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  Kamakura Shogunate - Samurai...

  Rolf Hedger

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  The rise of the Kamakura Shogunate marks a pivotal moment in Japanese history, transitioning from the aristocratic Heian period to the feudal system dominated by the samurai. This era began with the victory of Minamoto no Yoritomo, who, after the Genpei War (1180-1185), established a new form of governance centered in Kamakura, a small coastal town far from the imperial capital of Kyoto. 
  The Genpei War was a civil conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans, which ultimately ended with the defeat of the Taira in the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185. Minamoto no Yoritomo, the leader of the Minamoto clan, emerged as the victor, but his triumph was not simply a personal or clan-based success. Yoritomo's victory laid the foundation for a shift in the political landscape of Japan. The Taira had represented the old courtly aristocracy that governed Japan through the imperial system, but the rise of the Minamoto signaled the beginning of samurai dominance and a move toward military rule. 
  In 1192, Yoritomo was granted the title of shogun by the emperor, an act that formalized his military authority. This title, meaning "generalissimo" or "commander of the army," was traditionally given to military leaders in times of war but had never been used as the primary governing title before. This marked the official beginning of the Kamakura Shogunate, a military dictatorship that would rule Japan for over a century. Though the emperor remained the nominal ruler, Yoritomo’s power was based in Kamakura, far from the imperial court, which shifted the balance of power from the capital to the military elite.

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  The Forest of Neverhome - Where...

  R.J. Silverleaf

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  The Forest of Neverhome: Where Lost Children Go After Dark is a hauntingly mysterious realm shrouded in twilight, where shadows dance between ancient trees and whispers echo through the dense underbrush. This eerie forest is said to be a refuge for children who have vanished from the world — drawn into its depths by unseen forces once the sun dips below the horizon. Within Neverhome’s tangled maze, time blurs, and the line between reality and nightmare fades. Some say the forest holds secrets to forgotten dreams and lost innocence, while others warn it’s a place where wandering souls are trapped forever. Step carefully — once night falls, the Forest of Neverhome reveals its true nature, and those who enter may never find their way back.

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  Johnny Cash's American Recordings

  Tony Tost

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  This title offers a superb investigation of what is arguably Johnny Cash's greatest album, focusing on his enduring mythology. When Johnny Cash signed to Rick Rubin's record label in 1993, he was a country music legend who, like his fellow Highwaymen Willie, Waylon and Kris, remained a fondly regarded yet completely marginalized Nashville figure, unheard on the radio and unseen on the charts. Cash's odyssey from oldies act to folk hero pivots on his first American Recordings album, a document of almost unbearable solitude and directness. It is a singular record, an instance in which a musical giant has been granted a kind of midnight reprieve, a chance to regain and renew his legend. Tony Tost illuminates the ways in which American Recordings is the crossroads where cultural, spiritual and mythic archetypes come together in the figure of The Man in Black. Ultimately, this is a guidebook to myth and mystery, a means of apprehending the stark beauty of Cash's greatest record, the sound of a man alone and fighting for his soul, one song at a time.

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  Unleash Your Creativity in Just...

  Rich Armstrong

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  Are you feeling creatively stuck? 
  Or maybe seriously uncreative? 
  Unleash your creativity in just 10 days with the Random Word Doodle method. 
  This audiobook will transform your grey squishy thing into a creativity powerhouse through a fun and simple method called The Random Word Doodle. 
  A few years back I felt super uncreative. I was doing UI and UX work. I was bored. So I began doodling random words every day—just for 10 minutes before breakfast. 
  It changed the trajectory of my life. 
  All you need is 10 minutes a day to spark your imagination and boost your creative confidence. You don’t need drawing skills. You don’t need to be a creative professional (although, it’s also great for writers, artists, and other creative pros). All you need is a pen and a piece of paper or a notebook. 
  If you want to increase the quality and quantity of your creations, boost the number of ideas you come up with, and sharpen your mind so you can confidently take on life’s challenges, you’re in the right place. 
  There are ten short chapters in the audiobook. 
  Each chapter includes:An explanation of a different creative benefit of doodling random words.A different doodling challenge—a slightly modified version of the core Random Word Doodle exercise.10 random words to choose from. 
  The book also includes additional random words and links to generate your own random words.

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  Art Monsters - Unruly Bodies in...

  Lauren Elkin

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  Coming across the term "art monster" in Jenny Offill's 2014 novel Dept. of Speculation, Lauren Elkin was intrigued. What kinds of connections might there be between art and monstrosity, and how was it different when the artist in question was a woman? 
   
   
   
  Art Monsters is a landmark feminist intervention in the way we think about women's stories and bodies, calling attention to a radical genealogy of feminist art that not only reacts against patriarchy but redefines its own aesthetic aims. Exploring a rich lineage of visual artists, thinkers, and writers, Elkin examines the ways feminists have confronted the problem of how to tell the truth of their experiences as bodies. Queer bodies, sick bodies, raced bodies, female bodies: What are the languages of the body, and what are the materials we need to transcribe them? Above all, how can we use the notion of the feminist "art monster" to shape how we live our lives? 
   
   
   
  Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Maggie Nelson, Elkin demonstrates her power as a cultural critic in this erudite and engaging book. From Kara Walker's silhouettes to Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's trilingual masterpiece Dictee, Art Monsters daringly weaves links between disparate artists and writers, and shows that their work offers a potent defense of beauty and excess, sentiment and touch, ambiguity and opacity.

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  Art History Art Deco

  Victoria Charles

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  The Art Deco movement emerged from the remnants of a world that had been torn apart after World War I. This aesthetic movement came to embody dreams of industry and prosperity. In the whirl of the Jazz Age and frenzy of the "Roaring Twenties", the streamlined silhouette of the flapper girl was reflected in the architectural aesthetic of Art Deco the rounded curve was conquered by the androgynous straight line. Architecture, painting, furniture, and sculpture evolved into oeuvres enhanced with sharp lines and broken angles. Although short-lived, this movement still influences contemporary design today.

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