They Called Me Kenny

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The first third of this book sets the stage for the remainder of the book, beginning with Ken Marshall's enlistment in the navy at age 16. The second half of the book chronicles the experiences of many 16-year olds who couldn't wait to get into World War II. The war was not as pictured in most Hollywood movies; combat wounds were not always wounds to the flesh and blood. Many wounds were also to the psyche and to sensitive young emotions, and were not as easily treated as wounds of the flesh. Such wounds often festered inside for many decades before being diagnosed and treated.

They Called Me The Shoe : The Kenny Shoemaker Story

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They Called Me The Shoe : The Kenny Shoemaker Story
Kenny; Boyd, Lew Shoemaker
Manufacturer: Rigney Motorsports
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OM8EQ6

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They called me "the Shoe": The Kenny Shoemaker story
Kenny Shoemaker
Manufacturer: Rigney Motorsports
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Racing | Automotive | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: B0006S8TDQ

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I call him the bookmaker
Fantastic Racing Book
This is a great book.

They Called Me The Shoe
Kenny Shoemaker
Manufacturer: Rigney Motorsports
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 097098541X

Book Description

"They Called Me The Shoe" is quite possibly the best book ever published about regional stock car racing. Ride with legendary driver Kenny Shoemaker as he tells what it was like to race stock cars in the wild and wooly 50's and 60's. This 176 page book contains over 200 vintage racing action photos-many never before published-and four decades of no-holds-barred tales told in Kenny's own words.

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I call him the bookmaker.......2001-12-15

Fantastic book about Kenny Shoemaker's life and autoracing history

Fantastic Racing Book.......2001-12-15

The book was a fantastic account of Kenny Shoemaker's life and autoracing history.

This is a great book........2001-11-13

I grew up in the the Schenectady, N.Y., area and, along with my father used to watch "The Shoe" race at all the local tracks. This book captures the essence of that era, and is loaded with excellent photographs and anecdotes. Told in an entertaining and straightforward style, it is a "must-have" for anyone who is or was interested in stock car racing in the New York/New England area in the early days of NASCAR.

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Forget the Rest, This is the Marat biography to read.......2006-08-26

As the author notes in the introductory epigram, "For historians ... reactions to Marat are a touchstone of feelings about the French Revolution. (1) Jean Paul Marat has always been a polarizing historical figure. Conservative historians (e.g., Harlow Giles Unger's Lafayette biography) portray him as unflatteringly as possible, while socialist historians and leftist playwrights have romanticized his revolutionary enthusiasms.

Clifford Conner avoids these pitfalls. He is not interested in "liking or disliking Marat or of empathizing with him or not." (5) He admires historian Georges Lefebvre's still-standard and still-indispensable synthesis, and asserts that subsequent revionists have been woefully inconsistent in their evaluations of Marat's historical contributions. He exposes their allegations (e.g., Marat was a criminal, Marat was insane, Marat was a charlatan) as unwarranted and unsubstantiated.

Conner's major reassessment revolves around Marat the scientist (5 chapters) rather than just Marat the agitator and revoluionary (3 chapters). What was Marat's life before 1789? Public political activism only entailed the final four years of his life, and his martydom.

Conner's prose is crisp and jargon-free. He succeeds in filling the "void" of no new English language biographies of Marat since 1927! In an unfortunate era where some Americans bash the French for no good reason, any English-language reader the least bit interested in the initial phases of the French Revolution (1789-1793)will be enlightened by this biography of l'Ami du Peuple (the friend of the people). It's the best currently available among amazon.com's offerings on Marat.

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I wouldn't buy it again.

full of inspiring and motivating fitness info

Basic but good

Nicely written

Monica brants book

Monica Brant's Secrets to Staying Fit and Loving Life
Monica Brant
Manufacturer: Sports Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1596700688
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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Monica Brant's expertise in fitness comes from years of hard work and dedication, which have catapulted her to the top of the fitness industry. In Monica Brant's Secrets to Staying Fit and Loving Life, she shares the real-life concerns and challenges of women, providing an approachable yet super-effective method of shaping the body through exercise and nutrition. It provides several training programs for different goals and timeframes, from quick circuit workouts to intensive muscle-building regimens-all fully photo-illustrated. The book also includes a simple guide to nutrition, with meal ideas and recipes, and is packed from beginning to end with tips on self-motivation.

