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1900 : A Fin-de-Siecle Readerby Mike R. Jay, Michael NeveISBN 0141180838 (0-14-118083-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: '1900 : A Fin-de-Siecle Reader'Book summary:At the turn of the 19th century, just as today, many people were terrified--or thrilled--by the seemingly unstoppable progress of science, wrestling with questions of sexual identity, turning away from traditional religions or taking refuge in spiritualism, the paranormal and "new age" philosophies.
From poetry to pulp fiction, scientific polemic to sexologicical speculation, 1900 brings together a fascinating collage of writings which encompass the amazing range of beliefs, ideas and obsessions current at the turn of the century.
"1900 offers a striking vision of the fin-de-siècle shock of the new no less than the fatigue of the old, regeneration no less than degeneration, the viewpoints of scientists and futurists as well as decadent poets" Roy Porter.
"1900" is a splendid starting point for analysis of fin-de-siècle thought and for understanding the millenium" Elaine Showalter [via]
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Across The Nightingale Floor: Episodes Twoby Lian HearnISBN 0142403245 (0-14-240324-5)
Softcover, Firebird
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The Art of Warby Tzu Sun, Samuel B. GriffithISBN 0195014766 (0-19-501476-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War'Book summary:Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings , Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors. Indeed, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu regularly applied outside the realm of military theory. It is read avidly by Japanese businessmen and was touted in the movie Wall Street as the corporate raider's bible. Providing a much-needed translation of this classic, Samuel Griffith has made this powerful and unique work even more relevant to the modern world. Including an explanatory introduction and selected commentaries on the work, this edition makes Sun Tzu's timeless classic perfectly accessible to modern readers. [via]
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The Art of War: Sunzi Bing Faby Sun-Tzu, John MinfordISBN 0140439196 (0-14-043919-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War: Sunzi Bing Fa'Book summary:[via]The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world.
Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 2000-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide to winning.More editions of The Art of War: Sunzi Bing Fa:
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The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Lifeby Sun-TzuISBN 0195015401 (0-19-501540-1)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life'Book summary:Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors. Indeed, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu can be applied outside the realm of military theory. It is read avidly by Japanese businessmen and in fact was touted in the movie Wall Street as the corporate raider's bible.
In addition to an excellent translation of Sun Tzu's text, Samuel Griffith also provides commentaries written by Chinese strategists, plus several thought-provoking essays on topics such as the influence of Sun Tzu on Mao Tse-tung and on Japanese military thought, the nature of warfare in Sun Tzu's time, and the life of Sun Tzu and other important commentators. Remarkable for its clear organization, lucid prose, and the acuity of its intellectual and moral insights, The Art of War is the definitive study of combat. [via]More editions of The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life:
Black Arrowby I. J. ParkerISBN 0143035614 (0-14-303561-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Bodhisattva or Samantabhadraby Jun Ishikawa, William Jefferson TylerISBN 0231069626 (0-231-06962-6)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Bridget Jonesby Helen FieldingISBN 0140298479 (0-14-029847-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bridget Jones'Book summary:Fans of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary will recall that at the end of that sly and funny version of Pride and Prejudice, singleton heroine Bridget landed her Mr. Darcy at last--Mark Darcy, that is. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason picks up four weeks later, and already the honeymoon is over. In addition to discovering that the man of her dreams votes conservative, left-leaning Bridget is also feeling just a mite uncomfortable with the realities of sharing bed and board with another person:
V. complicated actually having man in house as cannot freely spend requisite amount of time in bathroom or turn into gas chamber as conscious of other person late for work, desperate for pee etc.; also disturbed by Mark folding up underpants at night, rendering it strangely embarrassing now simply to keep all own clothes in pile on floor.
