Автор: Higashimura, Akiko Название: Tokyo Tarareba Girls 8 ISBN: 1632368013 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632368010 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess JellyfishTHE WHAT-IF BOY At last, Rinko's found it--the happy, comfortable relationship she's dreamt of. She and Hayasaka-san have moved into an apartment together, and her best friends have wished her well. Everything is going smoothly...until those same best friends show up breathless at her doorstep with the biggest four-alarmer yet: Key's gone missing, and Rinko may be the only one who can find him and bring him back. But the rescue may come at the cost of everything she thought she wanted...
Автор: Takeyama Akiko Название: Staged Seduction: Selling Dreams in a Tokyo Host Club ISBN: 0804798540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804798549 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3260.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
In the host clubs of Tokyo's Kabuki-ch? red-light district, ambitious young men seek their fortunes by selling love, romance, companionship, and sometimes sex to female consumers for exorbitant sums of money. Staged Seduction reveals a world where all intimacies and feigned feelings are fair game for the hosts who employ feathered bangs, polished nails, fine European suits, and the sensitivity of the finest salesmen to create a fantasy for wealthy women seeking an escape from the everyday.
Akiko Takeyama's investigation of this beguiling underground "love business" provides an intimate window into Japanese host clubs and the lives of hosts, clients, club owners, and managers. The club is a place where fantasies are pursued and the art of seduction isn't merely about romance; a complex set of transactions emerges. Like a casino of love, the host club is a site of desperation, aspiration, and hope, in which both hosts and clients are eager to roll the dice. Takeyama reveals the aspirational mode not only of the host club, but also of a Japanese society built on the commercialization of aspiration, seducing its citizens out of the present and into a future where hopes and dreams are imaginable—and billions of dollars can be made.
Автор: Higashimura, Akiko Название: Tokyo Tarareba Girls 6 ISBN: 163236736X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632367365 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess JellyfishDON'T LOOK BACK Faced with the possibility that she might be pregnant, Kaori loses sight of what she wants from Ryo. With Koyuki sinking deeper into her affair and Rinko compromising on her dreams of a heart-pounding romance, it seems like the futures they envisioned in their twenties have never been more unattainable. Are they out of time after all?
Автор: Miyakoshi Akiko Название: The Storm ISBN: 1771385596 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781771385596 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Цена: 2338.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание:
As this evocative picture book begins, a little boy is excited about a trip to the beach with his parents planned for the following day. But a bad storm is coming, and he has started to worry they won't be able to go. He watches as the sky grows darker through the afternoon.
His mother and father close the shutters and bring the potted plants indoors. Then the storm arrives. ?All through dinner, the rain beats hard against the shutters.
The wind howls and blows,? the boy says. ?I try not to be scared.? At bedtime, he thinks, ?I wish I had a ship with big propellers that would spin stronger winds to drive the storm away.? While asleep, his wish becomes his dream, and he manages to blow away the dark clouds with his imaginary vessel. Then, to his delight, when he awakens, he finds his dream of clear blue skies has come true.
Author and illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi uses spare text and black-and-white drawings to echo the tension and uncertainty a child feels when encountering severe weather. The boy knows he is safe, yet danger is near. When he faces his fear in his dream, he becomes empowered by having conquered it.
This is a perfect book for a quiet storytime on a rainy day. It would also work for launching conversations about fears, particularly those that are nature related, or as the impetus for children's own imaginary stories of how they could be courageous and save the day.
Автор: Akiko Takeyama Название: Staged Seduction: Selling Dreams in a Tokyo Host Club ISBN: 0804791244 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804791243 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 13167.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
In the host clubs of Tokyo's Kabuki-ch? red-light district, ambitious young men seek their fortunes by selling love, romance, companionship, and sometimes sex to female consumers for exorbitant sums of money. Staged Seduction reveals a world where all intimacies and feigned feelings are fair game for the hosts who employ feathered bangs, polished nails, fine European suits, and the sensitivity of the finest salesmen to create a fantasy for wealthy women seeking an escape from the everyday.
Akiko Takeyama's investigation of this beguiling underground "love business" provides an intimate window into Japanese host clubs and the lives of hosts, clients, club owners, and managers. The club is a place where fantasies are pursued and the art of seduction isn't merely about romance; a complex set of transactions emerges. Like a casino of love, the host club is a site of desperation, aspiration, and hope, in which both hosts and clients are eager to roll the dice. Takeyama reveals the aspirational mode not only of the host club, but also of a Japanese society built on the commercialization of aspiration, seducing its citizens out of the present and into a future where hopes and dreams are imaginable—and billions of dollars can be made.
