Fairy Tales from Japan by Grace James is a timeless collection of traditional Japanese folktales, that captures the spirit, wisdom, and beauty of Japan’s storytelling heritage. Carefully retold for younger readers, the book features enchanting tales of brave children, magical creatures, talking animals, and benevolent spirits, drawn from rural legends and oral traditions. Stories like "The Boy Who Drew Cats" and "The Stone-Mason’s Dream" blend wonder with moral clarity, reflecting values o...

"Japanese Fairy Tales" by Grace James presents a captivating collection of traditional stories rooted in Japanese literature and folklore. Grace James masterfully brings to life a rich tapestry of cultural heritage, weaving together enchanting fairy tales, mythical creatures, and age-old legends. Within the pages of this anthology, readers embark on a journey through the depths of Japanese mythology, encountering supernatural creatures and exploring moral lessons embedded within each narra...

A young Pacific Island woman's true coming-of-age story takes the reader from a vanishing small island state to rural Philippine villages and ends in an American jail.She and other detainees share a life inside walls few have ever entered. Narratives of survival, rooted faiths stronger than the concrete that incarcerates them, will shock, awe, and inspire the reader as the women wait for their cases to be heard.Icons for all domestic violence survivors, faith followers, and...

Grace James's Japanese Fairy Tales gathers traditional narratives of enchantment, moral testing, transformation, and wonder, presenting such figures as grateful animals, brave children, spirits, demons, and divine beings within a lucid Edwardian prose style. The collection belongs to the early twentieth-century Anglophone fascination with Japanese art and literature, yet its tales retain the compact elegance, symbolic clarity, and ethical resonance of oral folklore. Illustrated in many edi...

Why is the law failing to protect pregnant workers and parents from detrimental treatment in the workplace? This theoretically informed book, which draws on the findings of a large scale, Nuffield Foundation funded, study of pregnancy-related workplace disputes, explores the legal regulation of pregnancy and parenting in the labour market.Using an epistemology that draws primarily on critical feminist debates, theories and critiques, the book adopts a necessarily female standpoint ...

Classic European fairy tales are familiar to many, but fewer readers are acquainted with tales from faraway lands. This charming anthology of thirty tales and legends from Japan are as unique and delightfully intriguing today as they were when first published.Author Grace James selected the stories from many sources—the Ko-ji-ki, or Record of Ancient Matters, which contains the mythology of Japan, as well as tales told from memory and handed down from generation to generati...

In this entrancing collection, author Grace James brings together an array of Japanese folk tales and fairy tales, all rendered in exquisitely lyrical language. If you're fascinated by the folk traditions of different world cultures, be sure to add The Moon Maiden to your list.

Long ago, as I’ve heard tell, there dwelt at the temple of Morinji, in the Province of Kotsuke, a holy priest. Now there were three things about this reverend man. First, he was wrapped up in meditations and observances and forms and doctrines. He was a great one for the Sacred Sutras, and knew strange and mystical things. Then he had a fine exquisite taste of his own, and nothing pleased him so much as the ancient tea ceremony of the Cha-no-yu; and for the third thing about him, he knew b...

We all wish people would be nicer to one another, treat others with respect, and be good to fellow neighbors. But who knows how to go about doing that these days? The Good Deed Guide has all the answers.Learn To:• Help Someone Cross the Street• Start a Neighborhood Watch• Help a Friend Quit Smoking• Jump-Start a CarThis fully illustrated handbook provides clear step-by-step directions for becoming a better neighbor, a better friend, and...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What is true love? In a world where love is often misunderstood and distorted, discover the profound truths of love as defined in the Bible.What is Love: A Biblical Perspective explores the many facets of love—from God’s unconditional agape to the brotherly bond of philia, romantic eros, and the familial storge. This transformative guide offers both theological insights and practical wisdom on living out love in everyday life.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if a name held the power to alter destinies? Transformations: A Journey Through Biblical Name Changes takes readers on an eye-opening exploration of the profound significance behind the names and identity shifts recorded in the Bible.From Abram becoming Abraham to Saul’s transformation into Paul, each name change represents a pivotal moment of faith, purpose, or divine intervention. Through carefully researched narratives a...

What if a name held the power to alter destinies? Transformations: A Journey Through Biblical Name Changes takes readers on an eye-opening exploration of the profound significance behind the names and identity shifts recorded in the Bible.From Abram becoming Abraham to Saul's transformation into Paul, each name change represents a pivotal moment of faith, purpose, or divine intervention. Through carefully researched narratives and insightful reflections, this book uncovers the deep...