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1421: The Year China Discovered Americaby Gavin MenziesISBN 006054094X (0-06-054094-X)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: '1421: The Year China Discovered America'Book summary:The incredible true story of the discovery of America before Columbus was even born. Gavin Menzies's extraordinary findings rewrite history.
On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge junks nearly five hundred feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was "to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last more than two years and circle the globe.
When they returned in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships, now considered frivolous, were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. Also concealed were how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand and South America the principal economic crops that have fed and clothed the world.
Now, in a landmark historical journey, Gavin Menzies, who spent fifteen years tracing the astonishing voyages of the Chinese fleet, shares the remarkable account of his discoveries and the incontrovertible evidence to support them. His compelling narrative pulls together ancient maps, precise navigational knowledge, astronomy and the surviving accounts of Chinese explorers and the later European navigators to prove that the Chinese had also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia three hundred and fifty years before Cook and solved the problem of longitude three hundred years ahead of the Europeans. 1421 describes the artifacts and inscribed stones left behind by the emperor's fleet, the evidence of wrecked junks along its route -- discovered in locations ranging from the middle of the Mississippi River to tributaries of the Amazon -- and the ornate votive offerings left by the Chinese sailors wherever they landed, in honor of Shao Lin, goddess of the sea.
1421: The Year China Discovered America is the story of a remarkable journey of discovery that rewrites our understanding of history. Our knowledge of world exploration as it has been commonly accepted for centuries must now be reconceived due to this classic work of historical detection.
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365 Ways to Wokby Linda DrachmanISBN 0060166436 (0-06-016643-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Anita and Meby Meera SyalISBN 0002253402 (0-00-225340-2)
Hardcover, Indus
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anita and Me'Book summary:Based on the author's own childhood, this novel depicts growing up in the 60s as part of the only "coloured" family living in a Wolverhampton mining village. [via]
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Anna and the King of Siamby Margaret Landon, Margaret AyerISBN 0060187905 (0-06-018790-5)
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Asia the Beautiful Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos and Kampuchea, Vietnam, Singapore and Malayby Jacki PassmoreISBN 0002551152 (0-00-255115-2)
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Asian Philosophiesby John M. Koller, Patrician Joyce KollerISBN 0023658207 (0-02-365820-7)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Asians: Their Evolving Heritageby Paul Thomas WeltyISBN 0060470011 (0-06-047001-1)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Bel Cantoby Ann PatchettISBN 0060838728 (0-06-083872-8)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bel Canto'Book summary:In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. His hosts hope that Mr. Hosokawa can be persuaded to build a factory in their Third World backwater. Alas, in the opening sequence, just as the accompanist kisses the soprano, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed home to watch a favorite soap opera. And thus, from the beginning, things go awry.
Among the hostages are not only Hosokawa and Roxane Coss, the American soprano, but an assortment of Russian, Italian, and French diplomatic types. Reuben Iglesias, the diminutive and gracious vice president, quickly gets sideways of the kidnappers, who have no interest in him whatsoever. Meanwhile, a Swiss Red Cross negotiator named Joachim Messner is roped into service while vacationing. He comes and goes, wrangling over terms and demands, and the days stretch into weeks, the weeks into months.
With the omniscience of magic realism, Ann Patchett flits in and out of the hearts and psyches of hostage and terrorist alike, and in doing so reveals a profound, shared humanity. Her voice is suitably lyrical, melodic, full of warmth and compassion. Hearing opera sung live for the first time, a young priest reflects:
Never had he thought, never once, that such a woman existed, one who stood so close to God that God's own voice poured from her. How far she must have gone inside herself to call up that voice. It was as if the voice came from the center part of the earth and by the sheer effort and diligence of her will she had pulled it up through the dirt and rock and through the floorboards of the house, up into her feet, where it pulled through her, reaching, lifting, warmed by her, and then out of the white lily of her throat and straight to God in heaven.
