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Capitalscapes: Folding Screens And Political Imagination in Late Medieval Kyotoby Matthew Philip MckelwayISBN 082482900X (0-8248-2900-X)
Hardcover, Univ of Hawaii Pr
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Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warmingby Tom Athanasiou, Paul BaerISBN 1583224777 (1-58322-477-7)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming'Book summary:Today's "extreme weather events" (record-breaking heat waves, droughts, and melting ice caps) foreshadow an increasingly unstable and dire future. Yet, despite all, the US government continues to reject the Kyoto Protocol, to deny the catastrophic consequences of oil dependency, and to define the politics of oil as the politics of U.S. unilateralism, domination, and war.
Dead Heat argues that justicenot rhetoric and "aid" but real developmental justice for the people of developing worldis going to be necessary, and surprisingly soon. It argues, more particularly, that such a justice must involve a phased transition from the Kyoto Protocol to a new climate treaty based on equal human rights to emit greenhouse pollutants. Dead Heat makes the case for climate justice, but insists that justice and equity, for all their manifold ethical and humanitarian attractions, must also be seen as the most "realistic" of virtues. It insists, in other words, that our limited environmental space will itself show that it is the dream of a "business as usual" future that is naïve and utopian. [via]More editions of Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming:
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Fashion Historyby Not AvailableISBN 3822812064 (3-8228-1206-4)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fashion History'Book summary:A person's clothing is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality or even religion. This text shows how our ancestors dressed, considers the amazing accomplishments of contemporary fashion and shows how our descendants may dress in the distant future as clothing design evolves. [via]
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, And Climate Changeby Elizabeth KolbertISBN 1596911301 (1-59691-130-1)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, And Climate Change'Book summary:An argument for the urgent danger of global warming in a book that is sure to be as influential as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.[via]
Known for her insightful and thought-provoking journalism, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert now tackles the controversial subject of global warming. Americans have been warned since the late nineteen-seventies that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous course, now is the moment to salvage our future. By the end of the century, the world will likely be hotter than it's been in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come.
In writing that is both clear and unbiased, Kolbert approaches this monumental problem from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science and the studies, draws frightening parallels to lost ancient civilizations, unpacks the politics, and presents the personal tales of those who are being affected most--the people who make their homes near the poles and, in an eerie foreshadowing, are watching their worlds disappear. Growing out of a groundbreaking three-part series for the New Yorker, Field Notes from a Catastrophe brings the environment into the consciousness of the American people and asks what, if anything, can be done, and how we can save our planet.More editions of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, And Climate Change:
Four Centuries of Fashion: Classical Kimono from the Kyoto National Museumby Lorna Price, Michael Morrison, Morio KanaiISBN 0939117096 (0-939117-09-6)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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Geishaby Liza Crihfield DalbyISBN 0520204956 (0-520-20495-6)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Geisha'Book summary:In the mid-1970s, an American graduate student in anthropology joined the ranks of white-powdered geisha in Kyoto, Japan. Liza Dalby took the name Ichigiku and apprenticed in the famed Pontocho district. [via]
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Geisha : A Lifeby Mineko IwasakiISBN 0743444299 (0-7434-4429-9)
Softcover, Washington Square Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Geisha, a Life'Book summary:Now in her 50s, Mineko Iwasaki was one of the most famed geishas of her generation (and the chief informant for Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha). Her ascent was difficult, not merely because of the hard, endless training she had to undergo--learning how to speak a hyper-elevated dialect of Japanese and how to sing and dance gracefully while wearing a 44-pound kimono atop six-inch wooden sandals--but also because many of the elaborate, self-effacing rules of the art went against her grain. A geisha "is an exquisite willow tree who bends to the service of others," she writes. "I have always been stubborn and contrary. And very, very proud." And playful, too: one of the funniest moments in this bittersweet book describes a disastrous encounter with the queen of England and her all-too-interested husband.
