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Life Is a Wonderful Experience
Educated during the American Army occupation in Japan, the author begins with her childhood memories describing the postwar era of Japan -- how General Douglas MacArthur saved a doomed nation and reformed it to a democratic state. Being raised in a traditional society, the author exclaims the womens role from her own experiences: an insiders view. Having lived in Tokyo, she saw Japans political, social and economic transformations. During 1970s after leaving Japan, she became an expatriate and studied Western Civilization in three different universities Australia, Spain and Portugal which resulted in her speaking four languages. While in Portugal she began her career as a photojournalist and...
A Cat Who Became American
This book is a story of a cat named Kinoko - "My life as a Cat". Kinoko was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal, migrated to the United States together with his owner, the author, and became an American cat-citizen. The episodes narrate his entire life ventures in both countries- Portugal and America - that included using a "human toilet". The story is adventurous, hilarious, cute, charming, tearful, humorous, moving, and the overall lovable relationship with the owner, Marie Ueda, is well expressed. The texts are illustrated by the author herself, which makes them more adorable and rather enhances the contents.
Testimony of the Twentieth Century
SML copy signed by author.
Japan 1945
"Truth is Stranger than Fiction". Yes, indeed. This history book JAPAN 1945 is exactly described by hearsay 'truth is stranger than fiction. It all happened 77 years ago and generations of the 20th century are well familiar with - Second World War, Pacific War, Atomic-Bomb, Emperor Hirohito, and General Douglas MacArthur. In retrospect, however, how much do we know the real meaning of the latest great human conflicts on Earth? This book explores "bizarre twists and ironies" of the war events, which were never discovered by any historians or war researchers before. The author - who is a history investigator - fills "missing gaps" of both sides: the United States and Imperial Japan. When Pando...
The Fastest Pen of the West [Part Two]
This is a biography of Bill Kaysing (1922-2005), author of the important book "We never went to the Moon". It tells the whole story of a writer with a very unusual ?alternative lifestyle.? After working for Rocketdyne, Kaysing became a whistleblower regarding the Apollo Space Programme. He completely changed his lifestyle ? to become a ?nonconformist? and began to live a life which many free-thinkers might envy. He lived outside the constraints of the society that most of the rest of us live in. While living in California, he became quite infamous - all over the world as the "father" of the controversial theory of the Moon landing hoax. His extraordinary story is one that gives a fascinating glimpse into certain parts of American society and one that will ?shake the conscience? of any reader who is not aware of the machinations of US corporations and government.
Portugal
How many Americans can tell the location of Portugal in the world map? To be true, there are not too many. This book explores such a relatively unknown nation to the world. It is a history of Portugal -- the Rise and the Fall of the Portuguese Colonial Empire. Before Spaniards discovered north and south American continents and its colonialism flourished, there was Portugal. The Portuguese people were the ones who first explored the vast oceans outside Europe, and therefore they were the first maritime pioneers of the New World. This content uncovers such as a "Forgotten Portugal'' being regarded as a "shadow nation" to Spain. It narrates stories such as the rise and fall of Portugal, which o...
ABA Journal
The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
ABA Journal
The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
LGBTQ America Today [3 volumes]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture is a vibrant and rapidly evolving segment of the American mosaic. This book gives students and general readers a current guide to the people and issues at the forefront of contemporary LGBTQ America. Included are more than 600 alphabetically arranged entries on literature and the arts, associations and organizations, individuals, law and public policy concerns, health and relationships, sexual issues, and numerous other topics. Entries are written by distinguished authorities and cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students in social studies, history, and literature classes w...
