Motoya, Yukiko
Summary: In these eleven stories, the individuals who lift the curtains of their orderly homes and workplaces are confronted with the bizarre, the grotesque, the fantastic, the alien--and, through it, find a way to liberation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MOTContents: Disc 1, Films 1-3. Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi (1962 ; 96 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kenji Misumi -- Zoku Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi continues (1962 ; 72 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kazuo Mori -- Shin Zatōichi...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC BLU-RAY FOREIGN BLINSummary: After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Motoya's collection of stories features individuals who lift the curtains of their orderly homes and workplaces, only to be confronted by the bizarre, the grotesque, the fantastic-- yet somehow find a doorway to liberation. -- adapted from back cover. "A housewife takes up bodybuilding and sees radical changes to her physique, which her workaholic husband fails to notice. A boy waits at a bus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soft Skull 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOTIshii, Sachiyo
Summary: Knit 20 tiny, adorable sea creatures! Choose from a shoal of ocean favourites, including sharks, dolphins and orca, as well as dazzling blue tangs, colourful clownfish and even a few mischievous mermaids! The sizes range between 3 and 12cm (1.25 and 4.75in), so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash. Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2023
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Summary: "Translated into English for the first time, a gripping short novel about an affair gone wrong, from the acclaimed Japanese author, Yukio Mishima. Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, The Frolic of the Beasts tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former university student, his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakado; and Ippei's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage International, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MISIshii, Sachiyo
Summary: "This collection of beautiful blooms will give you something colourful all year round: knit a spring bunch of daffodils, a summer bouquet of roses, a display of autumn-flowering anemones and a festive poinsettia. There are 20 projects to choose from, including: an intricate peony; a colourful freesia; a delicate viola; the iconic English rose; and the distinctive Scotch thistle. The projects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 ISHMishima, Yukio
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Publisher / Publication Date: M.E. Sharpe 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MISMishima, Yukio
Summary: Irresistible to women, the beautiful, young Yuichi embarks on a loveless marriage while he enters a homosexual underworld during postwar Japan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1968
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MISHaydock, Yukiko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha International 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5952 HAYTominaga, Yukiko
Summary: "A tender, slyly comical, and shamelessly honest debut novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law, as she wrestles with grief, loss, and-strangest of all, joy. Shortly after her husband Levi'suntimely death, Kyoko decides to raise their young son, Alex, in San Francisco, rather than return to Japan. Her nosy yet loving Jewish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: This innovative text for self-study presents Japanese in a logical and systematic way by restricting focus to a limited number of core sentence patterns and by using flow charts to help clarify the complexities of verb conjugations. Japanese scripts (kanji, kana) are introduced alongside roomaji transliteration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2000
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Summary: Translation of: Nihon kenchiku no katachi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha International 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 NishiSummary: The story of the life of Japan's most prolific modern author, who killed himself on the entranceway to the Japanese Eastern Army Headquarters after he was blocked in his bid to take it over.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MISKimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIMBanerjee, Nikhil
Contents: Alap & jar -- Gat in Jhaptal -- Gat in Tintal -- Fast gat in Tintal: Jhala.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Raga Records 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/INDIAN/INDONESIAN BANHiguchi, Yumiko
Summary: A lively and accessible book featuring embroidery motifs and sewing projects that highlight the wonder and beauty of the animal kingdom with designs for foxes, cats, owls, zebras, and pandas. From elegant birds to adorable rabbits and wonderfully simple sheep, the 25 motifs and patterns in this book offer both a modern flair and an organic true-to-nature style. The whimsical animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.44 HIGMehra, Nishta
Summary: Essays describe how the author's experiences as an Indian American, the wife of a white Christian woman, and the mother of an adopted black son have been challenged by rigid cultural family norms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MEHRA, NISHTA MEHOnishi, Junko.
Contents: Piano quintet suite / Onishi (10:21) -- Peggie's blue skylight / Mingus (9:22) -- Interlude 1 / Schumann ; arr. Onishi (1:27) -- Naturally (10:35) ; Interlude 2 (0:51) / Onishi -- The tropic of capricorn / Onishi, Hayashi (9:29) -- Tony / Onishi (3:20) -- Orange was the color of her dress, then blue silk / Mingus (7:56) -- Take the A train / Ellington (6:58).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Notes Records 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ ONIOwara, Sumito
Summary: "Impressed by their debut film, Shibahama High's Robot Club has commissioned Eizouken to make an anime showing off their robot ... fighting a monster! Fine concept, but where will they find the monster? Their penchant for hands-on research leads them into the deepest depths of the campus ... where the dangers are great, but nothing compared to the produciton issues that await them in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KEESugisaki, Yukiru.
Summary: Daisuke is taken away by The Second Hand of Time and must try to find his way back by having Dark retrieve a painting from Riku.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 741.5 Sugisaki 2005Yoshii, Ryuichi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Periplus Editions 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5952 YOSŌnishi, Satoru
Summary: Presents a series of animal picture puzzles with a question on each page. Suggested level: junior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ONIAdachi, Yumiko
Summary: Real Vietnamese Cooking gathers the collective culinary wisdom of three intrepid food explorers who spent years training with Vietnam's best chefs while scouring the countryside in search of tastes few foreigners experience. It introduces readers to local takes on classic dishes, as well as lesser known favorites--all delicious and accessible, made from easy-to-find ingredients.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2020