Download or read book Oh Tama written by Mieko Kanai and published by Stone Bridge Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply eccentric novel about lives and connections—and a cat of course—in 1980s Tokyo: witty, offbeat, and strangely profound. Oh, Tama! describes the haphazard lives of Natsuyuki Kanemitsu and his loosely connected circle of dysfunctional acquaintances and family. Natsuyuki is prevailed upon by his friend Alexandre, an occasional porn-film actor, to adopt the very pregnant cat Tama, who gives birth and remains throughout the novel as a silent observer of her human hosts. Further complications arise surrounding the mystery of who the father of Alexandre's sister Tsuneko's unborn child is, with Tsuneko (a bar owner) happy to collect money from anyone who may be responsible. One of these possible dads turns out to be Natsuyuki's half-brother, abandoned and forgotten long ago as easily as Tama has parted with her kittens. A "fast and comedic novel," Oh, Tama! plays out against a backdrop of cramped apartments and cheap food and drink where everyone seems to have an opinion on film, photography, and fashionable French art theory. It is part of the author's esteemed series of "Mejiro" novels, named after the northwest area of Tokyo that so richly informs their urbanity and outlook.
Download or read book The Assassin s Touch written by Laura Joh Rowland and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elegantly told and interspersed with delicious bits of history" (Kirkus Reviews), Laura Joh Rowland's The Assassin's Touch is a mystery set in feudal Japan you won't want to miss! May 1695. During a horse race at Edo Castle the chief of the shogun's intelligence service, Ejima Senzaemon, drops dead as his horse gallops across the finish line—the fourth in a recent series of sudden deaths of high-ranking officials. Sano Ichiro is ordered to investigate, despite his recent promotion to chamberlain and his new duties as the shogun's second-in-command. Meanwhile, Sano's wife, Reiko, is invited to attend the trial of Yugao, a beautiful young woman accused of stabbing her parents and sister to death. The woman has confessed, but the magistrate believes there is more to this case than meets the eye. He delays his verdict and asks Reiko to prove Yugao's guilt or innocence. As their investigations continue, both Sano and Reiko come to realize that the man he is trying to hunt and the woman she is desperate to save are somehow connected. A single fingerprint on Ejima's temple puts Sano on the trail of an underground movement to overthrow the regime, and in the path of an assassin with a deadly touch.
Download or read book Trust and Deception written by Hannah K and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2016-02-21 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day when Supreme Commander Douglas MacArthur met the Emperor Showa, Hirohito, was the day when the trust between MacArthur and the Emperor Showa, Hirohito, was established and the day when Japan started to recover from the disastrous situation after the Pacific War. Until then, under the name of the Japanese Empire, Japanese people suffered unreasonable orders from the military regime. Thanks to MacArthur's effort, Japan was able to make an outstanding recovery. You would be interested in what MacArthur knew about Japan. This book will tell the readers that Japan had democratic elements dating back to ancient times. In addition to the above story, the readers could know the rough history of transition of the regimes in Japan. The Imperial system actually had the basis of democracy. In spite of a number of Samurai Regimes' rise and fall, the Imperial system, Tenno System, has been maintained. Who built such a long sustainable political system? The key person was a female Emperor Jitoh (690-697), who had an unbelievably practical power of uniting competing tribal clans in Japan and call the country Nihon. You may think Shinto priest would be a peace-loving person. However, Shinobu Origuchi is believed to be a folklore of Shintoist and priest. Actually, this person triggered the Japanese Empire to wage war against the United States. Seemingly, trustful person deceived ignorant people easily. There have been a lot of wars and conflicts, which were caused by evil people. The author sincerely hopes this book could serve as a tip to recover a peaceful world.
Download or read book The Axeman s Carnival written by Catherine Chidgey and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pipits &– but above them all and louder, the magpies. We are here and this is our tree and we' re staying and it is ours and you need to leave and now. Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie, and this is where his story might have ended. &‘ If it keeps me awake,' says Marnie' s husband Rob, a farmer, &‘ I' ll have to wring its neck.' But with Tama come new possibilities for the couple' s future. Tama can speak, and his fame is growing. Outside, in the pines, his father warns him of the wickedness wrought by humans. Indoors, Marnie confides in him about her violent marriage. The more Tama sees, the more the animal and the human worlds &– and all of the precarity, darkness and hope within them &– bleed into one another. Like a stock truck filled with live cargo, the story moves inexorably towards its dramatic conclusion: the annual Axeman' s Carnival. Part trickster, part surrogate child, part witness, Tama the magpie is the star of this story. Though what he says aloud to humans is often nonsensical (and hilarious with it), the tale he tells us weaves a disturbingly human sen
Download or read book His Best Stories written by Witi Ihimaera and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this definitive collection by one of New Zealand's best-loved authors, Witi Ihimaera offers his personal choice of twenty-four stories from throughout his illustrious career. The pieces span more than thirty-five years - since his first collection, Pounamu Pounamu (1972), was published - and showcase the range, originality and humanity of this truly amazing writer. 'Ihimaera is an inspired voice' - David Eggleton, Metro 'One of our most important and influential writers . . . his subject matter, as much as his distinctive lyrical writing style, demand[s] attention.' - Eleanor Black, Weekend Herald
Download or read book Colony in the Core written by Phillip L. Truong and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jun Wu receives an invitation for a better life in a secret world inside the Earth's core. Chosen among ten people in the world to live in peace and harmony, he soon realizes his new life won't be so peaceful after all. Just months being an average citizen, he finds himself in the King's elite defense force known as 'Officials'. With amazing supernatural abilities acquired in this position, Jun and his team are out to recapture escaped prisoners from a bizarre jailbreak, their leader especially, who doesn't plan on robbing a few houses.... New friends turn to help from around the corner to assist these Officials in capturing the lost peace of this great world, or lose it forever.