Joined by no common language except music, the 58 international hostages and their captors forge unexpected bonds. Time stands still, priorities rearrange themselves. Ultimately, of course, something has to give, even in a novel so imbued with the rich imaginative potential of magic realism. But in a fractious world, Bel Canto remains a gentle reminder of the transcendence of beauty and love. --Victoria Jenkins [via] 
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asiansby Jane HyunISBN 0060731222 (0-06-073122-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Bride's Kimonoby Sujata MasseyISBN 0060199334 (0-06-019933-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bride's Kimono'Book summary:Sujata Massey's lively bicultural series featuring Rei Shimura, the Tokyo antique dealer who can't seem to keep out of trouble, brings her heroine back to her American roots in this engaging tale of corruption and chicanery in the museum exhibition game. Rei is unexpectedly invited to accompany a treasure trove of antique kimonos to a Washington, D.C., museum and to deliver a couple of lectures on the cultural history of the gorgeous garments. A last-minute decision to substitute a priceless wedding kimono for one that's too fragile to travel sets in motion a chain of events that lands Rei in serious peril.
When Rei's former boyfriend, Scottish attorney Hugh Glendinning, turns up at the Washington museum, she's caught up in a romantic crisis, having just settled into a new relationship with Takeo Kayama, the Japanese playboy she met two books ago (in The Flower Master). But that dilemma is soon eclipsed by the theft of the wedding kimono, which was uninsured, and by the disappearance of Rei's seatmate on the flight from Japan. When the seatmate's dead body and Rei's passport and tickets turn up in a Washington dumpster, Rei is suspected of murder, larceny, and even prostitution. Through all this, Massey does a nice job of imparting a wealth of fascinating information on the kimono tradition.
Rei gets more appealing with every outing, and in this one Massey ratchets up the romantic tension and action--maybe because Rei's in a country that's more obsessed with sex than with tradition. Nicely plotted, well characterized, and carefully crafted, this may be Massey's best yet. --Jane Adams [via]
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Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Storiesby Mabel Lee, Gao XingjianISBN 0060575565 (0-06-057556-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Buying A Fishing Rod For My Grandfather: Stories'Book summary:These six stories by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian transport the reader to moments where the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory, are beautifully unveiled. In "The Temple," the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the delirious happiness of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In "The Cramp," a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In the title story, the narrator attempts to relieve his homesickness only to find that he is lost in a labyrinth of childhood memories.
Everywhere in this collection are powerful psychological portraits of characters whose unarticulated hopes and fears betray the never-ending presence of the past in their present lives.
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The Chinese Cookbookby Craig Claiborne, Virginia LeeISBN 0060922613 (0-06-092261-3)
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The Chinese Gold Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Storyby Robert Hans Van GulikISBN 0060728671 (0-06-072867-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Softcover, Harpercollins - The Chinese Nail Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story: ISBN 0060751398 (0-06-075139-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins - The Chinese Lake Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story: ISBN 0060751401 (0-06-075140-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins - The Chinese Bell Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story: ISBN 0060152052 (0-06-015205-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Chinese Gold Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story: ISBN 0060152060 (0-06-015206-0)
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Classic Deem Sumby Yukiko Haydock, Henry Chan, Bob HaydockISBN 0030715466 (0-03-071546-6)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Taoismby Chad Hansen, Brandon ToropovISBN 0028642627 (0-02-864262-7)
Softcover, Alpha Books
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The Death of Vishnuby Manil SuriISBN 006000438X (0-06-000438-X)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Death of Vishnu'Book summary:The title of Manil Suri's first novel gets right to the point. His protagonist, having purchased the right to sleep on the ground-floor landing of a Bombay apartment house, slips slowly from a coma into death. As this aging alcoholic takes leave of the earth, his neighbors surround him, arguing over who gave Vishnu a few dried chapatis, who called the doctor for him, and who will pay for the ambulance to cart him away. Meanwhile, the hero of The Death of Vishnu is lost in memories. Drifting through increasingly vivid scenes from his past, he recalls his relatively rare snatches of love and joy--and especially his romance with Padmini, a self-involved prostitute. On one particular day, it seems, he stole one of his employer's cars and drove his love interest to the honeymoon town of Lonavala, where he showered her with gifts and finally lifted her veil to kiss her like a bride:
Then the absurdity of the situation strikes him. The preposterousness of his images, the foolishness of his feelings, the comicality of chasing currents that skim across Padmini's face. He thinks how absurd this whole trip has been, how absurd is the presence of the two of them in Lonavala, how absurd is the scenery itself that stretches before them. He thinks of poor, ridiculous Mr. Jalal, waiting back in Bombay for his Fiat, and of how Padmini will react when he asks her to buy them petrol so they can get back.