But all of these problems pale to insignificance with the arrival on the scene of Rebecca, a beautiful, man-hunting arch-nemesis with "thighs like a baby giraffe" and absolutely no girlfriend code of ethics when it comes to poaching another woman's man. Before long, Rebecca's manipulations, Bridget's own insecurities, and a string of misunderstandings (starting with a naked Filipino boy in Mark Darcy's bed and ending with a suggestive valentine from Bridget's dry cleaner) result in "128 lbs. (good), alcohol units 0 (excellent), cigarettes 5 (a pleasant, healthy number), no. times driven past Mark Darcy's house 2 (v.g.), no. of times looked up Mark Darcy's name in phone book to prove still exists 18 (v.g.), 1471 calls 12 (better), no. of phone calls from Mark 0 (tragic).Fortunately, Bridget has plenty of other problems to distract her. Her mother has returned from a trip to Kenya with a young Masai in tow--to her father's consternation; her best friends Jude, Shazzer, and Tom are all trapped in dating hell themselves; her apartment is in shambles thanks to a dotty carpenter; an unreliable ex-boyfriend has just reentered her life; and now someone is sending Bridget death threats--could it be Mark Darcy? If Bridget Jones's Diary was a modern riff on Pride and Prejudice, its sequel borrows several themes and devices (not to mention a section heading) from another Austen novel, Persuasion. And as in Austen's fiction, here the journey is the destination. A happy ending for Bridget and her pals is a foregone conclusion; how they get there, however, will have you on the edge of your chair--if you haven't already fallen off of it laughing. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Bridget Jones's Diaryby Helen FieldingISBN 014028009X (0-14-028009-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bridget Jones's Diary'Book summary:Now a major motion picture starring Renee Zellwegger and Hugh Grant!
"130 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds overnight? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier (repulsive, horrifying notion)); alcohol units 2 (excellent) cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow); number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)?"
This laugh-out-loud chronicle charts a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a single girl on a permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement--in which she resolves to: visit the gym three times a week not merely to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult, and not fall for any of the following: misogynists, megalomaniacs, adulterers, workaholics, chauvinists or perverts. And learn to program the VCR. Caught between her Singleton friends, who are all convinced they will end up dying alone and found three weeks later half-eaten by an Alsatian, and the Smug Marrieds, whose dinner parties offer ever-new opportunities for humiliation, Bridget struggles to keep her life on an even keel (or at least afloat). Through it all, she will have her readers helpless with laughter and shouting, "BRIDGET JONES IS ME!"
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Chronicle of a Death Foretoldby Gabriel Garcia MarquezISBN 0224019902 (0-224-01990-2)
Hardcover, J. Cape
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold'Book summary:"Chronicle of a Death Foretold" is a compelling, moving story exploring injustice and mob hysteria by the Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera". "On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on." Santiago Nasar is brutally murdered in a small town by two brothers. All the townspeople knew it was going to happen - including the victim. But nobody did anything to prevent the killing. Twenty seven years later, a man arrives in town to try and piece together the truth from the contradictory testimonies of the townsfolk. To at last understand what happened to Santiago, and why..."A masterpiece." ("Evening Standard"). "A work of high explosiveness - the proper stuff of Nobel prizes. An exceptional novel." ("The Times"). "Brilliant writer, brilliant book." ("Guardian"). As one of the pioneers of magic realism and perhaps the most prominent voice of Latin American literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez has received international recognition for his novels, works of non-fiction and collections of short stories. Those published in translation by Penguin include "Autumn of the Patriarch", "Bon Voyage Mr. President", "Collected Stories", "The General in his Labyrinth", "In the Evil Hour", "Innocent Erendira and Other Stories", "Leaf Storm", "Living to Tell the Tale", "Love in the Time of Cholera", "Memories of Melancholy Whores", "News of a Kidnapping", "No-one Writes to the Colonel", "Of Love and Other Demons", "The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor" and "Strange Pilgrims". [via]
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Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, a Puppet Playby Donald KeeneISBN 0231035314 (0-231-03531-4)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, a Puppet Play'Book summary:Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki theater performances.
Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with a new preface and an introduction and notes to aid readers in their comprehension and enjoyment of the play.
