stone bridge press berkeley ca (195 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. 197 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 382 pages.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Mitsukuri, Saoko (illustratore). Later Edition. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese Aesthetics.This provocative book is a tractate-a treatise-on beauty in Japanese art, written in the manner of a zuihitsu, a free-ranging assortment of ideas that "follow the brush" wherever it leads. Donald Richie looks at how perceptual values in Japan were drawn from raw nature and then modified by elegant expressions of class and taste. He explains aesthetic concepts like wabi, sabi, aware, and yugen, and ponders their relevance in art and cinema today.Donald Richie is the foremost explorer of Japanese culture in English, and this work is the culmination of sixty years of observing and writing from his home in Tokyo. Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Condizione: New. Ichiro Tanimoto (illustratore). First Edition. As a book dealer, I sometimes see books I want for myself - and this is one of those books. The brightly colored designs are simply beautiful. The author instructs both hobbyists and graphic designers, in detail, how to download and manipulate the designs or utilize them from the book itself, all royalty-free. The book also includes background on cherry trees and their place in Japanese culture. Illustrations by Ichiro Tanimoto, a Kyoto kimono designer.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An affordable version of the classic 1906 essay on tea drinking and aesthetics.This brief but classic essay on tea drinking, its history, restorative powers, and rich connection to Asia places "teaism" at the very center of Japanese life, shaping everything from art to architecture. A key reference for Japanese arts and ways. A timeless classic that points to tea as Asia's unique power to influence the world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Drawn in styles ranging from the crudely vulgar to the highly refined and covering every genre from naive romance to high-tech cybervisions, manga (Japanese comics) have evolved into a sophisticated narrative art. This work collects together essays on the current state of the manga universe, with illustrations, reviews of selected works and commentaries on leading Japanese artists. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: NF. First Printing. Wrappers. Colorful pictorial spine and covers are clean and glossy. There is a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the head of the spine and at the very tips of the two lower outside corners. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 154 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Hofmann, Michael (illustratore). Paperback. Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut. From this solitary vantage point Chomei produced Hojoki, an extraordinary literary work that describes all he has seen of human misery and his new life of simple chores, walks, and acts of kindness. Yet at the end he questions his own sanity and the integrity of his purpose. Has he perhaps grown too attached to his detachment? An extraordinary literary work from the 12th century, a meditation on nature and mortality. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. Short stories by Americans and other 'aliens' living in Japan. ".an absorbing look at the Outsider in a nation that does not absorb foreigners easily." 360 pages. Published @ 18.95.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Okazaki, Ryu (illustratore). Paperback. A timeless classic of Japanese children's literature: One night, alone on a hilltop, a young boy is swept aboard a magical train bound for the Milky Way. This tender fable is a book of great wisdom and adventure, offering insight into the afterlife. Kenji Miyazawa (18961933), little known in his lifetime, went on to be one Japan's most celebrated literary figures of the early 20th century for his children's stories. Perhaps Miyazawa's most beloved story in Japan, this translation of the Milky Way Railroad is sure to delight both children and parents, and evoke the same wonder and poignancy familiar to fans of Studio Ghibli. A tender, timeless fable about afterlife from Japan's best-loved children's writer. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students.This treasury of Chinese wisdom presents over five hundred proverbs while offering keys to culture and language. Here are both the familiar, earnest sayings of Confucius and Lao Zi ("The longest journey begins with a single step") and the homespun truths of every day ("Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself"). Designed both for inspirational browsing and for students of language and culture, the text is organized by subject (Learning, Patience, Money, Family, Food, etc.) and provides commentary plus Chinese characters and pinyin romanization for each entry. Includes an index."Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings is for everyday readers looking for pithy sayings, deeper understanding of the Chinese culture and a unique look at the Chinese language." The Rapidian"Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings opens a diverting and useful window on Chinese language and culture." Asian Review of Books A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Osamu Dazai is one of the most famous-and infamous-writers of 20th-century Japan. A Shameful Life (Ningen shikkaku) is his final published work and has become a bestselling classic for its depiction of the tortured struggle of a young man to survive in a world that he cannot comprehend. Paralleling the life and death of Dazai himself, the delicate weaving of fact and fiction remorselessly documents via journals the life of Yozo, a university student who spends his time in increasing isolation and debauchery. His doomed love affairs, suicide attempts, and constant fear of revealing his true self haunt the pages of the book and reveal a slow descent into madness. This dark tale nevertheless conveys something authentic about the human heart and its inability to find its true bearing. A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic know to the west asNo Longer Human-a tortured vision inspiring the likes of Junji Ito and Bungo Stray Dogs Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Number line in the book reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997. Therefore, in my opinion, this appears to be a first edition, first printing. The work is a collection of short stories by non-Japanese who choose to live in Japan. A very nice copy.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Your favorite Japanese foods, home-cooked, packaged, or served in restaurants, and how they came to delight the American palate.Tabemasho! Let's Eat! is a tasty look at how Japanese food has evolved in America from an exotic and mysterious-even "gross"-cuisine to the peak of culinary popularity, with sushi sold in supermarkets across the country and ramen available in hipster restaurants everywhere. The author was born in Japan and raised in the U.S. and has eaten his way through this amazing food revolution. Your favorite Japanese foods, home-cooked, packaged, or served in restaurants, and how they came to delight the American palate. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The first book in English to apply ancient Japanese Shinto traditions to daily spiritual fulfillment.Complementing Buddhism, Shinto is Japan's 2,000-year-old worship tradition that celebrates the relationship of humans to the natural world. This modern-day collection of Shinto-inspired devotions shows the reader how to commune directly with Great Nature for health, wisdom, and serenity. These litanies inspired by ancient Shinto rituals are a series of calls-and-response that directly address the awesome power of the natural world to heal and restore the soul. Readers are invited to stand before rivers, stones, and trees, to listen to thunder, and to be touched by the wind and rain in order to cultivate a spirit of reverence for Nature and awaken the cosmic content within the human. Included are steps for conducting misogi (waterfall purification) and resources for learning more about Shinto practice in North America. The first book in English to apply ancient Japanese Shinto traditions to daily spiritual fulfillment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 15 chapters, 191 pages. Book is clean & binding is tight. A nice copy.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. How China became the China we know today, through war and societal transformation.China entered the 20th century as an agrarian society, weakened under internal and external pressures. Revolutionaries came together to bring down the last imperial dynasty but quickly split over the direction of reconstruction. Civil wars ensued, followed by WWI.The fate of the country appeared to be in the hands of industrial powers like Britain, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States. All seemed lost when Japan seized all Chinese seaports, railways, industries, and fertile farmland. Yet Chinese resistance continued for eight years and the entire society was mobilized. After decades of struggling, China finally regained independence that laid the foundation for its own modernization. How China became the China we know today, through war and societal transformation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very good copy. (see picturte).