Vishnu also recalls his secret passion for Kavita Asrani, the beautiful teenage daughter of one of the families for whom he works. Given the protagonist's focus on his hapless love life, the scope of Suri's dazzling debut may appear narrow. However, the apartment house upon whose floor Vishnu spends his final hours functions as a microcosm of Indian society. It helps to know even a smattering about Hindu mythology or India's religious conflicts. But even if you don't, there is plenty to relish in The Death of Vishnu, with its comical, richly drawn characters, loving attention to the details of everyday life, and provocative exploration of destiny and free will. --Regina Marler [via]More editions of The Death of Vishnu:
The Dim Sum of All Thingsby Kim Wong KeltnerISBN 0060560754 (0-06-056075-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Dragonwingsby Laurence YepISBN 0060267380 (0-06-026738-0)
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A Feather on the Breath of Godby Sigrid NunezISBN 0060926848 (0-06-092684-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Feather on the Breath of God'Book summary:A haunting, heart-rending first novel by an award-winning writer that speaks to the difficulties of forging an identity in a world of different cultures--and to the complexities of familial and sexual love. [via]
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Fire and Spiceby Jacki PassmoreISBN 0028628411 (0-02-862841-1)
Softcover, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fire and Spice'Book summary:There's hot food, and then there's hotter still. Lovers of the latter should find Jackie Passmore's Fire & Spice a chile-fueled windfall. Passmore, an award-winning cookbook author, has traveled widely in Thailand, Malaysia, China, and India, tasting, cooking, and collecting recipes. More than 200 of these appear in this aptly titled book that celebrates Asian culinary exuberance.
Following a chile guide and an ingredient glossary listing everything from aamchur (ground dried green mango), to wasabi (the pungent Japanese root), Passmore divides the recipes among chapters such as "Soups and Salads," "Greens and Grains," and "Main Flavors: Beef and Lamb." Recipes for savory dishes, which include Singapore Chili Crab, Szechwan Piquant Chicken, and Thai Pork and Long Beans in Hot Chili Sauce, are followed by those for sweets, some chile-spiked but nonetheless cooling. The heat quotient of most of the recipes is indicated, as is their preparation time, and all are accessible. Small essays, like "Balinese Beginnings," are scattered throughout the text; they recount Passmore's evolving love affair with hot, while providing a cook's-eye-view of the countries where the incendiary is home. --Arthur Boehm [via]
Fire on the Mountainby Anita DesaiISBN 006011066X (0-06-011066-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Floating Girlby Sujata MasseyISBN 0060192291 (0-06-019229-1)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Flower Masterby Sujata MasseyISBN 0060192283 (0-06-019228-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Flower Master'Book summary:Rei Shimura, a twentysomething Japanese American antiques dealer, returns for a third outing in Sujata Massey's series set in Japan (Zen Attitude, The Salaryman's Wife). In The Flower Master, Rei's former boyfriend has left Japan, and her antiques business is only slightly more successful than her love life. Then she's dragooned by her aunt Norie into enrolling at a famous Tokyo ikebana school. Rei's not a natural at the ancient art of flower arranging, but she has a talent for sleuthing, which comes in handy when the head teacher at the Kayama School is found dead--with a pair of flower shears exactly like the ones Norie gave her lodged in her neck.