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Cold Mountain: 100 Poemsby Han-Shan, Burton WatsonISBN 0231034504 (0-231-03450-4)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Comfort Womanby Nora Okja KellerISBN 0140263357 (0-14-026335-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Comfort Woman'Book summary:Possessing a wisdom and maturity rarely found in a first novelist, Korean-American writer Nora Okja Keller tells a heartwrenching and enthralling tale in this, her literary debut. Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War II, and Beccah, her daughter by an American missionary. The two women are living on the edge of societyand sanityin Honolulu, plagued by Akiko's periodic encounters with the spirits of the dead, and by Beccah's struggles to reclaim her mother from her past. Slowly and painfully Akiko reveals her tragic story and the horrifying years she was forced to serve as a "comfort woman" to Japanese soldiers. As Beccah uncovers these truths, she discovers her own strength and the secret of the powers she herself possessedthe precious gifts her mother has given her.[via]
A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller
In 1995, Nora Okja Keller received the Pushcart Prize for "Mother Tongue", a piece that is part of Comfort Woman.More editions of Comfort Woman:
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The Concept of Lawby Herbert Lionel Adolphus HartISBN 0198761236 (0-19-876123-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concept of Law'Book summary:Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart (18 July 1907 - 19 December 1992) was an influential legal philosopher of the 20th century. He was Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University and the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford. His most famous work is The Concept of Law (1961). [via]
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The Devil of Nankingby Mo HayderISBN 0143036998 (0-14-303699-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil of Nanking'Book summary:[via]Like the thrillers of Thomas Harris and Philip Kerr, Mo Hayder's riveting new novel animates the dark corners of modern history. The solitary Englishwoman Grey comes to Japan looking for a rare piece of footage that is said to document a particularly monstrous episode of the 1937 Nanking Massacre. Her quest will take her to a reclusive scholar and a wheelchair-bound gangster who clings to life with the aid of a mysterious elixir, and to a handsome American whose interest in Grey may be more sinister than romantic. The result is a work of spine-chilling suspense, masterful historical detail, and otherworldly beauty.
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The Distant Land of My Fatherby Bo CaldwellISBN 0156027135 (0-15-602713-5)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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Does Ownership Matter?: Japanese Multinationals in Europeby Mark Mason, Dennis EncarnationISBN 0198290268 (0-19-829026-8)
Softcover, Clarendon Pr
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The Double Screen: Medium and Representation in Chinese Paintingby Wu HungISBN 0226360741 (0-226-36074-1)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Dragon Scrollby I. J. ParkerISBN 0143035320 (0-14-303532-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Grass for His Pillowby Lian HearnISBN 0142404322 (0-14-240432-2)
Softcover, Firebird
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grass for His Pillow'Book summary:[via]Both Takeo and Kaede have visions of their future. Takeo works to escape the Tribe and fulfill the last wishes of his adoptive father, Lord Shigeru Otori. And Kaede, heir to two seats of power, moves forward step by step, aided by her own wits and a precarious alliance with Lord Fujiwara. In their separate worlds, the two long for each other, knowing that they are meant to be together, wondering if they will ever see each other again. . . .
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Grass for His Pillow: Lord Fujiwara's Treasuresby Lian HearnISBN 0142404233 (0-14-240423-3)
Softcover, Firebird
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Homage to Cataloniaby George OrwellISBN 0156421178 (0-15-642117-8)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Homage to Catalonia'Book summary:"I wonder what is the appropriate first action when you come from a country at war and set foot on peaceful soil. Mine was to rush to the tobacco-kiosk and buy as many cigars and cigarettes as I could stuff into my pockets." Most war correspondents observe wars and then tell stories about the battles, the soldiers and the civilians. George Orwell--novelist, journalist, sometime socialist--actually traded his press pass for a uniform and fought against Franco's Fascists in the Spanish Civil War during 1936 and 1937. He put his politics and his formidable conscience to the toughest tests during those days in the trenches in the Catalan section of Spain. Then, after nearly getting killed, he went back to England and wrote a gripping account of his experiences, as well as a complex analysis of the political machinations that led to the defeat of the socialist Republicans and the victory of the Fascists. [via]
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How My Parents Learned to Eatby Ina FriedmanISBN 0153007877 (0-15-300787-7)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub
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The Illustrated Art of War: The Definitive English Translation by Samuel B. Griffithby Samuel B. Griffith, SunziISBN 019518999X (0-19-518999-X)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Art of War: The Definitive English Translation by Samuel B. Griffith'Book summary:With well over a million copies sold, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a true masterpiece, a series of brilliant aphorisms that illuminate the planning and conduct of war. Now this classic work is available in an elegant illustrated edition, featuring seventy-five color and black-and-white images.
From perceptive descriptions of the nine varieties of terrain, to advice on how to gage an enemy's weaknesses and strengths, to suggestions on the employment of secret agents, here is timeless advice on combat and military strategy. Sun Tzu's writings are unsurpassed in depth of understanding, shedding light not only on battlefield maneuvers, but also on the relevant economic, political, and psychological factors that can shape the outcome of warfare. Equally important, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu over two thousand years ago can be applied with great success outside the theater of war. Indeed, it is read avidly by corporate executives worldwide and has been touted in the movie Wall Street and the television series The Sopranos as the ultimate guide to strategy. Finally, this edition offers the definitive translation of Sun Tzu's text, by former U.S. Marine Brigadier General Samuel Griffith, who was also an authority of Mao Tse-Tung.
