Tuttle publishing aug 2015 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Covers the 11,000 most important contemporary Chinese and English words in one compact volume.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Create cute and realistic felted animals with this fun and easy-to-follow needle felting book. Nothing feels better than a cute, fuzzy animal you can hold in the palm of your hand. Adorable Felted Animals shows you how you can create more than 30 endearing dogs, cats, birds and other animals using a little wool roving, a felting needle, and a few simple techniques. With basic shapes you roll in your hands, you can sculpt the most lifelike miniature animals, using your felting needle to join the individual parts and give them their firm and final shape. With little bits of contrasting wool, you can provide your felted friends expressions that are irresistible. It's simple, creative, and very relaxing. These cute felted animals range from the wonderfully realistic to enchantingly adorable. Included in this book are:- Beloved dogs such as Golden and Labrador retrievers, a Pug, a Poodle, and Dachshund and more- Exotic cats, like the Siamese and Abyssinian- Feathered friends such as the parakeet, cockatiel, lovebird and finch- Other household companions like the ferret and hamster- Outdoor dwellers like the chipmunk and rabbit The animals range from about 2-4 inches high, and instructions are included for turning a few of your felt creations into fun dangly accessories. A full lesson takes you through one of the projects from beginning to end, covering all the basics to ensure that you have all the skills you need to make any critter you want. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the Island nation is an emerging power in the region with a dynamic new leader. It is a land of incredible diversity and unending paradoxes that has a long and rich history stretching back a thousand years and more. Indonesia is the fabled 'Spice Islands' of every school child's dreamsone of the most colorful and fascinating countries in history. These are the islands that Europeans set out on countless voyages of discovery to find and later fought bitterly over in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. This was the land that Christopher Columbus sought, and Magellan reached and explored. One tiny Indonesian island was even exchanged for the island of Manhattan in 1667! This fascinating history book tells the story of Indonesia as a narrative of kings, traders, missionaries, soldiers and revolutionaries, featuring rough sea crossings, fiery volcanoes, and the occasional tiger. It recounts the colorful visits of foreign travelers who have passed through these shores for many centuriesfrom Chinese Buddhist pilgrims and Dutch adventurers to English sea captains and American movie stars. For readers who want an entertaining introduction to Asia's most fascinating country, this is delightful reading.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 500 Basic Korean Verbs is a complete study guide to the most common Korean verbs Korean grammar is notoriously difficult for foreigners to master but is essential for those wishing to learn Korean. This book is the only comprehensive guide to the correct usage of Korean verbs available for English-speaking learners. Each of the 500 high-frequency Korean verbs is presented in a convenient single-page format that gives the verb's meaning and pronunciation and displays the verb's 48 main tenses, speech levels, and moods (all accompanied by romanizations). Also included are a handy guide to the Korean language and verb conjugation, reference tables of basic Korean verb types, and three indexes (Romanized, Hangeul, and English). 500 Basic Korean Verbs Includes:- Conjugations by tense, speech levels, and mood.- 'Model verb' system quickly identifies each verb's pattern.- Sample sentences demonstrating the verb's correct usage.- Free downloadable audio provides pronunciations for the verbs and 1,000 example sentences.- Korean characters (Hangul) as well as romanized pronunciations to help English speakers.- A two-color design makes quick reference easy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection of newly translated tales is selected from the most famous work in all of Japanese classical literaturethe Konjaku Monogatari Shu. This collection of traditional Japanese folklore is akin to the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer or Dante's Infernopowerfully entertaining tales that reveal striking aspects of the cultural psychology, fantasy, and creativity of medieval Japantales that still resonate with modern Japanese readers today. The ninety stories in this book are filled with keen psychological insights, wry sarcasm, and scarcely veiled criticisms of the clergy, nobles, and peasants alikesuggesting that there are, among all classes and peoples, similar failings of pride, vanity, superstition and greedas well as aspirations toward higher moral goals. This is the largest collection in English of the Konjaku Monogatari Shu tales ever published in one volume. It presents the low life and the high life, the humble and the devout, the profane flirting, farting and fornicating of everyday men and women, as well as their yearning for the wisdom, transcendence and compassion that are all part and parcel of our shared humanity. The 90 Stories Include:- The Grave of Chopsticks- Robbers Come to a Temple and Steal Its Bell- The Woman Fish Peddler at the Guardhouse- Fish are Turned into the Lotus Sutra- A Dragon is Caught by a Tengu Goblin- The Monk Tojo Predicts the Fall of Shujaku Gate- Wasps Attack a Spider in Revenge.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Finding your way around Bali has never been easier! This newly revised Street Atlas from Periplus, Asia's leading book and map Publisher, is designed for Bali residents and visitors. It is the first and only atlas of Bali produced to world-class cartographic standards. All roads are color-coded with major arteries in bright yellow and orange. All key landmarks are highlighted including beaches, temples, hotels, shops, restaurants, shopping malls, consulates, government offices, hospitals, clinics, police stations, schools, parks, banks, and golf courses. Towns and tourist areas are shown at scales of 1:10,000 to 1:15,000 to provide detailed coverage of these important areas. Other parts of the island are shown at scales of 1:60,000 or 1:75,000 for ease of reference and minimum page-flipping. User-friendly indexes at the back list all streets, towns, villages, and buildings for quick reference. COMPREHENSIVE: Covers every major town and tourist area in Bali. INFORMATIVE: Gives precise locations of popular sights, including hotels, restaurants, temples, shopping malls, and other essential landmarks. PRACTICAL: The handy size, well-designed key maps, and comprehensive indexes help you find your destination quickly. RELIABLE: The maps in this atlas are thoroughly researched and regularly updated by Periplus the leading publisher of Asia Pacific maps.…

Kombiprodukt. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a comprehensive upper-beginner level Japanese textbook and language learning program. Elementary Japanese is designed for students who are just beginning their study of the Japanese language at the first-year college level or on their own. The author and contributors have created a highly structured approach to learning Japanese based on acquiring the fundamental patterns and constructions of the language as well as the Japanese writing system including the basic Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters. Each volume of this two-book set is designed for one semester of study. The books feature detailed grammatical explanations which make them extremely useful as references and for review purposes when traveling to Japan or preparing for the Japanese Language Proficiency Examination (JLPT). MP3 audio recordings are included with each volume on free CDs making this a great way to learn Japanese on your own while ensuring that you learn the correct pronunciation. The recordings also help you build up your listening comprehension skills.After completing this course, you will be able to.…

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