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Here is a concise guide to supplement any course of study and help with homework, travel, and test preparation. Topics include word order, time, nouns, verbs, adjectives, word choices with verbs and adverbs, and letter writing. The simple format has one goal: quick mastery and growing confidence.Qin Xue Herzberg, a graduate of Beijing Normal University, has taught Chinese for decades and has been an upper-level Chinese professor at Calvin College for ten years.Larry Herzberg did his PhD work in Chinese and founded the Chinese language programs at Albion College and Calvin College.Qin and Larry live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are co-authors of the popular China Survival Guide as well as the recently released Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings. A handy classroom, test-prep, and study supplement to help you speak and write with confidence while avoiding common mistakes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about "experiencing" Japanese design.Marc Peter Keane has lived in Kyoto for 17 years and is author of Japanese Garden Design. He designs residential, company, and temple gardens. A garden designer in Japan looks deeply into nature and composition to discover truth and beauty. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. Reprint. A clean, tight reprint of the 1883 original, issued with no evident alterations. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 660 BC - AD 1872; 7.3 X 5.3 X 1.4 inches; 512 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. first edition/second printing book is like new tightness with no markings, wraps have some rubbing and edges have curling/creasing.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Winner of the Akutagawa PrizeAn award-winning translation of the classic novella about discrimination and generational dysfunction in Japan.Born into the burakumin-Japan's class of outcasts-Kenji Nakagami depicts the lives of his people in sensual language and stark detail. The Cape is a breakthrough novella about a burakumin community, their troubled memories, and complex family histories. Includes "House on Fire" and "Red Hair." Explosive stories of the little-known burakumin from one of Japan's great postwar literary masters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. "A great way to learn about China's vast history!"-Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck ClubSchool Library JournalBooklist"The combination of silhouettes-often threatening, martial ones-with open-faced, expressively individualized figures of many social classes adds dramatic tension while neatly balancing the big-picture narrative. There's a lot to absorbeven in this abbreviatedform, but the visual approach lightens the load considerably."-Kirkus Reviews"Simple and effective.This direct, appealing introduction to the foundations of one of the world's oldest civilizations is recommended for teens and adults."-Library JournalAlan Baumler, Professor of History at Indiana University of PennsylvaniaGrace Zeng, Chinese Teacher and Middle School Chinese Curriculum Area Leader at International School of BeijingRadio AustraliaAlexandra Pearson, Founder of The Bookworm Literary FestivalDan Cao, Instructor at Confucius Institute at UC DavisJeremy Goldkorn, Founder of Danwei4.5/5 Stars"-Portland Book Review4.5/5 Stars "Entertaining, engaging, and informative, this is a perfect doorway for the student new to ancient China."-Seattle Book ReviewThe Midwest Book ReviewAsian Review of BooksThe Comics Grinder The third volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's relationship with its barbarian neighbors. The Mongols! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty.Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series answers these questions and more.Division to Unification in Imperial China is series volume two. It explores one of China's more chaotic periods when Chinese culture flourished while civil wars and foreign invasions repeatedly thwarted attempts at unification.A handy timeline is included. The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In detailing the affair between a garden designer and his client's wife, this stylistic Japanese novel explores the roots of passion.Mizue is a Japanese housewife. Kase is a garden designer hired by her husband to landscape their home. As the garden takes shape, Mizue awakens to a new sensuality and desire. A disturbing tale of seduction, based on Japanese aesthetics and the artistic pursuit of destructive beauty.Tachihara Masaaki (1926-1980) was an award-winning Japanese novelist, essayist, poet and literary critic of Korean descent, active during the Shwa period. Wind and Stone is his only full-length novel in English. In detailing the affair between a garden designer and his client's wife, this Japanese novel explores the roots of passion. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The accessible and fun Understanding China Through Comics series answers those questions and more.For all ages, Foundations of Chinese Civilization covers China's early history in comic form, introducing philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, the story of the Silk Road, famous emperors like Han Wudi, and the process of China's unification.Includes a handy timeline. This is volume one of the Understanding China Through Comics series.Jing Liu is a Beijing native now living in Davis, California. A successful designer and entrepreneur who helped brands tell their stories, Jing currently uses his artistry to tell the story of China. The first volume in this easy to read, comic-style series on Chinese history Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.In the Woods of Memory is a powerful, thought-provoking novel that focuses on two incidents during the Battle of Okinawa, 1945: the sexual assault on Sayoko, 17, by four US soldiers and her friend Seiji's attempt at revenge.Narrations through nine points of view, Japanese and American, from 1945 to the present day reveal the full complexity of events and how war trauma inevitably ripples through the generations. A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.