Remarkable for its clear organization, lucid prose, and the acuity of its intellectual and moral insights, The Art of War is the definitive study of combat. It is an essential book for military history buffs, and an ideal gift for anyone who is interested in tactics and strategy, whether on the battlefield or in the boardroom. [via]More editions of The Illustrated Art of War: The Definitive English Translation by Samuel B. Griffith:
Instructions for Practical Living, and Other Neo-Confucian Writingby Yang-ming WangISBN 0231024843 (0-231-02484-3)
Hardcover, Columbia University Press
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Japanese Language, Gender, and Ideology: Cultural Models and Real Peopleby Shigeko Okamoto, Janet S. Shibamoto SmithISBN 0195166183 (0-19-516618-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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Japanese Literature in Chineseby WatsonISBN 0231041462 (0-231-04146-2)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Japanese Literature in Chinese: Poetry and Prose in Chinese by Japanese Writersby Burton WatsonISBN 0231039867 (0-231-03986-7)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Japanese Vegetarian Cookeryby Lesley DownerISBN 0224028626 (0-224-02862-6)
Softcover, J. Cape
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Languages of Asia and the Pacific: A Travellers' Phrasebookby C. L. HamblinISBN 0207136289 (0-207-13628-9)
Hardcover, Angus & Robertson Publishers
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Literacy and Script Reform in Occupation Japan: Reading Between the Linesby J. Marshall UngerISBN 0195101669 (0-19-510166-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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Little Princeby Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Richard HowardISBN 0156012073 (0-15-601207-3)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Prince'Book summary:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his Lockheed P-38 vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. More than a half century later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power. The narrator is a downed pilot in the Sahara Desert, frantically trying to repair his wrecked plane. His efforts are interrupted one day by the apparition of a little, well, prince, who asks him to draw a sheep. "In the face of an overpowering mystery, you don't dare disobey," the narrator recalls. "Absurd as it seemed, a thousand miles from all inhabited regions and in danger of death, I took a scrap of paper and a pen out of my pocket." And so begins their dialogue, which stretches the narrator's imagination in all sorts of surprising, childlike directions.
The Little Prince describes his journey from planet to planet, each tiny world populated by a single adult. It's a wonderfully inventive sequence, which evokes not only the great fairy tales but also such monuments of postmodern whimsy as Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. And despite his tone of gentle bemusement, Saint-Exupéry pulls off some fine satiric touches, too. There's the king, for example, who commands the Little Prince to function as a one-man (or one-boy) judiciary:
I have good reason to believe that there is an old rat living somewhere on my planet. I hear him at night. You could judge that old rat. From time to time you will condemn him to death. That way his life will depend on your justice. But you'll pardon him each time for economy's sake. There's only one rat.
The author pokes similar fun at a businessman, a geographer, and a lamplighter, all of whom signify some futile aspect of adult existence. Yet his tale is ultimately a tender one--a heartfelt exposition of sadness and solitude, which never turns into Peter Pan-style treacle. Such delicacy of tone can present real headaches for a translator, and in her 1943 translation, Katherine Woods sometimes wandered off the mark, giving the text a slightly wooden or didactic accent. Happily, Richard Howard (who did a fine nip-and-tuck job on Stendhal's The Charterhouse of Parma in 1999) has streamlined and simplified to wonderful effect. The result is a new and improved version of an indestructible classic, which also restores the original artwork to full color. "Trying to be witty," we're told at one point, "leads to lying, more or less." But Saint-Exupéry's drawings offer a handy rebuttal: they're fresh, funny, and like the book itself, rigorously truthful. --James Marcus [via]More editions of Little Prince:
- The Little Prince: ISBN 0156465116 (0-15-646511-6)
Softcover, Harcourt - The Little Prince: ISBN 0156528207 (0-15-652820-7)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - The Little Prince: ISBN 0151528209 (0-15-152820-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Little Prince: ISBN 0152438203 (0-15-243820-3)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Little Prince: ISBN 0152465030 (0-15-246503-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Little Prince: ISBN 0156012073 (0-15-601207-3)
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The Little Princeby Richard Howard, Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156012197 (0-15-601219-7)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Prince'Book summary:You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a Little Prince. How wrong you would be! This is far from the truth: it is much more. It is a complex story containing lots of ambiguities about a child with golden hair. These are all eruditely discussed before the actual story begins, in a section entitled "How It All Began". "Is The Little Prince a story written for children or is it a meditation intended for adults?"
