Tuttle Publishing imprint: 1545 books
by Alfred Russell Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
This is one the first and most important books about 18th century Malaysia and covers a wide array of topics from Malaysian culture and history to nature and wildlife. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Malaysia.
A century and a half after it was first published, this book remains...
Modern Japanese Print - Michener
An Appreciation
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
This is an ebook version of a very rare Japanese woodblock print collection. Originally published in 1962 in a limited edition of 475 copies, The Modern Japanese Print soon became a collector's item.
Included in the folio-sized volume were ten original woodblock prints by contemporary Japanese...
Japanese Portraits
Pictures of Different People
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
These private recollections of longtime Japan resident and Japanese culture expert Donald Richie capture the personalities of the Japanese people with insight and humor.
From the private musings of author Donald Richie, comes this extensive collection of brief written "portraits"...
by Lane Dunlop
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
"Lane Dunlop's translations read elegantly, and his selection of modern Japanese Stories is both fresh and persuasive." -Donald Keene, Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature.
The fourteen distinct voices of this collection tell fourteen...
by Shozo Sato
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging
Ikebana, or Japanese flower arranging, is more than just putting flowers in a container. Ikebana is a disciplined art form in which the arrangement is a living thing, where nature and humanity are brought together. Written by renowned Ikebana expert Shozo...
by Yuji Ueno, Rie Imai
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The true meaning of Ikebana—the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement—is to take a few beautiful flowers and plants and tastefully present them in very simple containers to enhance home decor. The 53 elegant arrangements featured in Japanese Ikebana for Every Season are perfect for special...
by Petra Kobayashi, Toyo Kobayashi
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Learn the art of T'ai Chi swordsmanship with this illustrated martial arts book.
In T'ai Chi Ch'uan, exercising with a sword has developed into an important art. In accordance with the principles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, the sword practice is an exercise for good health and meditation in motion...
T'ai Chi
The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Master the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide.
T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice and takes...
by Nigel Sutton
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
Tai Chi Chuan: Form to Function is a detailed manual for the study of the martial techniques of tai chi chuan.
It takes up where author Nigel Sutton's earlier title, Applied Tai Chi Chuan , left off, by setting out step-by-step the training exercises necessary for the mastery of tai chi chuan...
Complete Tai-Chi
The Definitive Guide to Physical and Emotional Self-Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Today people around the world are discovering the benefits of Tai-chi, an ancient Chinese system of exercise based on calm, graceful movements that condition the body from the inside out. With benefits like reduced stress and anxiety, plus improved flexibility and concentration, Tai-chi has become...
Power of Shaolin Kung Fu
Harness the Speed and Devastating Force of Southern Shaolin Jow Ga Kung Fu [Downloadable Material Included]
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
The Power of Shaolin Kung Fu offers readers a comprehensive course in the fundamental movements that have been practiced and perfected by warrior monks for centuries.
It includes instruction in the powerful striking techniques that so often lead to decisive victory in today's mixed martial...
Treasury of Chinese Folk Tales
Beloved Myths and Legends from the Middle Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary culture.
Treasury of Chinese Folk Tales is a wonderful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From...
Chinese Literature
AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Almost three thousand years of Chinese literature have been gathered together in Chinese Literature: An Anthology from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.
The earliest preserved folk songs of the peasantry; the major works of the "Golden Age" of Chinese philosophy; the "prose-songs"...
by Hugo Munsterberg
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2011
The Landscape Painting of China and Japan presents for the first time in English a full and lucid account of the remarkable art form which, as a distinct tradition in Oriental art, has come to be universally recognized as one of the greatest in the world.
The author points out how essential...