Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, built at what was once the hypocenter of an atomic blast, is the most visible sign of the city’s renaissance as a force for peace in 21st century politics. But it... More > is not the only reminder of the spirit of Hiroshima. Less well-known are the scores of “survivors” dotting the metropolitan landscape.
These treasured trees, shrubs, and groves date from before the bombing on August 6th 1945. They were spared from annihilation, and are now carefully tended by the schools, homes, temples, and shrines entrusted by fate with their care. Based on a three-year stay in the city by the authors, this pictorial journey into the heart of Hiroshima documents more than 50 sites and 75 trees. There are maps, bilingual place names and addresses, snapshots of local culture, and overviews of each species of plant. Never-before published translations of essays by the a-bomb survivor Tamiki Hara are also included as meditations on the meaning of peace in difficult times.< Less
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, built at what was once the hypocenter of an atomic blast, is the most visible sign of the city’s renaissance as a force for peace in 21st century politics. But it... More > is not the only reminder of the spirit of Hiroshima. Less well-known are the scores of “survivors” dotting the metropolitan landscape. These treasured trees, shrubs, and groves date from before the bombing on August 6th 1945. They were spared from annihilation, and are now carefully tended by the schools, homes, temples, and shrines entrusted by fate with their care. Based on a three-year stay in the city by the authors, this pictorial journey into the heart of Hiroshima documents more than 50 sites and 75 trees. There are maps, bilingual place names and addresses, snapshots of local culture, and overviews of each species of plant. Never-before published translations of essays by the a-bomb survivor Tamiki Hara are also included as meditations on the meaning of peace in difficult times.< Less
Richly illustrated and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, Prayers in Stone provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites, including:
bells;... More > bridges; cemeteries; churches; fountains; memorials; museums; parks; schools; shrines; statues; temples; trees; and tunnels.
The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and the proximity to the hypocenter.
In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, the book also includes all-new translations of A-bomb literature by several atomic survivors.
Journey to Nagasaki, and discover the lessons the city has to offer.< Less
Richly illustrated and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, Prayers in Stone provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites, including: bells;... More > bridges; cemeteries; churches; fountains; memorials; museums; parks; schools; shrines; statues; temples; trees; and tunnels. The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and the proximity to the hypocenter. In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, the book also includes all-new translations of A-bomb literature by several atomic survivors. Journey to Nagasaki, and discover the lessons the city has to offer.< Less
Pete, an ordinary man caught up in an extraordinary situation, discovers he has 4 days to save London from a catastrophic bombing. His wife and his marriage are in danger, and he has to somehow save... More > them both. But he doesn’t know any of that yet. Pete’s brother comes to the rescue, but is his motives more than simply helping out his kid brother in a time of crisis?< Less
Pete, an ordinary man caught up in an extraordinary situation, discovers he has 4 days to save London from a catastrophic bombing. His wife and his marriage are in danger, and he has to somehow save... More > them both. But he doesn’t know any of that yet. Pete’s brother comes to the rescue, but is his motives more than simply helping out his kid brother in a time of crisis?< Less
A thrilling tale of a group of friends who protect the world of crime and darkness. The team is known as the Destiny Squad. Using guns, bombs, fists, cars and more, they fight there way through any... More > trouble that faces them. Howevor when a corrupt government realeses 3 evil and powerful robots, they face there biggest challenge. The world is being invaded by the robot. Howevor, there is a Fnatasy Diamond hidden in the world, howevor find the diamond controls the Earth. The question is who will retreive it first, the Squad? or the Robots?< Less
A thrilling tale of a group of friends who protect the world of crime and darkness. The team is known as the Destiny Squad. Using guns, bombs, fists, cars and more, they fight there way through any... More > trouble that faces them. Howevor when a corrupt government realeses 3 evil and powerful robots, they face there biggest challenge. The world is being invaded by the robot. Howevor, there is a Fnatasy Diamond hidden in the world, howevor find the diamond controls the Earth. The question is who will retreive it first, the Squad? or the Robots?< Less
Three stories on three continents are intertwined around a central theme of mankind's imminent demise due to irresponsible and reckless behavior. It's also got a bit of romance and humor thrown in. ... More > Begun by an English professor on a short trip to Europe shortly before the London terrorist bombings, Animal Skins examines modern terrorism along with human errors over time--primarily errors of arrogance in its treatment of the environment. Sensitive characters express self-loathing as a response in various ways. Then there is the source of spiritual strength, a tree, Elixia...
http://elixia2.tripod.com/< Less
Strange title for a horror, science fiction and fantasy collection, Some but not all of the stories involve quicksand, and others involve vampires. One Fresh Dead Flesh, has both, sort of. Some of... More > the stories are funny, such as Remote, with its TV Remote Control search robot that trashes two houses in its quest, and Found, which takes lost airport luggage queries into the space travel era.
Time travel is another recurrent theme, with one man murdered and resurrected by a passing time traveller in Busy Doing Nothing. In The Man Who Changed History, a time traveller tries to change the course of the English Civil War. Some other stories here also use that conflict as a backdrop.
Elsewhere, telepathy drives a man insane, two travellers start climbing Everest only to find that they get stuck on top like kids climbing a tree and then getting vertigo, and a new Smart Bomb asks passers by for directions to its target.
So, read on, but watch out for that Vampire Infested Quicksand, won’t you?< Less