Revealing the secrets of the geisha's "art of perfection," this graceful memoir documents a disappearing world. --Gregory McNamee [via]
Geisha, A Lifeby Rande Brown, Mineko IwasakiISBN 0756781612 (0-7567-8161-2)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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Golden/GeishaISBN 2253117951 (2-253-11795-1)
Hardcover, Librairie Generale Francaise, LGF
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Historical Kyoto: With Illustrations and Guide Mapsby Herbert E. PlutschowISBN 4789002063 (4-7890-0206-3)
Hardcover, Japan Times
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The Japanese Enthronement Ceremonies: With an Account of the Imperial Regaliaby Daniel Clarence HoltomISBN 0710305222 (0-7103-0522-2)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Karhu's Classic Kyoto: A Postcard Bookby Clifton KarhuISBN 0804819297 (0-8048-1929-7)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Kyotoby Diane DurstonISBN 0870118579 (0-87011-857-9)
Softcover, Kodansha America, Incorporated
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Kyotoby MosherISBN 0804812942 (0-8048-1294-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kyoto'Book summary:A well researched guidebook for visiting the temples of Kyoto. [via]
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Kyotoby Ned Bayrd, Newsweek, inc.ISBN 088225085X (0-88225-085-X)
Hardcover, Newsweek
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Kyoto & Nara: The Soul of Japanby Philip Sandoz, Toshitaka MoritaISBN 0804819165 (0-8048-1916-5)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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Kyoto: A Cultural Guide to Japan's Ancient Imperial Cityby John H. Martin, Phyllis G. MartinISBN 0804819556 (0-8048-1955-6)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Kyoto Ceramicsby Masahiko SatoISBN 0834827042 (0-8348-2704-2)
Softcover, Weatherhill
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Kyoto, Seven Paths to the Heart of the Cityby Diane Durston, Katsuhiko MizunoISBN 4770028776 (4-7700-2877-6)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kyoto, Seven Paths to the Heart of the City'Book summary:What better way to see Kyoto than at dawn, when the back streets and alleys of this 1,200-year-old city are still under the spell of the past? Old folks fuss about with their bonsai and laundry poles, pausing to chat on their way to the neighborhood shrine with flowers and morning prayers. Knock-kneed white egrets stalk the stream beds for breakfast, and the giant bronze temple bells awaken the former capital of Japan every morning as they have done for centuries.
Through wars, fires, famines, tyrants, and now rapid modernization, the old neighborhoods of Kyoto are the places where the customs and traditions of this fascinating city, with its confusing blend of old and new, have managed to survive.
American writer and former Kyoto resident Diane Durston introduces seven must-see precincts of this ancient capital city, including four Historic Preservation Districts. Among them are the world-famous geisha quarter, the kimono textile neighborhoods, the sake-brewing area of Fushimi, and the tea-growing region of Uji. Durston weaves together local lore and historical sites to create a panoply of provocative walking tours that take the reader back in time to the elegance of earlier days.
Accompanying each section is a full-color map and the fine photography of Katsuhiko Mizuno, a Kyoto native and one of the city's most famous photographers. Sections highlighting Kyoto crafts, cuisine, festivals, and tourist essentials round out this attractive volume, making it the perfect introduction -and guide- to one of the world's most evocative cities.
