House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories

House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories
Author: Yasunari Kawabata
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0525434143

Three surreal, erotically charged stories from Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata. In the three long tales in this collection, Yasunari Kawabata examines the boundaries between fantasy and reality in the minds of three lonely men. Piercing examinations of sexuality and human psychology—and works of remarkable subtlety and beauty—these stories showcase one of the twentieth century’s great writers—in any language—at his very best.

Crossing Frontiers

Crossing Frontiers
Author: W. Andrew Achenbaum
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1995-08-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521481945

This is the first book-length study of the history of gerontology. It shows how old age became a 'problem' worth investigating and how a mulitidisciplinary orientation took shape.

Fast and Grow Young

Fast and Grow Young
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Publisher: a company called W
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

Excellent work on Fasting. Contains numerous references to additional works by doctors in the field circa time of the writing. ...The best on fasting I have come across so far."--Amazon 5-star review Fast & Grow Young is the modern reissue of Herbert Shelton’s Hygienic System Vol II. (1934) Years of research on thousands of cases resulted in this timeless, definitive work on the evolutionary basis and biological benefits of the extended water fast. The publisher's new "Stages of Fasting" & "How to Break a Fast" sections have been added to this volume. (470pp; 6"x9"; ISBN:978-1494413798) Fast & Grow Young, features insight, research and case histories of the remarkable effects fasting has on the human body. The body is, in fact, coded to heal. Fasting allows the body's digestive system to rest, switch into "repair and removal" mode and begin the natural process of healing that has been encoded within every cell of the body. But there's more! An extended fast achieves the remarkable: reversal and rejuvenation! Many people never get to experience the dissolution of tumors, the reversal of chronic conditions, the improvement of eyesight, hearing and sense of smell that occurs during an extended fast. Discover nature's simplest, but most profound secret, and how to do it right! Read more at : https://www.waltgoodridge.com/books/

Guide to Reprints

Guide to Reprints
Author: K G Saur Publishing
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 968
Release: 2005-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783598238994

The established reference work Guide to Reprints has been radically reworked for this edition. Bibliographical data was substantially increased where information was obtainable. In addition, the user-friendliness of Guide to Reprints was raised to the high level of other K.G. Saur directories through author-title cross-references, a subject volume, a person index and a publisher index. In this edition, the directory lists more than 60,000 titles from more than 350 publishers.