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30.07.2021

“Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds: A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales” by Keller Kimbrough and Haruo Shirane

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"Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds: A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales" by Keller Kimbrough and Haruo Shirane
"This book is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. The most comprehensive compendium of short medieval Japanese fiction in English, Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds illuminates a rich world of literary, Buddhist, and visual culture largely unknown today outside of Japan. These stories, called otogizōshi, or Muromachi tales (named after the Muromachi period, 1337 to 1573), date from approximately the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Often richly illustrated in a painted-scroll format, these vernacular stories frequently express Buddhist beliefs and provide the practical knowledge and moral education required to navigate medieval Japanese society. The otogizōshi represent a...>>
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30.07.2021

“My Amazing Adventures with the Sex Pistols” by Dave Goodman

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"My Amazing Adventures with the Sex Pistols" by Dave Goodman
"The Sex Pistols exploded onto the UK music scene in 1976, their album Never Mind the Bollocks precipitating the punk rock movement and inspiring countless acts which followed. The man who was there right from the beginning as their sound engineer was Dave Goodman. This is the story of the time he spent with the band — on the road, in the studio and behind the scenes as live sound engineer, tour manager, record producer and mate. A hilarious account of their chaotic, anarchic rise, capturing the personalities of each band member and the characters who surrounded them. With a foreword from manager Malcolm McLaren and an introduction by Phil Goodman, musical journalist, editor and...>>
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30.07.2021

“Non-Being: New Essays on the Metaphysics of Nonexistence” edited by Sara Bernstein and Tylron Goldschmidt

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"Non-Being: New Essays on the Metaphysics of Nonexistence" edited by Sara Bernstein and Tylron Goldschmidt
"Nonexistence is ubiquitous, yet mysterious. This volume explores some of the most puzzling questions about non-being and nonexistence, and offers answers from diverse philosophical perspectives. The contributors draw on analytic, continental, Buddhist, and Jewish philosophical traditions, and the topics range from metaphysics to ethics, from philosophy of science to philosophy of language, and beyond."...>>
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30.07.2021

“Seeing the Dead, Talking with Spirits: Shamanic Healing through Contact with the Spirit World” by Alexandra Leclere

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"Seeing the Dead, Talking with Spirits: Shamanic Healing through Contact with the Spirit World" by Alexandra Leclere
"Like many others who have discovered that they have a healing vocation, Alexandra Leclere began meeting with other healers and shamans to learn how to put her gift to use. At one of these gatherings she was shocked to find that she was the only one who could see the spirit of a deceased woman that was being honored there—a sign that marked the beginning of a remarkable adventure that taught her how to use her gift for healing herself and others. Despite the extraordinary powers of clairsentience and clairvoyance revealed to her through her work with the spirit world, Alexandra Leclere shows that the greatest gift she has received since her shamanic awakening is...>>
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