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* Photographs by one of Kyoto's most renowned photographers
* Locations of the most important Historic Preservations Districts
* Detailed maps and suggested routes
* Scenic and little-known walking paths
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Kyoto-Dwellingby Edith Shiffert, Kohka SaitoISBN 0804815283 (0-8048-1528-3)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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Kyoto-Osaka: A Bilingual Atlasby KodanshaISBN 4770016107 (4-7700-1610-7)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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The Lady and the Monkby Pico IyerISBN 0679738347 (0-679-73834-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyotoby Pico IyerISBN 0679403086 (0-679-40308-6)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Lonely Planet Kyotoby Chris RowthornISBN 174104085X (1-74104-085-X)
Softcover, Lonely Planet Publications
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Lonely Planet Kyotoby Mason FlorenceISBN 0864425643 (0-86442-564-3)
Softcover, Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet Kyoto: City Guideby Mason Florence, Chris RowthornISBN 1740590600 (1-74059-060-0)
Softcover, Lonely Planet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lonely Planet Kyoto: City Guide'Book summary:Restaurant listings to impress any Japanese, with enough variety to impress any budget. Here in Japan's cultural capital there are imperial palaces, gardens, shrines and temples and includes 17 World Heritage sites. Colour sections reveal Japanese art, food, religion and teahouses with a hiker's paradise in the mountains beyond Kyoto. [via]
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Makiko's Diary: A Merchant Wife in 1910 Kyotoby Kazuko Smith, Makiko NakanoISBN 0804724415 (0-8047-2441-5)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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Memoirs of a Geishaby Arthur GoldenISBN 1400096898 (1-4000-9689-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs of a Geisha'Book summary:The first thing you notice about the audio version of Memoirs of a Geisha is that Arthur Golden's 428-page novel has been reduced to a scant two cassettes. But dismay quickly gives way to mounting pleasure as Elaina Erika Davis (Contact, As the World Turns) begins her delicate rendering of geisha culture in the years before World War II. Davis reads the abbreviated story of Sayuri with an authentic-sounding Japanese accent--one mixed with a magical combination of Asian reserve and theatrical energy. As Sayuri ages from a 9-year-old peasant girl to a popular geisha in her late 20s, Davis directs her voice gently away from curious youth to a tone that reflects Sayuri's uphill life.
From start to finish, the listener is absorbed in the elegant spirit of Davis's performance, eager to hear the next chapter of Sayuri's transformation into one of the most famous geishas of the century. How unfortunate, then, to learn that book readers not only get the basic story, but a fascinating look at the intricate rules and rituals of geisha culture. Here, for example, is one of the many revelations omitted from the cassette: "Japanese men, as a rule, feel about a woman's neck and throat the same way that men in the West might feel about a woman's legs.... In fact, a geisha leaves a tiny margin of skin bare all around the hairline, causing her makeup to look even more artificial.... When a man sits beside her, he becomes that much more aware of the bare skin beneath."
We're also denied several subplots--the aborted friendship between Sayuri and a geisha named Pumpkin, for example, or much of the story involving the man Sayuri is secretly in love with. But what remains is as precious as a traditional Japanese kimono--at once artistic, suggestive, and moving. --Ann Senechal [via]
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- Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0307275167 (0-307-27516-7)
Softcover, Vintage Books - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0679781587 (0-679-78158-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0739326872 (0-7393-2687-2)
Softcover, Random House Large Print - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0375400117 (0-375-40011-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0739326228 (0-7393-2622-8)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 037570440X (0-375-70440-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0606222049 (0-606-22204-9)
Hardcover, Demco Media - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0783801459 (0-7838-0145-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 1400096898 (1-4000-9689-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
- Memoirs of a Geisha: ISBN 0307275167 (0-307-27516-7)
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Memoirs of a Geisha: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Piano Soloby John WilliamsISBN 1423412206 (1-4234-1220-6)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs of a Geisha: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Piano Solo'Book summary:(Piano Solo Songbook). Six instrumental themes by John Williams from this Oscar-winning film, arranged for piano solo. Includes: As the Water * Becoming a Geisha * The Chairman's Waltz * Going to School * Sayuri's Theme * Sayuri's Theme and End Credits. [via]
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Memorias De Una Geisha / Memoirs of a Geishaby Arthur Golden, Pilar VazquezISBN 0307275302 (0-307-27530-2)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memorias De Una Geisha / Memoirs of a Geisha'Book summary:En Memorias de una geisha, Arthur Golden abre una ventana al misterioso mundo del erotismo en Japón y describe con fidelidad la delicada fortaleza de la cultura de las geishas de Kioto a lo largo del siglo. [via]
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Must-See in Kyotoby Japan Travel BureauISBN 4533005284 (4-533-00528-4)
Softcover, Digital Manga Inc
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The Old Capitalby Yasunari Kawabata, J. Martin HolmanISBN 1593760329 (1-59376-032-9)
Softcover, Shoemaker & Hoard
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagonby Sei Shonagon, Arthur WaleyISBN 1417900695 (1-4179-0069-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon'Book summary:996 A.D., with later revisions. The translation of the diaries of a court lady in tenth-century Japan, it is a collection of anecdotes, memories of court and religious ceremonies, character sketches, lists of things the author enjoyed or loathed, places that interested her, diary entries, descriptions of nature, pilgrimages, conversations, poetry exchanges--indeed, almost everything that made up daily life for the upper classes in Japan during the Heian period. [via]
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Rurouni Kenshinby Gerard Jones, Tokihiko Matsuura, Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1591167124 (1-59116-712-4)
Softcover, Viz
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Rurouni Kenshin 11: Overture to Destructionby Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1417658916 (1-4176-5891-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rurouni Kenshin 11: Overture to Destruction'Book summary:Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need.
