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Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the U.S.
Roland Kelts (Palgrave Macmillan, c2006)
Shelf Number: 741.5952/K2998j
An entertaining look at the influence of Japanese art and fashion on Americans. Discusses the history of anime and manga, the impact of Disney on postwar Japanese animators, and the reverential awe in which American animators hold Japanese filmmakers. |
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Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
Shizuo Tsuji (Kodansha International, c2006)
Shelf Number: 641.5952/T8827jl
Provides an authoritative introduction to traditional Japanese cooking, with lessons in basic culinary techniques, discussions of ingredients and utensils, two hundred versatile recipes, and simple table etiquette. |
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Japanese Style: Designing with Nature's Beauty
Sunamita Lim (G. Smith, Pub., c2007)
Shelf Number: 747.0952/L7323j
A richly illustrated decorating guide that shows how to design with nature's beauty. Japanese Style shows how simplicity can be beautiful |
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Japanese Temari: A Colorful Spin on an Ancient Craft
Barbara B. Suess (Breckling Press, c2007)
Shelf Number: 746.42/SU944j
An ancient craft for a modern audience, temari gives embroiderers the rare experience of working with three-dimensional forms. 20 projects with step-by-step instructions for wrapping colorful balls with thread and embroidering them with timeless geometric designs. |
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Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: the Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
Dang Thuy Tram (Tr. Andrew Pham( (Harmony Books, c2007)
Shelf Number: 959.703/D182l
A military intelligence lawyer in Vietnam found this diary while looking through captured North Vietnamese documents. This is the diary of a young woman named Dang Thuy Tram, begun in April 1968 when she was 25 years old and serving as a chief physician at a Viet Cong field hospital in central Vietnam and abruptly ended two years later when she was shot and killed by American soldiers. The diary gives a poignant perspective on the human suffering experienced by the Vietnamese people. |
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Let’s Cook Japanese Food!: Everyday Recipes for Home Cooking
Amy Kaneko (Chronicle Books, c2007)
Shelf Number: 641.5952/K1634l
Home-style Japanese cooking is demystified in this refreshing and informative cookbook. After marrying into a Japanese family, the American author was taken under her mother-in-law's wing to learn the ins and outs of Japanese cooking. Here she presents her acquired knowledge in an appealingly designed book with Japanese graphic motifs and color photos. |
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