Asia Shock and Divining the Asian Zodiac in Midwest Book Review
Asia Shock by Patrick Galloway receives a glowing review in the
Midwest Book Review's March 2007 "Library Bookwatch":
Written by multinational traveler and lifelong student of Asian film
culture and philosophy Patrick Galloway, Asia Shock: Horror and Dark
Cinema from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand is a movie buff's
guide to the horror and shock cinema of the far east. Asia Shock is
not a comprehensive encyclopedia of all films in the genre, but rather
a "reviewer's choice" of top shocking picks, some with in-depth
reviews and some with capsule reviews, nearly all with extensive notes
on unique cultural paradigms, viewing tips, and genre considerations.
Focusing on over 50 critical and fan-favorite gory, chilling, and
startling Asian horror movies, Asia Shock is the connoisseur's
definitive guide to the classics of this pop-culture genre.
Divining the Asian Zodiac by Fumio Shiozawa is featured in the Midwest
Book Review's March 2007 "Wisconsin Bookwatch":
Divining the Asian Zodiac: Ancient Guide to Life And Love" is a
full-color, in-depth exploration of Asian astrology that includes the
use of horoscopes, personality profiles, compatibility charts, and
Zodiac animal fables. Based on the work of ancient astrologers who
invented the Asian zodiac because they held that each human being has
a destiny that guides th way we feel and act, this metaphysical
divination system sought to explain the influence of birth years in
the forms of animals and their related folklore. Through the pages of
"Divining The Asian Zodiac", Shiozawa seeks to aid his readers in
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