A hundred and fifty years ago in Kyoto, amid the flames of revolution, there arose a warrior, an assassin of such ferocious power he was given the title Hitokiri: Manslayer. With his bloodstained blade, Hitokiri Battosai helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu period and end the reign of the shoguns, slashing open the way toward the progressive Meiji Era. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years became legend.
In the 11th year of Meiji, in the middle of Tokyo, the tale begins. Himura Kenshin, a humble rurouni, or wandering swordsman, comes to the aid of Kamiya Kaoru, a young woman struggling to defend her father's school of swordsmanship against attacks by the infamous Hitokiri Battosai. But neither Kenshin nor Battosai are quite what they seem... [via]
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Rurouni Kenshin 28by Gerard Jones, Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1421500825 (1-4215-0082-5)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rurouni Kenshin 28'Book summary:Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need.
A hundred and fifty years ago in Kyoto, amid the flames of revolution, there arose a warrior, an assassin of such ferocious power he was given the title Hitokiri: Manslayer. With his bloodstained blade, Hitokiri Battosai helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu period and end the reign of the shoguns, slashing open the way toward the progressive Meiji Era. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years became legend.
In the 11th year of Meiji, in the middle of Tokyo, the tale begins. Himura Kenshin, a humble rurouni, or wandering swordsman, comes to the aid of Kamiya Kaoru, a young woman struggling to defend her father's school of swordsmanship against attacks by the infamous Hitokiri Battosai. But neither Kenshin nor Battosai are quite what they seem... [via]
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- Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1591167132 (1-59116-713-2)
Softcover, Viz - Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1591167671 (1-59116-767-1)
Softcover, Viz - Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1591168104 (1-59116-810-4)
Softcover, Viz - Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1591168546 (1-59116-854-6)
Softcover, Viz - Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1591168767 (1-59116-876-7)
Softcover, Viz - Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1421500825 (1-4215-0082-5)
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- Rurouni Kenshin 28: ISBN 1591167132 (1-59116-713-2)
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Rurouni Kenshin 28by Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1421500647 (1-4215-0064-7)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rurouni Kenshin 28'Book summary:Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need.
A hundred and fifty years ago in Kyoto, amid the flames of revolution, there arose a warrior, an assassin of such ferocious power he was given the title Hitokiri: Manslayer. With his bloodstained blade, Hitokiri Battosai helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu period and end the reign of the shoguns, slashing open the way toward the progressive Meiji Era. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years became legend.
In the 11th year of Meiji, in the middle of Tokyo, the tale begins. Himura Kenshin, a humble rurouni, or wandering swordsman, comes to the aid of Kamiya Kaoru, a young woman struggling to defend her father's school of swordsmanship against attacks by the infamous Hitokiri Battosai. But neither Kenshin nor Battosai are quite what they seem... [via]
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Seasons of Sacred Celebration: Flowers and Poetry from an Imperial Conventby Barbara Ruch, Kasanoin Jikun, Sadako Ohki, Herchel Miller, Amy Vladeck HeinrichISBN 0834804646 (0-8348-0464-6)
Softcover, Weatherhill
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Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Centuryby Donald KeeneISBN 0805043640 (0-8050-4364-0)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Royall TylerISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Softcover, Dover Pubns - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0679729534 (0-679-72953-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0804838232 (0-8048-3823-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0679417389 (0-679-41738-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394729218 (0-394-72921-8)
Softcover, Vintage Books - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 004823012X (0-04-823012-X)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0048231096 (0-04-823109-6)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394483286 (0-394-48328-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0436459507 (0-436-45950-7)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
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- Tale of Genji: ISBN 0394735307 (0-394-73530-7)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Royall Tyler, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0143039490 (0-14-303949-0)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:In the tradition of Robert Fagles's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Viking presents a stunning translation of Lady Murasaki's exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan. Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust. Royall Tyler's superb translation, detailed and poetic, is scrupulously true to the Japanese original but appeals immediately to the modern reader as well. Tyler includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative and its references. Magnificently packaged in a two-volume set with a slipcase, this is a literary event comparable to Seamus Heaney's bestselling translation of Beowulf. It will spark interest in this masterpiece of world literature and serve as the standard edition for many years to come.
