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Whether readers are planning a trip to Bali or just fantasizing about one, Journey Through Bali & Lombok makes for an unforgettable Bali travel guide. Containing more than 300 color photographs, this breathtaking volume brings you from the trendy beach of Seminyak to the Monkey Forest at Sangeh and the hot springs along Lake Batur to the sunken wrecks off Tulamben. Through stunning photographs, readers climb Lombok's smoldering Mt. Rinjani volcano and explore the nearby rustic Gili...
| Автор | Paul Greenway |
For anyone wanting to move beyond tired travel guide cliches, A Geek in Indonesia is a hip, irreverent and streetwise introduction to Southeast Asia's biggest country. Jump from the beaches of Bali to a tour bus circuit of the fascinating island of Java and come face to face with the reality of 21st-century Indonesia—from local fashion bloggers and the world's most avid tweeters to feminist activists, punk pioneers, and scandalous celebrities. Discover the unlikely...
| Автор | Tim Hannigan |
Take a colorful tour of Japan's capital with this alternative Japan travel guide that explores Tokyo's distinctive architecture, fashion, food, and so much more. Tokyo – Capital of Cool delves into Tokyo's Edo-era roots, its thirst to modernize while retaining its traditions, its amazing culinary heritage, and the impact of its creative youth population. From the chic streets of Omotesando to the Tosho-gu shrine complex in Nikko, award-winning travel and fiction writer Rob Goss...
| Автор | Rob Goss |
Japanese for Beginners is a straightforward learning guide which enables beginners to pick up a functional knowledge of spoken Japanese very quickly and easily. This complete Japanese language package has helped many thousands of people learn to speak colloquial Japanese. It is designed for busy people who wish to pick up a working knowledge of Japanese on their own in just a few days, rather than a few years. Japanese for Beginners makes this possible by providing a firm grounding in...
| Автор | Sachiko Toyozato |
Essential Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary presents the practical language of everyday interactions, conveyed in a way that's clear, concise, accessible and enjoyable. It includes significant sentences used when meeting people, starting conversations, and asking and replying to questions, as well as a basic Chinese grammar and pronunciation guide to help you start speaking Mandarin right away. Terms and phrases covering mobile phones, wireless, and social media help you make...
| Автор | Catherine Dai |
This Japan travel guide features dozens of beautiful photographs and insightful commentary.Japan: Land of Beauty and Tradition takes the reader on a sweeping tour of this always enticing and often surprising country. From the gaudy exuberance of the Sensoji temple to the tranquility of Ryoanji's stone garden, from Kyushu's tropical shores to Hokkaido's arctic slopes, from rice fields and iris gardens to castles and monasteries, this book presents page after page of graphic...
| Автор | Philip Sandoz |
This Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary is a totally new dictionary designed specifically for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese and contains all 3,051 vocabulary items prescribed for Levels A and B of the internationally recognized test of Mandarin language proficiency, Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). This self-contained dictionary has over 5,000 headwords—those required for HSK...
| Автор | Li Dong |
This collection of photography and essays from 1960's Vietnam offers a picture of normal, daily life during the Vietnam War era.Some of the photographs were entered in international expositions where they were recognized not only for fine composition and balance, but also for their ability to capture glimpses of Vietnam that few Westerners have had the chance to see, or understand.What do such pictures convey? Perhaps some of the sacrifice, endurance and patience of its people, or the love...
| Автор | Cao Dam Nguyen |
With over 180 color photographs and extensive commentary, this book showcases the beauty of Japanese inn, or ryokan.Featured are both old and new-from inns with a history dating back a thousand years to modern inns with the latest facilities that nonetheless capture the spirit of old Japan. Each of the properties has been handpicked by the authors for their strong design aesthetic, commitment to service and purity of their spring waters. The photographs showcase the resorts at their best and...
| Автор | Akihiko Seki |
Let's Study Japanese is an introduction to basic Japanese that is concise, simple, and useful from the very first page.This Japanese language book is written specifically for tourists visiting Japan and can elevate readers to a basic speaking level in a very short time. With approximately 350 essential words and 130 pages of practical conversational usage, this handy Japanese language guide provides the basics needed to converse in simple Japanese.The book concentrates only on key grammar...
| Автор | Jun Maeda |
This is the most up–to–date and complete English to Vietnamese dictionary available. It is designed primarily for the growing number of students of Vietnamese who need a good and reliable English–Vietnamese dictionary. Although it is targeted mainly at English speakers and other non–native users who need to learn Vietnamese, it can also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning or need to know English. Along with 18,000 enries—covering...
| Автор | Phan Van Giuong |
Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant is an unprecedented photographic exploration of the most holy cities of Islam and the Hajj, or annual pilgrimage during Ramadan, when more than a million faithful journey to Mecca's Great Mosque to commemorate the first revelation of the Qur'an (Koran).This book allows both Muslims and those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith complete access to the holiest sites of one of the world's major religions, practiced by a quarter of the world's...