Download or read book One Heartbeat written by K T Bowes and published by Hakarimata Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One chance. One life. One heartbeat away from eternity. A face from the past disturbs Hana’s second chance at love, pitching her backwards as her old life bleeds into the new. She's forced to deal with buried hurts and learn that forgiveness is a two part process. When a body is discovered at the school boarding house, the Du Roses are dragged into a dangerous intrigue. And who is the mysterious man who Hana meets under cover of darkness? He remembers her as a younger woman and makes her feel alive again. What will it take for Logan to finally begin telling her the truth and will it be too late? Nobody could have foreseen the dreadful outcome of a harmless day out. The lives of the little Du Rose family is forever changed. And Hana discovers how close one heartbeat is to eternity. A quote from the novel. "Nothing in the world scared Logan Du Rose but one tiny detail - the things which made his life worth living were the ones he had no earthly way of keeping." Keywords related to this novel; mysteries and thrillers, mysteries set in New Zealand, murder mystery books, mystery books for adults, mystery chapter books, mystery crime books, mystery fiction books, mystery love books, mystery novels for adults, mystery romance, mystery romance books, mystery romance books for adults, mystery romance books for women, mystery thrillers and suspense, romantic suspense, romantic suspense books, romantic suspense novels, romantic suspense series, New Zealand romantic suspense, romantic suspense books, romantic suspense novels, romantic suspense series, New Zealand romantic suspense, New Zealand fiction, New Zealand novels, rural romance, rural fiction, rural life, rural living, small town and rural fiction, small town big secrets, small town romance books, small town big dreams, small town big rumors, small town crime, small town fiction, small town mystery, small town problems, small town second chance romance, small town series, secretive men retribution, secretive men murder mystery, brooding hot guy suspense, lonely women and men with secrets, secretive men and beautiful women, brooding guys with secrets, rural suspense, If you like Rosalind James, or Cynthia Hickey, you'll love the Hana Du Rose Mysteries.
Download or read book Doctor Off Limits written by Alison Roberts and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-10-19 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Happens on the Night Shift... Helicopter paramedic Tama James isn’t afraid of hard work, danger or putting his patients first. And he expects nothing less from his team. But when his newest recruit arrives, the bubbly and beautiful Mikayla Elliot, he’s unimpressed to discover she didn’t earn her place. She’s the superior’s daughter. So, he’ll make it is mission to show her just how tough the job really is! However, Qualified doctor Mikayla is determined to prove everyone wrong. Starting with Tama whose smile is irresistible and infuriatingly arrogant! But neither expected the added distraction of the chemistry catching fire between them. Can they ignore it long enough to keep things professional?
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Download or read book Date A Live Vol 9 light novel written by Koushi Tachibana and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO TRANSFORM! In a nail-biting finish, Shido managed to correctly guess who Natsumi was impersonating. His reward for beating her at her own game? A house full of screaming children! In an act of pure frustration, Natsumi turned Shido’s friends into a bunch of kids before making a break for it. Of course, there’s no need to worry because she’s still hanging around, doing her best to ruin his reputation from a distance... Shido’s only chance to return the gang to normal and reclaim any semblance of peace is to give Natsumi...a makeover?!
Download or read book The Hana Du Rose 10 Book Collection written by K T Bowes and published by K T Bowes. This book was released on with total page 3178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He met his soul mate on a dirty London train. Then spent his life trying to find her. He felt sure she'd remember the encounter. But she didn't. Two decades later in New Zealand, Hana's world is falling apart. When she drops her handbag at the feet of the handsome stranger, she's unprepared for his reaction. But another man has her on his radar. He's watching her and waiting for his opportunity. One loves her and the other means her harm. Both have her attention now. Download this extended boxed set and read without interruption. These novels are contained in your bundle: Logan Du Rose, About Hana, Hana Du Rose, Du Rose Legacy, The New Du Rose Matriarch, One Heartbeat, The Du Rose Prophecy, Du Rose Sons, Du Rose Family Ties, Du Rose Vendetta. Keywords related to this novel; mysteries and thrillers, mysteries set in New Zealand, murder mystery books, mystery books for adults, mystery chapter books, mystery crime books, mystery fiction books, mystery love books, mystery novels for adults, mystery romance, mystery romance books, mystery romance books for adults, mystery romance books for women, mystery thrillers and suspense, romantic suspense, romantic suspense books, romantic suspense novels, romantic suspense series, New Zealand romantic suspense, romantic suspense books, romantic suspense novels, romantic suspense series, New Zealand romantic suspense, New Zealand fiction, New Zealand novels, rural romance, rural fiction, rural life, rural living, small town and rural fiction, small town big secrets, small town romance books, small town big dreams, small town big rumors, small town crime, small town fiction, small town mystery, small town problems, small town second chance romance, small town series, secretive men retribution, secretive men murder mystery, brooding hot guy suspense, lonely women and men with secrets, secretive men and beautiful women, brooding guys with secrets, rural farming suspense, If you like Rosalind James, or Cynthia Hickey, you'll love the Hana Du Rose Mysteries.