The Art of Living is discussed, along with a system of values, and the train of thought behind them is the unifying element. You are invited to "look at the book, and allow yourself to travel from one image to the next... " It was written and published more than 50 years ago in the USA, and the author was a Frenchman who illustrated the book himself; it was later translated by Kathryn Woods. The Little Prince is still very popular and has now been translated into many languages. Shortly after it was first written, the author died--disappearing together with his plane somewhere over the Mediterranean. This Gift edition contains all the original illustrations, plus some more original drawings that came to light later and have been published here for the first time.--Susan Naylor
The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Presentby Andrew GordonISBN 0195110617 (0-19-511061-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present'Book summary:In this sweeping narrative, Andrew Gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history.
Gordon takes us from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century, the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization, and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster. But the true originality and value of his approach lies in his close attention to the non-elite layers of society. Here we see the influence of outside ideas, products, and culture on home life, labor unions, political parties, gender relations, and popular entertainment. Gordon shows the struggles to define the meaning of Japan's modernization, from villages and urban neighborhoods, to factory floors and middle managers' offices, to the imperial court. Most important, he illuminates the interconnectedness of Japanese developments with world history, demonstrating how Japan's historical passage represents a variation of a process experienced by many nations. Japan forms one part of the interwoven fabric of modern history.
As head of the prestigious Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University, Gordon is one of the foremost American authorities on Japanese society. In this striking book, he brings all his knowledge and deep personal experience to bear, providing the most comprehensive portrait to date of Japan and its place in the wider world. [via]More editions of The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present:
Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Clubby Anne AllisonISBN 0226014878 (0-226-01487-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionaryby Not Available, Gillian HallISBN 0199298521 (0-19-929852-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Oxford Japanese Minidictionaryby Gillian Hall, Jonathan BuntISBN 0198603665 (0-19-860366-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Peasant Uprisings in Japan: A Critical Anthology of Peasant Historiesby Anne WalthallISBN 0226872343 (0-226-87234-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peasant Uprisings in Japan: A Critical Anthology of Peasant Histories'Book summary:Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan.[via]More editions of Peasant Uprisings in Japan: A Critical Anthology of Peasant Histories:
The Penguin Book of Japanese Verseby Geoffrey Bownas, Anthony ThwaiteISBN 0140587896 (0-14-058789-6)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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The Pillow Boy of the Lady Onogoroby Alison Fell, Diane SterlingISBN 0156004682 (0-15-600468-2)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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The Pleasures of Japanese Literatureby Donald KeeneISBN 0231067372 (0-231-06737-2)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pleasures of Japanese Literature'Book summary:Perhaps no one is more qualified to write about Japanese culture than Donald Keene, considered the leading interpreter of that nation's literature to the Western world. The author, editor, or translator of nearly three dozen books of criticism and works of literature, Keene now offers an enjoyable and beautifully written introduction to traditional Japanese culture for the general reader.
The book acquaints the reader with Japanese aesthetics, poetry, fiction, and theater, and offers Keene's appreciations of these topics. Based on lectures given at the New York Public Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the University of California, Los Angeles, the essays -though written by a renowned scholar- presuppose no knowledge of Japanese culture. Keene's deep learning, in fact, enables him to construct an overview as delightful to read as it is informative.
His insights often illuminate aspects of traditional Japanese culture that endure today. One of these is the appreciation of "perishability." this appreciation os seen in countless little bits of Japanese life: in temples made of wood instead of durable materials; in the preference for objects -such as pottery- that are worn, broken, or used rather than new; and in the national love of the delicate cherry blossom, which normally falls after a brief three days of flowering. Keene quotes the fourteenth-century Buddhist monk Kenko, who wrote that "the most precious thing about life is its uncertainty."
Throughout the volume, Keene demonstrates that the rich artistic and social traditions of Japan can indeed be understood by readers from our culture. This book will enlighten anyone interested in Japanese literature and culture.
