books by Kodansha International     books:       The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe)88 reviews Peter Hopkirk Kodansha International, 1992 Definitely history come alive... I won't repeat too much of the praise already heaped upon this book, other than to say it is well deserved. Hopkirk has a very engaging writing style that makes it very difficult to put the book down. Just a few notes: - Hopkirk does a good job of staying on topic in a book that encompasses many regions and personalities. Often this means he has choosen to not take certain stories to ...             Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized Version includes CD (Japanese for Busy People)4 reviews Association For Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt) Kodansha International, 2006 Japanese for Busy People 1 I am using the book in conjunction with a class at a local college. The book is proving to be very useful. I received the book in good condition and I am very pleased with it.             The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Japanese for Busy People)47 reviews Jack Halpern Kodansha International, 2002 Possibly the best Kanji dictionary out there Though it lacks a stroke-index for searching the characters, this is possibly the best Kanji dictionary available for foreign students interested in Japanese. Very complete and organized, and it's exclusive SKIP method is extremely efficient; I dare say it's the best way I've come across of listing and finding Kanji, once you get used to it (previous knowledge of how to draw and count strokes ...             The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman15 reviews Takuan Soho Kodansha International, 2003 I like Takuan's Zen... ...I'd like to meet him. But not in a duel. The title of the book is appropriate. Do not park your mind. Zen is a no-parking zone. It is alright to park your tail on a cushion, though. To understand this book, you need to be a bit of a martial artist, and a bit of a zennist to begin with. Not for beginners, or for those who like their gruel thin.             Tokyo City Atlas: A Bilingual Guide (3rd Ed.)47 reviews Kodansha International Kodansha International, 2004 Essential Tokyo Guide This was my "go to" book on our trip to Japan. One of the most useful features was being able to determine which door to take when exiting a subway station -as many of them are huge and have many exits. This saved us a bit of time. The subway/train map was also very helpful.             Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version includes CD (Japanese for Busy People Series)8 reviews Association For Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt) Kodansha International, 2006 Best of the Best for Beginners! If you're looking for a good book to learn Japanese language, you probably have too many choices flooding your mind and have no idea which one is for you, because every one of them seems good. So, why this one? This book is very well organized. It contains 11 units to cover the most practical topics surviving in Japan, such as meeting people, shopping, gettig around, dinning out, visiting a ...             Japanese for Busy People I: Workbook; includes CD (Japanese for Busy People)4 reviews Association For Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt) Kodansha International, 2006 Want extra exercises? This is the one. Do you own or plan to buy the "Japanese for Busy People I: Revised 3rd Edition" either in romanized or kana version? If you do, this is a pretty good choice if you want to do more exercises along with the lessons learned from the "Japanese for Busy People I". This workbook only provides more dialogue and listening exercises. Do not expect to see any grammar tips, culture notes, or even kana. If ...             Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English English-Japanese55 reviews Kodansha International Kodansha International, 1999 THE BEST JAPANESE LANGUAGE DICTIONARY FOR BEGINNERS I worn out my first copy of this dictionary during my 15 months as a Japanese Language student in Tokyo because I even used it when I went shopping. And I just bought a second. This may be the best Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary for beginning to intermediate students of Japanese (including the popular and far more expensive denki jisho), and actually, because of it's functional ...             Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai6 reviews Masaaki Hatsumi Kodansha International, 2008 A Glimpse at the Magic! If you've ever met Hatsumi Sensei face to face, and even just exchanged a few short words, you can just feel something amazing about the man. This book is a must for anyone's martial arts library.             Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing (Kodansha's Children's Classics)22 reviews Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura Kodansha International, 1985 Amazing Book I learned the entire hiragana characters in 2 months thanks to this book! Very simple, explanative and easy to follow! I recommend!             