Minnesota Books

The full table of contents for this book is as follows:

INTRODUCTION
by Christopher Bolton, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., and Takayuki Tatsumi

PART I--PROSE SCIENCE FICTION

Chapter 1. Horror and Machines in Prewar Japan: The Mechanical Uncanny in Yumeno Kyûsaku's Dogura magura
by Miri Nakamura

Chapter 2. Has the Empire Sunk Yet?--The Pacific in Japanese Science Fiction
by Thomas Schnellbächer

Chapter 3. Alien Spaces and Alien Bodies in Japanese Women's Science Fiction
by Kotani Mari (Translated by Miri Nakamura)

Chapter 4. SF as Hamlet: Science Fiction and Philosophy
by Azuma Hiroki (Translated by Miri Nakamura)

Chapter 5. Tsutsui Yasutaka and the Multimedia Performance of Authorship
by William O. Gardner

PART II--SCIENCE FICTION ANIMATION

Chapter 6. When the Machines Stop: Fantasy, Reality and Terminal Identity in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain
by Susan J. Napier

Chapter 7. The Mecha's Blind Spot: Patlabor 2 and the Phenomenology of Anime
by Christopher Bolton

Chapter 8. Words of Alienation, Words of Flight: Loanwords in Science Fiction Anime
by Naoki Chiba and Hiroko Chiba

Chapter 9. Sex and the Single Cyborg: Japanese Popular Culture Experiments in Subjectivity
by Sharalyn Orbaugh

Chapter 10. Invasion of the Women Snatchers: The Problem of A-Life and the Uncanny in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
by Livia Monnet

Chapter 11. Otaku Sexuality
by Saitô Tamaki (with an introduction by Kotani Mari)

Afterword. A Very Soft Time Machine: From Translation to Transfiguration
by Takayuki Tatsumi

It's a wonderful book of romantic bed and breakfast inns and intimate places to stay and dine in Minnesota to rekindle your romance.

This is one of few products available that is translated into Hmong. I am constantly looking for more materials for my students. This is one we will use again and again. It is a classic story that is connected to Hmong speakers with the interpretation on the printed page!

The collaboration of John-Brian Paprock & Teresa Peneguy Paprock, Sacred Sites Of Minnesota impressively presents approximately 350 sites throughout Minnesota that have a spiritual or sacred connotation, including retreat centers, churches, temples, cemeteries, effigy mounds, and more. Black-and-white photographs, capsule histories, descriptions, directions, contact information and more fill the pages of this unique travel guide which is very highly recommended -- especially for vacationers or native residents looking for a truly memorable excursion into the metaphysical resources of this Midwestern state.

Auerbach, who has remained in print via his magisterial work Mimesis, also wrote this collection of essays. In Scenes from the Drama of European Literature he manages to approach the scope of the denser Mimesis by addressing, not individual works, but great themes. He addresses some of the key artistic issues of Western literature. This book is literally worth hundreds of other books which attempt to deal with the same issues, but without the profundity, insight, and expository brilliance of Auerbach. Auerbach was one of the great literary scholars of a generation ago, surviving exemplars of which today include a short list such as Theodore Ziolkowski and Harold Bloom. This book should be required reading for anyone embarking on the systematic study of Western literature

This survey of women's fashion issues in 1930s Hollywood provides a fine social history of 1930s film style, survey the impact of female celebrities on fashion and showing how Hollywood used actresses as models during a time of social change. Screen Style explores changes in fashion marketing approaches during the 1930s and is a recommended pick for students of fashion history.

"John Rood tells in this book how to make, how to understand, and how to use wood sculpture. A talented artist himself and a former professor of art at the University of Minnesota, he provides excellent guidance and inspiration for the layman, the student, or the established sculptor, giving detailed instructions inclear and simple language about tools and methods. The text is enhanced by 133 photographic illustrations showing techniques and examples of wood sculpture."--from back cover

"This is a how-to-do-it work if the best kind, one which inspires deep respect for the craft of all wood-carving."--Art Digest

Chapters include: Art is What You Make It, Wood as Material for the Sculptor, Ideas and Subject Matter, Tools and Their Care, Rasps for Carving in the Round, Carving a Head, Carving in Low Relief, Finishing, and How to Use Sculpture. This last chapter shows ways of placing and displaying sculpture, giving you a different feeling in each setting.

Even if you aren't a woodcarver or sculptor, you will fall in love with John Rood's art, as illustrated in this both practical and philosphical guide.

I have been searching for my ancestors for approx 2 years. I borrowed this book from a friend and found that it had so much information in it that I had to purchase it. It gave me information on more places to search along with information on items in history that I hadn't thought of. This book is a big help!

This was an amazing book! It made me want to run out and buy seeds so I could start my own project. The book was wonderful but the best part was the section on Laura Melnick and Mark Dahlager. Their creativity is incredible and surpassed by none. Buy this book now!

This book was required as part of my first master's level course. I was hooked from the beginning! Ms. Ellison's style of teaching is beneficial to all students. She works hard ensure that her students are achieving. She gives many examples of practical classroom exercises that she uses and that others could easily implement.
How I wish we lived in her school district!