Aki
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring the Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring! Follow these busy girls as they climb mountains, fly hot-air balloons, and soak in a rainbow-sky sunset. Charming rhyming verse and adorable art make this picture book irresistible and perfect for sharing!
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020-
Language
English
Description
College student Ruri just can't get away from her clingy, oblivious childhood friend Asahi, who is beloved by absolutely everyone, making Ruri the target of resentment and jealousy from Asahi's horde of groupies. Then, Asahi is summoned to another world to serve as a "Priestess Princess," and Ruri gets dragged along for the ride, branded a traitor, exiled to the woods, and turned into a cat.
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishng Co
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In Flavors of Africa, Evi Aki shares the traditional Nigerian dishes she grew up enjoying, as well as typical eats from all across the continent. She introduces customary recipes from each of Africa's different regions, including meals from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Angola and more, all of which she collected with the help of relatives and family friends. Whether you're a foodie, a spicy food aficionado or simply looking...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The long-awaited debut cookbook from the Michelin-star chef known for defining Korean food in America. Hooni Kim is a chef who cooks with jung sung, heart and devotion. My Korea embraces his gastronomic heritage. From simple rice cakes drenched in a spicy sauce to a 12-Hour Korean Ramyeon (ramen), Hooni uses his background in world-class French and Japanese kitch-ens to fine-tune techniques in classic Korean cuisine, which often origi-nated in home...
Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
200-]
Language
日本語
Description
Sometime in the near future, near anarchy has broken out in Japan. The government responds by passing the Battle Royale Act, a piece of legislation mandating that a group of young people - and only young people - are forcibly marooned together on an island, and forced to kill each other until one survivor is left. If more than one is still alive after three days, every survivor will be killed. The film follows a class of 14-year-olds who believe they're...
9) No way back
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Action thriller about one man's revenge and another man's redemption.
Series
Criterion collection volume 922
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Finnish
Description
"This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki, a response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a displaced Syrian, lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged Finnish salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) leaves his wife and his job and buys a conspicuously unprofitable restaurant. Khaled is denied asylum but decides not to return to Aleppo-- and the paths...
12) Le Havre
Series
Criterion collection volume 619
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Français
Description
Marcel Marx, an old bohemian living in the French harbor city of Le Havre, stands up for a young African refugee when officials begin to pursue the boy for deportation
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2023]-
Language
English
Description
"In a world where fairies are caught and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren't exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he's not so keen on the idea. As his master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant fairy bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she'll have to deal with a lot more...
Publisher
Studio Ghibli
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
15) Tokyo story
Series
Criterion collection volume 217
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
日本語
Description
A self-centered couple is inconvenienced by a parental visit. When the mother falls ill, her children hasten to be with her.
17) Fruits basket
Publisher
FUNimation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
日本語
Description
A sixteen-year-old orphaned girl is invited to live with the cursed Sohma family where certain members turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac when they are hugged by someone of the opposite sex.