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Tale of Genjiby Donald Keene, Murasaki Shikubu, Masayuki Miyata, H. MacK Horton, Setouchi JakuchoISBN 4770027729 (4-7700-2772-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji'Book summary:A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic
The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel, and with its precise and poetic prose, it is also considered one of its finest.
Written with precision by a lady of the Japanese court, Genji's Don Juan-like clandestine rendezvous with lovers in their perfumed boudoirs or on mossy moonlit garden paths, continues to intrigue lovers of literature. What sets Genji apart from the typically carefree playboy is the intensity of his emotional attachment for each of his lovers. Long after an affair has ended, Genji continues to cherish the encounter. His is an age-old tale, as well as a poignant and brilliant portrait of Japan's ancient court life. [via]More editions of Tale of Genji:
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The Tale Of Genjiby Kencho Suematsu, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0804832560 (0-8048-3256-0)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:This biographical novel centers around the amorous exploits of Prince Hikaru Genji, whose elegance and talent epitomized the values of Heian Japan, an era in which indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan. [via]
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The Tale of Genjiby Shikibu Murasaki, Arthur WaleyISBN 0679424679 (0-679-42467-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Tale of Genji: Legends and Paintingsby Miyeko Murase, Mitsuoki TosaISBN 0807615005 (0-8076-1500-5)
Hardcover, George Braziller
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Tale of Genji-Oneby L. MurasakiISBN 038509275X (0-385-09275-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji-One'Book summary:brilliant account of courtly life in medieval Japan, [via]
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilionby Yukio MishimaISBN 0679752706 (0-679-75270-6)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion'Book summary:(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
In The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, celebrated Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima creates a haunting portrait of a young mans obsession with idealized beauty and his destructive quest to possess it fully.
Mizoguchi, an ostracized stutterer, develops a childhood fascination with Kyotos famous Golden Temple. While an acolyte at the temple, he fixates on the structures aesthetic perfection and it becomes his one and only object of desire. But as Mizoguchi begins to perceive flaws in the temple, he determines that the only true path to beauty lies in an act of horrific violence. Based on a real incident that occurred in 1950, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion brilliantly portrays the passions and agonies of a young man in postwar Japan, bringing to the subject the erotic imagination and instinct for the dramatic moment that marked Mishima as one of the towering makers of modern fiction.
Introduction by Donald Keene; Translated from the Japanese by Ivan Morris [via]More editions of The Temple of the Golden Pavilion:
Traditions Unbound: Groundbreaking Painters of Eighteenth-century Kyotoby Yoko Woodson, Matthew P. McKelway, Moriya Katsuhisa, Higuchi Kazutaka, Kano Hiroyuki, Melissa M. RinneISBN 0939117320 (0-939117-32-0)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyotoby John ShieldsISBN 0767908511 (0-7679-0851-1)
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Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyotoby Victoria Abbott RiccardiISBN 076790852X (0-7679-0852-X)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japanby Ivan MorrisISBN 1568360290 (1-56836-029-0)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan'Book summary:The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris's widely acclaimed portrait of the ceremonious, inbred, melancholy world of ancient Japan, has been a standard in cultural studies for nearly thirty years. Using as a frame of reference The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period, Morris recreates an era when woman set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-the world so admired by Virginia Woolf and others-he describes the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the times, providing detailed portrayals of the daily life of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of this milieu. [via]
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A Year in Japanby Kate T. WilliamsonISBN 1568985401 (1-56898-540-1)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Year in Japan'Book summary:The Land of the Rising Sun is shining brightly across the American cultural landscape. Recent films such as Lost in Translation and Memoirs of a Geisha seem to have made everyone an expert on Japan, even if they've never been there. But the only way for a Westerner to get to know the real Japan is to become a part of it. Kate T. Williamson did just that, spending a year experiencing, studying, and reecting on her adopted home. She brings her keen observations to us in A Year in Japan, a dramatically different look at a delightfully different way of life.