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I wouldn't buy it again........2007-09-07

I bought this book based on the good reviews I saw here. It's not the worst book I've ever read, but I would have rather spent that money on a new subscription to a fitness magazine, I would have definitely gotten a lot more mileage out of my dollars that way. Monica Brandt is nice and she's gone a long way in the fitness industry. I expected more from her book. There's nothing here worth paying so much for.

full of inspiring and motivating fitness info.......2007-04-12

as a christian and a fitness buff, i was delighted to read a book that touched on both! i have numerous fitness books and magazines and after reading this book i can honestly say that i read something that was new and impacted my fitness routine. yes, it is easy to understand and touches on basics but there are so many misconceptions out there that it was just what i needed. I have tried two of the recipes already and they are yummy-not like cardboard! I have never read a fitness book where the author devotes sapce to changing habits and becoming motivated. it impacted me and i was able to apply the information to my life. thanks Monica!!!!!!

Basic but good.......2006-12-28

Monica Brant is a superstar in the fitness industry. I've always admired her - she is muscular and fit, but still feminine. I've read many articles by her and about her - so I was delighted to see that she came out with a book of her own. "Monica Brant's Secrets To Staying Fit and Loving Life" is a small book but it is packed with a lot of information. Starting off with a mini-biography, we get a small glimpse into what and who (Marla Duncan) inspired her. Brant then moves on to give brief but to-the-point chapters on form, routines, nutrition, recipes and motivation. There is a good section with photos of Brant doing the exercises. Glossy pics of her magazine covers are splattered throughout the book, but it never feels like she is being narcissistic about it. At the end is a small section of Q&A.

The exercises are very basic as are the routines. If you are experienced in the gym, you may find this book a bit slim and perhaps too "easy". Newbies will be delighted though as this book pares it all down and makes it digestible. Brant has a way of taking the complication out of working out and makes you feel as if you too, can achieve fitness goals. But she is also careful to let the reader know that they need to set realistic goals for themselves as her body requires a LOT more work than the routines that she lays out in her book. If you are looking for something more serious, then I recommend that you check out Anja Langer's classic book: "Body Flex, Body Magic". But if you are just getting started or perhaps happen to be a fan of Monica Brant, then this book will suit you just fine.

Nicely written.......2006-08-24

Monica Brant has been an inspiration to me for quite some time. Although this is information that I already knew, it is always nice to read what she is doing for her own routine. A great resource for beginners and an inspiration for everyone.

Monica brants book.......2006-05-18

I was disappointed with this book. I am a personal trainer and thought I would pick up new information from such a big star in the fitness industry. This book is only for beginners to exercise.

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Unique Gourmet Flavors for the Adventurer

A Great International Culinary Tour

A go to cookbook

Great, but title is misleading

Variety and variations

All Around the World Cookbook
Sheila Lukins
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Celebrate!

Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition

The New Basics Cookbook

The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook

ASIN: 1563056364

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A culinary genius who helped change the way America eats, Sheila Lukins is the cook behind the phenomenal success of The Silver Palate Cookbooks and The New Basics Cookbook, with over 5 million copies in print. Now Sheila embarks on her first solo journey, visiting 33 countries on a cooks tour of cuisines, ingredients, and tastes. The result is pure alchemy--a new kind of American cookbook that reinterprets the best of the worlds food in 450 dazzling, original recipes. In addition, there are new wines to discover, menus to experiment with, ingredients to learn, spice cabinets to raid--and travelogues to savor. Main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club's HomeStyle Books and Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service; and selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club. 444,000 copies in print.

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Unique Gourmet Flavors for the Adventurer.......2007-10-06

This is one of my favorite books. Because every time I've made a recipe for an invitation, neither I nor my guests can stop raving about how fantastically delicious the flavors are. This is the book I refer to for great ideas, great reading, and to indulge my palate. Of special note, is the section on dinner themes for entertaining, starting on p. 171. And if you would like to see for yourself, try the following menu: Reggae Evening, which includes: Montego Red Pea Soup (one of the best soups I've ever had - complex flavors that will have your taste buds singing), Home-Style Jamaican Chicken (melts in your mouth juicy), La Bamba Rice and Rum Raisin Ice Cream (as with all homemade Ice Creams - better to eat within a few hours). This dinner is a great way to entertain a party of 6, you will be pleasantly surprised!

A Great International Culinary Tour.......2007-08-13

I enjoy cooking with this book a whole lot.
The recipes are easy to follow, the variety is nice to see, and the extra tidbits of information are a nice touch for those "armchair" cooks out there.
If you're looking for a pretty photo filled cookbook, this isn't for you, but you're into real content and excellent recipes, go for this book.
I'm especially fond of the North African and Eastern European recipes.

A go to cookbook.......2005-10-16

It isn't exactly the definitive cookbook for whatever cuisine you are looking for but the recipes are a great starting point for trying new cuisines or exploring those you currently enjoy. Every recipe I have tried has come out great. It's really good for impromptu dinners or week night suppers because the ingredients are easy to find and the recipes are easy to follow. In addition you get a nice travelogue that accompanies the various cuisines. It's basically a fun cookbook to cook from and to read.

