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Ashland, Oregon: CNS Publications, Inc., 2004. Paperback. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8.5" x 11" Includes student study guide CD-ROM. Slight lift to front cover. Very nice colorful, glossy cover. 500 pp. with index. Very clean, bright and solid binding. "Addiction is an actual illness. When we see somebody with a physical impairment, we have compassion and some tolerance for what they have to go through. When we have a person who has a physical abnormality that's hidden away in the brain, we jump to judgment very quickly. They don't realize that there's actually something organically wrong. There's no doubt that addiction is a treatable and preventable illness." (Darryl Inaba) Chapters are : Psychoactive Drugs : History & Classification, Heredity, Environment & Psychoactive Drugs, Uppers, Downers : Opiates/Opioids & Sedative-Hypnotics, Downers : Alcohol, All Arounders, Other Drugs, Other Addictions, Drug Use & Prevention : From Cradle to… Read More

Tokyo: Sophia University, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. EX-LIBRARY but only one stamp to title page and library name to head and foot edges. Otherwise clean of markings. Mild scuffing to bottom edges. Two front corners gently nudged, spine caps folded under. Dustjacket fair. Original price to front flap. Fragile jacket age-tanned, several chips and tears to edges but now mylar protected. 112 pp. with indices. Clean, tight, bright. The author's purpose is to make a study of the achievements of early Japanologists in the field of translation of Japanese works, and to discern how early the Westerners began to study the Japanese language and make translations.

Brooklyn: powerHouse Books, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. Kushner, Seth. SHARP CORNERS. White lettering to spine and illustrated covers. Brightly colored endpapers in fuschia, electric yellow, and deep sky-blue. Wonderfully illustrated both in black and white and color. Clean, tight, bright. 240 pp. The history of American comics through the stories of comics' most important and influential creators -- tracing the medium's journey all the way from its beginnings as junk culture for kids to its current status as legitimate literature and pop culture. Featuring artists such as Jerry Siegel, Will Eisner, Jerry Robinson, Al Jaffee, Neal Adams, Peter Kuper, Stan Lee and many more.

Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1988. Paperback. Very Good Minus. Previous owner's name to preliminary page. Covers are moderately speckled and soiled. Crease down edge of front cover. Front corners bent. Black lettering to spine and front of white illustrated cover. With ninety color illustrations. Clean, bright, solid. 245 pp Translated by Haruko Ward. Seventy-three kosode and kosode screens form the base of this exhibition. They are joined by 17, 20th-century kimonos which demonstrate how contemporary artists are continuing to experiment with weaving and dyeing techniques.