Arai: 25 books

The Strange Child examines how the Japanese financial crisis of the 1990s gave rise to "the child problem," a powerful discourse of social anxiety that refocused concerns about precarious economic futures and shifting ideologies of national identity onto the young. Andrea Gevurtz...

Living Beyond Good, is the much anticipated second release from Arai. In this memoir, Arai transparently takes the reader on her journey to find purpose and her maturation in faith. The journey was not without struggles, hardships and many stops at disappoint. Her "Beyond Good" theory, as...

As Jesus was in the wilderness 40 days preparing himself for His purpose on earth, he meditated and prayed, not without struggle, tests and temptation. 40/40: Living Beyond Good 40 day companion, is a collection of personal prayers and motivational excerpts from Arai's journal. These intimate, inspirational...

Lighten Up Already is a guide to losing weight once and for all. The humorous, illustrated list-format gives readers tips and techniques to make lasting changes to reach their goals and to Just F*cking Lose Weight. It’s an anti-diet book that motivates and challenges readers on a...

The book includes 61 selected papers from 106 presented at the second International Conference on Machine Automation (ICMA2000). The conference focused, for the first time, on human friendly mechantronics which covers machine systems interacting with human beings, psychological, physiological, and...

Lean manufacturing cannot happen in a factory that lacks dependable, effective equipment. Breakdowns and processing defects translate into excess work-in-process and finished inventory, kept on hand ""just in case."" Recurring minor stoppages force employees to watch automated...

This book explores how creative ways of resolving social conflicts emerge, evolve, and subsequently come to be accepted or rejected in inter-group relations. Creativity and Conflict Resolution explores a subject with which political communities involved in social conflict have always grappled:...

When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays?

When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays?

This volume situates My Ántonia as a novel that stands the test of time by including in its pages an extraordinarily wide range of historical, cultural, literary, psychological, thematic, perceptual, and stylistic issues. The volume provides an analysis and assessment of complexities in the novel...

Lost far from Halloween Town in the winter wonderland of Christmas Town, Zero the ghost dog must get the help of the residents to find his way back. Surrounded by snow and unfamiliar creatures, this strange new place is different to anything he's ever seen before!

When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays? Explore the magical realms of Halloween Town and...

When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays?

Lost in Christmas Town and surrounded by delicious baked treats and tasty snacks, poor Zero's hunger got the better of him and he ended up biting off more than he could chew. Now he's trapped with the grumpy Mr. Myzer, the only person in town who hates Christmas! He must have a good reason to be so...