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 great bells by which the inhabitants of Edo, later called Tokyo, kept the hours in the shoguns\'

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How race shapes expectations about whose losses matter In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can\'t always be on the winning side. But in the United States, the fundamental civic capacity of being able to lose is not distributed equally. Propped up by white supremacy, whites (as a group) are accustomed to winning; they have generally been able to exercise political rule without having to accept

#1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child return in the latest installment of the bestselling series featuring renowned archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, where a fateful trip to New Mexico uncovers a case that may prove impossible to solve. In 2008, nine mountaineers failed to return from a winter backpacking trip in the New Mexico mountains. At their last campsite,

16 beautiful blackwork designs in colour to embroider, based on the four seasons. Blackwork is a traditional form of embroidery, usually worked in black thread on a white background. Here, author Melanie Couffe takes the technique and gives it a burst of colour by introducing delicate shades of pink, blue, green, red, yellow, orange and purple. Her book begins with an introduction to the fabrics and

The author provides an insight into the wedding experience from the mother\'s point of view and explores the complexities of family relationships that this rite of passage can

Your favorite housecat is back and braver than ever! But when a lost kitten turns up, can Buster and his friends help it find its way home? This funny chapter-book graphic-novel series returns with more hijinks and even more cats! Buster has been around the block--literally! After an adventure outside his home to help his owner, Buster now finds himself in the position of helping a lost little cat.

From the #1 New York TImes bestselling author of The Dog Lived (And So WIll I) comes a tale of love and devotion defying all the odds After losing her beloved beagle Daphne to lymphoma, author Teresa Rhyne launches herself into fostering other dogs in need, including Poppy, a small, frightened beagle rescued from the China dog meat trade. The elation of rescue quickly turns to hysteria when Poppy breaks

If You Want to Change Your Life to Stop Overthinking, Create Better Habits and Realize Your Life Goals, then Keep Reading...In today\'s fast-paced society, it is easy to slip slowly into routines that cultivate bad habits, contributing to a poor and unhealthy lifestyle. Luckily, you don\'t have to remain stuck in these unhealthy routines forever. In this book, you will learn all about the concept of

A radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of timeTime is among the universe\'s greatest mysteries. Why, when most laws of physics allow for it to flow forward and backward, does it only go forward? Physicists have long appealed to the second law of thermodynamics, held to predict the increase of disorder in the universe, to explain this. In The Janus Point, physicist Julian Barbour

Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori\'s tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues. Pariya\'s budding romance with Umar is off to a rough start due to her brash personality and lack of confidence. But if she can\'t figure out how to say what she wants with words, then perhaps the old adage is true--the way to a man\'s heart is through his stomach Crafted in painstaking detail, Ms. Mori\'s pen

A thought-provoking and unique look at status, inequality and the psychology behind

For decades, unsuspecting users of spirit boards have been pestered and attacked by a malevolent entity that calls itself Zozo, the \"king of kings.\" Evenings of entertainment have ended in anxiety and fear, with lingering problems ranging from hauntings to dream invasion to psychological terror. Darren Evans is a paranormal survivor who learned about Zozo the hard way--and took his story to the world.

Train-obsessed boys ages 2 to 5 will love this deluxe 320-page hardcover storybook collection with thirteen Thomas & Friends adventures: Little Engines Can Do Big Things, The Special Delivery, Down at the Docks, Thomas and the Naughty Diesel, The Monster Under the Shed, Lost at Sea, Thomas Gets a Snowplow, Danger at the Dieselworks, Calling All Engines, Diesel 10 Means Trouble, Thomas-saurus Rex, The

The Gods smiled upon their offsprings from the skies, loving, generous. But that was before. For the sky is now tainted, and the people deprived of their creators overnight have been orphans for nearly two centuries. Since that fateful day, the Corruption has reigned over the world. It defiled the clouds, covered the lands with a veil of darkness. The first conflicts arose in the east of the Coroman

Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationLevel & Subject: Cambridge International AS & A Level SociologyFirst teaching: September 2019 First examination: From

We are profoundly social creatures--more than we know. In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world--other people and our relation to

For centuries, the Chinese exercise system called Chi Kung has been shrouded in secrecy. The Way of Energy is the first comprehensive guide to the most powerful form of Chi Kung ever developed--\"standing like a tree\". A gentle, yet profoundly beneficial form of exercise, which requires very little movement, this form of Chi Kung unlocks deep reserves of energy builds internal stamina, strengthens

Útulno, praskající oheň v krbu, tlusté pletené ponožky, šálek dobrého čaje a za oknem zima. Pohodlné křeslo, měkká deka a plápolavý svit svíček. Severská strohost i jemná ornamentální zdobnost. Pocit klidu, míru a vyrovnanosti. To vše je hygge, dánský fenomén, který učí lidi štěstí a pohodě. Nechte se jím unést a pohlaďte své nervy uklidňujícími omalovánkami s motivy, které vám navodí dokonalý pocit