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    Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education

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    People in many African communities live within a series of concentric circles when it comes to language. In a small group, a speaker uses an often unwritten and endangered mother tongue that is rarely used in school. A national indigenous language—written, widespread, sometimes used in school—surrounds it. An international language like French or English, a vestige of colonialism, carries prestige ... Read more

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  • Ancient Tales And Folk-Lore Of Japan

    "Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan" by Richard Gordon Smith (1) is a classic work that represents the essence of its genre. This book offers readers an engaging experience, reflecting the author’s distinctive style, depth, and vision. ... Read more

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    "Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan" by Richard Gordon Smith (1) is a classic work that represents the essence of its genre. This book offers readers an engaging experience, reflecting the author’s distinctive style, depth, and vision. ... Read more

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  • Chief Shot with Arrow, Water Walker

    A True Story of Stolen Valor

    This is a historical account of the first and youngest navigator of warships and boats in combat during Vietnam, also the first American Indian who did so much for so many for so little; a Sioux warrior who saved hundreds of American lives; was on occasion POW; made to load thousands of rounds of ammunition because he could navigate by the starts-a gift of his God-and served five tours in combat ... Read more

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    British music industry veteran David Stark grew up in north-west London during the 1960s as a dedicated Beatles fan, who was lucky enough to meet his musical heroes on various memorable occasions. From gatecrashing the Yellow Submarine film premiere in 1968 and sitting right behind them, to meeting the group individually in some extraordinary circumstances, he recalls his many Beatles encounters ... Read more

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    The observations of the remarkable woman who spent fourteen years living in a forbidden land, learning its ancient wisdom and spiritual secrets.In 1924, Lhasa, Tibet, was forbidden to foreigners, but Madame Alexandra David-Neel—a historian, linguist, and practicing Buddhist—was received by the Dalai Lama and spent years in this remarkable place. While there, she studied philosophical Buddhism and ... Read more

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  • Essays in Idleness

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    These two works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. In the short memoir Hôjôki, Chômei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit in a tiny hut in the mountains, contemplating the impermanence of human existence. Kenko, however, displays a fascination with more earthy matters in his ... Read more

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  • Japan Through European Eyes, Six Books

    This collection includes: Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan First Series, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan Second Series, In Ghostly Japan, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, Kokoro, and Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakum after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, ... Read more

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    Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries.From Goblin infested caves and haunted Tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient Japan was a country and culture that lived with between realms: the world of everyday and the world of supernatural. The Snow Ghost and Other Tales brings together ... Read more

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