A concise summary of Japanese grammar is presented for beginning students of the language. Topics include parts of speech, sentence structure, idioms, and pronunciation advice. All Japanese words are presented...
Titles in Barron`s Grammar series are small in size but filled with helpful fast-reference information for language students and translators. Barron`s Japanese Grammar makes a handy supplement to classroom textbooks....
Originally published for the opening of the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book celebrates and sets in context many of the Museum`s greatest treasures from Japan. These superb...
Japan Home: Inspirational Design Ideas
Filled with light and simplicity and existing in close harmony with the natural world, Japanese interior design has long been renowned for its spare beauty, utility and grace. More and more people outside of Japan...
"Japanese Fantasy Manga" is one of the first books to fully examine the cross-cultural overlap between Japanese manga and Western fantasy characters. This comprehensive guide identifies characters that appear in...
These 468 authentic designs come from a rare volume published during the 1930s in Tokyo. Includes flowers, landscapes, flappers, birds, and a host of other stylized images. CD-ROM includes each image in a solid color...
Japanese Export Ceramics: 1860-1920
The world now applauds the exquisite ornamental ceramics made in Japan in the late 19th century for export to Europe and America. They dazzle the public today as they originally did when introduced at the...
The lavish photos of inns and hot springs collected in this book will provide homeowners with a wealth of inspiration. With more than 250 color photographs, this is essential for anyone interested in luxury Japan....
The impact of Japan on Western art was as immediate and almost as cataclysmic as the influence of the West on Japanese life. After Commodore Perry opened Japan’s door to the outside world in 1858, a wealth of visual...
When creating complex Java enterprise applications, do you spend a lot of time thumbing through a myriad of books and other resources searching for what you hope will be the API that\'s right for the project at hand?...
Java Enterprise Best Practices
Java developers typically go through four "stages" in mastering Java. In the first stage, they learn the language itself. In the second stage, they study the APIs. In the third stage, they become proficient in the...
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Java Extreme Programming Cookbook
Extreme Programming does not mean programming naked while rollerblading down the side of the Grand Canyon. It does mean a new approach to software development that is both radical and common-sense. Unlike many...
On numerous online forums for JavaScript and DHTML, the majority of questions begin with "How do I…?" This new Cookbook provides the answers. After reading thousands of forum threads over the years, author and...
Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography
The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography has been carefully culled by Lee Tanner, the leading authority on jazz photography and photographers, and covers more than four decades of performers. If music is an...
`The Jeweled Garden` traces the inspiration and evolution of two centuries of garden-inspired jewelry. The great 19th-century French jewelers, Boucheron, Chaumet, and later Lalique, excelled in adapting flowers,...
Modern, original fiction for learners of man is found on the street, and taken to hospital. He appears unable to tell the doctor who he is, or where he comes from, but has he really lost his memory? The man is playing...
Join Us for English 1 Language Portfolio
Join Us for English is a fun course for young learners aged 7-10 years. The Language Portfolio is an indispensable learning aid for all primary pupils, allowing them to build a record of their progress through the...
Join In is a course for young learners of English. The Activity Book contains a wealth of activities and puzzles that can be done in class or by the child at home. It provides extra practice of the language covered...
