The japanese sword has long been surrounded by myth, admiration, and romantic imagery. Sword of the kuki samurai moves beyond legend to examine the sword as it existed within a living martial tradition shaped by discipline, strategy, responsibility, and direct experience.Written from the perspective of a lifelong practitioner, bujinkan instructor, and founder of florida budo, this book draws from more than forty years of training and study within japanese martial t...

Britain. What's that all about then?Having skewered modern life and culture in the bestselling Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?, Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur set out to uncover the deep dark truth about Britain - its history, its myths and its people.Over the course of a year they endure the Last Night of the Proms and search for a couple of pissed dragons under a hill in Wales. They witness Scotland rising again (a bit), encounter terrifying Europhobe ...

Follow Javin and Max in Mr. Newman's grocery store as the cat and the mouse find themselves in a surprisingly unlikely predicament.

An encylopedic attack on modern culture and the standard reference work for everyone who believes everything is shit. Which it is. This book brings together the very best of Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? Volumes 1 and 2.Anyone who enjoyed the first two volumes will like this book even more. Equally, anyone who didn't like those books will actually find this one hilarious and informative.

The themes explored in this novel include the generation gap, romantic and family love, extramarital relationships medical ethics and hierarchical work relationships.The story is based around the protagonist's life from his time as a child in the 60s and 70s, through to the present day. Three distinct periods are looked at: his last few years at school, his time as a trainee intensive care doctor in the mid 80s and thirdly the present day.The back-story time spent in the 60s ...

The authors of the bestselling IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT? survey the post-crash landscape. Are we better people now, or just the same people with less money?From bank bailouts to enviro-copouts; from Tory politicans listening to The Jam to celebrity credit crunch 'victims' Grant Bovey and Anthea Turner; from BNP coppers to Christian theme parks to middle-class shoppers banging on about budget supermarkets; plus everyone banging on about The Wire ...

It was shit. Then the shit hit the fan. Would someone find a way of making it worse? Of course they would! Welcome to THE SHITSHOW...'There's a lot going on these days. Trump, Brexit, Call the Midwife . . . The rise of the robots . . . The rise of Easy Peelers . . .The authors of the bestselling Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? series present an hilarious examination of the new age, asking:~Is Donald Tr...

If you hate: loft living; bar-clubs; Tony Blair; chick lit; global warming sceptics; Keane; loyalty cards; IKEA; Kabbalah; bling and Richard Curtis...... then you need IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT? - an encylopedic attack on modern culture and the standard reference work for everyone who believes everything is shit. Which it is.This book is for the large percentage of the population interested in saying NO to the phoney ideas, cretinous peop...

Bigger, badder, sharper, ruder, funnier, bestier . . . this all-new companion volume to the 2005 Christmas bestseller IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT? perfectly complements the first book to form the standard reference work on the shittiness of modern life - like a part-work, only good.Entries include: David Cameron, Lemsip, Baby Asbos, Dream homes, the Chinese Communist Party, Chefs' families, Zac Goldsmith, the Olympics, Credit cards marketed as sour...

Table Of ContentsThe Real Willie Blake by Keiko O’LearyLittle Willie Blake can’t wait to enter the world of reading all by himself. But why does Young Reader magazine contain a drawing of his own face? And why does the caption say “I am going to take your place”?Atlantic Pyramid by Michelle LoweThe flight started out as usual for flight instructor, Heath Sharp, and his student, Gavin Cole, until a sudden storm forces them to crash into the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

Unlock the potential of AI in your organization with this updated, must-read guide, and discover how to leverage AI to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and gain a competitive edge.This comprehensive guide dives into the latest AI ethics legislation, explore advanced robotics and machine learning, and discover how AI enhances human capabilities. Gain powerful insights into today’s AI applications and learn how emerging trends could reshape industries while addr...

Hans Castorp is a young man ready to start a career in shipbuilding - but before he does, he decides to visit his cousin Joachim, a patient residing at a tuberculosis sanatorium in the mountains of Switzerland. Castorp enjoys meeting and chatting with the wide array of colorful personalities living at the sanatorium, until its director delivers some bad news: Castorp, too, has symptoms of disease, and must remain at the sanatorium indefinitely. Thus begins a black comedy spanning years, in...