Compact & easy to use this handy guide

Includes:: travel & language tips plus a two-way mini-dictionary so

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This volume reproduces 139 Japanese woodblock colour prints by 43 famous masters of ukiyo-e the popular art of the 17th to the 19th century. The originals are in the Riccar Art Museum in Tokyo the worlds largest & most celebrated collection of such prints. On account of their rarity & value 87 of them have been designated Japanese National Treasures or Major National Cultural Heritage Items. The introductory essay Ukiyo-e
- Origins & History" by the Curator of the Riccar Art Museum Mitsunobu Sato familiarizes the reader with the history of this art form. This is followed by the chapter " Cherry
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- Blossom" in which Thomas Zacharias Professor at the Munich Academy of Art examines the technique content & style of Japanese prints & their influence on European art at the turn of the century. The major section of the book consists of the 139 reproductions grouped by artist each accompanied by a detailed sensitive commentary. Street scenes lovers trysts festivals portraits of courtesans & actors landscapes & travelogues
- these are the motifs of the ukiyo-e print. The dominant theme however is womans beauty the grace of her posture & attitudes & the decorative aesthetics of her flowing garments. Amongst the most celebrated of the artists featured here are Utamaro with his beautiful courtesans & geishas; Sharaku with his portraits of actors on the kabuki stage; Hokusai with his landscapes among them the "36 Views of Mount Fuji"; & Hiroshige with his "53 Stations on the Tokaido" & his "100 Views of Famous Places in & around Edo". The ten-page appendix

Includes:: a glossary of technical terms & biographies of all 43 artists."





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This is a gorgeous & practical guide to combining Japanese fabrics & traditional Oriental quilting style with fast super-easy techniques. All the quilt designs are accompanied with beautiful photography & clear diagrams to support the text instructions. Each of the ten quilts is made up in two different colourways for maximum inspiration & instructions are shown for how to finish them using both as hand & machine quilted designs. Quilt designs include traditional Japanese motifs such as fans & kimonos. The instructions include traditional Japanese quilting techniques such as Sashiko. As an added bonus there are also simple-to-make homestyle projects for using up leftover quilt blocks. Japanese patchwork style is incredibly versatile & the finished projects will be at home in the most modern interiors as well as rustic cottages. These quilted projects include a Rice Bag Floor Cushion & Table Runner. ...

Secret & X-Plane aircraft projects remain highly popular with historians enthusiasts modellers & the flight sim community. Surprisingly secret Japanese planes of World War 2 remain an area which has been largely ignored due to scarcity of information. They do however have a large base of interest as unlike the majority of secret Luftwaffe programs that were resigned to the drawing board the vast number of aircraft featured within this book actually flew or were in development. The book is divided into two sections dedicated to the two air forces of the IJA & IJN with over 42 aircraft examined each with its history variants performance & any combat records laid out in an easy to read fashion. Much information about their secret technical exchanges with the Luftwaffe throughout the war is also uncovered. This is beautifully complimented by stunning colour renditions of the aircraft in combat & colour profiles of genuine markings & camouflage. Notable emphasis is placed upon the transonic rammer aircraft strategic long-range bombers & the ways in which the Japanese adapted German technology to their needs particularly the Me 262 & Me 163 Komet. Secret Japanese armaments are also covered in detail with information on guided missiles aerial rockets & unique bombs. It is a gripping read for aviation & military enthusiasts around the world! ...

Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin but until now there has been no book in English that reveals the secrets of the typical Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages & races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese & don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics & treatments to achieve it. Author Chizu Saeki is a practicing aesthetician & beauty consultant whose dream is to teach ordinary women how to become more beautiful. To this end she writes books teaches & tours Japan giving demonstrations of the techniques she developed over a career spent in the beauty industry. Her books have sold more than 3 million copies in Japan & the revolutionary ideas presented in this volume have won the approval of skin doctors within Japan & out. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is Saeki's best-selling skincare title & her first to be translated into English. It is a distillation of all of her most essential techniques. In it readers will be introduced to the lotion maska moisturizing treatment for keeping the skin fresh & lustrous; hand techniques for toning the muscles of the face; lymph massages for draining toxins & improving blood flow; natural no-nonsense remedies for wrinkles sagging oiliness pimples & blackheads; warm care & cool care for soothing the mind & body; water massages to energize the skin; & much much more. Throughout the book Saeki calls on the reader to use her own hands to touch & treat her face & her own eyes to judge what her skin needs. She leads her toward a wholehearted skincare routine that will have her complimenting herself as her skin responds. By following Saeki's advice every woman will discover that it's possible to have beautiful skin at any age without
- spending a fortune.
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A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic note left on the body & a photograph of a young girls grave. Delving into the dead mans life Detective Erlendur discovers that forty years ago he was accused of an appalling crime but never convicted. Had his past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur struggles to build a relationship with his unhappy daughter his investigation takes him to Icelands Genetic Research Centre where he uncovers disturbing secrets that are even darker than the murder of an old man. ...