The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai5 reviews Masakuni Kawasumi II and Masakuni Kawasumi III Kodansha International, 2006 Fine Summary of Advanced Level Bonsai This is a fine work on Advanced Techniques for the Bonsai enthusiast, in particular giving full particulars on specialty tools and pruning shears in Bonsai Culture. It is kind of surprising the great tips one can get, from just the one paragraph tips that the authors son added after his father death. Very concise and precise is a great summary for this book.             Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano57 reviews Jigoro Kano Kodansha International, 1994 Judo Kudos This has to be one of the finest books published on Judo and is definitely a must in both the beginner's and advanced student library.             Japanese for Busy People: Kana Workbook Incl. 1 CD3 reviews AJALT Kodansha International, 2007 Excellent for Building Solid Foundation on Your Japanese Language! Some people may be confused this is the Kana version of the "Japanese for Busy People I: Workbook". In fact, this is a kana exercise book. It helps you to learn and practice writing Hiragana and Katakana. And yes, the materials can also help you to prepare your next book, the revised 3rd edition "Japanese for Busy People I: Kana version". If you have the "Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized ...             Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art38 reviews Shizuo Tsuji, Yoshiki Tsuji Kodansha International, 2007 From Osaka With Love This is the only Japanese cookbook you will ever need. As other reviewers have already mentioned, it is indeed "the Bible of Japanese cooking." A little bit about me, I first feel in love with Japanese cooking at the age of 8, when for my birthday, my parents took me to Joto's Japanese restaurant and I tried Sukiyaki. The sauce was to die for. The sauce won me over more than the ingredients ...             Japanese for Busy People II: Third Revised Edition incl. 1 CD (Japanese for Busy People)4 reviews AJALT Kodansha International, 2007 learn japanese Well designed book, but don't think it's going to be easy to learn this language if you are a normal person. It's as good a way to study as you are likely to find, but you are going to need some other support from a native speaker.             Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook2 reviews Mark Robinson Kodansha International, 2008 I love this cookbook Some of my favorite memories of Japan are from cooking in an izakaya. I apprenticed under the local master, learning traditional izakaya cooking and bringing some of my Northwest sensibilities to the menu. It was a fantastic experience, and I often wish I was there still, standing behind the charcoal grill, taking orders and cooking directly for the customer, reaching inside the tanks to pull ...             Musashi122 reviews Eiji Yoshikawa Kodansha International, 1995 A wondrous and highly satisfying novel I read Musashi 15 years ago, and I remember it vividly. It's such a sweeping, wondrous novel, I'm surprised it's not more famous than it is. I became a bit of a Yoshikawa fan from this, and visited his home, preserved as a museum, outside Tokyo. A beautiful serene place. Musashi, in retrospect, was highly inspirational to me as a writer, in terms of pacing, character development, and raw ...             Nobu Miami: The Party Cookbook Nobu Matsuhisa, Thomas Buckley Kodansha International, 2008 What would it be like to host an event catered by Nobu and Thomas Buckley, the executive chef of Nobu Miami? Now, food lovers and chefs everywhere can party like celebrities with Nobu Miami: The Party Cookbook, a visual treat and a celebration of the dazzlingly original fusion cuisine served in the Miami outpost of Nobus restaurant empire. The book introduces an exotic line-up of finger foods and party dishes with Cuban, Peruvian and Japanese ...             The Book of Five Rings17 reviews Miyamoto Musashi Kodansha International, 2002 Business and Martial Arts The book written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645 is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work. The term "Ichi School", which is referred to in the book, Go Rin No ...             Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's ...19 reviews Jay Rubin Kodansha International, 2002 Greasing the transition from intermediate to advanced... This book is lots of fun. Rubin is witty, his turns of phrase are memorable, and overall the book will certainly put a smile on your face. It's only useful once you've been studying Japanese for a couple of years, though. Before then, it'll go over your head. I mean, I can only wish for the day when figuring out the passive-causative is the biggest problem I have in Japanese. I bet ...              search for books bilingual, children, classics, cookbook, dictionary, english, english-japanese, essential, fighting, founder, furigana, hiragana, includes, japanese, japanese-english, kodansha, learners, raising, romanized, samurai, shaping, starting, struggle, swordsman, techniques, textbooks, unfettered, workbook, writing, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Possibilities Mind home  impressum - about us