“hitoshi abe”

"A-Slash" is a unique and beautiful collection of architectural projects by the noted Japanese architecture studio of the same name directed by Hitoshe Abe. According to the author, "architecture is a medium" that can delicately balance phenomena that emerge as particular forces within a given proje... More

"A-Slash" is a unique and beautiful collection of architectural projects by the noted Japanese architecture studio of the same name directed by Hitoshe Abe. According to the author, "architecture is a medium" that can delicately balance phenomena that emerge as particular forces within a given proje... More

In the late 1980s, Japan was awash in seemingly unlimited wealth and rising. In 1991 the same lethal combination of risky loans, inflated stocks, and real estate speculation that created this "bubble economy" caused it to burst, plunging the country into its worst recession since World War II. New Z... More

The great Buddhist priest Kukai (774-835) introduced and established tantric -- or esoteric -- Buddhism in early ninth-century Japan. Ryuichi Abe examines this momentous religious figure and his profound influence on Japanese culture. Offering a radically new approach to the study of early religious... More

With outstanding tutorials and crystal-clear explanations, this book provides complete coverage of the field -- guiding you from basic physics to modern design applications for optical communications and photonic switching.... More

SIXTH SENSE Shinichi, an ordinary high school student, is the only one who knows that aliens have invaded Earth and are controlling the minds of thousands of unwitting victims. It's a secret too dangerous to share . . . but too big to cover up. Then Shinichi meets Kana, a brave young girl with a str... More

MONSTER Shinichi was just an ordinary high school student, until his body was invaded by a parasite, a horrifying alien being. Now Shinichi is a monster with a human face . . . and a human conscience. He is unlike anything else in the world-part man, part alien, and caught in a desperate struggle to... More