Anthony Swoffords grandfather fought in WWII; his father fought in Vietnam; & he
- a directionless testosterone-battered teenager
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Twenty years have passed since the events told in The Voyage Of The Jerle Shannara trilogy. Grianne Ohmsford rescued from oblivion by her brother Bek has renounced her former life as the evil Ilse Witch & now serves as the head of a new Druid Council. Her purpose is to defend the Four Lands from anarchy & warfare. Such was the destiny foretold for her by the Druid Walker Boh. But there are those who cannot easily forgive her past actions & are loathe to follow her leadership. When Griannes enemies cause her to disappear only a few loyal friends can help her. The dwarf Tagwen; Griannes nephew Pen Ohmsford; & the Elf Prince Ahren Elessedil begin a desperate journey to find Grianne & return her to the Druids keep at Paranor. Their quest is urgent their way uncertain & perilous for the darkest of magics have been used to spirit Grianne away. Pen Ohmsford is descended from the line of Jerle Shannara the first of the Elven Kings but his own magic seems small & inadequate when measured against that of his aunts enemies who will stop at nothing to thwart Pens efforts to rescue his aunt & restore the nascent Druid Council. & there is another danger. An ancient & deadly power has found its way out into the world. If things are not put to rights the danger to the Four Kingdoms will be immeasurable... ...

Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1870s selling vegetables to poverty-struck Irish labourers such as the unruly Mc Mullens Rose dreams of the world beyond the grime of the town a world she glimpsed at a fairytale wedding on the Ravensworth Estate as a child. Capturing the heart of handsome & respectable steelworker William Fawcett it seems her wish for a better life is finally within reach. But tragedy strikes & to save her young family from destitution Rose must turn to wild John Mc Mullen. A powerful tale of passion & heartache & a wonderful heroine who
- for the sake of those she loves
- refuses to give in to loss & despair. THE JARROW LASS is a powerful story of passion & heartache & the first novel in the Jarrow Trilogy.

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1942 & the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families & devastated countries. But for some it will also mean the greatest of adventures. In a burns hospital in Sussex a beautiful young singer performs to a ward full of injured soldiers. Saba is captivating & one pilot Dom shudders as her gaze turns his way. He cant bear her to see his scars but resolves to write to her once they have healed. The world is on the brink of enormous change. Sabas journey as a singer with ENSA takes her to the fading glamour of Alexandria & the heat & decadence of Turkey. On the glamorous Middle Eastern social circuit Saba rubs shoulders with double agents & diplomats movie stars & smugglers. Some want her voice some her friendship & some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover...JASMINE NIGHTS is a tale of decadence & destruction of love & of danger. It is the captivating love story set in an extraordinary world. See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of Jasmine Nights See Julia Gregson talk about her book Read about the Author Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for Jasmine Nights Judys Review Jasmine Nights is a powerful & intoxicating love story set in World War Two in the exotic cities of Cairo & Istanbul. Saba Tarcan is a half Turkish half Welsh teenage girl living in Tiger Bay Cardiff. Her Turkish father is charismatic but domineering her Welsh mother is downtrodden. Saba knows that her voice is exceptional (think a young Shirley Bassey herself a mixed race girl from Tiger bay). She longs to escape Cardiff & her narrow life there but her father is furiously opposed to his daughter getting involved in show business. Saba travels around British hospitals singing for wounded soldiers in one she meets a handsome RAF pilot Dom Benson as he recuperates from a horrible plane crash in Suffolk. Before their relationship can really begin Saba is invited to audition for ENSA the entertainment branch of the armed forces whos task it is to perform for the troops fighting in far off countries. To her fathers fury she accepts & runs away to embrace adventure. But the beautiful young Saba now in Cairo is soon approached by British intelligence officers. She agrees to help the Secret Service by encouraging rich & influential foreign men to confide in her using her charms to intoxicate them. She keeps her new role a secret from Dom who has pursued her to the Middle East. Her secrecy jeopardises their relationship & also her own safety. Jasmine Nights is based on the tr" ...