Akira: 199 books

What does it mean for film and video to be experimental? In this collection of essays framed by the concept "ex-"—meaning from, outside, and no longer—Akira Mizuta Lippit explores the aesthetic, technical, and theoretical reverberations of avant-garde film and video. Ex-Cinema is a sustained...

The VOCALOID song "ECHO" with 8 million views has now been novelized! Written by Akira (from the novelization of “Yume NIkki” and “Ensemble Stars”) and illustrated by Oguchi (an official illustrator for Kancolle), this song of madness from Crusher-P is weaved into a story in which the TV girl, or “Primadonna’s” identity is finally revealed!

Akira Iriye assesses Japan's international relations, from a Japanese perspective, in the century and a half since she ended her self-imposed isolation and resumed her place in the international community. The book is the author's own adaptation of two highly successful short studies, up to and after...

Natural disasters, instability in the finance and banking sector, widespread social protests, and other crisis situations have increasingly become the focus of public attention. With the growing visibility of such events, accelerated by the rise and proliferation of social media, the study of risk...

The world knows her as a porn star. . . but it's her way with words that will touch you again and again. Asa Akira's perceptive, funny, and straightforward writings on love, sex, death, marriage and celebrity come together in a surprising book of essays. Personally revealing as well as universal, Dirty Thirty marks the coming of age of a new literary star.

When admiration just isn't enough, get ready for some hot loving!A gamer meets his fantasy man plus one; a hot-and-cold boss pursues his employee; a renowned chef gobbles up his man; a writer brings his naughty stories to life; a young man gets lucky in more ways than one; childhood friends heat things...

«Weltgeschichte ist lange Zeit als eine Geschichte des Aufstiegs und Niedergangs einer kleinen Zahl von ‚Hochkulturen’ geschrieben worden. Unter diesen Kulturen schienen Europa oder der atlantische ‚Westen’ während der letzten Jahrhunderte nach den Kriterien Macht, Wohlstand und kulturelle...

Einatmen, ausatmen – glücklich sein! Superschnell, superleicht, klappt garantiert! Dieses Buch ist für alle, die bisher der Meinung waren, Meditation sei schwer, langwierig und mit körperlichen Schmerzen verbunden. Pascal Akira Frank, selbst Autodidakt und Genussmeditierender, hat den...

Poder observar e acompanhar o desenvolvimento intelectual e profissional de um jovem talento é um raro privilégio. Foi o que me aconteceu em relação a Tommy Akira Goto, durante estes últimos doze anos, em que temos compartilhado nosso mútuo interesse pelos estudos filosóficos e suas relações...

Translated by Audie E. Bock. "A first rate book and a joy to read.... It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director's artistry can be obtained without reading this book.... Also indispensable for budding directors are the addenda, in which Kurosawa lays out his beliefs on...

The Shadow Student Council, determined to drive its prisoners (the boys) out of the academy, gets its Expel the Boys Operation (E.B.O.) underway! But the boys have internal turmoil to deal with too. Shingo's still picking on Kiyoshi, and Gackt's Guan Yu figure suddenly finds itself in the direst of...

Time is running out for the five boys of Hachimitsu Private Academy! With their expulsion looming, it's time to stake life and limb on making a prison break and baring the Shadow Student Council's misdeeds! And having challenged the vice president to an arm wrestling match, they might actually lose those limbs...

Time is running out for the five boys of Hachimitsu Private Academy! With their expulsion looming, it's time to stake life and limb on making a prison break and baring the Shadow Student Council's misdeeds! And having challenged the vice president to an arm wrestling match, they might actually lose those limbs...

As Kiyoshi frantically tries to bring his July 7th barbecue party together, secrets abound. What words will be shared between Chiyo and Hana, and between Mari and Kate?! The wildest love confession awaits in the final volume of Prison School!