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Rick Kennedy, author of Good Tokyo Restaurants and Home Sweet Tokyo, has lived in Tokyo for 20 years and knows the city well. When he decided to write Little Adventures in Tokyo, he didn't want to replicate the other comprehensive cinderblock-like guides on the market. He wanted to create a slim, lightweight guide to Tokyo fun, because Tokyo can be overwhelming enough without your guidebook inundating you with information, too. Whether you find yourself in Tokyo on vacation or business, you'll want your explorations in manageable portions. Kennedy organizes the adventures by five Tokyo moods (Old Tokyo, The Metropolis, Tokyo Bizarro, Time Out, and Listen, I Found This Great Place....), cross-references them by location and time, and includes good maps. But the real beauty of this book lies in its tone and the quality of the excursions it details. From the ritual appreciation of incense (kohdo) to the quiet harmonies of old Japanese farmhouses (minka-en) to harvesting rice in the Ginza and skiing inside the SSAWS Ski Dome, Kennedy leads you through the jumble of Tokyo's many neighborhoods. She introduces you to the idiosyncratic pleasures of one of the world's great cities, enabling you to experience the Japanese department store in all its ritualistic splendor, soak in Tokyo's largest bathing facility, or put yourself in the hands of a Shiatsu master. Engagingly readable and full of interesting asides on Tokyo lore, Kennedy's guide provides a great service to the Tokyo-visiting public.
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Tired of typical tourist attractions? Let a long-time Tokyo city slicker show you the singular delights of Japan's liveliest metropolis: learn the secrets of pachinko; sniff incence; meditate in a Zen temple; picnic on the palace moat; wander the streets of the Old City; discover the hidden cafes, jazz bars, and theaters where true Tokyoites gather. There are 39 Little Adventures in all, from the traditional to the trendy and bizarre, with detailed maps to help you find your way--everything you need for a streetwise thrill.
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Little Dventures in Tokyo.......2007-05-31
Excellent. A must for both residents and tourists.
I have lived here for 6 years and had not seen the city under such light. I can not but reccomend VERY strongly this booklet as it igves a true tatse and eprception of Tokyo much, much better than any other lonely planet or simila guides as it has a true intimate flavour with the cities real spirit. It let you perceive Tokyo's spirit, not only "see" the city.
I wish there were authors like this in every city of the world.
I feel it is UNDE priced for it's value.
Besides, the smart listing at the end which divedes the adventures in time required to experience them, lets every body take the advice in their own stride, and allows for very good planning of "corners" of free time.
Finally I like to point out how the adventures themselves are written in simple language and contain simple imformation without being written in a boring manner. They are concise, complete and contain a congruous amount of very relevant information.
Well done Rick Kennedy!
Tommaso
I wish there was a book like this for every travel destination.......2006-08-18
For my first trip to Tokyo, I took along this book and a Lonely Planet. I never used my Lonely Planet but went on atleast 15 of the little advetures described in this book. Lonely Planet has great photos and useful information about subways and safety, but it does not offer the warmth and thrill of discovering hidden mysterious treasures in a country foreign. You will experience Japan the way that it should be experienced from the ancient to the urban to the bizzare. My favorite adventures were 4, 5, 6, 11, 15, 17 and 35. And one more thing, Adventure 34, the Radio Bar, is no longer there. Have fun!
Entertaining, but somewhat misleading and out of date.......2006-08-14
I've been to Japan several times on business. I picked up Little Adventures in Tokyo for my second trip, and it was a fun read and great inspiration to get out and try new and different things. I recommend not to use it for a first trip because Japan can be so overwhelming and exciting that one does not need additional inspiration. Or, if it's a first trip, limit yourself to the simplest activities in the book, such as the department store opening and picnic. However, beyond that initial exposure, it is very encouraging and suggests such a variety of activities that everyone is bound to find something of interest.
There are a few caveats. First, as some other reviewers note, some of the adventures require Japanese. In particular, I suggest that you do NOT call the Shiatsu master unless you speak Japanese. He is a true professional, not a tourist attraction. I called him but quickly realized that he had limited English (and I have only very elementary Japanese). For expats who may live in Tokyo and wish to have extended treatment, go ahead. For tourists, give him a break! Instead, ask your hotel concierge for a referral.
Second, yes, some of the adventures are out of date. Tokyo is such a dynamic city that this is likely to happen to you several times. Restaurants and shops are continually moving around, at similar to any large US city but at 3-5 times the pace. Even online guides such as Tokyo Food Page that should be up to date often fall behind. One time I went to a very highly rated restaurant from an online guide, only to find that the whole building was fenced off and scheduled for demolition.
In short, the book is one of the most enjoyable and interesting guides to Tokyo -- but the "guide" part of it must be viewed cautiously. Read it and have fun!
Great Ideas for Tokyo Sightseeing.......2005-12-24
See also my review for "Tokyo City Atlas". This book by Kennedy is pretty unique. He gives some great "off the beaten track" ideas for folks to explore. Many of my personal faves are in this book. I bought 3 copies. Kept one and gave the other two away to friends. This one is also a small format and easy to carry around. Grab this book and the "Atlas" and you will have a great time in Tokyo.
