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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A newspaper receives a letter from a man claiming to have been murdered - it's impossible but the truth is not so simple; five strangers who share the same initials are invited to spend the night in a luxury hotel but one of them is a murderer. The 12 stories in this book will lead you through dramatic twists and unexpected turns. The legendary Ellery Queen selected these stories by award-winning Japanese authors from among many thousands published in postwar Japan. Each story features an unusual crime and a complex set of clues investigated by a diverse and colorful cast of characters that includes a calculating inspector, a tenacious journalist, and a determined scientist. The stories include: 'Perfectly Lovely Ladies' by Kawabata Award winner Yasutaka Tsutsui: Eight women fight the high cost of living using violent means but will they get away with murder 'The Cooperative Defendant' by Akutagawa Prize winner Seicho Matsumoto: After a man confesses to a killing, he retracts his confession and accuses the detectives of coercion. But who is right? 'Devil of a Boy' by Edogawa Rampo Prize winner Seiichi Morimura: A schoolboy may still be very young but he is as sinister as the most hardened of criminals.or is someone else involved? 'The Kindly Blackmailer' by Mystery Writers of Japan Award winner Kyotaro Nishimura: A man involved in a fatal hit-and-run is blackmailed by a mysterious witness. Who is this enigmatic stranger? A newspaper receives a letter from a man claiming to have been murdered - it's impossible but the truth is not so simple; five strangers who share the same initials are invited to spend the night in a luxury hotel but one of them is a murderer. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Wabi sabi, the quintessential Japanese design aesthetic, is quickly gaining popularity around the world. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. Wabi sabi, the quintessential Japanese design aesthetic, is quickly gaining popularity around the world.Taken from the Japanese words wabi , which translates to less is more, and sabi Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Old Capital is of one of the three works for which Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Set in Kyoto - the old capital of Japan for a thousand years - this lyric novel traces the life of Chieko, the beloved adopted daughter of a kimono designer and his wife. Believing that she had been kidnapped by the couple as a baby, Chieko learns one day that she was instead a foundling, left abandoned on a doorstep. Happy with her adopted parents, however, her security and contentment remain undisturbed until an answered prayer at the famous Yasaka Shrine dramatically alters the course of her life. 'Kawabata's novels are among the most affecting and original works of our time.' - Ivan Morris'Yasunari Kawabata.weaves in countless quintessentially Japanese motifs, from the Bamboo Cutting Ceremony and the Imperial Offering of Cucumbers. Suddenly, though, in the middle of all this, a Sony radio starts to chatter, and the story's elegiac, and prophetic, depth is doubled.' - The New Yorker Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Furoshiki, the Japanese craft of wrapping with fabric, is a time-honoured art form that embodies the wabi-sabi philosophy of 'reduce, reuse and recycle'.Wrap a gift, cover a vase, embellish a handbag - or make one! Wrapping With Fabric shows you 40 beautiful things to do with a piece of cloth and a couple of basic knots. More than this, it explains the philosophy behind the 'one time, many uses' Furoshiki fabric, the Japanese etiquette of colour and the history of a craft that has been passed down through many generations and remains a fun and useful practice.Wrapping With Fabric shows you attractive, eco-friendly ways to:Wrap books, flowers - just about anything from wine bottles to artworks!Bundle up a picnic lunchMake a handbag or tote bagUse fabrics to beautify vases, tissue boxes and more! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The sweep of Japanese literature in its infinite variety and unusual beauty from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century is the focus of this impressive volume. Every genre and style of Japanese literature, from the somber beauty of Noh plays to the eroticism of seventeenth century novels is included. Other offerings include poetry and haiku, folktales and legends. The translations have been chosen not only for their accuracy but also their readability as English prose and poetry. Donald Keene's informative Introduction traces links between the various works, some of which may be foreign to Western readers. The result is a thorough and fascinating insight into the literature and culture of classical Japan. