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Shibumi is a novel published in 1979, written in English by Trevanian, a pseudonym of Rodney William Whitaker. [ 1 ] Shibumi is set in the 1970s and details the struggle between the "Mother Company", a conspiracy of energy companies that secretly controls much of the western world, and a highly skilled assassin, Nicholai Hel.
Shibui (渋い) (adjective), shibumi (渋み) (subjective noun), or shibusa (渋さ) (objective noun) are Japanese words that refer to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. [1] Like other Japanese aesthetics terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui can apply to a wide variety of subjects, not just art or fashion. [2]
Satori, published in 2011, takes place in the 1950s, two decades before the 1970s action of real-world predecessor Shibumi. Unlike in Shibumi Nicholaï Hel is not presented as a man who has already established himself within the world of espionage. Instead he is a just a prisoner who acts out of necessity when he gets an unexpected chance to ...
With the Shibumi Shade, you won't have to worry about a strong gust of wind ripping it out of the sand and blowing your shade across the shore, but it needs at least 3 mph of wind to stay aloft ...
A massive manhunt for a gunman accused of killing two and injuring three, including a sheriff's deputy, ended when the suspect was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement in Florida ...
Shibui (渋い) (adjective), shibumi (渋み) (noun), or shibusa (渋さ) (noun) are Japanese words which refer to a particular aesthetic or beauty of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. Originating in the Nanbokuchō period (1336–1392) as shibushi, the term originally referred to a sour or astringent taste, such as that of an unripe ...
The Shibumi Shade offers the perks of an umbrella but without some of the annoyances that can come with it. This shade stakes into the ground, creating an upside down U-shape with the UPF 50 ...
Oriental Heroes is a popular Hong Kong–based manhua created by Tony Wong Yuk-long, a writer/artist responsible for also creating a number of other popular manhua titles.. It was created in 1970, and it continues to be published to