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No Kidding

By: Wendy Tokunaga

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What happens when everyone around you is blissfully popping babies like so many rabbits, your mother wants a grandchild more than anything else in the world, but you're just not interested? Meet Audrey Mills, a 35-year-old Silicon Valley techie who has a loving live-in boyfriend, a decent job, and a passion for old movies, but who suffers from a sort of divine discontent. Something's missing in Audrey's life-one she has spent trying to please her former Hollywood actress mother, her competitive sister and everyone else but herself-and she's determined to find out what it is now. Enter Tyrone Power look-alike, Aldo. He's not only handsome, he's smart, fun, and most of all, devastatingly sexy. Should Audrey risk giving up the security and love she already has for this charmer who seems too good to be true? Audrey starts to realize that life isn't a dress rehearsal and you sure can't call "cut" the way you do in the movies. Will she be able to write her own happy ending? "A great read!"-Krista Appel, Sidekick "A superbly written novel that many women, men, and families can relate to."-Jennifer L. B. Leese, It's Only Ink "The conversational tone imparts to readers the sense of listening while a troubled friend unfolds layers of a story composed of decades of interwoven influences."-Seattle Press

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iUniverse

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0595130356

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9780595130351

Midori by Moonlight

A Novel

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

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Midori by Moonlight

A Novel

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

Midori Saito's dream seems about to come true. Too independent for Japanese society, Midori is a young woman who has always felt like a stranger in her native land. So when she falls in love with Kevin, an American English teacher, she readily agrees to leave home and start a new life with him in San Francisco--as his fiancée. Kevin seems to be the perfect man. That is, until he dumps her for his blonde ex-fiancée, whom Midori never even knew existed. Midori is left on her own, with just a smattering of fractured English, not much cash, and a fiancée visa set to expire in sixty days. Unable to face the humiliation of telling her parents she's been jilted, and not wanting to give up on her "American Dream," Midori realizes she's in for quite a challenge. Her only hope is her new acquaintance (and potential landlord) Shinji, a successful San Francisco graphic artist and amateur moon gazer who fled Japan after a family tragedy. And eventually, Midori surprises even herself as she proves she will do almost anything to hang on to her dream of a new life.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1429970154

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9781429970150

Love in Translation

A Novel

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

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Love in Translation

A Novel

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

Stuck. That's how 33-year-old aspiring singer Celeste Duncan feels, with her deadbeat boyfriend and static career. But then Celeste receives a puzzling phone call and a box full of mysterious family heirlooms which just might be the first real clue to the identity of the father she never knew. Impulsively, Celeste flies to Japan to search for a long-lost relative who could be able to explain. She stumbles head first into a weird, wonderful world where nothing is quite as it seems—a land with an inexplicable fascination with foreigners, karaoke boxes, and unbearably perky TV stars. With little knowledge of Japanese, Celeste finds a friend in her English-speaking homestay brother, Takuya, and comes to depend on him for all variety of translation, travel and investigatory needs. As they cross the country following a trail after Celeste's family, she discovers she's developing "more-than-sisterly" feelings for him. But with a nosy homestay mom scheming to reunite Takuya with his old girlfriend, and her search growing dimmer, Celeste begins to wonder whether she's made a terrible mistake by coming to Japan. Can Celeste find her true self in this strange land, and discover that love can transcend culture?

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429988185

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9781429988186

Love in Translation

A Novel

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

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A Novel

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

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East Asian Capitalism

Diversity and Dynamism

By: A. E. Safarian,Wendy Dobson,University of Toronto. Centre for International Business

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East Asian Capitalism

Diversity and Dynamism

By: A. E. Safarian,Wendy Dobson,University of Toronto. Centre for International Business

Essays demonstrate how to reduce the entry cost ot North American businesses trying to penetrate East Asian markets.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802080588

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9780802080585

Rice, Agriculture, and the Food Supply in Premodern Japan

By: Charlotte von Verschuer,Wendy Cobcroft

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Rice, Agriculture, and the Food Supply in Premodern Japan

By: Charlotte von Verschuer,Wendy Cobcroft

The majority of studies on the agricultural history of Japan have focused on the public administration of land and production, and rice, the principal source of revenue, has received the most attention. However, while this cereal has clearly played a decisive role in the public economy of the Japanese State, it has not had a predominant place in agricultural production. Far from confining its scope to a study of rice growing for tax purposes, this volume looks at the subsistence economy in the plant kingdom as a whole. This book examines the history of agriculture in premodern Japan from the 8th to the 17th century, dealing with the history of agricultural techniques and food supply of rice, wheat, millet and other grains. Drawing extensively on material from history, literature, archaeology, ethnography and botany, it analyses each of the farming operations from sowing to harvesting, and the customs pertaining to consumption. It also challenges the widespread theory that rice cultivation has been the basis of "Japaneseness" for two millennia and the foundation of Japanese civilization by focusing on the biodiversity and polycultural traditions of Japan. Further, it will play a role in the current dialogue on the future of sustainable agricultural production from the viewpoints of ecology, biodiversity, dietary culture and food security throughout the world as traditional techniques such as crop rotation are explored in connection with the safeguarding of the minerals in the soil. Surveying agricultural techniques across the centuries and highlighting the dietary diversity of Japan, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese history, the history of science and technology, medieval history, cultural anthropology and agriculture.

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371

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Routledge

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131750450X

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9781317504504

Beachglass

A Novel

By: Wendy Blackburn

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Beachglass

A Novel

By: Wendy Blackburn

Self-depreciating and bitingly smart, Delia is a recovering addict who forges her own brand of hard won wisdom on her journey in sobriety. Following a phone call from Timothy whom she met in rehab, Delia leaves her husband and child in Seattle to care for him as he dies.

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Macmillan

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0312351585

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9780312351588

Midori by Moonlight

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

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Midori by Moonlight

By: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

Midori's dream seems about to come true. When she falls in love with Kevin, an American English teacher, she readily agrees to leave home and start a new life with him in San Francisco.

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Macmillan

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0312372612

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9780312372613

Christina Aguilera

By: Wendy Tokunaga

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Christina Aguilera

By: Wendy Tokunaga

Having sold over 23 million records; Christina Aguilera is one of the top female vocalists in the pop music world today. This book follows her life from the little girl who pursued her dream to a young woman who became a teen superstar, and who is determined to keep growing as a musical artist.

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Kidhaven

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0737713852

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9780737713855

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No Kidding

No Kidding

Midori by Moonlight

Midori by Moonlight

Love in Translation

Love in Translation

Love in Translation

Love in Translation

East Asian Capitalism

East Asian Capitalism

Rice, Agriculture, and the Food Supply in Premodern Japan

Rice, Agriculture, and the Food Supply in Premodern Japan

Beachglass

Beachglass

Midori by Moonlight

Midori by Moonlight

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

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