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Age range 5-10Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book AwardEmbark on an exciting manga pop-up adventure through Tokyo - the world's largest city!Follow Chico, a young American boy, and his mischievous cat Neko as they navigate the streets and famous sights of Tokyo. On arriving in Tokyo, while visiting the city's famous Senso-ji Temple, Chico nods off due to jetlag. Neko gets bored and decides to go sightseeing on her own. Then, the race is on - as a panicked Chico chases his cat across the city! In the process, they pass through Tokyo's most iconic landmarks, each with its own interactive and manga pop-up fun:POP-UP Senso-ji in Asakusa - Tokyo's ancient Buddhist temple, where the adventure beginsPOP-UP A rousing Sumo match still in progressPOP-UP Bustling Shinjuku Station, where riders get stuffed into subway cars by professional 'pushers'POP-UP Tokyo Skytree tower, the tallest structure in Japan, where poor Neko has a very close call!The base of iconic Mt. Fuji, where the adventure has a happy conclusion!Educational and entertaining in equal measure, this delightful manga pop-up book will be treasured by young and old readers alike. It makes a fantastic gift or carry-on for anyone planning a visit to Japan. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Izu Dancer, Yasunari Kawabata's first work to bring him recognition as a writer, is a novella about six Izu Peninsula travellers. As the six travellers journey together, intimacy develops and friendship overcomes class differences. Capturing the shy eroticism of adolescence, The Izu Dancer is a charming picture of the times. Yasushi Inoue's The Counterfeiter, although set in modern times, poses universal questions that transcend culture and era. Obasute and The Full Moon both explore themes of separation, loneliness and isolation. Through the gloomy tales, Inoue's compassion shines, revealing yet another aspect of an author known for his vivid precision and economy of words. The Izu Dancer , Yasunari Kawabata's first work to bring him recognition as a writer, is a novella about six Izu Peninsula travellers. As the six travellers journey together, intimacy develops and friendship overcomes class differences. Capturing the shy eroticism of adolescence, The Izu Dancer is a charming picture of the times. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The most comprehensive publication of Kodojin beautiful and mysterious a collection of more than 100 paintings with the English translations of his inscribed Chinese poems. The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin is the first publication in English to offer an in-depth examination of Kodojin's life, painting, and poetry. This fully illustrated publication draws from institutions and private collections worldwide, and is the result of fifteen years of extensive research into almost eight hundred works of inscribed poetry, literati landscapes, brush paintings and calligraphy. A beautiful and contemplative look into the world of Kodojin, this coveted edition accompanies a special exhibition held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) was a multifaceted artist, recognised for his poetry, painting and calligraphy, and is one of a handful of artists who continued the tradition of Japanese literati painting (nanga) into the twentieth century. Kodojin's painting style is characterized by bizarrely shaped mountain forms rendered in vivid color or monochromatic ink, often with a solitary scholar enjoying the expansive beauty of nature and bits of inscribed poetry. Creating over 700 works in his lifetime, he also made simple paintings of plants and flowers in his dramatic brushwork, and distinctive literati landscapes. Kodojin literally means "Old Taoist" which seems to reflect the path he chose of resilience of an old tradition facing new conditions and new challenges, and is theme felt throughout his art. There is both beauty and mystery in his life and work, and his landscapes can be rich in costly green and blue pigments, detailed layers of ink shading and strokes, or purely abstract. Unique, mysterious and distinctively expressive, The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin offers an unprecedented walk through the Old Taoist's mind, sure to both surprise and enlighten the curious reader, scholar, or literati enthusiast. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the uncontested master of the short story in modern Japanese literature, the stories in this anthology are perfect examples of the decadent aesthetic, with the gorgeous and the grotesque, the splendid and the sordid intertwining in highly polished prose. Among them are 'The Hell Screen' a story comprising qualities of horror, the grotesque, and the macabre; 'A Clod of Soil,' a provocative tale of the relationship of an old woman and her ambitious daughter-in-law; 'Nezumi-Kozo (The Japanese Robin Hood)', a humorous and delightfully sardonic account of an experience on Kyoto Road one stormy nights; 'Genkaku-Sanbo,' a psychological study of an old man's acceptance of the inevitability of death and his striving to speed it along; 'The Spider's Thread,' a delicately written fable illustrating the Buddhist concept of the state of harmony which exits between Nature and Gautama Buddha in Paradise; and 'The Nose,' in which a Buddhism monk finds life difficult with his oversized nose. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the uncontested master of the short story in modern Japanese literature, the stories in this anthology are perfect examples of the decadent aesthetic, with the gorgeous and the grotesque, the splendid and the sordid intertwining in highly polished prose. