The Intimate Beauty of a Japanese Courtyard, Paperback - Hitoshi Saruta

This beautifully illustrated book is a collection of over 30 stunning courtyard designs, providing an inspiring insight into the importance of a co...

Reducere. DescriptionThis volume of essays is the first comprehensive publication in English of the work of Miyake Hitoshi, a distinguished scholar of Shugen...

A sensitive and compassionate story of the strong bonds of friendship and family

DescriptionThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has achieved deeper regional market integration to lay a socio-economic foundation fo...

Reducere. Women who take a more proactive approach to their beauty and wellness are learning that just as much effort applied toward perfecting the public fa...

Reducere. An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, hear...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Edward G. SeidenstickerIllustration(s): 16 pages of color imagesTranslator: Edward G. SeidenstickerNumber of...

Publisher: Duke University PressAuthor(s): Kim BrandtIllustration(s): 21 illustrationsNumber of pages: 320Collection: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politi...

The Safety of Edges ponders liminal times and spaces, tracing the borders between now and then, here and there, childhood and the grown poet. The e...

Future Beauty is the first comprehensive survey of Japanese avant-garde fashion of the last 30 years. Such designers as Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamot...

In many ways, divorce is a quintessentially personal decision--the choice to leave a marriage that causes harm or feels unfulfilling to the two peo...

Reducere. Discover the ultimate manga experience with the Parasyte Series! Shinichi is both man and monster. He's an ordinary high school student whose body ...

*Gold Medal winner in the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden* ``Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gard...

Three plays by Greece's most important modern dramatist. The Courtyard of Wonders (1957) and The Four Legs of the Table (1978) explore social issue...

Reducere. Peasant girls don't mingle with dragons, princes, and beastly curses...or so Felicity thoughtAfter a lifetime with a grief-stricken father and a se...

Reducere. From Newbery Medal-winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story--Beauty and the Beast. This fortieth-annive...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Charmaine ChanIllustration(s): With over 270 illustrationsNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimens...

Reducere. "Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman's colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry."--Bo...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Yaeko Sugama Weldon's memories of a poor but happy childhood shattered by the destruction of war offer a window to a different culture and an eye-o...

Reducere. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady (1925) is a novel by Anita Loos. Adapted from a series of stories written for H...

An eleventh-century classic, The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is frequently paired with The Tale of Genji as one of the most important works in the ...

Reducere. REVIEWS"'Dynasty, ' produced by my dad, Aaron Spelling, sparked the imagination of my friend, Vince Spinnato, and inspired him to turn his dreams o...

Presents a bold philosophical account of the principles involved in making aesthetic judgments about natural objects. The book surveys historical a...

Reducere. Music remains something of a mystery to many people--ephemeral sounds floating invisibly through the air--here, and then gone. This book begins wit...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Japan, then keep reading...Japan is one of the most adaptable countries in the world. It is capa...

Reducere. Upon arrival in Japan, one inevitably undergoes culture shock. The Japanese way of life is so unique that it appears incomprehensible. Foreigners, ...

Reducere. Sometimes the world of cartoon and animations surprisingly make us feel many mixed emotions; be it romance or joy.We eventually get over these feel...

Reducere. DescriptionPrincess Sophia has helped her twin sister Lily save the duchy of Marin. But now Sophie faces an even greater threat when she sets out t...

Rise of a Japanese Chinatown focuses on a Chinese immigrant community in the Japanese port city of Yokohama from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 6 bw illusNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 22Cover type: Pape...

Reducere. The introduction of this book reads, "Beauty, like every other quality -- courage, fear, ugliness, trust, truth, wisdom -- is a part of us and apar...

Reducere. Neurotic Beauty is a remarkable reevaluation of Japan's role in the modern world. It includes a new assessment of the events leading up to the drop...

DescriptionIsabella L. Bird was one of the most famous British travelers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her destinations included...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the first transnational, feminist studies of Canada's black beauty culture and the role that media, retail, and consumers have pl...

With unique and playful illustrations this multicultural children's book is a classic Japanese fairy tale that young children and parents alike wil...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Xing (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) RuanIllustration(s): 61 bw illusNumber of pages: 368Publ...