Tuttle Publishing imprint: 1545 books
by Susan-Jane Beers
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Indonesian jamu-part of an integrated system of inner and outer health and beauty, encompassing powders, pills, ointments, lotions, massage and ancient folklore-is unknown to most Westerners. How, when, where and why were these treatments developed? And, what is so special about them?
Through...
Ayurveda
Asian Secrets of Wellness, Beauty and Balance
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Discover India's age-old beauty secrets through the ancient wellness regimen known as Ayurveda.
Healing therapies are clearly explained and illustrated with lovely photographs that bring to life the benefits of this 5,000-year-old Asian medical tradition. Treatments and practices from India's...
Way of Change
Finding Joy in Your Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The Way of Change offers and easy, effective program-complete with stories and exercises that are both inspiring and fun-to show you how to embrace the changes you need to live a joyful life.Knowing how to create change your life can be both powerful and rewarding-it doesn't have to be a daunting or...
Qigong Basics
The Basic Poses and Routines you Need to be Healthy and Relaxed
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Qigong, a holistic approach to health and wellness, focuses on gentle movement, breathing, and meditation.
Qigong Basics teaches you all the fundamentals of this ancient Chinese discipline in a clear and easy-to-understand manner. Related to tai chi, this practice engages the mind and body,...
by Charles Beardsley
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1991
This expansive history of Guam provides a rare look at the people and culture of this tiny, but strategically important Pacific Island.
In a highly readable style author Beardsley-himself a sometime resident of Guam-introduces the reader to the island in three stages. Part One, "The Island...
by Mark Gayn
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1989
This book is an eyewitness report of what happened in Japan and Korea during the Occupation years from December 1945 to May 1948.
It is also meant to be some other things. It is the story of that extraordinary figure General Douglas MacArthur, and the men around him. It is the story of the...
by R. L. Hobson
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 1998
This book explains and illustrates as many varieties of Ming ceramics as possible. The text is based primarily on information obtained from Chinese sources and the occasional notes made by Europeans who visited China in Ming times. To these, Mr. Hobson has added his own penetrating deductions, made...
Samurai Revolution
The Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
See the dawn of modern Japan through the lens of the power players who helped shape it — as well as those who fought against it — in this exploration of Samurai history.
Samurai Revolution tells the fascinating story of Japan's historic transformation at the end of the nineteenth century...
Kodoku
Sailing Alone Across the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Kodoku is the true story of a young Japanese sailor whose fascination with the art of sailing led him on a solo trans-Pacific journey.
First described in a best-selling Japanese book, then an internationally acclaimed motion picture, Kodoku is the full record of the background, conception,...
Samurai Sword
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally considered to be superior even to the famed...
Modern Ninja Warfare
Ninja Tactics for the Modern Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi) and how they can be employed to counter modern security threats. This book provides an ideal overview of Ninjutsu techniques for security personnel, military, Special Forces, military history buffs and anyone...
by None Specified
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
This classic of Japanese studies presents extensive information about the history, culture and practice of Noh drama—one of Japan's most treasured dramatic art forms.
Noh as an independent and original art form—ultimately destined to supersede the earlier Dengaku, Sarugaku and other song...
Brides from Bridewell
Female Felons Sent to Colonial America
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
Brides from Bridewell is the story of the female felons from England and France who were sent to Colonial America to serve their prison sentences.
It sets forth the harsh, often inhuman, penal conditions then prevailing in those lands, and the fact that these thousands of feminine felons constituted...
Chi Kung
The Art of Mastering the Unseen Life Force
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1989
While Ch'i Kung is the oldest of the Chinese martial arts and still survives today in the 20th century, there are relatively few people in these modern times who know little about it, other than its existence.
However, this book, written by Lily Siou-herself-a master of Ch'i Kung, pierces the...