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Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionaryby Shigeru Takebayashi, Kazuhiko NagaiISBN 0198607482 (0-19-860748-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Principle & Practicality: Essays in Ne0-Confucianism & Practical Learningby Irene Bloom, W. Theodore De BaryISBN 0231046138 (0-231-04613-8)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Reflections on Things at Hand the Neo-Confucian Anthologyby Wing T. ChanISBN 0231028199 (0-231-02819-9)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Regulusby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156014041 (0-15-601404-1)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Regulus'Book summary:In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression. And Saint-Exupéry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors.[via]
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Regulus Vel Pueri Soli Sapiunt/the Little Princeby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156763001 (0-15-676300-1)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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Samuraiby H. Paul Varley, Ivan I. Morris, Nobuko MorrisISBN 0140217940 (0-14-021794-0)
Hardcover, Penguin
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Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japanby Giles MiltonISBN 0142003786 (0-14-200378-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Second Language Attrition in Japanese Contextsby Lynne HansenISBN 0195123042 (0-19-512304-2)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Second Language Attrition in Japanese Contexts'Book summary:This volume introduces the study of language attrition--the forgetting of language. In this first collection devoted to second language attrition, the contributors focus on contexts of loss where Japanese is either the attriting language, or the replacing language. Bringing together research to substantiate previous hypotheses in the field, this book offers new theoretical and practical insights for those interested in language change. [via]
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Shakespeare:Select Bibliographical Guides: Select Bibliographical Guidesby Stanley W. WellsISBN 0198710321 (0-19-871032-1)
Softcover, Oxford University Press
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Shipwrecksby Akira YoshimuraISBN 0156008351 (0-15-600835-1)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shipwrecks'Book summary:Although Akira Yoshimura is one of Japan's most prolific and celebrated authors, his work is little known outside of his native country. Shipwrecks, one of the first of his 20 novels to be translated into English, tells the tale of Isaku, a 9-year-old boy who is forced to scrounge to provide for his desperately poor family. For the people of the medieval Japanese village in which Isaku lives, the only relief from near starvation comes in the guise of the shipwrecks of the title. To lure merchant ships off course, the villagers light huge bonfires. But even their success turns to disaster when the wreckage of one such ship includes not only rice, but smallpox. [via]
So Far from the Bamboo Groveby Yoko K. WatkinsISBN 0140323856 (0-14-032385-6)
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Sources of Japanese Traditionby Ry-Usaku TsunodaISBN 0231022549 (0-231-02254-9)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Story of Ferdinandby Munro Leaf, Robert LawsonISBN 0140502343 (0-14-050234-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Story of Ferdinand'Book summary:What else can be said about the fabulous Ferdinand? Published more than 50 years ago (and one of the bestselling children's books of all time), this simple story of peace and contentment has withstood the test of many generations. Ferdinand is a little bull who much prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree-- just smelling the flowers--to jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. This cow is no coward--he simply has his pacifist priorities clear. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, until the day he meets with the wrong end of a bee. In a show of bovine irony, the one day Ferdinand is most definitely not sitting quietly under the cork tree (due to a frightful sting), is the selfsame day that five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid.
Ferdinand's day in the arena gives readers not only an education in the historical tradition of bullfighting, but also a lesson in nonviolent tranquility. Robert Lawson's black-and-white drawings are evocative and detailed, with especially sweet renditions of Ferdinand, the serene bull hero. The Story of Ferdinand closes with one of the happiest endings in the history of happy endings--readers of all ages will drift off to a peaceful sleep, dreaming of sweet-smelling flowers and contented cows. [via]
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The Story of Japanby Juliet PiggottISBN 0207120471 (0-207-12047-1)
Hardcover, Angus and Robertson
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Studies in Chinese Thought.by Wright, Arthur F., EdISBN 0226908003 (0-226-90800-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Study of Historyby Jane Caplan, Arnold Joseph ToynbeeISBN 0192152548 (0-19-215254-8)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press; Thames and Hudson
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A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes Vii-Xby D.C. Somervell, Arnold Joseph ToynbeeISBN 0195050819 (0-19-505081-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes Vii-X'Book summary:Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History is a ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations. Contained in two volumes, D.C. Somervell's abridgement of this magnificent enterprise preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. First published in 1947 and 1957, these two volumes are themselves a great historical achievement. Volume 2, which abridges Volumes VII-X of Toynbee's study, includes sections on Universal States, Universal Churches, Heroic Ages, Contacts Between Civilizations in Space, Contacts Between Civilizations in Time, Law and Freedom in HIstory, The Prospects of the Western Civilization, and the Conclusion.