Great, but title is misleading.......2005-09-26

I have always found Sheila Lukins' cookbooks to be excellent. While not always completely practical (but one could get around this by learning to substitute canned chicken stock for her homemade, etc.), the recipes always work, and 99% of the time they taste good.
I have tried many recipes in this cookbook since I first got it 8 or so years ago, and I have been pleased with all of them (especially her soup recipes, which are always delicious). I have made many of them for company, and my guests have always enjoyed them. (The Summer tomato risotto is a favorite recipe when the temperature here begins to rise).
That said, these are not all "authentic" recipes - this cookbook, I'm sure, was a Herculean effort in and of itself to put together, and tracking down truly authentic recipes would probably have been more work. This cookbook should really have been called "Restaurant Recipes from All Around the World and Recipes inspired by International Dishes" (or something to that effect.) If you are looking for truly authentic dishes, this is not the book to go to - I would simply pay for cookbooks by native chefs from the countries that you are interested in - but if you are interested in easy, delicious recipes by Sheila Lukins and her friends, a sort of continuation of the Silver Palate cookbook, then this is for you.

Variety and variations.......2004-09-01

Lukins satisfies any number of hankerings with a mix of modern and traditional, capped with her own American flair.

Organized by course (appetizer, soup, meat, etc) rather than by cuisine, Lukins, of "Silver Palate" fame, adapts a Chilean cooking marathon to a refreshing fresh corn and chicken chowder, journeys to the hills of Martinique for a rich curried pork, cajoles a Seville chef for the secret of dorade baked in salt.

Although she offers plenty of traditional recipes, from Magyar Goulash to Swedish Roast Goose, she's just as likely to sample something and be inspired to embellish - or simplify. Chapters are interrupted with short essays on regional wines or teas or markets. The variety is endless, variations are encouraged and every dish is guaranteed to make your mouth water.

SHEILA LUKIN'S ALL AROUND THE WORLD COOKBOOK

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SHEILA LUKIN'S ALL AROUND THE WORLD COOKBOOK
Sheila Lukin
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M0R64Q

Sheila Lukins all around th world cookbook

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Sheila Lukins all around th world cookbook
Sheila Lukins
Manufacturer: Basic Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback
ASIN: B0006S9LNI

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Take rider aids and turn them into positive rewards. This book outlines the basic concepts and tools developed by scientists and explains how they may be used by the trainer or rider to increase horse performance.

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Masterfully written discussion of the nature of beauty, form, expression; art, literature, and social sciences involved. Santayana covers the nature and materials of beauty, form, expression, and much more.

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Excellent.......2003-07-05

The philosophy of Santayana is remembered mostly by his theory of aesthetics, which is discussed in detail in this book. His aesthetic theory is basically subjective, or "psychological", and if viewed from a contemporary standpoint, somewhat at odds with current developments in neuroscience, but closer than most schools of Western philosophy. All philosophical theories of aesthetics are interesting to investigate from the standpoint of comparing them to what is said about the human aesthetic faculty in modern research in neuroscience.

As in ethics, Santayana approaches aesthetics in three different ways, namely as the exercise of the aesthetic faculty, the history of art, and the psychological. The first two do not concern the author in the book, his attention devoted entirely to the third. His intention is to remove himself from the influence of the poets and of Plato, and find the out how ideals are formed in the mind, how objects may be compared with them, what properties are shared in beautiful things, and the process by which humans become sensitive to beauty and in turn value it. He is after a definition of beauty that explains its origin in human experience, and one that explains the human capacity to be sensible of beauty and the relation between a beautiful object and its ability to excite the human senses.

The author takes a different definition of aesthetics, being one that he calls "critical" or "appreciative perception", and which results from combining a notion of criticism with that of the notion of aesthetics as a theory of perception. Santayana wanted to develop a theory of aesthetics that relies on perceptions as a judgmental, critical notion. Perceptions that are not appreciations are thus to be excluded. An aesthetic theory then deals with the "perception of values".

The author's view of religion is well-known, and his atheism rare for his time. The religious imagination he says, has resulted in creations that rival those of the poets and novelists, so much so, he says, that humans believe the content of these creations to have objective reality. The ideas of these divinities are further enhanced by the realization of their natural power, with the belief in the reality of an ideal personality bringing about its further idealization, eventually spanning many human generations. History and tradition are cast by the imagination of these deities, in which peity resides and is nourished. The author of course does not excuse the God of Christianity from this, but he acknowledges the possibility that the human conceptions of Christ and Mary may in fact have real counterparts (the evidence of this not to be explored in this work).

