Tokyo: Memory, Imagination, and the City (Thornbury Barbara E.)(Pevná vazba)

Tokyo: Memory, Imagination, and the City (Thornbury Barbara E.)(Pevná vazba)

Tokyo: Memory, Imagination, and the City is a collection of eight essays that explore Tokyo urban space from the perspective of memory in works of the imagination--novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and films. Written by scholars of Japanese studies based in England, Germany, Japan, and the

Trope Tokyo (Landers Sam)(Pevná vazba)

Trope Tokyo, the fourth volume in the Trope City Editions series, celebrates the architecture and urban landscapes of this dynamic metropolis fusing the ancient and the ultramodern. The collection highlights the photographic images of emerging and independent photographers from Tokyo and beyond,

The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City (Sherman Anna)(Pevná vazba)

An elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo and its residentsFrom 1632 until 1854, Japan's rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, a near isolation that fostered a remarkable and unique culture that endures to this day. In hypnotic prose and sensual detail, Anna Sherman describes searching for

The City of Imagination (Morabito Valerio)(Pevná vazba)

It is in the wilderness of cities rather than in nature that the imagination of these landscape drawings comes to life. Without any heroic emphasis, these drawings result from the observation of traces, evident or discreet, in the urban landscape, and the process to collect and memorize traces is

The City in the Middle of the Night (Anders Charlie Jane)(Pevná vazba)

'A breathtaking work of imagination and storytelling... making the case for Anders as this generation's LeGuin.' --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of LessFrom Charlie Jane Anders, the Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky, comes The City in the Middle of

Friends and Enemies - A Memoir (Amiel Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

The long-awaited memoir of celebrated writer and journalist Barbara

Barbara Rae: Arctic Sketchbooks (Rae Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Barbara Rae's sketchbooks bring the frozen plains of the Arctic immediately to life and replicates the look and feel of the original

Tokyo Megacity (Simmons Ben)(Pevná vazba)

This photographic Tokyo travel guide explores the dynamic Japanese culture, art and architecture that make Tokyo a unique, world-class city. It has been said that 'every city has its high points, but Tokyo is all exclamation points!' The largest and most populous city in the world, Tokyo is best

Shoes (Johnston Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

Shoes have always captured the imagination, and communicated the priorities and ambitions of the wearer. In the reign of Henry VIII, exaggerated shapes and wide toes were footwear's reflection of the aggressive social climate of court, while engravings of Queen Victoria show impossibly narrow

Virtual Communion: Theology of the Internet and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination (Schmidt Katherine G.)(Pevná vazba)

Virtual Communion: Theology of the Internet and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination provides a theological account of the internet from a Catholic perspective. It engages digital culture by providing a context for media and mediation within the Catholic tradition, specifically focusing on the

Encounters with the Soul: Active Imagination as Developed by C.G. Jung (Hannah Barbara)(Paperback)

Barbara Hannah, Jungian analyst and author, explores Jung's method of 'active imagination,' often considered the most powerful tool in analytical psychology for achieving direct contact with the unconscious and attaining greater inner awareness. Using historical and contemporary case studies,

Evelyn Waugh's Oxford (Cooke Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Evelyn Waugh's Oxford years were so formative that the city never left him, appearing again and again in his novels in various forms. This book explores in rich visual detail the abiding importance of Oxford as both location and experience in Waugh's works. Drawing on specially commissioned

Learning and Memory (Gluck Mark A.)(Pevná vazba)

Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and Film (Serrano Carmen A.)(Pevná vazba)

Traces how Gothic imagination from the literature and culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and twentieth-century US and European film has impacted Latin American literature and film culture. Serrano argues that the Gothic has provided a way to critique issues including colonization,

Bells of Old Tokyo - Travels in Japanese Time (Sherman Anna)(Pevná vazba)

'Sherman’s is a special book. Every sentence, every thought she has, every question she asks, every detail she notices, offers something. The Bells of Old Tokyo is a gift . . . It is a masterpiece.' - SpectatorFor over 300 years, Japan closed itself to outsiders, developing a remarkable and

Style on the Street: From Tokyo and Beyond (Shito Rei)(Pevná vazba)

A new guide to Tokyo street style, documenting looks from Japan and beyond, featuring endless inspiration, tips, and tricks to put together that killer look. A veteran of Fruits magazine, Rei Shito is a pioneer of the Harajuku street-style scene. Known for her unique ability to capture the

Water Memory: A Thriller (Pyne Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

A fast-paced, page-turning thriller that contemplates the consequences of motherhood, memory, and crime as a commodity.Black ops specialist Aubrey Sentro may be one concussion away from death. But when pirates seize the cargo ship she's on, she must decide whether to risk her life to save her

Dune (Herbert Frank)(Pevná vazba)

Frank Herbert's epic masterpiece--a triumph of the imagination and the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timoth e Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave

The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination (Ball Philip)(Pevná vazba)

'Impressive. . . . Rich in cultural history and imagination. . . . To Ball, mythic writing is where the conditions of irrationality, superstition, and enchantment persist: forms of wonder that depend on the disconnect between what we know for sure and what we simply believe.'--New York Times Book

Bells of Old Tokyo - Travels in Japanese Time (Sherman Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A hauntingly original book about Tokyo and the Japanese relationship to time, memory and history, seen through the eyes of an outsider, searching for the past that underlies the city's arrestingly visible

Frank's for the Memory (Wagstaffe Dave)(Pevná vazba)

Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy (Schell Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Memory as Prediction: From Looking Back to Looking Forward (Vecchi Tomaso)(Pevná vazba)

Theoretical reflections on memory and prediction, linking these concepts to the role of the cerebellum in higher cognition.What is memory? What is memory for? Where is memory in the brain? Although memory is probably the most studied function in cognition, these fundamental questions remain

Tokyo Ever After (Jean Emiko)(Pevná vazba)

Emiko Jean's New York Times bestseller and Reese Book Club Pick Tokyo Ever After is the 'refreshing, spot-on' (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan! Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in--it