Christopher Hood is an author whose works delve deeply into Japanese culture and society, with a particular focus on themes of transportation and symbolism. His extensive travels and long-standing research within the country provide him with a unique vantage point on modern Japan. Through his writing, he explores how technology and cultural meanings intertwine, offering readers a penetrating insight into the complexities of Japanese identity. Hood's literary approach reveals a captivating narrative about the impact of modernization on tradition and symbolism.
An examination of different theoretical, methodological and practical approaches towards the management of risk. Seven dimensions of the debate are identified, and the case for each position is put forward, the whole discussion being set in context and perspective. This volume attempts to identify and juxtapose the contested doctrines and underlying assumptions in the field of risk management.
"The Revivalists is a thrilling, terrifying, surprising, and tender debut, written in such exquisitely precise prose that I felt singed by its imaginary fires and warmed by its beating heart. Chris Hood's nightmarish cross-country family odyssey is also one of the most beautiful love stories I've ever read."--Karen Russell, bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Orange WorldA stunning debut novel about a couple's harrowing journey across a ravaged America to save their daughter.Bill and Penelope are the lucky ones. Not only do they survive the Shark Flu emerging from the melting Icelandic permafrost to sweep like a scythe across the world, but they begin to rebuild a life in the wreckage of the old. A garden to feed themselves planted where the lawn used to be, a mattress pulled down to the living room fireplace for warmth. Even Bill's psychology practice endures the collapse of the social order, the handful of remaining clients bartering cans of food for their sessions. But when their daughter's voice over the radio in the kitchen announces that she's joined a cult three thousand miles away in Bishop, California, they leave it all behind to embark on a perilous trek across the hollowed-out remains of America to save her.Their journey is an unforgettable odyssey through communities scattered across the continent, but for all the ways that the world has changed, the hopes and fears of this little family remain the same as they always have been. In The Revivalists, Christopher M. Hood creates a haunting, moving, darkly funny, and ultimately hopeful portrait of a world and a marriage tested by extraordinary circumstances.
Written by the author of The Other Side of the Mountain, which was shortlisted for the 1980 National Book Award for Fiction, this novel features Noel Fogg, a reluctant recruit at the Wecsym Bureau of Arts. His obliging nature makes him a suitable candidate for a cover-up job.