Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
Mecca the Blessed & Medina the Radiant (Bilingual)
The Holiest Cities of Islam (Bilingual Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant is an unprecedented photographic exploration of the most holy cities of Islam and the Hajj, or annual pilgrimage during Ramadan, when more than a million faithful journey to Mecca's Great Mosque to commemorate the first revelation of the Qur'an (Koran).
This...
by Ray Grigg
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
The premise of The Tao of Zen is that Zen is really Taoism in the disguise of Buddhism-an assumption being made by more and more Zen scholars.
This is the first Zen book that links the long-noted philosophical similarities of Taoism and Zen. The author traces the evolution of *Ch'an
The The...
Integrative Medicine
Acheiving Wellness Through the Best of Eastern and Western Medical Practices
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Integrative Medicine seamlessly blends Eastern and Western medical traditions into an informative and readable resource.
Author, Kathleen Phelan brings her skills as an investigative reporter and her experience as a medical writer to bear in a tour de force-part history. part story. part resource-...
Islands of Destiny
A History of Hawaii
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 1999
This is the complete history of Hawaii.
It is the fast-moving narrative of an island nation whose settlement antedates the arrival of European pioneers by a thousand years, and whose destiny it was to become the fiftieth star in the flag of the United States of America. It tells how the Islanders...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
"A richly entertaining series of Hawaiian tales with explanatory facts, which will delight and inform both the folklore fan and the general reader. Until now, long out of print."
—The Honolulu Advertiser
In bringing together this collection of Hawaiian legends, the author of this...
by Andersen
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Myths & Legends of the Polynesians is an account of the history, art and mythology of the Polynesian peoples.
The Polynesians had many myths and legends, but through the ages they had been circulated by word of mouth, and not recorded. They were recalled from the vast storehouse of time...
by William Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Polynesian Researches:Hawaii is the famous record of the author's visit to the Hawaiian Islands in the early nineteenth century. It includes an account of Hawaiian history, government, religion , warfare, and traditions- a general survey of Hawaiian life. More than this, it is the author's personal...
Way of the Champion
Lessons from Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Other Tao Wisdom for Sports & Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Martial artists, great warriors, coaches, generals, and successful corporate CEOs have all effectively used the strategies for winning found in Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Authors Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang, using lessons from the The Art of War, as well as other ancient Taoist books such...
Chinese Internal Boxing
Techniques of Hsing-I and Pa-Kua
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Chinese Internal Boxing: Techniques of Hsing-I and Pa-kua is an illustrated martial arts guide to two soft-style Chinese martial arts.
Chinese internal boxing and other internal martial arts do not depend on muscular strength. Instead, their power is drawn from the cultivation and practical...
Hundred Thousand Songs
Selections from Milarepa Poet — Saint of Tibet
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
This collection of Tibetan poetry and lyrics is accompanied by extensive commentary and offers a great insight into a rich literary culture.
Tibet, remote and inaccessible, is less known to the western world for its literary than its artistic contributions to world culture. Nevertheless, it...
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere
An Illustrated Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction provides a complete foundation in the practice of one of the most distinctive and effective Japanese martial arts.
Aikido was created in Japan in the 1920's by Morihei Ueshiba, also known as Osensei. To possess the skills, techniques...
Police Kung Fu
The Personal Combat Handbook of the Taiwan National Police
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Master the effective, practical style of Kung Fu practiced by the Taiwanese police with this illustrated martial arts guide.
Police Kung Fu: The Personal Combat Handbook of the Taiwan National Police is a comprehensive approach for the realistic use of traditional kung fu by law enforcement...
The Secrets of Kalis Ilustrisimo
The Filipino Fighting Art Explained
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Master the art of filipino kalis with this illustrated martial arts guide.
The Filipino martial art of ilustrisimo hails from Cebu, Philippines, where martial arts are still considered a matter of life-and-death survival—rather than sport or exercise.
Named after Antonio "Tatang"...
Shoto-Kan Karate
The Ultimate in Self-Defense
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
This martial arts guide is an introduction to Shoto-Kan Karate, a unique Japanese style of karate.
Shoto-Kan Karate is the popular ancient art of 'empty-hand' self-defense. This karate book explains and illustrates two of the major kata, or forms, in which all karate techniques are contained.
The...