This book is a companion volume to Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units & Their Aces 1931-1945" published by Grub Street in 2002. As such it also represents a major updating & rewriting of Messrs Hata's & Izawa's earlier book of similar title published in the USA some 20 years ago. The book commences with a comprehensive account of the operations of navy fighter units throughout the period under review. This is followed by individual sections detailing the history & achievements of each unit involved be it l&-based or aircraft carrier-based. A major section then provides biographical details regarding all pilots claiming eight or more aerial victories. As might be expected of such a work prolific appendices provide detailed listings of all pilots known to have claimed five or more victories (and thus considered to be 'aces'); listings of the graduation from training of all Japanese Navy fighter pilots & of fighter pilot casualties. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs maps & artist's side-view drawings & paintings of aircraft relevant to each of the units described." ...

This title is presented in quick easy-to-use & a perfect size to fit in your pocket. It is organized by subjects such as everyday phrases hotels travelling around &

Includes:: an extensive menu section. It uses a simple & effective system of imitated pronunciation.

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Compact & easy to use this handy guide

Includes:: travel & language tips plus a two-way mini-dictionary so

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This volume reproduces 139 Japanese woodblock colour prints by 43 famous masters of ukiyo-e the popular art of the 17th to the 19th century. The originals are in the Riccar Art Museum in Tokyo the worlds largest & most celebrated collection of such prints. On account of their rarity & value 87 of them have been designated Japanese National Treasures or Major National Cultural Heritage Items. The introductory essay Ukiyo-e
- Origins & History" by the Curator of the Riccar Art Museum Mitsunobu Sato familiarizes the reader with the history of this art form. This is followed by the chapter " Cherry
- Wood
- Blossom" in which Thomas Zacharias Professor at the Munich Academy of Art examines the technique content & style of Japanese prints & their influence on European art at the turn of the century. The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions grouped by artist each accompanied by a detailed sensitive commentary. Street scenes lovers trysts festivals portraits of courtesans & actors landscapes & travelogues
- these are the motifs of the ukiyo-e print. The dominant theme however is womans beauty the grace of her posture & attitudes & the decorative aesthetics of her flowing garments. Amongst the most celebrated of the artists featured here are Utamaro with his beautiful courtesans & geishas; Sharaku with his portraits of actors on the kabuki stage; Hokusai with his landscapes among them the "36 Views of Mount Fuji"; & Hiroshige with his "53 Stations on the Tokaido" & his "100 Views of Famous Places in & around Edo". The ten-page appendix

Includes:: a glossary of technical terms & biographies of all 43 artists."





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This is a gorgeous & practical guide to combining Japanese fabrics & traditional Oriental quilting style with fast super-easy techniques. All the quilt designs are accompanied with beautiful photography & clear diagrams to support the text instructions. Each of the ten quilts is made up in two different colourways for maximum inspiration & instructions are shown for how to finish them using both as hand & machine quilted designs. Quilt designs include traditional Japanese motifs such as fans & kimonos. The instructions include traditional Japanese quilting techniques such as Sashiko. As an added bonus there are also simple-to-make homestyle projects for using up leftover quilt blocks. Japanese patchwork style is incredibly versatile & the finished projects will be at home in the most modern interiors as well as rustic cottages. These quilted projects include a Rice Bag Floor Cushion & Table Runner. ...

Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin but until now there has been no book in English that reveals the secrets of the typical Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages & races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese & don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics & treatments to achieve it. Author Chizu Saeki is a practicing aesthetician & beauty consultant whose dream is to teach ordinary women how to become more beautiful. To this end she writes books teaches & tours Japan giving demonstrations of the techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies in Japan & the revolutionary ideas presented in this volume have won the approval of skin doctors within Japan & out. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is Saeki's best-selling skincare title & her first to be translated into English. It is a distillation of all of her most essential techniques. In it readers will be introduced to the lotion maska moisturizing treatment for keeping the skin fresh & lustrous; hand techniques for toning the muscles of the face; lymph massages for draining toxins & improving blood flow; natural no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles sagging oiliness pimples & blackheads; warm care & cool care for soothing the mind & body; water massages to energize the skin; & much much more. Throughout the book Saeki calls on the reader to use her own hands to touch & treat her face & her own eyes to judge what her skin needs. She leads her toward a wholehearted skincare routine that will have her complimenting herself as her skin responds. By following Saeki's advice every woman will discover that it's possible to have beautiful skin at any age without
- spending a fortune.
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Julian Cope eccentric & visionary rock musician follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrocksampler" with " Japrocksampler" a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music & reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two. It explores the clash between traditional conservative Japanese values & the wild rock n roll renegades of the 1960s & 70s & tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking." ...

A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic note left on the body & a photograph of a young girls grave. Delving into the dead mans life Detective Erlendur discovers that forty years ago he was accused of an appalling crime but never convicted. Had his past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur struggles to build a relationship with his unhappy daughter his investigation takes him to Icelands Genetic Research Centre where he uncovers disturbing secrets that are even darker than the murder of an old man. ...

Anthony Swoffords grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; & he
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Twenty years have passed since the events told in The Voyage Of The Jerle Shannara trilogy. Grianne Ohmsford rescued from oblivion by her brother Bek has renounced her former life as the evil Ilse Witch & now serves as the head of a new Druid Council. Her purpose is to defend the Four Lands from anarchy & warfare. Such was the destiny foretold for her by the Druid Walker Boh. But there are those who cannot easily forgive her past actions & are loathe to follow her leadership. When Griannes enemies cause her to disappear only a few loyal friends can help her. The dwarf Tagwen; Griannes nephew Pen Ohmsford; & the Elf Prince Ahren Elessedil begin a desperate journey to find Grianne & return her to the Druids keep at Paranor. Their quest is urgent their way uncertain & perilous for the darkest of magics have been used to spirit Grianne away. Pen Ohmsford is descended from the line of Jerle Shannara the first of the Elven Kings but his own magic seems small & inadequate when measured against that of his aunts enemies who will stop at nothing to thwart Pens efforts to rescue his aunt & restore the nascent Druid Council. & there is another danger. An ancient & deadly power has found its way out into the world. If things are not put to rights the danger to the Four Kingdoms will be immeasurable... ...