Toddler-hunting & Other Stories

Toddler-hunting & Other Stories
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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Total Pages : 278
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0811213919
ISBN-13 : 9780811213912
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Toddler-hunting & Other Stories by : Taeko Kōno

Disquieting stories exploring women's freedom & bondage in post-WWII Japan.

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : 9780141395630
ISBN-13 : 014139563X
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by : Jay Rubin

This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included here - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to Yuten Sawanishi's 'Filling Up with Sugar', from Shin'ichi Hoshi's 'Shoulder-Top Secretary' to Banana Yoshimoto's 'Bee Honey', The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy. Curated by Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated several of the stories, and introduced by Haruki Murakami, this book will be a revelation to its readers.

Tracker

Tracker
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 100
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781442467125
ISBN-13 : 1442467126
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Tracker by : Gary Paulsen

A young hunter must confront the value of life as he faces the loss of his grandfather. For John Borne's family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It's a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year John's grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. For John, the hunt is no longer about killing, but about life.

Hunting Lila

Hunting Lila
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 310
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780857071965
ISBN-13 : 0857071963
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Hunting Lila by : Sarah Alderson

17-year-old Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she's been in love with her brother's best friend, Alex, since forever. After a mugging exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust - her brother and Alex. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organisation called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother five years before. And that they've found them. In a world where nothing and no one is quite as they seem, Lila quickly realises that she is not alone - there are others out there just like her - people with special powers -and her mother's killer is one of them…

The Wolf Who Learned to Be Good

The Wolf Who Learned to Be Good
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Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages : 35
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780807592052
ISBN-13 : 0807592056
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wolf Who Learned to Be Good by : Natalia Moore

Wolf is thrilled when he meets a little girl who wants to be his friend, but he has a lot to learn about being nice. Wolf is very big and very bad. But when he meets a delicious-looking girl, she has other ideas. She wants to make Wolf her new friend. But Wolf is going to need more than a makeover to learn to get along with others. Can Wolf learn how to become a good friend—even to tasty humans? This fun and humorous storyline is beautifully reflected in Natalia Moore's charming illustrations.

The Book of Tokyo

The Book of Tokyo
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Publisher : Comma Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Tokyo by : Hideo Furukawa

A shape-shifter arrives at Tokyo harbour in human form, set to embark on an unstoppable rampage through the city’s train network… A young woman is accompanied home one night by a reclusive student, and finds herself lured into a flat full of eerie Egyptian artefacts… A man suspects his young wife’s obsession with picnicking every weekend in the city’s parks hides a darker motive… At first, Tokyo appears in these stories as it does to many outsiders: a city of bewildering scale, awe-inspiring modernity, peculiar rules, unknowable secrets and, to some extent, danger. Characters observe their fellow citizens from afar, hesitant to stray from their daily routines to engage with them. But Tokyo being the city it is, random encounters inevitably take place – a naïve book collector, mistaken for a French speaker, is drawn into a world he never knew existed; a woman seeking psychiatric help finds herself in a taxi with an older man wanting to share his own peculiar revelations; a depressed divorcee accepts an unexpected lunch invitation to try Thai food for the very first time… The result in each story is a small but crucial change in perspective, a sampling of the unexpected yet simple pleasure of other people’s company. As one character puts it, ‘The world is full of delicious things, you know.’

"I'm Not Scared!"

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Publisher : Hyperion
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0786837233
ISBN-13 : 9780786837236
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis "I'm Not Scared!" by : Jonathan Allen

Baby Owl is a fierce, fearless, night-prowling predator… but everyone seems to think he shouldn’t be out late at night. But it is NOT past his bedtime! And he is absolutely, positively NOT scared! Luckily, wise Papa understands… and provides a much-needed reassuring hug. Now available as a board book, this plucky follow-up to “I’m Not Cute!” is a great way to remind young readers that it’s okay to be a little scared of the dark sometimes.

A Child of Books

A Child of Books
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9780763690779
ISBN-13 : 0763690775
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis A Child of Books by : Oliver Jeffers

A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life.

Rabbits, Crabs, Etc.

Rabbits, Crabs, Etc.
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 164
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0824808177
ISBN-13 : 9780824808174
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Rabbits, Crabs, Etc. by :

"The delicacy of language and skillful use of detail are consistently outstanding in this slim, exquisite volume of meticulously rendered stories." --Publishers Weekly"An extremely illuminating collection. Each story is compelling--spare in style but rich in emotion. Taken as a whole, these stories give considerable insight into the Japanese psyche, both male and female." --Booklist

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
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Publisher : Walker Books Limited
Total Pages : 34
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1406323926
ISBN-13 : 9781406323924
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis We're Going on a Bear Hunt by : Michael Rosen

We're going on a bear hunt. Through the long wavy grass, the thick oozy mud and the swirling, whirling snowstorm - will we find a bear today?