Of Somervell's work, Toynbee wrote, "The reader now has at his command a uniform abridgement of the whole book, made by a clear mind that has not only mastered the contents but has entered into the writer's outlook and purpose. [via]More editions of A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes Vii-X:
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Time Machineby H. G. Wells, Patrick Parrinder, Steven Maclean, Marina WarnerISBN 0141439971 (0-14-143997-1)
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To Acquire Wisdom: The Way of Wang Yang-Mingby Julia Ching, Yang-ming WangISBN 0231039387 (0-231-03938-7)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Twenty Plays of the No Theatreby Donald KeeneISBN 0231034555 (0-231-03455-5)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Unfolding of Neo-Confucianismby American Council of Learned Societies, William Theodore De BaryISBN 0231038291 (0-231-03829-1)
Softcover, Columbia University Press
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Yuan Thought: Chinese Thought and Religion Under the Mongolsby William Theodore De Bary, American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Studies of Chinese, Hok-Lam ChanISBN 023105324X (0-231-05324-X)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Zen Way to the Martial Artsby Taisen DeshimaruISBN 0140193448 (0-14-019344-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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El Cuento De Ferdinando/the Story of Ferdinandby Munro Leaf, Robert LawsonISBN 0140542531 (0-14-054253-1)
Softcover, Puffin
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Ferdinand's day in the arena gives readers not only an education in the historical tradition of bullfighting, but also a lesson in nonviolent tranquility. Robert Lawson's black-and-white drawings are evocative and detailed, with especially sweet renditions of Ferdinand, the serene bull hero. The Story of Ferdinand closes with one of the happiest endings in the history of happy endings--readers of all ages will drift off to a peaceful sleep, dreaming of sweet-smelling flowers and contented cows. [via]
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El Principitoby Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Bonifacio Del CarrilISBN 0156284502 (0-15-628450-2)
Softcover, Harcourt
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El Principito / The Little Princeby Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Bonifacio Del CarrilISBN 0156013924 (0-15-601392-4)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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Now Harcourt is issuing uniform full-color foreign language editions. The restored artwork glows like never before. These affordable and beautiful editions are sure to delight an entire new generation of readers, students, children, and adults for whom Saint-Exupéry's story will open the door to a new understanding of life.More editions of El Principito / The Little Prince:
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. Rowling, Darakhshanda Asghar KhokharISBN 0195798767 (0-19-579876-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:This is an Urdu translation of the international best-seller, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling. [via]
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Harry Potter Aur Azkaban Ka Qaidi / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. Rowling, Darakhshanda Asghar KhokharISBN 0195799151 (0-19-579915-1)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Le Petit Princeby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 0156013983 (0-15-601398-3)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Petit Prince'Book summary:Imaginez-vous perdu dans le désert, loin de tout lieu habité, et face à un petit garçon tout blond, surgi de nulle part. Si de surcroît ce petit garçon vous demande avec insistance de dessiner un mouton, vous voilà plus qu'étonné ! À partir de là, vous n'aurez plus qu'une seule interrogation : savoir d'où vient cet étrange petit bonhomme et connaître son histoire.
S'ouvre alors un monde étrange et poétique, peuplé de métaphores, décrit à travers les paroles d'un "petit prince" qui porte aussi sur notre monde à nous un regard tout neuf, empli de naïveté, de fraîcheur et de gravité. Très vite, vous découvrez d'étranges planètes, peuplées d'hommes d'affaires, de buveurs, de vaniteux, d'allumeurs de réverbères.
Cette évocation onirique, à laquelle participent les aquarelles de l'auteur, a tout d'un parcours initiatique, où l'enfant apprendra les richesses essentielles des rapports humains et le secret qui les régit : "On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."
Oeuvre essentielle de la littérature, ce livre de Saint-Exupéry est un ouvrage que l'on aura à coeur de raconter à son enfant, page après page, histoire aussi de redécouvrir l'enfant que l'on était autrefois, avant de devenir une grande personne ! --Xavier Marciniak [via]
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Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Le Petit Prince: ISBN 0152438181 (0-15-243818-1)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books - Le Petit Prince: ISBN 0156013983 (0-15-601398-3)
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Der Kleine Prinzby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 015601386X (0-15-601386-X)
Softcover, Harcourt
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