Bryce michael (176 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Brown, Jeffery (illustratore).

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condizione: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. Vol. 4, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Emsh for "Gravy Planet" (pt. 1 of 3; vt "The Space Merchants") by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth. Includes "Orphans of the Void" (novelet) by Michael Shaara; "The Hoaxters" (novelet) by Richard Wilson; "The Highest Mountain" by Bryce Walton; "Shipping Clerk" by William Morrison; "The Luckiest Man in Denv" by Simon Eisner (C. M. Kornbluth). Science Department: "For Your Information" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: Random Notes" by H. L. Gold; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Groff Conklin. Illustrated by Don Sibley, Bob Hayes, Emsh, and Willer. Minor corner chips; tanning; a little creasing. Magazine.…

Wraps. Condizione: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 4. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Ed Emsh for "The Time-Lockers" (novelet) by Wallace West. Includes "Wyvernhold" (novelet) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Golden Ones" by Charles A. Stearns; "Back to Nature" by Bryce Walton; "Case Rests" by Mack Reynolds. Features: "Science in Science Fiction" (Special Article) by Richard H. Macklin, Ph.D.; "Paradies Tossed" by Michael Herman. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page" by Robert W. Lowndes; "Readin' and Writhin'"; "It Says Here". Illustrated by Emsh, Orban, Luton, & Freas. Tanning; edge and cornmer tears and losses; exposure sunned at front cover edges. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked. ; 104 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A world that vanished, and the women who refused to fade with it.Forget everything you think you know about geishas.For more than three centuries, the geisha has been one of the most admired-and least understood-figures in Japanese history. She has been painted, photographed, filmed, and fantasized about. She has been called an artist, a prostitute, a victim, a survivor. The one thing she has rarely been allowed to be is a woman with a voice of her own.In this Premium Collector's Edition, Michael I. Bryce opens the door to the karyukai-the flower and willow world-and tells the story that the postcards and the movies have never told. From the teahouses of eighteenth-century Edo to the tourist-crowded lanes of present-day Gion, The Geisha follows the women who trained for years, mastered demanding arts, managed debts and patrons, and navigated the shifting line between art and commerce. It is a story of beauty and discipline, power and constraint, secrecy and survival.Relying on primary sources, legal codes, and oral accounts, this is a rigorously researched and balanced historical analysis. The result is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by Japan, women's history, and the power of art.Inside the Main BookThe Surprising Origins: How male entertainers (taikomochi) created a profession transformed and dominated by women.The Real Boundaries: The legal, social, and economic borders separating geishas from courtesans.Inside the Okiya: Training, debt, physical toll, and rituals such as erikae and the contested mizuage.Twentieth-Century Ruptures: War, occupation, the 1956 anti-prostitution law, and an industry once numbering tens of thousands.The War Over the Image: Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, Mineko Iwasaki's response, and Western fantasy versus Japanese reality.The Modern Karyukai: Overtourism, social media, working conditions, and foreign geishas today.Exclusive Collector's Bonus Content (160+ Pages)Eight exclusive, fully researched dossiers: Portraits from the Floating World: Mineko Iwasaki, Liza Dalby, Sayo Masuda, Arthur Golden, and foreign geishas.Songs and Poems of the Floating World: Kouta, nagauta, haiku, and geisha verses with translations and commentary.The Mizuage Question: A documentary analysis separating fact from legend.Forgotten Lives: Provincial geishas of Kanazawa, Niigata, Osaka, Hakata, and the mountain onsen towns.Beyond Japan: The geisha's global footprint-world's fairs, foreign clientele, and cultural diplomacy.The Present and the Future: Overtourism, digital recruitment, labor standards, and the future of the karyukai.Geisha on Screen and Page: A critical guide to novels, films, operas, and documentaries.A Traveler's Companion to the Flower Towns: A practical guide to Kyoto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Osaka.Recommended For Readers Of: Historical & Literary Non-Fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha A Life, and the works of Lesley Downer or Liza Dalby.Asian Epic Dramas & Cultural Media: Viewers of FX's Shogun, Apple TV+'s Pachinko, and Netflix's The Makanai.Rigorous Feminist & Cultural Histories: Readers seeking grounded documentary storytelling.Neither an orientalist fantasy nor a dry academic text.Step inside the flower and willow world, and meet the women behind the makeup.Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to discover the true history of the geisha. This item Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: Wie neu. 180 S. Like new. Shrink wrapped. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 475.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. The critically acclaimed zombie anthology that rides the wave of new school zombie horror, ala The Walking Dead, 28 Days Later, Dawn Of The Dead and Shawn Of The Dead. We've got plenty more mad creations spilling out of our zombie kitchen! Delivering smart, accessible, high-quality zombie short stories, this anthology has met with great acclaim amongst both comic and zombie fans, featuring more great zombie stories from more great writers and artists that you know and love. Don't worry about leaving room for dessert - you're it! Featuring work from writers Mark Waid, John Rogers, William Messner-Loebs, Brian Augustyn, role-playing game master Monte Cook, Karl Kesel, Michael Alan Nelson, Ian Brill, Tom Peyer, Pierluigi Cothran, Bryce Carlson, plus art from the likes of Andy Kuhn, Keith Giffen, Jon Schnepp, Toby Cypress, and more. Trade Paperback reprints/collects from Boom! Studios: Zombie Tales: Oblivion (2005) Issue #1; Zombie Tales: The Dead (2006) Issue #1; Zombie Tales: The Series (2008) Issues #2,3,5-12. Trade Paperback is bagged & double boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperback is Brand New & Unread. Very Fine + condition. Beautiful! Please See Scans!! A must have for any serious Zombie and/or Horror collector / enthusiast. A fun & entertaining read. Recommended. Toby Cypress, Sebastian Piriz, Jeremy Rock, Axel Medellin Machain, Unai, Chee, Pat N. Lewis, Milton Sobreiro, Drew Rausch, Aritz Eiguren, Ming Doyle, Matt Cossin, Jon Schnepp, Paul Harrison-Davies, Todd Herman, Jason Ho, Keith Giffen, Andy Kuhn (illustratore). …

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Hyperconjugation: Modern Concepts in Chemistry. Book.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Bryce Haymond (illustratore).

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780340580097.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Large spiral bound paperback in very good condition.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. xiv,388 pp.; ills.; 23.5x15.5 cm. Text in English. - (small signs of use) Although very good, see picture 680g.