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Donald Duck (Fictitious character) Comic books, strips, etc Fantasy comic books, strips, etc Friendship Comic books, strips, etc Goofy (Fictitious character) Comic books, strips, etc Japon Mœurs et coutumes 21e siècle Psychologie sociale Japon 21e siècle Service social Japon 21e siècle Solitude Japon 21e siècle Survival Fiction Women Afghanistan FictionSummary: Angelino and his skull-and-flame pal Vinz live in a seedy tenement in a burnt-out, gang-and cockroach-ridden dystopian metropolis. Following a scooter accident, Angelino starts experiencing migraines and strange hallucinations, as well as fits of rage-inspired superpowers, as he slowly awakens to the truth of his origins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE MFKKishimi, Ichirō
Summary: "The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth century psychology, The Courage to Be Disliked follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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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 MISMishima, Yukio
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Publisher / Publication Date: M.E. Sharpe 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MISHashimi, Nadia
Summary: When her happy middle-class life in Afghanistan is shattered by the rise of the Taliban and her husband's murder by fundamentalists, former schoolteacher Fereiba embarks on a high-risk effort to escape to England with her three children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HASMishima, 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 MISEishima, Jun
Summary: "When alien forces invade with an army of Machines, the remnants of humanity must depend on Androids of their own design--the placid 2B and the excitable 9S--to survive"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EISSummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MISParekh, Nishita
Summary: "From debut author Nishita Parekh, a fresh take on the classic locked-room thriller, about a multigenerational Indian American family marooned in a house with a murderer during a hurricane. Hurricane Harvey is about to hit Houston. Meanwhile, single mom Jia Shah is already having a rough week: her twelve-year-old son, Ishaan, has just been suspended from school for getting in a fight. Still...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARIshii, 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: "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 ISHHashimi, Nadia
Summary: Zeba's life is shattered when her husband is found brutally murdered. Zeba is arrested and jailed. With the fate of Zeba's life in his hands, Afghan-born, American-raised Yusuf discovers that, like Afghanistan itself, his client may not be at all what he imagines. A moving look at the lives of modern Afghan women, this is astonishing, frightening, and triumphant. From the author of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Hashimi 2016Hashimi, Nadia
Summary: An Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their lives in this brilliant and compelling novel from the bestselling author of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, The House Without Windows, and When the Moon Is Low. Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zalmani lives a privileged life in Afghanistan's thriving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HASHashimi, Nadia.
Summary: Adopting the custom of bacha posh in 2007 Kabul, which allows her to dress and be treated as a boy, attend school and chaperone her sisters until she is of marriageable age, Rahima, the daughter of a drug-addicted father, discovers that she is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2014
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HASOjiro, Makoto
Summary: "Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He discovers that the school observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap--but he's not along. Fellow insomniac Isaki Magari is willing to share the observatory with Nakami, and a friendship between the two begins as they bond over the most unlikely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC. 2023
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Summary: "Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He discovers that the school observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap--but he's not along. Fellow insomniac Isaki Magari is willing to share the observatory with Nakami, and a friendship between the two begins as they bond over the most unlikely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC. 2023
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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 NishiAmano, Shiro.
Summary: Sora, Goofy, and Donald Duck continue their journey throughout the worlds fighting Maleficent's Heartless minions. They make new friends, develop new fighting techniques, and discover more clues about Maleficent's plan to conquer all the worlds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KINAmano, Shiro.
Summary: Stunned by the cryptic words spoken by Namine, Roxas desperately tries to uncover the true connection to his dream-self, Sora.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KINMorimoto, Shoji
Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 0000
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Summary: Sora, Donald and Goofy search for their friends Riku and King Mickey, who are trapped inside Kingdom Hearts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KINAmano, Shiro.
Summary: In Twilight Town, a boy named Roxas experiences strange occurrences, including the recurring dreams of a boy named Sora and a girl named Naminé, who want to share a mysterious secret with him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2007