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this thorough and fascinating volume, Donald Keene introduces his readers to the sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety and unusual beauty, from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century. Although Keene is careful to point out that 'the book.neither a systematic outline nor a work of reference, but a highly personal appreciation of certain aspects of Japanese literature which I believe to be of especial interest to the Western reader,' every genre and style, from the somber beauty of Noh plays to the eroticism of seventeenth century novels, is included. The translations have been chosen not only for their accuracy but also for their readability as English prose and poetry. A brief but informative introduction is followed by four essays, on 'Japanese Poetry,' 'The Japanese Theater,' 'The Japanese Novel,' and 'Japanese Literature under Western Influence,' which collectively provide both a succinct history of the literature and culture of classical Japan and a guide to critical understanding. The book's excellence has long been established, and its numerous reprinting, including the current edition, attest to its enduring appeal. In this thorough and fascinating volume, Donald Keene introduces his readers to the sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety and unusual beauty, from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Wabi sabi, the quintessential Japanese design aesthetic, is quickly gaining popularity around the world. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. Wabi sabi, the quintessential Japanese design aesthetic, is quickly gaining popularity around the world.Taken from the Japanese words wabi , which translates to less is more, and sabi Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Old Capital is of one of the three works for which Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Set in Kyoto - the old capital of Japan for a thousand years - this lyric novel traces the life of Chieko, the beloved adopted daughter of a kimono designer and his wife. Believing that she had been kidnapped by the couple as a baby, Chieko learns one day that she was instead a foundling, left abandoned on a doorstep. Happy with her adopted parents, however, her security and contentment remain undisturbed until an answered prayer at the famous Yasaka Shrine dramatically alters the course of her life. 'Kawabata's novels are among the most affecting and original works of our time.' - Ivan Morris'Yasunari Kawabata.weaves in countless quintessentially Japanese motifs, from the Bamboo Cutting Ceremony and the Imperial Offering of Cucumbers. Suddenly, though, in the middle of all this, a Sony radio starts to chatter, and the story's elegiac, and prophetic, depth is doubled.' - The New Yorker Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A newspaper receives a letter from a man claiming to have been murdered - it's impossible but the truth is not so simple; five strangers who share the same initials are invited to spend the night in a luxury hotel but one of them is a murderer. The 12 stories in this book will lead you through dramatic twists and unexpected turns. The legendary Ellery Queen selected these stories by award-winning Japanese authors from among many thousands published in postwar Japan. Each story features an unusual crime and a complex set of clues investigated by a diverse and colorful cast of characters that includes a calculating inspector, a tenacious journalist, and a determined scientist. The stories include: 'Perfectly Lovely Ladies' by Kawabata Award winner Yasutaka Tsutsui: Eight women fight the high cost of living using violent means but will they get away with murder 'The Cooperative Defendant' by Akutagawa Prize winner Seicho Matsumoto: After a man confesses to a killing, he retracts his confession and accuses the detectives of coercion. But who is right? 'Devil of a Boy' by Edogawa Rampo Prize winner Seiichi Morimura: A schoolboy may still be very young but he is as sinister as the most hardened of criminals.or is someone else involved? 'The Kindly Blackmailer' by Mystery Writers of Japan Award winner Kyotaro Nishimura: A man involved in a fatal hit-and-run is blackmailed by a mysterious witness. Who is this enigmatic stranger? A newspaper receives a letter from a man claiming to have been murdered - it's impossible but the truth is not so simple; five strangers who share the same initials are invited to spend the night in a luxury hotel but one of them is a murderer. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Furoshiki, the Japanese craft of wrapping with fabric, is a time-honoured art form that embodies the wabi-sabi philosophy of 'reduce, reuse and recycle'.Wrap a gift, cover a vase, embellish a handbag - or make one! Wrapping With Fabric shows you 40 beautiful things to do with a piece of cloth and a couple of basic knots. More than this, it explains the philosophy behind the 'one time, many uses' Furoshiki fabric, the Japanese etiquette of colour and the history of a craft that has been passed down through many generations and remains a fun and useful practice.Wrapping With Fabric shows you attractive, eco-friendly ways to:Wrap books, flowers - just about anything from wine bottles to artworks!Bundle up a picnic lunchMake a handbag or tote bagUse fabrics to beautify vases, tissue boxes and more! Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The sweep of Japanese literature in its infinite variety and unusual beauty from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century is the focus of this impressive volume. Every genre and style of Japanese literature, from the somber beauty of Noh plays to the eroticism of seventeenth century novels is included. Other offerings include poetry and haiku, folktales and legends. The translations have been chosen not only for their accuracy but also their readability as English prose and poetry. Donald Keene's informative Introduction traces links between the various works, some of which may be foreign to Western readers. The result is a thorough and fascinating insight into the literature and culture of classical Japan. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Wabi sabi, the quintessential Japanese design aesthetic, is quickly gaining popularity around the world. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence. Wabi sabi, the quintessential Japanese design aesthetic, is quickly gaining popularity around the world.Taken from the Japanese words wabi , which translates to less is more, and sabi Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Age range 5-10Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book AwardEmbark on an exciting manga pop-up adventure through Tokyo - the world's largest city!Follow Chico, a young American boy, and his mischievous cat Neko as they navigate the streets and famous sights of Tokyo. On arriving in Tokyo, while visiting the city's famous Senso-ji Temple, Chico nods off due to jetlag. Neko gets bored and decides to go sightseeing on her own. Then, the race is on - as a panicked Chico chases his cat across the city! In the process, they pass through Tokyo's most iconic landmarks, each with its own interactive and manga pop-up fun:POP-UP Senso-ji in Asakusa - Tokyo's ancient Buddhist temple, where the adventure beginsPOP-UP A rousing Sumo match still in progressPOP-UP Bustling Shinjuku Station, where riders get stuffed into subway cars by professional 'pushers'POP-UP Tokyo Skytree tower, the tallest structure in Japan, where poor Neko has a very close call!The base of iconic Mt. Fuji, where the adventure has a happy conclusion!Educational and entertaining in equal measure, this delightful manga pop-up book will be treasured by young and old readers alike. It makes a fantastic gift or carry-on for anyone planning a visit to Japan. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Furoshiki, the Japanese craft of wrapping with fabric, is a time-honoured art form that embodies the wabi-sabi philosophy of 'reduce, reuse and recycle'.Wrap a gift, cover a vase, embellish a handbag - or make one! Wrapping With Fabric shows you 40 beautiful things to do with a piece of cloth and a couple of basic knots. More than this, it explains the philosophy behind the 'one time, many uses' Furoshiki fabric, the Japanese etiquette of colour and the history of a craft that has been passed down through many generations and remains a fun and useful practice.Wrapping With Fabric shows you attractive, eco-friendly ways to:Wrap books, flowers - just about anything from wine bottles to artworks!Bundle up a picnic lunchMake a handbag or tote bagUse fabrics to beautify vases, tissue boxes and more! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Age range 5-10Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book AwardEmbark on an exciting manga pop-up adventure through Tokyo - the world's largest city!Follow Chico, a young American boy, and his mischievous cat Neko as they navigate the streets and famous sights of Tokyo. On arriving in Tokyo, while visiting the city's famous Senso-ji Temple, Chico nods off due to jetlag. Neko gets bored and decides to go sightseeing on her own. Then, the race is on - as a panicked Chico chases his cat across the city! In the process, they pass through Tokyo's most iconic landmarks, each with its own interactive and manga pop-up fun:POP-UP Senso-ji in Asakusa - Tokyo's ancient Buddhist temple, where the adventure beginsPOP-UP A rousing Sumo match still in progressPOP-UP Bustling Shinjuku Station, where riders get stuffed into subway cars by professional 'pushers'POP-UP Tokyo Skytree tower, the tallest structure in Japan, where poor Neko has a very close call!The base of iconic Mt. Fuji, where the adventure has a happy conclusion!Educational and entertaining in equal measure, this delightful manga pop-up book will be treasured by young and old readers alike. It makes a fantastic gift or carry-on for anyone planning a visit to Japan. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The most comprehensive publication of Kodojin beautiful and mysterious a collection of more than 100 paintings with the English translations of his inscribed Chinese poems. The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin is the first publication in English to offer an in-depth examination of Kodojin's life, painting, and poetry. This fully illustrated publication draws from institutions and private collections worldwide, and is the result of fifteen years of extensive research into almost eight hundred works of inscribed poetry, literati landscapes, brush paintings and calligraphy. A beautiful and contemplative look into the world of Kodojin, this coveted edition accompanies a special exhibition held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) was a multifaceted artist, recognised for his poetry, painting and calligraphy, and is one of a handful of artists who continued the tradition of Japanese literati painting (nanga) into the twentieth century. Kodojin's painting style is characterized by bizarrely shaped mountain forms rendered in vivid color or monochromatic ink, often with a solitary scholar enjoying the expansive beauty of nature and bits of inscribed poetry. Creating over 700 works in his lifetime, he also made simple paintings of plants and flowers in his dramatic brushwork, and distinctive literati landscapes. Kodojin literally means "Old Taoist" which seems to reflect the path he chose of resilience of an old tradition facing new conditions and new challenges, and is theme felt throughout his art. There is both beauty and mystery in his life and work, and his landscapes can be rich in costly green and blue pigments, detailed layers of ink shading and strokes, or purely abstract. Unique, mysterious and distinctively expressive, The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin offers an unprecedented walk through the Old Taoist's mind, sure to both surprise and enlighten the curious reader, scholar, or literati enthusiast. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the uncontested master of the short story in modern Japanese literature, the stories in this anthology are perfect examples of the decadent aesthetic, with the gorgeous and the grotesque, the splendid and the sordid intertwining in highly polished prose. Among them are 'The Hell Screen' a story comprising qualities of horror, the grotesque, and the macabre; 'A Clod of Soil,' a provocative tale of the relationship of an old woman and her ambitious daughter-in-law; 'Nezumi-Kozo (The Japanese Robin Hood)', a humorous and delightfully sardonic account of an experience on Kyoto Road one stormy nights; 'Genkaku-Sanbo,' a psychological study of an old man's acceptance of the inevitability of death and his striving to speed it along; 'The Spider's Thread,' a delicately written fable illustrating the Buddhist concept of the state of harmony which exits between Nature and Gautama Buddha in Paradise; and 'The Nose,' in which a Buddhism monk finds life difficult with his oversized nose. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the uncontested master of the short story in modern Japanese literature, the stories in this anthology are perfect examples of the decadent aesthetic, with the gorgeous and the grotesque, the splendid and the sordid intertwining in highly polished prose. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Izu Dancer, Yasunari Kawabata's first work to bring him recognition as a writer, is a novella about six Izu Peninsula travellers. As the six travellers journey together, intimacy develops and friendship overcomes class differences. Capturing the shy eroticism of adolescence, The Izu Dancer is a charming picture of the times. Yasushi Inoue's The Counterfeiter, although set in modern times, poses universal questions that transcend culture and era. Obasute and The Full Moon both explore themes of separation, loneliness and isolation. Through the gloomy tales, Inoue's compassion shines, revealing yet another aspect of an author known for his vivid precision and economy of words. The Izu Dancer , Yasunari Kawabata's first work to bring him recognition as a writer, is a novella about six Izu Peninsula travellers. As the six travellers journey together, intimacy develops and friendship overcomes class differences. Capturing the shy eroticism of adolescence, The Izu Dancer is a charming picture of the times. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this thorough and fascinating volume, Donald Keene introduces his readers to the sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety and unusual beauty, from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century. Although Keene is careful to point out that 'the book.neither a systematic outline nor a work of reference, but a highly personal appreciation of certain aspects of Japanese literature which I believe to be of especial interest to the Western reader,' every genre and style, from the somber beauty of Noh plays to the eroticism of seventeenth century novels, is included. The translations have been chosen not only for their accuracy but also for their readability as English prose and poetry. A brief but informative introduction is followed by four essays, on 'Japanese Poetry,' 'The Japanese Theater,' 'The Japanese Novel,' and 'Japanese Literature under Western Influence,' which collectively provide both a succinct history of the literature and culture of classical Japan and a guide to critical understanding. The book's excellence has long been established, and its numerous reprinting, including the current edition, attest to its enduring appeal. In this thorough and fascinating volume, Donald Keene introduces his readers to the sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety and unusual beauty, from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.