| Автор | Seyyed Hossein Nasr |
This beautifully photographed Japan travel pictorial features all the most famous sites in Japan along with extensive notes and even maps.Shop along tree-lined streets filled with exclusive boutiques, stroll in ancient temple grounds, strike a business deal on the thirty-second floor of a chrome-and-glass skyscraper, get swept up in the crowds, or sip sake with newfound friends in a bustling neighborhood pub.Tokyo—once a maze of rice-paddies and quiet wooded villages called...
| Автор | Leza Lowitz |
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a divine sovereign. It was the terminus of the Silk Road, the furthest end of the known world, a fertile...
| Автор | Jonathan Clements |
Through 160 color photographs and a concise, informative text, this handsome Singapore travel guide and pictorial presents all the excitement of Singapore—its rich colonial past, its ethnic diversity, and its dynamic present. Located in the heart of Asia, the island republic of Singapore is a city full of surprises and contrasts. This is where East meets West—as the city-state that has long been one of the world's largest seaports and banking centers now strives for a...
| Автор | David Blocksidge |
Phantom pirates, water monsters, and mythical snakes figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Garden State. From this state’s bucolic, rolling farmland to its heavily populated shore come a variety of stories and legends, including a murderer whose body parts were used for medical (and other) experiments, the “White Pilgrim” who died of the disease he believed he could never get, and an Indian chief who used a swastika to protect a group of...
| Автор | Patricia A. Martinelli |
Popular, proven, best-selling format: Adventure’s first two Day Trips by Theme books have been steady, consistent sellers for about 10 years. Market: Residents and tourists—including singles, couples and families—looking for things to do on simple day trips or longer vacations All-in-one source of information, complete with driving directions, in a concise and handy guide Reader experience: “With destinations arranged by theme, I can choose what I want to do and then find a location that’s...
| Автор | Mary M. Bauer |
Popular format: Adventure’s Grandparents with Style books have been steady, consistent sellers for more than nine years. Market: Grandparents who want to play an instrumental part in their grandchildren's healthy development Color photographs, detailed descriptions and tips on making each and every stop a bonding experience Reader experience: “With this book, I can share the best of Minnesota with my grandchildren, ages 2 and up, and teach them the valuable lessons I’ve learned in life.”
| Автор | Mike Link |
Peter Kimani has been nominated for the 2018 Grand Prix des Associations Littéraires, Catégorie Belles-Lettres Nominated for the 2018/2019 People’s Book Prize "This funny, perceptive and ambitious work of historical fiction by a Kenyan poet and novelist explores his country's colonial past and its legacy through the stories of three men involved with the building of a railroad linking Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean–what the Kikuyu called the 'Iron Snake' and the British...
| Автор | Peter Kimani |
Dawes is very well-known and respected in literary (and academic) circles.Dawes is a mentor of Marlon James's and also works closely on various collaborations with Colin Channer, Chris Abani, etc.Though stylistically different, Bivouac shares themes with Marlon James's Man Booker Prize winning novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings.Dawes's debut novel, She's Gone (Akashic), won a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Best First Novel; Dawes has also won numerous poetry prizes and...
| Автор | Kwame Dawes |
One of the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Top 10 Books of 2014A NewPages Book Stand Editor's Pick"Darkly spellbinding…With a keen eye for splendor amid the grotesque, Gamalinda writes with a poet's heart and a philosopher's mind, while enthralling readers with emotional, gritty storytelling."–Booklist"A mesmerizing story full of mystery…intricate…beautiful writing."–Publishers Weekly"It's Gamalinda's best and most accessible novel yet, deserving to be read by as many...
| Автор | Eric Gamalinda |
Visiting an unfamiliar city is usually best when you have a guide, a knowledgeable local pal who can show you the hidden treasures of his or her hometown. In the most ideal scenario, this friend would be motivated by sensibilities similar to your own–which is why so many traditional travel guidebooks, with their emphasis on well-trod landmarks and obvious institutions, are of such limited utility to travelers with offbeat tastes. But this is no typical guidebook. Abundantly illustrated and...
| Автор | Ziggy Hanaor |
Continuing on the path of The Gift of Fear (Gavin deBecker) Spotting Danger Before It Spots You is geared towards the average citizen who at any moment could find themselves faced with a violent encounter but may lack the training needed to detect the situation early or react to it appropriately. Written in a manner that can be easily understood by the average citizen who may lack any formal training in the areas of situational awareness and personal safety.Not everyone carries a gun or...
| Автор | Gary Quesenberry |
Tom Miller's Southwest is a vortex of cockfights and cantinas, of black velvet paintings and tacky bolo ties, of eco-militants, border-crossers, and eccentric characters whose outlook is as spare and elemental as the desert that surrounds them. This is Miller's turf. With wit and insight, he reveals how the clichés of romanticism and capitalism have run amuck in his homeland. When a saguaro cactus outside Phoenix kills its own assassin, it becomes clear that no other guide...
| Автор | Tom Miller |