An artfully designed gift book presenting beautiful color photographs of everyday life in Japan, each accompanied by a haiku. Four sections, one for each season, are followed by a discussion of Haiku, Past and Present, as well as a description of each photograph, allowing the armchair traveler to explore the various facets of Japanese culture.

Five Seven Five: Exploring the Seasons of Japan Through Haiku & Photography

Arts & Photography

Heiter, Celeste

Photography & Video

Global Directions/Things Asian Press

Fifty vignettes of everyday life in Japan, seen through the eyes of an American woman teaching English there. From the Art of Tea to Zen Buddhism, these short essays, illustrated by beautiful color photographs, take the armchair traveler on an exploration of this often mysterious culture.

Vignettes of Japan

Travel

Asia

Imagine that on the eve of your upcoming trip to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, you are invited to a party. At this party are fifty guests, all of whom live in or have traveled extensively through these countries. Among this eclectic and well-versed group of connoisseurs are authors of acclaimed guidebooks, popular newspaper columnists and pioneering adventurers. As the evening passes, they tell you tales from their lives in these exotic places. They whisper the names of their favorite shops and restaurants; they divulge the secret hideaways where they sneak off to for an afternoon (or a weekend) to unwind. Some make you laugh out loud, and others mesmerize you with their poetry and lyricism. Some are intent on educating, while others just want to entertain. Their attitudes are as unique as their personalities, but they are united in one thing … their love of the region. If you can envision being welcomed at such a party, then you can envision the experience that this guidebook aspires to give you. Within these pages you will find tips for adventuring, eating, shopping, and sightseeing from savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. Unlike the typical guidebook, To Asia With Love does not offer a comprehensive overview, but instead presents selected recommendations in the form of personal essays and tidbits, each of which is paired with a practical fact file. Discover the benefits of carrying a baseball glove in Laos, go bird watching in the Thai everglades, take a motorbike into the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia, and immerse yourself in modern art in Vietnam. In addition, one chapter focuses solely on opportunities for giving back to the countries you visit.

To Asia With Love: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam

Sports & Outdoors

Fay, Kim

Ashborn, Julie Fay

Water Sports

This book gathers together in one place all the information necessary for parents and students to make informed decisions on attending a boarding school in the United States. Essays by admission professionals, teachers, student counselors as well as currently enrolled international students outline how the admission process works, how to choose the right school, how to get admitted, and what to expect once you are in.

American Boarding Schools: Directory of U.S. Boarding Schools for International Students

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

Paper cut art has decorated Chinese homes for centuries. These delicate pictures show the lunar calendar animals in their finest moments. Read the story of the animals' race to Buddha's court. Then delight your child with the monkey's mischievous grin, the horse's dancing hooves, and the boar's sweet life.

My Mom Is a Dragon: And My Dad Is a Boar

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Morrissey, Tricia

Crafts & Hobbies

Hiss! and Pop! snap the firecrackers. Boom! says the drum to the Lion Dancer. Chinese New Year is here! Beautiful Chinese brush painting and elegant calligraphy illustrate each moment of the New Year celebration. Share the traditions with your child, and learn a few new things too!

Hiss! Pop! Boom!: Celebrating Chinese New Year

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

This book gathers together in one place all the information necessary for parents and students to make informed decisions on attending a boarding school in the United States. Essays by admission professionals, teachers, student counselors as well as currently enrolled international students outline how the admission process works, how to choose the right school, how to get admitted, and what to expect once you are in.

American Boarding Schools: The American Boarding School Experience

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Born from the Southeast Asian guidebook that The International Herald Tribune's Thai Day hailed as a guide with depth and color that most of [its] competitors lack, To Vietnam With Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur launches the To Asia With Love series. This beautiful, full-color guidebook features a collection of personal essays by savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. Each reflection on a favorite dining, shopping, sightseeing, or cultural experience is paired with a practical fact file, so that readers can follow in the writers footsteps. From staying overnight with a local hill tribe and climbing Southeast Asia's highest mountain, to touring historic French villas and getting involved with local charities, every recommendation captures a distinctive aspect of the country.

To Vietnam With Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur (To Asia with Love)

Taking the classic primer on an international journey, H is for Hong Kong teaches children to read as well as understand a new culture. Each page is written in English and Chinese, including Chinese characters. Simple, playful, and evocative language describes elements of daily life in Hong Kong. Children will advance their language skills while learning about trams, roosters, chess players, fishermen, lapdogs, shoe repairmen, street sweepers, and more. Every page also features a hand-tinted cyanotype photograph of a typical Hong Kong scene, making this book a pleasure not only for children, but also for their parents, teachers, librarians, and Hong Kong aficionados of all ages.

H Is for Hong Kong: A Primer in Pictures (Alphabetical World)

Inspired by his twenty-year love affair with Hong Kong, Steven K. Bailey has transformed the typical Hong Kong guidebook. Not only does he tell you which bus to take to Stanley Market, based on his personal history with th e city, he shares where to sit for the best views, and what to look out for along the way. From dolphin watching, cable car rides, and cave hikes to shopping the street markets and megamalls, Exploring Hong Kong offers more than thirty richly detailed experiences that will unite travelers with the soul of one of Asias most exciting cities.

Exploring Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide to Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories

Bailey, Steven K.

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