Shutting Out The Sun
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Shutting Out The Sun
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Author : Michael Zielenziger
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2009-05-06
Shutting Out The Sun written by Michael Zielenziger and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-06 with History categories.
The world’s second-wealthiest country, Japan once seemed poised to overtake America. But its failure to recover from the economic collapse of the early 1990s was unprecedented, and today it confronts an array of disturbing social trends. Japan has the highest suicide rate and lowest birthrate of all industrialized countries, and a rising incidence of untreated cases of depression. Equally as troubling are the more than one million young men who shut themselves in their rooms, withdrawing from society, and the growing numbers of “parasite singles,” the name given to single women who refuse to leave home, marry, or bear children. In Shutting Out the Sun, Michael Zielenziger argues that Japan’s rigid, tradition-steeped society, its aversion to change, and its distrust of individuality and the expression of self are stifling economic revival, political reform, and social evolution. Giving a human face to the country’s malaise, Zielenziger explains how these constraints have driven intelligent, creative young men to become modern-day hermits. At the same time, young women, better educated than their mothers and earning high salaries, are rejecting the traditional path to marriage and motherhood, preferring to spend their money on luxury goods and travel. Smart, unconventional, and politically controversial, Shutting Out the Sun is a bold explanation of Japan’s stagnation and its implications for the rest of the world.
Stella Keeps The Sun Up
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Author : Clothilde Ewing
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-03-08
Stella Keeps The Sun Up written by Clothilde Ewing and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"When Stella does not want to go to bed, she tries all sorts of ways to keep the sun up"--
Molochology Not Theology Penang Sermons
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Author : afterwards ABERIGH-MACKAY MACKAY (James)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870
Molochology Not Theology Penang Sermons written by afterwards ABERIGH-MACKAY MACKAY (James) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with categories.
Under The Blood Red Sun
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Author : Graham Salisbury
language : en
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Release Date : 2008-12-30
Under The Blood Red Sun written by Graham Salisbury and has been published by Wendy Lamb Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-30 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty. World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.
Rain
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Author : Amanda Sun
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Rain written by Amanda Sun and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A STORM IS COMING When she first moved to Japan, American Katie Greene had no idea she would get caught in a battle between the Japanese Mafia and the supernatural forces that have governed Japan for most of its history. Despite the danger, Katie is determined to stay put. Tomohiro, the guy's she fallen in love with, is struggling—his connection to the ancient gods of Japan and his power to bring drawings to life have begun to spiral out of control. When Tomo decides to stop drawing, the ink finds other ways to seep into his life—blackouts, threatening messages and the appearance of unexplained sketches. In order to save themselves, Katie and Tomohiro must unravel the truth about Tomo's dark ancestry and confront one of the darkest gods in Japanese legend.
A Moment In The Sun
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Author : John Sayles
language : en
Publisher: McSweeney's
Release Date : 2011-10-18
A Moment In The Sun written by John Sayles and has been published by McSweeney's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-18 with Fiction categories.
It’s 1897. Gold has been discovered in the Yukon. New York is under the sway of Hearst and Pulitzer. And in a few months, an American battleship will explode in a Cuban harbor, plunging the U.S. into war. Spanning five years and half a dozen countries, this is the unforgettable story of that extraordinary moment: the turn of the twentieth century, as seen by one of the greatest storytellers of our time. Shot through with a lyrical intensity and stunning detail that recall Doctorow and Deadwood both, A Moment in the Sun takes the whole era in its sights—from the white-racist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina to the bloody dawn of U.S. interventionism in the Philippines. Beginning with Hod Brackenridge searching for his fortune in the North, and hurtling forward on the voices of a breathtaking range of men and women—Royal Scott, an African American infantryman whose life outside the military has been destroyed; Diosdado Concepcíon, a Filipino insurgent fighting against his country’s new colonizers; and more than a dozen others, Mark Twain and President McKinley’s assassin among them—this is a story as big as its subject: history rediscovered through the lives of the people who made it happen.
Shut Out
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Author : Howard Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-11
Shut Out written by Howard Bryant and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-11 with History categories.
Shut Out is the compelling story of Boston's racial divide viewed through the lens of one of the city's greatest institutions - its baseball team, and told from the perspective of Boston native and noted sports writer Howard Bryant. This well written and poignant work contains striking interviews in which blacks who played for the Red Sox speak for the first time about their experiences in Boston, as well as groundbreaking chapter that details Jackie Robinson's ill-fated tryout with the Boston Red Sox and the humiliation that followed.
Hikikomori
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Author : Tamaki Saitō
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Hikikomori written by Tamaki Saitō and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Social distance categories.
This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or "withdrawal"--a phenomenon estimated by the author to involve as many as one million Japanese adolescents and young adults who have withdrawn from society, retreating to their rooms for months or years and severing almost all ties to the outside world. Saitō Tamaki's work of popular psychology provoked a national debate about the causes and extent of the condition. Since Hikikomori was published in Japan in 1998, the problem of social withdrawal has increasingly been recognized as an international one, and this translation promises to bring much-needed attention to the issue in the English-speaking world. According to the New York Times, "As a hikikomori ages, the odds that he'll re-enter the world decline. Indeed, some experts predict that most hikikomori who are withdrawn for a year or more may never fully recover. That means that even if they emerge from their rooms, they either won't get a full-time job or won't be involved in a long-term relationship. And some will never leave home. In many cases, their parents are now approaching retirement, and once they die, the fate of the shut-ins--whose social and work skills, if they ever existed, will have atrophied--is an open question." Drawing on his own clinical experience with hikikomori patients, Saitō creates a working definition of social withdrawal and explains its development. He argues that hikikomori sufferers manifest a specific, interconnected series of symptoms that do not fit neatly with any single, easily identifiable mental condition, such as depression. Rejecting the tendency to moralize or pathologize, Saitō sensitively describes how families and caregivers can support individuals in withdrawal and help them take steps toward recovery. At the same time, his perspective sparked contention over the contributions of cultural characteristics--including family structure, the education system, and gender relations--to the problem of social withdrawal in Japan and abroad.
Will The Last Person To Leave The Planet Please Shut Off The Sun
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Author : Mike Resnick
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1994-07-15
Will The Last Person To Leave The Planet Please Shut Off The Sun written by Mike Resnick and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-07-15 with Fiction categories.
This first collection of short fiction from Resnick ( Second Contact ) features several of his most popular stories and an array of less distinguished work. Standouts include "Kirinyaga" and "For I Have Touched the Sky," two installments from Resnick's well-regarded Kirinyaga series, set on an orbital space habitat modeled on a pre-colonial African culture
I Ll Give You The Sun
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Author : Jandy Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-09-16
I Ll Give You The Sun written by Jandy Nelson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-16 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A New York Times bestseller • One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time • Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award • A Stonewall Honor Book The radiant, award-winning story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, Becky Albertalli, and Adam Silvera "Dazzling." —The New York Times Book Review "A blazing prismatic explosion of color." —Entertainment Weekly "Powerful and well-crafted . . . Stunning." —Time Magazine “We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.” At first, Jude and her twin brother are NoahandJude; inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways . . . but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor. The early years are Noah’s to tell; the later years are Jude’s. But they each have only half the story, and if they can only find their way back to one another, they’ll have a chance to remake their world. This radiant, award-winning novel from the acclaimed author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once.