Cape
Born into the burakumin-Japan's class of outcasts-Kenji Nakagami depicts the lives of his people in sensual language and stark detail. The Cape is a breakthrough novella about a burakumin community, their troubled memories, and complex family hist...
Strong In the Rain
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is now widely viewed as Japan's greatest poet of the 20th century. Little known in his lifetime, he died at 37 from tuberculosis, but has since become a much loved children's author whose magical tales have been translat...
Organofluorine Chemistry
The replacement of hydrogen with fluorine in organic molecules can profoundly influence their chemical and physical properties, leading to a range of compounds with highly desirable properties. These molecules are of interest across the wide spect...
Kenji Miyazawa's A Night on the Galactic Railway
"A breathtakingly beautiful world?reminding us that we are part of the universe." -Kaori Nagai "A modern classic." -NPR Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that iso...
Night on the Milky Way Railroad
On the festival night celebrating the Milky Way galaxy, Giovanni is transported by a mysterious train to the Milky Way. He sees fantastic sights and meets mysterious people, including an old friend. This unfinished but classic story of friendship, loss, and the search for true happiness has inspired the creation of dozens of movies, plays, manga, anime, television shows, musical pieces, and even research papers.
Kenji Miyazawa's Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories
Kenji Miyazawa's Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories
Immunology of the Skin
This book reviews the role of each cell subset in the skin, providing the basics for understanding skin immunology and the mechanisms of skin diseases. The skin is one of the immune organs and is continually exposed to foreign antigens and externa...