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Bali & Lombok Tuttle Travel Pack

Paul Greenway

Bali & Lombok Tuttle Travel Pack

The only guide you'll need for getting around Bali & Lombok. Everything you need is in this one convenient package—including a large pull-out map! Bali & Lombok Tuttle Travel Pack is your passport to an unforgettable journey to Asia's favorite tropical islands. Author Paul Greenway is a seasoned travel writer and frequent visitor to these islands, and he recommends the very best places and activities—from the dramatic cliff-top temple at Ulu Watu with its...

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Paul Greenway

America's Covered Bridges

Ronald G. Knapp

America's Covered Bridges

As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges , authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the...

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Ronald G. Knapp

Basic Written Chinese

Cornelius C. Kubler

Basic Written Chinese

This is a beginning-level course in written Chinese that employs a revolutionary new method designed to have you quickly reading and writing simple, connected Chinese sentences. Along with its sister book Basic Spoken Chinese and their accompanying workbooks, Basic Written Chinese offers a complete introductory course to the written Chinese language. As a native English speaker, working hard to learn Chinese characters is not enough; you have to work smart in order to learn this very...

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Cornelius C. Kubler

Indonesian Idioms and Expressions

Christopher Torchia

Indonesian Idioms and Expressions

Indonesian Idioms and Expressions is a collection of Indonesian expressions, including proverbs, slang, quotations and acronyms, that offers a commentary on their origins, as well as insights into Indonesian culture, customs, and history. The book is an informal compendium designed to be both educational and easy to read. There are four parts in the book, and the chapters hit on various linguistic themes, among them wisdom, characters, animals, food, slang, family affairs, and politics. Entries...

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Christopher Torchia

Chichibu

Sumiko Enbutsu

Chichibu

Explore the Japanese city of Chichibu—a bastion of traditional Japanese customs—with this fascinating Japan travel guide.This is the first English guide to one of Japan's best-kept secrets, an idyllic haven of temples, shrines, and serene hills only a short train ride from the heart of Tokyo. Chichibu, a quiet basin enclosed by steep hills, is an area that evokes the charm and beauty of traditional Japan.This Chichibu travel book features easy-to-follow maps of the...

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Sumiko Enbutsu

22 Walks in Bangkok

Kenneth Barrett

22 Walks in Bangkok

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, encounter endless boulevards connected by a vast maze of tiny side streets. A stroll down any of these lanes can reveal fascinating surprises—beautiful palaces and mansions, shophouses and...

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Kenneth Barrett

Japan's World Heritage Sites

John Dougill

Japan's World Heritage Sites

"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit—or time travel, taking you back to that life-changing decade-lost holiday and old friends."— The Japan Times Visit the most compelling cultural and nature sites in all of Japan with this beautifully photographed travel guide.In Japan's World Heritage Sites , readers are introduced to the temples, gardens, castles and natural wonders for which Japan is so justly...

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John Dougill

Making Out in Korean

Peter Constantine

Making Out in Korean

Making Out in Korean is a fun, accessible and thorough Korean phrasebook and guide to the Korean language as it's really spoken. Nan neoga joa michigesseo! Uri tto mannalkka? —(I'm crazy about you! Shall we meet again?) Answer this correctly in Korean and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap! Korean classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios but...

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Peter Constantine

Lao Basics

Sam Brier

Lao Basics

This is a concise, do–it– yourself guide to the Lao language Lao Basics teaches conversational Lao from the very beginning with an emphasis on reading and writing an is the easiest way to learn Lao. Students of Thai will find Lao quite simple, as much of these two languages are the same or very similar. These languages derive from Sanskrit and share many of the same consonants, vowels, vocabulary and grammar. Lao Basics is organized so that you first learn to read Lao,...

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Sam Brier

Kyoto

John H. Martin

Kyoto

Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital and modern-day center of tourism and traditional culture, is one of the world's most beautiful and historic cities. Founded nearly 1,300 years ago and undamaged by the war, Kyoto today is the home of over 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, countless national treasures and 17 World Heritage sites, including the famed Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple. This book presents 29 easy–to–follow walking tours through...

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John H. Martin

Japan Travel Guide & Map Tuttle Tra...

Wendy Hutton

Japan Travel Guide & Map Tuttle Travel Pack

The only resource you need for travel to Japan! This award-winning guide puts the whole country in the palm of your hand. With a map and tips on all the best sights, travelers can be sure they are seeing the best of Japan without wasting any time! Explore energetic, ever-changing Tokyo—or immerse yourself in the country's rich cultural past in ancient Kyoto. Take to Asia's best ski slopes in Hokkaido or sun yourself on the beach in subtropical Okinawa. Experience life as a...

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Wendy Hutton

Elementary Tagalog Workbook

Nenita Pambid Domingo

Elementary Tagalog Workbook

Tara, Mag-Tagalog Tayo! Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog! Elementary Tagalog's comprehensive approach will help students master basic Tagalog (Filipino) without frustration. From learning to read Tagalog words and pronounce its sounds to using correct grammar, communicating in dialogues and building vocabulary, learners will be surprised at how quickly their skills in Tagalog language develop. The expert guidance in Elementary Tagalog is carefully sequenced to be the most effective and...