Rei's efforts to find the killer and unravel the secrets entwining her Tokyo family with the Kayamas move the action along, but the real mystery is whether the budding romance between the California girl who can't quite find her place in the tradition-bound society of modern Japan and the handsome environmental activist slated to take over as iemoto (headmaster) of the school will flower into lasting love. Intrigue and multiple murders spice the romance, along with a fascinating explication of ikebana's enduring history. Rei is a lively protagonist who brings the reader along for an entertaining and subtle lesson in Japanese culture as well as in the dangers involved in digging up buried family skeletons. --Jane Adams [via]
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Freedom at Midnightby Larry Collins, Dominique LapierreISBN 0002160552 (0-00-216055-2)
Hardcover, Collins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom at Midnight'Book summary:The subject of this narrative is the eclipse of the British Raj and the birth of an independent India and Pakistan. Key players include Nehru, Jinnah, Mountbatten--and, of course, the gentle revolutionary Gandhi. 16 cassettes. [via]
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Getting Used to Dying: A Novelby Zhangng XianliangISBN 0060165219 (0-06-016521-9)
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Girl in a Boxby Sujata MasseyISBN 0060765143 (0-06-076514-3)
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Glorious Koranby Marmaduke PickthallISBN 0042970369 (0-04-297036-9)
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The Handbook Of Chinese Horoscopesby Theodora LauISBN 0060125217 (0-06-012521-7)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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The Hungry Tideby Amitav GhoshISBN 0007141777 (0-00-714177-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hungry Tide'Book summary:The new novel from the author of The Glass Palace, the widely-acclaimed bestseller. The Hungry Tide is a rich, exotic saga set in Calcutta and in the vast archipelago of islands in the Bay of Bengal. An Indian myth says that when the river Ganges first descended from the heavens, the force of the cascade was so great that the earth would have been destroyed if it had not been for the god Shiva, who tamed the torrent by catching it in his dreadlocks. It is only when the Ganges approaches the Bay of Bengal that it frees itself and separates into thousands of wandering strands. The result is the Sundarbans, an immense stretch of mangrove forest, a half-drowned land where the waters of the Himalayas merge with the incoming tides of the sea. It is this vast archipelago of islands that provides the setting for Amitav Ghosh's new novel. In the Sundarbans the tides reach more than 100 miles inland and every day thousands of hectares of forest disappear only to re-emerge hours later. Dense as the mangrove forests are, from a human point of view it is only a little less barren than a desert. There is a terrible, vengeful beauty here, a place teeming with crocodiles, snakes, sharks and man-eating tigers. This is the only place on earth where man is more often prey than predator. And it is into this terrain that an eccentric, wealthy Scotsman named Daniel Hamilton tried to create a utopian society, of all races and religions, and conquer the might of the Sundarbans. In January 2001, a small ship arrives to conduct an ecological survey of this vast but little-known environment, and the scientists on board begin to trace the journeys of the descendants of this society. [via]
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Japan: A Reinterpretationby Patrick SmithISBN 0006386164 (0-00-638616-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Canada
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Japan: A Reinterpretation'Book summary:For years westerners have viewed Japan as a nation of democratic, hard-working, unabashedly pro-Western people, a viewpoint promulgated mainly by a group of postwar scholars known as the Chrysanthemum Club. Journalist Patrick Smith takes a hard, fresh look at Japan and its relations with the West--particularly the United States--in Japan: A Reinterpretation. Smith asserts that the economic miracle we in the West have long admired was achieved at the expense of true political reform, creating a corporation instead of a democracy. Now that the miracle has collapsed, the Japanese are in a state of cultural, political, and social malaise.
Smith approaches Japan from many different directions: first by reinterpreting the country's postwar history as presented by the Chrysanthemum Club, then by delving into the lives of ordinary Japanese. From the overworked salarymen to the upper echelons of Japanese politicians, Patrick Smith paints a bold new picture of a nation suffering from overdevelopment. In addition, Japan: A Reinterpretation focuses on infrequently examined topics such as Japan's educators and writers. Though some of Smith's statements may seem a bit hyperbolic, his book is solidly researched and impeccably presented. [via]
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Japanese Garnishes: The Ancient Art of Mukimonoby Yukiko HaydockISBN 0030482364 (0-03-048236-4)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Life and Death in Shanghaiby Nien ChengISBN 000654861X (0-00-654861-X)
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Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table: Recipes and Reminiscences from Vietnam's Best Market Kitchens, Street Cafes, and Home Cooksby Mai Pham, Pham MaiISBN 0060192585 (0-06-019258-5)
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Red Scarf Girlby Ji-Li JiangISBN 0060275855 (0-06-027585-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtzeby Peter HesslerISBN 0060855029 (0-06-085502-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze'Book summary:In 1996, 26-year-old Peter Hessler arrived in Fuling, a town on China's Yangtze River, to begin a two-year Peace Corps stint as a teacher at the local college. Along with fellow teacher Adam Meier, the two are the first foreigners to be in this part of the Sichuan province for 50 years. Expecting a calm couple of years, Hessler at first does not realize the social, cultural, and personal implications of being thrust into a such radically different society. In River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze, Hessler tells of his experience with the citizens of Fuling, the political and historical climate, and the feel of the city itself.
"Few passengers disembark at Fuling ... and so Fuling appears like a break in a dream--the quiet river, the cabins full of travelers drifting off to sleep, the lights of the city rising from the blackness of the Yangtze," says Hessler. A poor city by Chinese standards, the students at the college are mainly from small villages and are considered very lucky to be continuing their education. As an English teacher, Hessler is delighted with his students' fresh reactions to classic literature. One student says of Hamlet, "I don't admire him and I dislike him. I think he is too sensitive and conservative and selfish." Hessler marvels,
You couldn't have said something like that at Oxford. You couldn't simply say: I don't like Hamlet because I think he's a lousy person. Everything had to be more clever than that ... you had to dismantle it ... not just the play itself but everything that had ever been written about it.
