Subject(s): Medoruma, Shun, 1960- -- Criticism and interpretation | World War, 1939-1945 -- Literature and the war | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan Okinawa Island | War in literature | Psychic trauma in literature | Collective memory in literature | Okinawa-ken (Japan) -- In literature Summary: "As one of Okinawa's most insi

Subject(s): Success in business | Creative ability in business | Simplicity Summary: "6 simple principles for winning in an age of excess everythingMarket leaders know that success today depends upon the ability to create social value and personal engagement through the removal from offerings of anything deemed excessive, wasteful, unnecess

Subject(s): Architecture -- Environmental aspects Summary: "Humans are the largest environmental force on the planet, making this a new geologic era: The Anthropocene. As architects and designers, we struggle to reconcile the ever increasing environmental, humanitarian, and technological demands placed on our projects. Here, for the first t

Subject(s): Success in business | Success | Self-management (Psychology) Summary: We live in an "escalator world" filled with shortcuts, quick fixes, and distractions that make it all too easy to slide into procrastination, compromise, and mediocrity. How do successful people stay focused and achieve results? Learn to tackle the work th

Subject(s): Geospatial data | Cloud computing Summary: "A computing cloud is a set of network enabled services, providing scalable, inexpensive computing platforms on demand, which can be accessed in a simple way. This book helps its readers understand the process of how to deploy and customize geospatial applications onto clouds, as well a

Subject(s): Memory disorders -- Fiction | Terrorism -- Fiction -- United States | Attempted assassination -- Fiction | Presidents -- Fiction -- United States | Memory -- Fiction | Technological innovations -- Fiction | Terrorists -- Fiction Summary: When an experimental memory-modification device goes awry and affects the president of the Unite

Subject(s): Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East Summary: "The Middle East has been the centerpiece of American foreign policy for decades. As President Barack Obama faces continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nuclear debate in Iran and the ever-present Israeli-Palestin

Subject(s): Money -- History | Money -- Philosophy Summary: "Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extr

Subject(s): Iran -- History Summary: In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons--for its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear programme, and controversial role in the Middle East--but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This ... history of Iran ... c

Subject(s): Business presentations | iPad (Computer) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "Create innovative presentations with the world's greatest communication tool. Killer Presentations with Your iPad enables presenters of all levels to ditch their tired old slides and bullet points and, instead, reimagine and reinvent their presenta