraclitean-Protagorean position that is critically analyzed by both Plato and Aristotle in the Theaetetus and Metaphysics IV, and establishes Nietzsche as a naturalist who believes...
Author
Matthew Meyer
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
304
Publisher
De Gruyter
ISBN #
1934078417
EAN Code
9781934078419
ISBN #
13
Yokai – monsters from Japanese folklore – are some of the zaniest and wildest things ever imagined up. From the mists of Japanese prehistory, through the medieval ages, up to today, the bestiary of Japanese folklore contains a wide range of monsters. There are women with extra mouths in the backs of...
Author
Matthew Meyer
Binding
Paperback
Pages
224
Publisher
Matthew Meyer
ISBN #
0985218401
EAN Code
9780985218409
ISBN #
1
La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol en el aula bilingue, les ofrece a los educadores bilingues la oportunidad de aprender los elementos esenciales sobre el desarrollo de la lectura y la escritura de estudiantes bilingues en los grados kinder hasta sexto.
Author
David E Freeman, Yvonne Freeman
Binding
Paperback
Pages
246
Publisher
Heinemann
ISBN #
0325000131
EAN Code
9780325000138
ISBN #
3