Lurid depictions of sex and impotence, themes of emperor worship and violence, the use of realism and myth--these characterize the fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Susan Napier discovers surprising similarities as well as provocative dissimilarities in the work of two writers of radically different political orientations. Napier places Yukio’s and Kenzaburo’s fiction in the context of postwar Japanese political and social realities and, in a new preface for the paperback edition, reflects on each writer’s position in the tradition of Japanese literature.

Dead. Abandoned. Left behind. The Nashville civic center is a haven for all of these. Lenny and Rebecca have crossed hell and high water to make it to the run down sanctuary, but now what? Food is in short supply and their dwindling water source isn't easily replaced. But something much darker and more treacherous is what forces them to leave the safety of the civic center's brick walls. Along with a small group of survivors, they set off on journey across a wasteland that was once their home. As the clock ticks, Lenny and Rebecca must race against time to have any chance of keeping everyone alive. It's kill or be killed and Lenny is back in his element doing what he does best. Unfortunately, it's gonna take a bit more than survival skills to make it out of this one. ---Escape "It's time to cowboy up!"

From an early age music has been a stgrong influence in my life. It inspired me to start writing when I was 12 or 13 years old. I'm now 43 and publishing my first book. I've poured my heart and soul into these pages. Some of these poems offer hope for true love and happiness. Others deal with the reality of faltering relationships trying to find peace with ourselves, overcoming addiction and failure.

Pastor Nathaniel seemed to have it all—a thriving ministry, a loving wife, and the admiration of his congregation. But beneath his charismatic exterior lurked a hidden life of deceit and darkness. When a tragic car accident leaves him in a 21-day coma, Nathaniel’s soul is cast into the very depths of Hell, where he confronts the stark reality of his sins. Guided by the Angel of Redemption and bolstered by the prayers of his faithful wife, Grace, and the church community, Nathaniel embarks on a harrowing journey through Hell’s tormented landscapes. He faces demonic beings, relives his darkest moments, and wrestles with his deepest fears. As he battles for his soul, he must confront the choices that led him astray and seek genuine repentance. Will Nathaniel find the strength to embrace redemption and return to the light, or will he be lost forever in the borders of Hell? Join Nathaniel on a gripping, faith-filled journey of transformation, forgiveness, and the unyielding power of divine grace.

Within the hexed walls of the fortress, Dan and his companions are plagued with unsettling questions...questions whose answers will require a deeper infiltration into the secret recesses of the centuries-old castle, answers which will involve confrontations with the citadel's animate and inanimate residents, and answers which will entail encounters with the savage beasts of the forest. Is Dan's brother, William, alive and a prisoner of the Reclaimers? Will the travelers survive the spellbinding powers of the half-man and half-serpent creatures? Will the rescuers breach the spatial boundaries of the parallel world and return home? Continue your journey with the travelers as they strategize their escape and unravel the mysteries of the Reclaimers' vulnerability, the invisible warm touch, and a dire potion. After more than two decades serving as a development officer with nonprofit associations, T. J. Smith realized an ambitious undertaking with the publication of A World Away. Smith, a Rocky Mountain resident, is currently working on the third installment, The Sinister Realm, which promises to shatter the boundaries of the reader's imagination.

The Escape Artist is a "How-will-he-get-out-of-it" Thriller, with a touch of the supernatural, gangsters, Houdini's Ghost, Japanese killers, Voodoo, a love triangle and six (count 'em: six) impossible death traps that challenge Timothy Locke, the pacifist/loner hero of the book.On the eve of the millennium, someone tries to kill Locke during an escape from between the Twin Towers. In hunting the assassin, he is drawn into the world of voodoo from his past and a conspiracy that goes back to his time as a prisoner in Vietnam.The book is solidly in the Eric Van Lusbader/Robert Ludlum tradition, with the action scenes, the stage magic and the voodoo sequences meticulously researched by an author who had literally written the book on action scenes!

This book is a spiritual manual of mind tools designed to move the reader past obstacles to their peace, joy, and especially, self-realization. This technology allows for not only a more fulfilling life but a better world. The audience will be brought to the book in many ways. Some will come from desperation from the circuitous suffering caused by trying to be fulfilled in the world of form, and some will come from curiosities and the spark of desire. The audience level is anyone who is willing to challenge and move beyond previous thinking into newness. They must be willing to entertain abstract thought and have eyes and ears open for love. The main points are that, if we allow for the incorporation of spiritually based tools, we can achieve a peace beyond this world and possibly become a conduit for its extension on earth.

This is the true story of Adolphine, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was twenty-two when she had to flee her home in the war-ravaged DRC in 1996. She walked thousands of kilometres across Southern Africa to be reunited with her husband Sepano in Cape Town after two years of a desperate search. Her incredible journey to escape the ruinous rule of Mobutu Sese Seko was filled with many moments of terror and despair, every country having its own share of xenophobia. She told the writer – the retired national tracing coordinator of the International Red Cross’s Restoring of Family Links programme in South Africa – “I felt as if the earth had teeth, I felt its bite when I was fleeing through Africa...”. Her story is a powerful intimate account of belonging and the anguish of displacement, of settling and being uprooted and how a deeply troubled household navigates this across time and space. Her story strongly highlights the vulnerability of women and children in times of war and unrest. Print editions not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa.

This edited collection explores the relationship between urban space, architecture and the moving image. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches to film and moving image practices, the book explores the recent developments in research on film and urban landscapes, pointing towards new theoretical and methodological frameworks for discussion.

Li Xuan, who was forcefully reincarnated, obtained the Primordial Purple Light, the ancestor of all things in the universe when it was born. After reincarnating, he had a physique that had five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth at the same time. The physique of the five elements gave him limitless strength, but also made him shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Heavenly Dao. The chaos of the Heavenly Dao was only waiting for his arrival. Some people conformed to the dao of the heavens, but there were also people who defied the will of the heavens, seeking out a chaotic situation. When everything was about to become clear, instead ...