Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
by W. Gibson, Charles Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Of historical interest to gardening enthusiasts and historians this topiary gardening guide gives practical advice as well as a fascinating account of topiary through the ages.
Topiary, the art of trimming hedges, shrubs, and trees into ornamental shapes, is perhaps the most distinct and fascinating...
by Sakae Tsuboi
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Twenty Four Eyes is a deeply pacifist Japanese novel based on the perversion and inhumanity of modern war. Set on Shodoshima, a small island in the Inland Sea, and covering a twentyyear period embracing prewar, wartime, and early postwar Japan, it centers on the relationship between a primary...
Five Gentlemen of Japan
The Portrait of a Nation's Character
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 1997
A newspaperman, an ex-Navy vice-admiral, a steel worker, a farmer, and the 124th Emperor of Japan himself--these are the fascinating heroes of Gibney's brilliant book about modern Japan. Strongly individual, every one of them, the five yet share the common inheritance of Japan's precocious but unstable...
To Walk in Seasons
An Introduction to Haiku
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2004
To Walk in Seasons is designed to help the beginner discover haiku for himself, and eventually create his own haiku poems.
It includes a lively and sensitive introduction on the nature of haiku. For individual study, or for use in the classroom, it also contains a study guide aimed at recreating...
by Cultural and Social Centre
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Readers of Asian & Pacific Short Stories will have the exciting experience of encountering for the first time the recent work of some of Asia's most talented writers. Collected in this anthology are short stories by authors in nine Asian and Pacific countries: Australia, the Republic of China,...
Outrageous Thai
Slang, Curses and Epithets (Thai Phrasebook)
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
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 they react to foreigners who throw insults in the Thai language and know how to make them...
Thailand's Best Street Food
The Complete Guide to Streetside Dining in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Other Areas
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
For many visitors, traveling to Thailand means one thing: enjoying the delicious street food.
In Thailand's Best Street Food, freelance writer and food blogger Chawadee Nualkhair details everything that visitors need to know to track down the most delectable dishes—no matter where they are...
Monkey
The Classic Chinese Adventure Tale
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The Monkey King: A Classic Chinese Tale for Children is inspired by Chinese folktales and legends about Monkey, King of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, Great Sage Equal to Heaven. But his friends just call him Monkey! Hilariously mischievous and full of energy, Monkey has uniquely amazing magical...
First 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition
(HSK Level 1) The Quick and Easy Way to Learn the Basic Chinese Characters
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters.
All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters...
Asian Children's Favorite Stories
A Treasury of Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book showcases many of the stories and fairy tales from Asia.
For thousands of years, parents around the world have been telling their children stories; at bedtime, over the dinner table, and around the fire. Each country has its own set...
by Giovanna M. Halford, Aubrey Halford
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913, Rabindranath Tagore (1861— 1941) is considered the most important poet of modern-day India. He was also a distinguished author, educator, social reformer, and philosopher. Today, Tagore along with Mahatma Gandhi is prized as a foremost intellectual...
Haiku Moment
An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Kagero Nikki, translated here as The Gossamer Years, belongs to the same period as the celebrated Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikuibu.
This remarkably frank autobiographical diary and personal confession attempts to describe a difficult relationship as it reveals two tempestuous decades of the...
22 Walks in Bangkok
Exploring the City's Historic Back Lanes and Byways
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Take a series of unforgettable strolls down the back lanes of historic Bangkok!
Bangkok, Thailand is one of the world's greatest cities and a leading tourist destination, visited by millions each year. But it can also be a bewildering place. First-time visitors, not knowing what to expect,...
Indonesian Flash Cards
(Downloadable Audio Included)
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Indonesian Flash Cards is an excellent new Indonesian language learning resource for beginning students of Indonesian.
Before heading out to Bali, the best way to learn Indonesian is to start practicing with these flashcards and give a boost to your Indonesian language skills. Since Indonesian...