This book uses the metaphor of wrapping as a key to understanding Japanese & other cultures. Joy Hendry, internationally known as an expert on Japanese society, examines gift-wrapping, body-wrapping, wrapping in buildings & gardens, & politeness as wrapping for thoughts & intentions. ...

Wrapping in Images is a comparative analysis of tattooing in Polynesia in its original setting. It shows how tattooing played a key role in the social construction of the person in the main Polynesian societies, & provides a new perspective on Polynesian comparative sociology. ...

Late-modern theology is marked by persistent & widespread uncertainty as to how the wrath of God can be taken up as a legitimate theme within dogmatics. This monograph in the field of Systematic Theology looks at the Doctrine of God, particularly his 'wrath' among his other properties. ...

Action thriller starring Ving Rhames. A former kingpin of the streets, Miles ' Cain' Skinner (Rhames) is now serving life in prison. When he discovers that his sentence will be reduced because he is suffering from cancer of the brain, all Cain can think about is how to save the lives of his two feuding sons (Nipsey Hustle & Gillie Da Kid), both of whom are also inmates at the prison. But it seems the redemption he seeks will come at the highest possible price. ...