Over the course of two years, Hessler and Meier learn more they ever guessed about the lives, dreams, and expectations of the Fuling people.Hessler's writing is lovely. His observations are evocative, insightful, and often poignant--and just as often, funny. It's a pleasure to read of his (mis)adventures. Hessler returned to the U.S. with a new perspective on modern China and its people. After reading River Town, you'll have one, too. --Dana Van Nest [via]
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Road Showby William MarshallISBN 0030017440 (0-03-001744-0)
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The Samurai's Daughterby Sujata MasseyISBN 0060595035 (0-06-059503-5)
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Shining Heroby Sara BanerjiISBN 0007135688 (0-00-713568-8)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shining Hero'Book summary:A rich and dramatic story of a poor young Indian boy who fights like a tiger to achieve fame and fortune In a village just outside present-day Calcutta, Koonty, a young girl is squatting in pain beside the river, convinced that her agony is the result of a fish allergy. It's not -- she's giving birth and as the realisation dawns on her, she makes the connection with the encounter she had all those months ago with the swimming stranger with the golden bathing shorts...Horrified, she places the baby onto a piece of floating debris, fixes her own necklace around his neck and pushes him downriver. Several miles downstream in Calcutta, the baby is discovered by Dolly, a young married woman desperate for a child. She takes him home and brings him up as her own son, calling him Karna. And so begins a chain of events which sees Karna's initial good fortune turn to tragedy so that, years later, he's forced to seek out Koonty, now married and with a son of her own...* Great commercial literary fiction. An enriching, emotionally charged epic story, engrossing and entrancing. A dash of Homestead, a dash of Angela's Ashes. * For fans of Amitav Ghosh, Sharon Maas, Rohinton Mistry [via]
Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 0023305401 (0-02-330540-1)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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A Simple Path : Basic Buddhist Teachingsby Dalai Lama XIV, Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Dominique Side, Ian CummingISBN 0007138873 (0-00-713887-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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A Simple Path: Basic Buddhist Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lamaby Dalai Lama, Dominique Side, Thupten Jinpa, Ian CummingISBN 0007105509 (0-00-710550-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Simple Path: Basic Buddhist Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama'Book summary:The Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, is widely respected as one of the world's great spiritual teachers. Although he is from one particular school of Buddhism, the Tibetan, Buddhists from most traditions find his work both acceptable and inspiring, because he tends to stress the broad features rather than the narrow.
A Simple Path, based on talks he gave in London in 1996, exemplifies this approach by discussing the essence of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths: the nature of suffering; the origin of suffering and the law of karma; cessation of suffering through liberation; and the path to achieving this.
The Dalai Lama also covers other central Buddhist teachings, such as the interdependence of reality, the principle of non-violence, the Three Jewels--the Buddha himself, the Dharma or teaching, and the Sangha, or community of practitioners--and much more including, crucially, compassion. The essence of Buddhism may indeed be a simple path, but the philosophy is endlessly complex; this book is not an introductory text for the complete beginner!
The text of the book has appeared previously, both as The Four Noble Truths and as part of The Heart of the Buddha's Path, so it's worth checking your shelves before buying it. The "added value" of this edition comes from the 80+ stunning colour photographs by Ian Cumming, which are intended to complement, rather than merely illustrate the text. These images of Tibetan monks, monasteries and mountains are truly inspiring; they make the world of Tibetan Buddhism, and the home from which the Dalai Lama has been exiled, come to life in a remarkable way for Western readers. --David V. Barrett [via]
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The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachingsby Donald S. LopezISBN 0060099275 (0-06-009927-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings'Book summary:Much of what we hear about Buddhism today in the West focuses on its philosophy, and how it can change one's life. Throughout history, however, Buddhism's mythology, scriptures, heroes, and its promise for salvation from rebirth have been the Buddhist teachings that most people have known. Religion professor Donald Lopez has mastered a good deal of this immense lore and managed with The Story of Buddhism to get it into a manageable package. Rather than providing a chronological history or country-by-country breakdown, Lopez explores general topics, meandering through two-and-a-half millennia, from India to Japan. In sections such as "Monastic Life," "Tantra," and "Pilgrimage," he talks about the origins of each topic and its mainstream manifestations. In addition, he spices up his work with delectable, if occasionally bizarre, examples from specific cultures. There is, for instance, the story of the depraved man who, once having said the words "Lotus Sutra," was saved from Hell. And the tale of the practice called the "act of truth," in which a perfectly candid statement can have magical powers. Or the story of the monk who attempted to rescue some maggots by opening his own flesh for them. No doubt, Buddhism is interesting, but it takes a competent scholar and a good storyteller to get it just right. Lopez fills the bill. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Thailand: The Beautiful Cookbook Authentic Recipes from the Regions of Thailandby Panurat Poladitmontri, Judy LewISBN 0002550296 (0-00-255029-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thailand: The Beautiful Cookbook Authentic Recipes from the Regions of Thailand'Book summary:Thailand the Beautiful Cookbook is a joyous celebration of Thailand its people, and its cuisine.
