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22nd Century Samurai is a book following the Cyber Trilogy concentrating on the children of the main character in the Cyber trilogy.
The book is written in three parts with each part dedicated to the accomplishments and chosen direction each takes in their lives. Each child was directed by their parents to follow what they loved instead of an income, if it led to wealth, it would only happen if they loved what path they chose to make as a career....
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"The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike to the kabuki retellings of the 47 Ronin. This legacy remains with us today in the legendary Akira Kurosawa films, the shoguns of HBO's Westworld, and countless...
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Ghost can become invisible, Cormac can run up walls, and Kate can talk to animals -- all talents that make them perfect recruits for the Black Lotus, a training school for the ninjas who are sworn to protect the world from the evil Samurai-run Empire and its plot to find the Moon Sword, a dangerous, powerful weapon in sixteenth-century Japan.
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229 pages ; 22 cm.
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"In addition to training to be a super hero, Katana also follows the noble warrior traditions of the Samurai. Now an unknown source has given her the responsibility of guarding a hundred ancient Samurai swords -- but why her, and for what purpose? With the help of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Miss Martian, and some of her other super friends, she intends to find out"--
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301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
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Tao the little samurai volume 1
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63 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"Tao is a student at master Snow's martial arts school. With his friends Rayi and Lee and his not-girlfriend Kat, he tries to follow the teachings of martial arts masters--or, more often, finds a way around the masters' advice"--
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Tao the little samurai volume 3
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53 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"Tao is a fearless samurai apprentice studying to become a virtuoso martial artist. But when you're naturally good at pranks, practical jokes, and other silly antics (including trying to teach kung fu moves to the big, lazy cat, Bruce Lee), it's hard to concentrate on learning how to slay dragons"--
11) Smoke in the sun
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408 pages ; 22 cm.
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"Mariko must uncover deception in the imperial court and rescue Okami, while preparing for her nuptials"--
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Shinobi mystery volume 2
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"Master ninja Hiro Hattori is trying to sleep when he has an unexpected visit from his friend Kazu, a fellow shinobi and member of the same ninja clan working undercover at the shogunate. Kazu says that Saburo, the Shogun's cousin, has been stabbed to death within the walls of the Shogun's palace with Kazu's dagger, and that though he is innocent, he fears he will be blamed for the murder. He begs Hiro's help in escaping the city. But before he can...
13) The bamboo sword
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In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Little Kunoichi, a young ninja in training, is frustrated. Inspired by tiny Chibi Samurai's practice and skills, she works harder than ever--and makes a friend. Together, they show the power of perseverance, hard work, and cooperation when they wow the crowd at the Autumn Festival"--
16) Fresh ink
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187 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"An anthology featuring award-winning diverse authors about diverse characters. Short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play explore such topics as gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty, and range in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance"--
17) Why we swim
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277 pages ; 22 cm
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"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"--
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249 pages ; 22 cm.
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"Autumn, 1565: When an actor's daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto's Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim's only hope for justice. As political tensions rise in the wake of the shogun's recent death, and rival warlords threaten war, the Kyoto police forbid an investigation of the killing, to keep the peace--but Hiro has a personal connection to the girl, and must avenge her. The secret investigation...
20) The Yid: a novel
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"Moscow, February 1953. A week before Stalin's death, his final pogrom, "one that would forever rid the Motherland of the vermin, " is in full swing. Three government goons arrive in the middle of the night to arrest Solomon Shimonovich Levinson, an actor from the defunct State Jewish Theater. But Levinson, though an old man, is a veteran of past wars, and his shocking response to the intruders sets in motion a series of events both zany and deadly...
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