The author states that unless human nature undergoes radical change, the main intellectual and aesthetic value of ideas will come from the creative acts of imagination. If human perceptions are not connected with human pleasures, there would be no need to look at things, no interest in them at all, and no importance would be imputed to them. It is indeed amazing how many ideas, thought to be rational, logical, or abstract, actually fit in with the author's aesthetic worldview. Concepts and results in science and mathematics in particular, after their discovery, are sometimes thought of as having their origin in logic and reason. But it was the keen human imagination that brought them about: a grand interplay of intuition and playfullness. Ugly ideas are not permissible: only the most beautiful survive...and oddly, and most interestingly, it is these that usually seem to work the best, and transcend the context in which they were discovered.

Psychological theory of beauty.......2001-03-26

In this book, Santayana rejects the Platonic conception of beauty is an intrinsic characteristic of a thing, and argues for beauty that exists only in the mind (and senses, hence the title) of the viewer. The pleasure that beauty gives its audience is universal, but what is beautiful is not universal across audiences. That may be old hat to us, but wasn't quite so old hat in his time. Santayana enumerates various types of beauty, and relates each to the pleasure it gives its audience. Santayana even claims that some of our other preferences -- for example, for youth over age -- are fundamentally aesthetic in nature.

The argument is Santayanaesque, and thus not exactly rigorous. A lot of the physiology ("Psychology is always physiological," he writes) is hokey to our "modern" medical minds. Some of the digressions seem to be just him taking the opportunity to say something clever, rather than advancing the main argument in any way.

Still, Santayana is a virtuoso of putting together large, complex "big think" arguments, and he writes subtly and beautifully. This book is worth it, even if only to see Santayana doing what he does best: arguing broadly and forcefully, this time for a new conception of aesthetics.

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El sentido de la belleza/ The Sense of Beauty: Un Esbozo De Teoria Estetica/ Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory (Filosofia Y Ensayo/ Philosophy and Essay)
George Santayana
Manufacturer: Tecnos
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 8430932992

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The Sense of Beauty Being the Outline of Aesthetic Theory
George Santayana
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OMEIEI

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The Sense of Beauty Being the outline of Aesthetic Theory
George Santayana
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000L23Z7W

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This Dover edition, first published in 1955, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1896.

THE SENSE OF BEAUTY BEING THE OUTLINES OF AESTHETIC THEORY

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THE SENSE OF BEAUTY BEING THE OUTLINES OF AESTHETIC THEORY

Manufacturer: Charles Scribners
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HYW9AI

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The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
George Santayana
Manufacturer: Modern Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OT0T2Q

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The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
George Santayana
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UENYMW

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The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory

Manufacturer: Modern Library
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GG0D8C

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THE SENSE OF BEAUTY Being The Outlines of Aesthetic Theory.
George Santayana.
Manufacturer: NY: Scribner's, 1896.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KIMMXU

Sense of Beauty: Being the Outline of Aesthetic Theory

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Sense of Beauty: Being the Outline of Aesthetic Theory
George Santayana
Manufacturer: Dover
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UF9JDO

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Learning to Live the Love We Promise
Lewis B. Smedes
Manufacturer: Shaw
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0877884684
Release Date: 2001-03-20

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Each one of us enjoys deep relationships held together by an invisible cord called commitment, and every important community depends on the strength of that unseen cord. At times, we find it a joy to keep our commitments. At others, it seems difficult–even impossible–to honor those spoken and unspoken pledges.

If you deeply desire to make and keep commitments…

If you want insight into what makes relationships work–
or to learn what to do when a relationship is in crisis…

If you feel trapped by a bad commitment and wonder if you can
experience grace and a new beginning…

Best-selling author Lewis Smedes offers insights that will profoundly affect the way you interact with and relate to others. Find out what you and those you love can gain from committed relationships; discover how to cope when someone close to you breaks your trust; and determine which, if any, relationships should continue forever–as well as how you can make these relationships last–in Learning to Live the Love We Promise.

Caring & Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise

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Caring & Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise
Lewis B. Smedes
Manufacturer: Harpercollins (Mm)
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ASIN: 0061042153

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Caring & Commitment - Learning To Live The Love We Promise
Lewis B. Smedes
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JZZIQC

Caring and Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise

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Caring and Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise
Lewis B. Smedes
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ASIN: 0060674229

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This digital document is an article from Renaissance Quarterly, published by Renaissance Society of America on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 717 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Flight of Icarus: Artisan Autobiography in Early Modern Europe.(Review)
Author: Jr., Samuel Cohn
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: Renaissance Society of America
Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Page: 256

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One of 3 best books on Japan today.......2000-06-16

Of Richie's many excellent books, this is probably the best,and certainly one of the two or three best books about Japan andJapanese people today. A vision of Japan through precise, intimate portraits of ordinary and extraordinary Japanese people. A moving work that is both fine and great.

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