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All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. The life is that of Philip Bowman and we see his formative experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, his post-war career as a book editor in New York, his trips to the great European cities - for publishing parties in London, romantic holidays in Paris. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, finally he meets a woman who enthrals him before setting him on a course he could never imagine for himself. James Salter's dazzling, seductive and haunting novel offers a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.

The story of a yakuza's daughter is tellingly recreated in a mature manga format, illustrated by a female Japanese manga artist in a lively and inspired fashion. A poignant and eye-opening true-life memoir, "Yakuza Moon" is a shocking yet intensely moving first-person account of one woman's experience of growing up in Japan's yakuza society. Born into the family of a wealthy yakuza boss, Shoko Tendo lived her early years in luxury. But All That Is download PDF labelled the yakuza kid, she became the victim of bullying and discrimination from teachers and classmates at school, and of her father's drunken rages at home. The family then falls into debt, and Tendo falls in with the wrong crowd. By the age of fifteen she is a gang member, by the age of eighteen a drug addict and her twenties are marked by a series of abusive and violent relationships with men. Tendo sinks lower and lower. After the death of her parents and her own attempt at suicide, she begins a tortuous, soul-searching re-evaluation of the road she has taken. An unconventional act of empowerment helps her finally take control of her life, leading to redemption and a new chance.

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Author: James Salter
Number of Pages: 304 pages
Published Date: 19 Jun 2014
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781447238270
Download Link: Click Here
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