Avoiding the usual clichés--Japan's polite society, its unusual fashion trends, its crowded subways--Williamson focuses on some lesser-known aspects of the country and culture. In stunning watercolors and piquant texts, she explains the terms used to order various amounts of tofu, the electric rugs found in many Japanese homes, and how to distinguish a maiko from a geisha. She observes sumo wrestlers in traditional garb as they use ATMs, the wonders of "Santaful World" at a Kyoto department store, and the temple carpenters who spend each Sunday dancing to rockabilly. A Year in Japan is a colorful journey to the beauty, poetry, and quirkiness of modern Japana book not just to look at but to experience. [via]More editions of A Year in Japan:
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Lo Bello Y Lo Tristeby Yasunari KawabataISBN 9500422239 (950-04-2223-9)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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Memorias De Una Geisha / Memoirs of a Geishaby Arthur Golden, Pilar VazquezISBN 0307275310 (0-307-27531-0)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memorias De Una Geisha / Memoirs of a Geisha'Book summary:Poco antes de su muerte, Sayuri, una anciana japonesa afincada en Nueva York, cuenta la historia de su vida a un joven amigo americano. El poder de seducción de la voz narrativa de esta geisha legendaria transporta al lector a un Japón de entre guerras, lleno todavía de ecos feudales, y a una de las tradiciones japonesas que más curiosidad inspiran en el mundo occidental: la de la geisha, una peculiar práctica cultural a la que están ligadas artes tales como la seducción, la danza, la pintura o la clásica ceremonia del té. [via]
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Rurouni Kenshin 11: Overture to Destructionby Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 8484490459 (84-8449-045-9)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Rurouni Kenshin 14by Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 8484490777 (84-8449-077-7)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Rurouni Kenshin 15by Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 8484490793 (84-8449-079-3)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vida De Una Geisha: La Verdadera Historiaby Mineko IwasakiISBN 8466608753 (84-666-0875-3)
Hardcover, Ediciones Urano
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Geishaby Arthur GoldenISBN 225314794X (2-253-14794-X)
Softcover, Le Livre de poche
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Geisha'Book summary:574pages. poche. broché. A neuf ans, dans le Japon d'avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Sayuri est vendue par son père, un modeste pêcheur, à une maison de plaisir de Kyoto. Dotée d'extraordinaires yeux bleus, la petite fille comprend vite qu'il faut mettre à profit la chance qui est la sienne. Elle se plie avec docilité à l'initiation difficile qui en fera une vraie geisha. Art de la toilette et de la coiffure, rituel du thé, science du chant, de la danse et de l'amour: Sayuri va peu à peu se hisser au rang des geishas les plus convoitées de la ville. Les riches, les puissants se disputeront ses faveurs. Elle triomphera des pièges que lui tend la haine d'une rivale. Elle rencontrera finalement l'amour. Ecrit sous la forme de mémoires, ce récit a la véracité d'un exceptionnel document et le souffle d'un grand roman. Il nous entraîne au coeur d'un univers exotique où se mêlent érotisme et perversité, cruauté et raffinement, séduction et mystère. [via]
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Voyage D'un Peintre Breton Au Japon: Mathurin Meheut, Avril-Aout 1914by Patrick Jude, Elisabeth Jude, Helene JudeISBN 2737335647 (2-7373-3564-7)
Hardcover, Ouest-France
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Die Geishaby Arthur GoldenISBN 3442726328 (3-442-72632-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Die Geisha'Book summary:Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter wird Chiyo in ein Geisha-Haus verkauft. Nachleidvollen Lehrjahren wird sie die begehrteste und mächtigste von allenGeishas. Doch ihr Traum vom privaten Glück erfüllt sich erst nach dem Untergangder alten Geisha-Kultur. [via]
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