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Nenita Pambid Domingo

Japanese for Fun

Taeko Kamiya

Japanese for Fun

This is a concise guide to learning beginner Japanese and includes an accompanying audio CD This pocket book is intended for people who want to learn the basics of the Japanese language quickly. Whenever you have a few minutes—waiting in a hotel lobby, riding on a train, or whatever—open this book and you can learn phrases you'll use again and again during your stay in Japan. The book is divided into twenty–one chapters, each covering a specific topic. Each...

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Taeko Kamiya

Kansai Cool

Christal Whelan

Kansai Cool

In Kansai Cool anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers profound insights in the only collection of essays to focus on Kansai, Japan's ancient heartland. Kansai—the region in Western Japan that boasts the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, the bustling commercial city of Osaka and the cosmopolitan port city of Kobe—has a character all its own, right down to its dialect, mannerisms, and cuisine. It is home to some of Japan's oldest history and...

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Christal Whelan

Clueless in Tokyo

Betty Reynolds

Clueless in Tokyo

A perfect introduction to Japan and Japanese culture, this illustrated culture and travel guide contains loads of original drawings as well as the Japanese script for key words and phrases. Some people take photos, but artist Betty Reynolds captures memories with her paintbrush and watercolors. Clueless in Tokyo provides an outsider's take on everyday life in Japan's capital city—a place where vending machines talk, toilets can be terrifying, and centuries-old festivals...

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Betty Reynolds

Strange Foods

Jerry Hopkins

Strange Foods

This gastrological romp shares tales of gustatory tidbits from six continents.Weaving history and autobiography, author Jerry Hopkins regales with an array of startling facts about the world's eating habits.Strange Foods begins with rat tales from the Roman Empire and imperial China and continues on to stories form locales where rat remains a mouth-watering hors d'oeuvre or hearty entrée today. There are at least 40 serving suggestions for crocodile alone!And there are more...

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Jerry Hopkins

Singapore: World City

Kim Inglis

Singapore: World City

With stunning photographs and insightful commentary this travel pictorial and Singapore travel guide captures the dynamism of a remarkable Pacific nation. In just a few short decades, Singapore has transformed itself from a tiny island off the coast of mainland Asia into a global superpower in banking, IT, education, biotech, transportation and many other fields. The fascinating story of how this tiny city-state which has no hinterland, no natural resources, and a relatively small population...

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Kim Inglis

K-POP Now!

Mark James Russell

K-POP Now!

"K-Pop Now! […] features one hundred and twenty-eight glossy pages of Korean pop eye-candy." —KpopStarz.com K-Pop Now! takes a fun look at Korea's high-energy pop music, and is written for its growing legions of fans. It features all the famous groups and singers, and takes an insider's look at how they have made it to the top.In 2012, Psy's song and music video «Gangnam Style» suddenly took the world by storm. But K-Pop, the music of Psy's...

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Mark James Russell

Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands

Robert Walker

Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands

**Lowell Thomas Annual Travel Book Award Silver Medal Winner 2015** Travel to the most inspiring tropical islands on the planet! Everything you need is in this one convenient Okinawa travel guide—including a large pull-out map. Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands is the first comprehensive travel guide to the 150 sub-tropical island chain that stretches across 600 miles from Japan to Taiwan. These are some of the most stunningly beautiful islands in the world!Trek up active volcanoes,...

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Robert Walker

Read Japanese Today

Len Walsh

Read Japanese Today

This is the quickest way to learn written Japanese effectively. Japanese characters, called kanji, often intimidate potential students of the language with their complex and mysterious appearance. Read Japanese Today is a comprehensible and story–like approach to an often difficult language. This book will teach you to recognize and read the 400 most commonly used Japanese kanji characters. Completely revised and expanded and featuring 25 percent more kanji than previous editions, ...

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Len Walsh

Making Out in Japanese

Todd Geers

Making Out in Japanese

Making Out in Japanese is a fun, accessible and thorough Japanese phrase book and guide to the Japanese language as it's really spoken. Sugoku suki! Mata aeru? —(I'm crazy about you! Shall we meet again?) Answer this correctly in Japanese, and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap! Japanese classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios, but chances...

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Todd Geers

Mandarin Chinese for Beginners

Yi Ren

Mandarin Chinese for Beginners

This user-friendly guide to the basics helps you learn how to speak Chinese quickly and easily by drawing parallels with something you already know—English. Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first, but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken aspect. This revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT and social media vocabulary, and new manga illustrations. This book is designed for everyone who wants to learn to speak...

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Yi Ren

Kyoto Gardens

Judith Clancy

Kyoto Gardens

"Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens." —HGTV Gardens Featuring beautiful Japanese garden photography and insightful writing, Kyoto Gardens is a labor of love from master photographer Ben Simmons and Kyoto-based writer Judith Clancy. In their rocks and plants, empty spaces and intimate details—Kyoto's gardens manifest a unique...

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Judith Clancy

Cool Japan Guide

Abby Denson

Cool Japan Guide

Traveling to Japan has never been so much fun—visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi! This graphic Japan travel guide is the first of its kind exploring Japanese culture from a cartoonist's perspective. Cool Japan Guide takes you on a fun tour from the high-energy urban streets of Tokyo to the peaceful Zen gardens and Shinto shrines of Kyoto and introduces you to:the exciting world of Japanese food—from bento to sushi and everything in...

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Abby Denson

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