Download or read book Hans Michael Wallick s Descendants in America European Origins from 1623 VOLUME II DESCENDANT CHART written by Scott Alan Wallick and published by Scott Wallick. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VOLUME II - DESCENDANT CHART: This is the companion volume to the second edition of the Wallick family history book titled Hans Michael Wallick’s Descendants in America: European Origin from 1623. The descendant chart in this book begins in 1623 with the birth of Hans Michael’s grandfather, Simon Walck, in what is now the German state of Bavaria. It contains a detailed and comprehensive list of both the male and female descendants of our first American progenitors, Hans Michael and Frederica Esther (Eisen) Walck/Wallick. Over 8,000 names are included in this descendant chart! May their Wallick tribe increase…
Download or read book Love Hina Omnibus written by Ken Akamatsu and published by Kodansha Comics. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DOUBLE BLIND Keitaro made a promise to a girl when he was a child - that they would grow up and attend Todai University together. It looks a lot like Naru is that girl - doesn't it? All of a sudden, it looks like it might be Mutsumi, not Naru, that Keitaro made his promise to. What's a poor boy to do? Set up two dates at the same time! Then, just when Keitaro thinks he's in the clear, he decides to take the entrace exams for the third time. Only this time, Mutsumi joins him along with Naru! Can they get in? Find out in this hilarious third collection of Love Hina! This omnibus edition contains volumes 7, 8, and 9 of Love Hina! Includes special extras after the story!
Download or read book The Salted Air written by Thom Conroy and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgy and absorbing, this innovative novel brings a fresh approach to New Zealand writing. What happens when grief draws you to your partner’s married brother? 28 year-old Djuna is without a foothold. The suicide of her partner has left her derailed and casting about for the joy she fears may be gone for good. Her parents’ relationship has disintegrated, her family home is occupied by Burmese refugees, and she is drawn to the one man she must reject. In pursuit of a roving father and a renewed sense of belonging, Djuna wanders from Wellington to the natural beauty of New Zealand’s remote East Cape. Narrated in vivid, confessional vignettes, The Salted Air tells a story of transgression, love and hope.
Download or read book I m a Behemoth an S Ranked Monster but Mistaken for a Cat I Live as an Elf Girl s Pet Vol 5 manga written by Taro Shinonome and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dragon with a fire in her belly...for a bun in her oven! Stella—the former dragon turned cute girl—has joined the party! Though given that she charges full force at any enemy she sees, having this tomboy around might be more trouble than it’s worth...especially after her totally one-sided love for Tama and jealousy toward Aria only grow stronger once she sees them getting all lovey-dovey. Meanwhile, a tantalizing personal request for the party’s services arrives in recognition of all their recent achievements. Stella gets hyped up for her first real adventure—but none of them know what truly lies in store on this quest...!
Download or read book The Terminator 1 17 1988 1990 Complete written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Year is 2031. It’s been three years since Skynet’s failed time-travel attempt to kill Sarah Connor. During these years, John Connor’s organized force of freedom fighters have been beaten back, and reduced to rag-tag independent squads. Just south of Miami, Skynet has constructed a human replication complex–or Flesh Farm. The computer’s goal, being to breed a new race of mankind. A race that is machine sympathetic. A Florida based pocket of freedom fighters, nicknamed Sarah’s Slammers, has pledged to destroy this complex. With grim determination, but little in the way of firepower, they face this challenge–but it’s clear from the start that this is a hopeless crusade. As determined as they are, they need help. Big-time help.
Download or read book Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower Volume 4 written by Miri Mikawa and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just after Rimi and Shusei had vowed to cast away their feelings for each other, Emperor Shohi asked Rimi to become his empress. Now, Rimi is spending her days on edge. Suddenly, the Quinary Dragon falls ill, and Rimi travels to the old capital of Hanin to find a cure. There she discovers a mirror, and strange things start to happen around her, including a bedridden Shohi whom Rimi needs to make food for. While she searches for the cause behind what is happening, she discovers a shocking secret about Shusei! Itâs time for Rimi to make a difficult decision to protect her place in the world.
