Japanese Urban

Think you know urban legends? Think again. Perhaps you’ve heard of Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman who cuts your mouth from ear to ear? How about Sugisawa, the cursed village that damns all who stumble upon it? Did you know that people lurk in the suicide forest waiting to claim victims of their own?

Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief Alix - better known now as Owl - has one rule. No supernatural jobs. Ever. Until she crosses paths with Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon who owns and runs the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas. He insists Owl retrieve an artifact stolen 3,000 years ago and makes her an offer she can't refuse: He'll get rid of a pack of vampires that want her dead.

“Reading Kuni makes me want to dive into rural Japan...this book reminds me that leaders emerge when and where you least expect it.” — ALICE WATERS, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant, activist, and author A guide to reviving and revitalizing forgotten places and communities through the...

This is a listen-and-repeat style Japanese phrasebook. It is organized into various scenes of everyday life with the phrases and words that Japanese people use in their daily lives.

Dieser Sommer in Tokyo sollte für Amy nur ein Zwischenstop sein. Eine Pause, in der sie sich überlegt, wohin es sie als nächstes zieht. Doch dann landet sie im Bett mit Kazuya—ohne zu ahnen, wer er ist. Als er sie bittet, ihm Nachhilfe in Sachen Verführung zu geben, willigt sie ein. Reine Praxis, null Gefühle. So war zumindest der Plan. Je tiefer sie und Kazuya in ihre Leidenschaft abtauchen, umso mehr gerät ihr Leben außer Kontrolle. Bis es zur Katastrophe kommt.