The range and diversity of Thai cooking is showcased in this magnificent collection of authentic recipes from each of the four regions of Thailand.
From the South, where the cooking reflects a Malay influence, comes a tantalizing array of curries and delicious seafood dishes. The Central Plains region, with the huge vibrant city of Bangkok as its focus is the most fertile, part of the country and is rich in fresh produce. The North has a very distinctive cuisine based on glutinous rice, and the dishes that accompany it are generally milder than those of the Central and Northeastern regions In the Northeast the influence of nearby Laos is felt and dishes tend to be highly spiced.
Thai-born chef and culinary expert Panurat Poladitmontri and his partner, Judy Lew, have prepared this superb collection of authentic, recipes, each of which has been individually photographed by leading food photographer John Hay and beautifully styled by Ann Creber. Internationally renowned photographers Luca Invernizzi Tettoni and John Hay present a spectacular collection of photographs to show Thailand's great scenic diversity, from the beaches and jungles of the South to the misty mountains of the North, and the varied lives of it's people. William Warren, who has spent many years in Thailand, writes with an insider's knowledge. He takes the reader on an absorbing trip around the country discussing the various influences--historical, physical, racial and cultural--that have formed the distinctive culture of the Thai people.
An extensive glossary ensures that any cooks who are unfamiliar with oriental ingredients and presentation will have no difficulty in bringing this wonderful selection of Thai dishes to their tables.
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The Typhoon Loverby Sujata MasseyISBN 0060765135 (0-06-076513-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Typhoon Lover'Book summary:A young woman with a foothold in two cultures, Rei Shimura has gone wherever fortune and her unruly passions have led her throughout her chaotic twenties. Now, after the streamers for her thirtieth birthday celebration have been taken down, the Japanese-American antiques dealer and part-time sleuth finds herself with an assignment to find and authenticate an ancient Middle Eastern pitcher that disappeared from Iraq's national museum.
The piece is believed to be in the hands of a wealthy Japanese collector, whose passion for beauty extends to Rei herself. But when a devastating typhoon hits Tokyo, Rei is trapped with the object of her investigationand with much much more than the fate of an ancient pitcher at risk.
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Weight Watchers Stir-Fry to Szechuan : 100 Classic Chinese Recipesby Weight Watchers International, Inc. StaffISBN 0028617185 (0-02-861718-5)
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You Gotta Have Waby Robert WhitingISBN 0026276615 (0-02-627661-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'You Gotta Have Wa'Book summary:A hilarious, informative, and riveting account of Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that ensued when Americans began playing there professionally.
In Japan, baseball is a way of life. It is a philosophy. It is besuboru. Its most important element is wagroup harmonyembodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down." In this witty and incisive book, Robert Whiting gives us a close-up look at besuboru's teams, obsessive ritualism, and history, as seen through the eyes of American players who found the Japanese approachrigorous pregame practices, the tolerance for tie games, injured pitchers encouraged to pitch through the pain completely baffling. With vivid accounts of East meeting West, involving Babe Ruth, Ichiro Suzuki, Bobby Valentine, Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh, and many others, this lively and completely unique book is an utter gem and baseball classic. [via]More editions of You Gotta Have Wa:
Zen Attitudeby Sujata MassyeISBN 0060899212 (0-06-089921-2)
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Chinese Healthy Cookingby Eileen Y. LoISBN 0028603818 (0-02-860381-8)
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