A fisherman's daughter in 1930s Japan rises to become a famous geisha. After training, Sayuri's virginity is sold to the highest bidder, then the school finds her a general for a patron. When he dies, she is reunited with the only man she loved.

Katie tries to help Tomohiro uncover the truth about his dark ancestry after his power to bring drawings to life starts to spiral out of control.

Hundreds of years ago, mindless giants called Titans appeared, preying on whatever humans they could find. Unable to effectively combat them, mankind was forced to barricade themselves within large walls surrounding what may be humanity's last safe haven. In the present day, life within the walls has finally found peace. But the state of tranquility is suddenly shattered by the attack of a massive 60-meter Titan. On that day, Eren Yeager makes a promise...

Documents the true story of the legendary samurai who was raised in the household of the enemies who killed his father before being sent to live in a monastery where, against the odds, he learned and perfected his fighting skills.

With a determined plan to reunite his mother and father, the 10-year-old boy named Wataru knowingly enters a fantasy realm inhabited by a goddess who has the power to change destiny. With the help of the Lizard Boy, the Cat Girl, and the Fire-breathing Dragon, Wataru faces a series of seemingly insurmountable obstacles on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. One way or another, the young hero must reach the Tower of Destiny and bring his mother and...

A tour-de-force novel set in ancient Japan filled with passion, fantasy, and feuding warlords. The first volume in the highly anticipated "Tales of the Otori" trilogy. Sixteen-year-old Takeo's village has been massacred by an evil warlord, and he is about to be slain by the men who murdered his parents and neighbors. At the last moment, his life is saved by a nobleman, who claims the boy as his kin and begins his education. But nothing is as it seems....

Describes the causes and horrible effects of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The story behind the raising of the U.S. flag on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945.

After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverent eighteen-year-old from northern California. It isn't easy being Japanese American in a small, mostly white, northern California town, being...

Discusses the social position, culture, and wartime and peacetime activities of the samurai warriors of ancient Japan.