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Anderson, AnnMarie. Hillenbrand, Laura Kershaw, Alex Nitschke, Günter Suzuki, NobuoSuzuki, Nobuo
Summary: This insightful book by a leading expert on the subject explores the ways in which luck-encouraging and misfortune-repelling rituals - long woven into the fabric of Japanese life--are used in tandem with diligence and a positive attitude to engender a healthy optimism that helps people survive all of life's many twists, turns and bad patches. It explores how customs and beliefs play a vital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.52 SUZSummary: A young executive hunts down his father's killer. A tale about corruption in the boardrooms of postwar corporate Japan as seen through the rising executive eyes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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Summary: Details the history of the U.S. Navy submarine Tang in the Pacific theater of World War II, the explosion that led to its sinking, the ordeal of its surviving crew members, and their capture by the Japanese followed by months of brutal captivity.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.545 Kershaw 2008Anderson, AnnMarie.
Summary: Sam has been asked to paint a mural of animals at Compass Community Center. It's almost done, but he can't get the face of the Japanese snow monkey quite right. Sam and Sofia hop on their globetrotting scooter for inspiration and--Whiz...Zoom...FOOP! They are transported to Japan! Will their search for the snow monkey give Sam the inspiration he needs? And will they get home in time to finish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Sam AndersonHillenbrand, Laura
Summary: In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian s courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new generation to one of history s most thrilling survival epics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 910.54 HILCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 ZAMNitschke, Günter
Summary: The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinition of man's position within and towards nature. Its changing forms respond both to socio-economic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taschen 2007