Gardens of Gravel and Sand
 A conceptual tour de force: Everything I thought I knew about Japanese gardens, especially so-called "Zen Gardens," was turned on its head by this enlightening gem. I will never look at, or think about, Japanese rock gardens in the same way. [... more]
$19.95
Amazon.com |
The Japanese Way of the Flower: Ikebana as Moving ...
An impressive, authoritative, and comprehensive introduction: In The Japanese Way Of The Flower, Davey and Kameoka successfully collaborate to instruct the reader in the Japanese art of flower arranging and how it differs from Western floral art. The [... more]
$16.95
Amazon.com |
What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response
Amazon.com Review: Bernard Lewis is the West's greatest historian and interpreter of the Near East. Books such as The Middle East and The Arabs in History are required reading for anybody who hopes to understand the region and its people. Now Lewis [... more]
$34.95
Amazon.com |
Japan : An Illustrated Encyclopedia
The definitive resource on Japan, wrapped like a candy.: Japan: An llustrated Encyclopedia is a condensed two-volume offspring of a venerable predecessor. Kodansha first published its 10-volume Encyclopedia of Japan in 1985. It was a landmark reference [... more]
$250.00
Amazon.com |
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in ...
Amazon.com Review: This is the single best book available on the Taliban, the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Afghanistan responsible for harboring the terrorist Osama bin Laden. Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist who has spent most of his career [... more]
$14.95
Amazon.com |
Chinese Clothing: An Illustrated Guide
Good reference material: This is a good book for someone interested in historical research on Chinese costume. I personally find photos even more informative than text. Unfortunatly for me this book is heavy on text. Although there are a number of good [... more]
$99.00
Amazon.com |
In Focus: Carleton Watkins: Photographs from the J. Paul ...
Amazon.com Review: Victorian landscape photographer Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) described his lifelong project in simple terms: to find "the best spot with the best view." However, this self-trained but precocious man, who seemed to delight in [... more]
$17.50
Amazon.com |
The Gardens of Japan
Author: HARADA Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 712.0952 EAN: 9780710307491 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0710307497 Number Of Pages: 180 Publication Date: 2002-06-15 [... more]
$390.00
Amazon.com |
The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic ...
Author: Dora L. Costa Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 951 EAN: 9780226116099 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0226116093 Number Of Pages: 248 Publication Date: 2000-05-01 [... more]
$23.00
Amazon.com |
The Moonlight Garden: New Discoveries at the Taj Mahal ...
Of course, a Pleasure Garden!: I was intrigued with the new Taj Mahal discoveries focused upon in this book. The Moonlight Garden shows that the land across the Jumna River from the Taj had been an integral part of the famous mausoleum's overall design. [... more]
$22.50
Amazon.com |
The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia
Plus ça change...: In the past Great Game, canny potentates, shahs and princes played Tsarist Russia and Imperial Britain one off the other through a series of proxy wars, treaties, and backdoor politicking that went on well into the twentieth [... more]
$24.00
Amazon.com |
Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors
Amazon.com Review: Dith Pran, the Cambodian photojournalist portrayed by Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields, compiled this collection of eyewitness accounts to the genocide perpetrated by Pol Pot's regime from 1975 to 1979. All of the survivors who [... more]
$19.50
Amazon.com |
Information provided in association with Amazon.com.
Prices are intended as a guide only, and are subject to change.
To confirm pricing and availability, click through to the merchant.
