Learn the ins and outs of proper bonsai design and care with this beautifully illustrated Japanese gardening book.Creating your own bonsai tree is simple, calming and serene, and best of all, it lets
Everything needed to learn to read, write, speak, and understand the basic and most useful words in the Korean language is in this handy set of flash cardsuincluding many hundreds of phrases and sente
Poetry, rhythm and melody help make it easier to absorb a new language—and make learning fun! Korean Nursery Rhymes: Wild Geese, Half Moon and Other Favorite Songs and Rhymes presents fourteen well-lo
**Winner of the 2013-2014 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature****2015 Sakura Medal Nominee****Shortlisted for the 2014 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award****Nominated for the Cybils Young Ad
This is a user–friendly and concise Thai phrase book and guide to Thai slang and Thai curses.The Thai people love fun and laughter. They appreciate foreigners who speak their language. But how would t
**Winner of the 2013-2014 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature****2015 Sakura Medal Nominee****Shortlisted for the 2014 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award****Nominated for the Cybils Young Ad
The only guide you'll need for getting around Kyoto & Nara. Everything you need is in this one convenient package—including a large pull-out map!This brand new Japan travel guide by award-winn
Seventeen-year-old Jet Black is a ninja. There's only one problem—she doesn't know it. Others do, however, and they're scheming to capture her and uncover her secrets. When her mother dies, Jet knows
The simple beauty of Japanese architecture and design has inspired many of the world's top architects and designers. The grace and elegance of the Japanese sensibility is reflected in both modern and
Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about
The Island of Bali, one of only a handful of places in the world where a rich and ancient culture survives intact into the 21st century, is now caught between two realities—its role as a booming
Designed for beginning Korean learners, Practical Korean gives you only what you need—including a basic pronunciation guide and key grammar points.This concise Korean language book is organized
Look past the legends and learn about the REAL ninjas of feudal Japan with this entertaining, illustrated ninjutsu guide.Ninjutsu, the least understood of the Japanese martial arts, is an ancient figh
This book tells the awe-inspiring stories of bonsai and penjing trees in the collection of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.It details their valuable role in international diplomacy and as ins
Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a detailed and thoroughly researched journey through Japan's cultural history.Based on a conceptual framework known as th
Few home cooks prepare the dishes typically served in restaurants, and nowhere is that more true than in Japan. Fortunately, Japanese Homestyle Cooking introduces Western taste buds to the flavorful,
"Kwaidan" translates from the Japanese as weird tales, which perfectly describes these haunting stories.This collection of supernatural tales includes a musician called upon to perform for the dead, m
Okinawan Karate: Its Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques is here updated and revised to reflect the rapid change that has occurred within the Okinawan martial arts. New features in this revitalize
In Japan Restored, New York Times bestselling author Clyde Prestowitz envisions post-bubble Japan in the year 2050, when the country's economic prosperity has made it a world leader in every area. In
2012 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner!A young boy, abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple, is adopted by mysterious Kung Fu monks. Raised in a place where the powers of anim
How Japan Can Reinvent Itself and Why This Is Important for America and the World.In 1979, the book Japan as Number One: Lessons for America by Harvard University professor Ezra Vogel caused a sensati
Concise and user-friendly, Easy Hindi: A Complete Language Course and Pocket Dictionary in One is perfect for anyone who wants to learn Hindi—whether on their own or with a teacher. This language lear
