Motions and Moments is the third book by Michael Pronko on the fluid feel and vibrant confusions of Tokyo life. These 42 new essays burrow into the unique intensities that suffuse the city and ponder what they mean to its millions of inhabitants. Based on Pronko’s 18 years living, teaching and writing in Tokyo, these essays on how Tokyoites work, dress, commute, eat and sleep are steeped in insights into the city’s odd structures, intricate pleasures and engaging undertow. Included are … [Read more...] about Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo by Michael Pronko
Bargain Book: Falstaff Wild Gets into Hotwater by Michael Wormald
This book is bargain priced. Check book price before you buy, as prices can change due to expiration of the sale or other technical issues. Falstaff the Incorrigible, a mercenary scoundrel with an evil temper. It is the eve of war in Europe, but Falstaff has unfinished business with a princess, the Japanese Army and loot still to find in the east. The incorrigible Falstaff is down but not out. His eye for the ladies and the chance for a quick buck have got him trouble again. This preview … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Falstaff Wild Gets into Hotwater by Michael Wormald
The Blue Buccaneer by Subhajit Ganguly
If you love to solve murder mysteries and if your idea of relaxing is reading a thriller, then this is probably the book for you. Though everything looks perfect on the surface, all is not well at the Indian Museum. Mysterious, almost ghostly, events start happening. An inferno follows. The dystopian whirlpool of events spares nobody, not even the Director of the museum. In such trying times, one cannot be too sure, who is a friend and who is a foe. In the murkiness, it is not very clear who … [Read more...] about The Blue Buccaneer by Subhajit Ganguly
Interview with Author – Tony Brasunas @tonybrasunas
Author Bio: Tony Brasunas grew up in West Virginia in an intentional spiritual community, attended a large public high school in Atlanta, and matriculated at a small New England college. When he's not writing, he's working in the field of solar energy, playing guitar or soccer, or traveling to faraway lands with his wife. What inspires you to write? My adventures in China transformed who I am, changed my life, and provided the inspiration for Double Happiness. When I left the US, I was … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tony Brasunas @tonybrasunas
Double Happiness by Tony Brasunas
Tony Brasunas's award-winning debut memoir is a fascinating portrait of life in China and a groundbreaking story of coming of age in today's era of globalization. In a classroom in sultry Guangzhou, having never before left the United States nor taught a class on anything, armed only with a beginner's grasp of the language, Brasunas is confronted daily by thirty-seven ninth graders in uniform. Only his intrinsic curiosity about Chinese culture and about himself drives him on, to keep trying … [Read more...] about Double Happiness by Tony Brasunas
The Final Cartwheel by Lawrence Winkler
The Final Cartwheel is the story of a young doctor’s return home, after a five-year hitchhiking odyssey around the world. Through East Asia, Indonesia, and around the Antipodes, the circle becomes unbroken. Targeted Age Group: 0-90 What Advice Would You Give Aspiring Writers? dream. Author Bio: Lawrence Winkler is an ancient physician and phenomenologist, traveler, mushroom forager, and amateur naturalist. As a young man, he hitchhiked around the world, for five transformative … [Read more...] about The Final Cartwheel by Lawrence Winkler
False Flag by Jay Tinsiano @jaytinsiano
This book is bargain priced from 11/08/2013 until 12/31/2013 Frank Bowen decides to change his life and travel to Goa where he meets the seemingly friendly Theo and the woman of his dreams, Maria. In Bangkok, he is pointed in the direction of Theo's friend – Richard – an English ex-pat with dubious connections and knowledge of the seedier side of the city. Richard gains his trust and Frank decides to take up a proposition—to take part in an anti-terrorist drill in Hong Kong. That drill … [Read more...] about False Flag by Jay Tinsiano @jaytinsiano