Do you speak Japanese -- if not DONT BUY IT! .......2005-03-28
Dont buy this book unless you are fluent in Japanese bc almost all of the activities involve some knowledge of Japanese. Even if an activity does not need Japanese most of the numbers no longer work! Forget his book -- get Frommers -- my bible!
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Well pictured & designed book.......2002-01-17
Showing new product designs with processes, including some idea sketches. Many photos and good text. Not just for product designers but for those who likes good designs.
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Since 1877, Captain M. Horace Hayes's Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners has been the standard work on equine health care, constantly up-dated to take account of greater knowledge of diseases and improved technological treatments. It now appears in its 18th edition, completely reviewed by leading authorities from around the world, with almost all of the chapters revised or completely re-written, and with new illustrations. Extra chapters have been included to cover the developing subjects of Performance Analysis and Artificial Insemination.
The result is a comprehensive manual of horse ailments, medicine and surgery, covering the symptoms and treatment of every disease or injury that the horse owner is likely to encounter, fully explained in a language that the owner can understand.
The text is divided into seven main sections, covering: the Organ Systems; the Musculo-skeletal System; the Reproductive System; Infectious Diseases; Medical and Surgery matters; Management and Husbandry; Miscellaneous other Topics, including exercise physiology, purchase of horses, veterinary nursing, colours and markings.
This latest edition of Hayes, like others before it, is a necessary reference book for the thinking horse owner.
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Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners.......2007-01-11
The information is well organized, thorough and informative. I have used it to identify and verify situations with my three horses. The photos are great and give you additional info to consider. I would recommend this book to the horse lover who is concerned about her animals health.
Fantastic... It's a Must Have.......2002-09-25
This book is beyond words, it is definately a MUST have.
Fabuolous book!.......2000-10-20
I bought this book last year, and have nearly worn it out!! I am studying towards vet school, and this book is invaluable to me when I work as a vet assistant in an equine hospital. I would reccomend it to people with more than an average interest in equine medicine, and with basic knowlledge of horse anatomy and veterinary terminology.
A must have book for all horse owners.......1999-10-13
I received this book as a birthday gift 6 years ago and it has been close at hand ever since! It is helpful for all horse owners from novice to advanced levels of veterinary knowledge.
An outstanding book!.......1999-04-09
This book is a must for all horse owners. It is an invaluable reference tool. I bought my first edition of this book 18 years ago, and it is the single most useful book I have ever purchased.
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When the Ingersoll-Waterbury Company introduced the first Mickey Mouse comic character wristwatch in 1933, they inspired thousands of other comic character watches. Collectors are eager to find them because of their connection with pop culture. This book includes advertising and movie promotion watches, as well as contemporary comic characters (Peanuts, Looney Tunes, The Simpsons, South Park, etc.). Over 375 color photos, descriptions, and pricing are compiled in this guide. Most of the watches represented were manufactured between 1970-2000. This book will delight you time after time.
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From a Victorian Garden is the first gardening book of its kind—a remarkable historical record and the point of departure for modern gardeners replicating the charms of a traditional turn-of-the-century garden for their own delight. Using period photographs and new full color photography together with material from journals and letters, this book remembers the magnificent Victorian garden of the Point Ellice House created more than a century ago by the O'Reilly family. It is here that Judge Peter O'Reilly and his wife Caroline and daughter Kathleen established a glorious floral landscape, perfectly maintained throughout the decades.
Horticulturally inspiring, and filled with wonderful photographs and rich, detailed text, this book takes readers step-by-step through the basics of their own heirloom gardens, to the more advanced concepts such as designing a welcoming driveway or laying a shrubbery border for year-round bloom. Bursting with ideas for gaining abundant pleasure from your own garden, From a Victorian Garden reveals one of the truly magnificent gardens of the past—still very much alive today.
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Gold mine of information for designing a Victorian garden.......2007-07-02
This book is much more than a "how-to" book on Victorian gardening. It provides insight into Victorian daily family life. Anyone interested in Victorian life or gardening will find it fascinating. Anyone interested in restoring or creating a garden for a Victorian home should consider it essential reading. It has been extremely useful in planning a garden for our late 19th century house. As a lagniappe, the book's appendices provide a wealth of additional information on Victorian gardening and life. This is a great addition to gardening literature, especially since there is so little information available on designing a Victorian garden.
Wow! Fabulous book.......2007-05-30
This is an awesome book. I have started reading it, and can tell it will be a good summer read.
Incredible Book for Old House Gardeners.......2004-07-16
If you own a Victorian home, or are simply interested in Victorian gardens, this book is an amazing resource. From period advice on everything from walkways, to drives, to historical shrubs, this is truly the first book EVER (at least that I have found) to advise the American homeowner on practical gardening matters for old houses. Easy to read, with great pictures, From a Victorian Garden is a must for anyone interested in period gardening! I loved it!
from victorian to me.......2004-05-17
I read this book and was amazed at what I learned. It not only
told me about the way it used to be in the garden , but it also gave me so many ideas that I could use right now, in my own garden.
I would heartily recommend this book to anyone if you are interested in gardening or not.
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Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Sulemaniyya and Halabja (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)
Geoffrey Khan
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This volume contains a detailed grammatical description of the spoken Aramaic dialect of the Jewish communities in the towns of Sulemaniyya and Ḥalabja in North Eastern Iraq. It also includes a transcription of oral texts recorded in the dialect.
The grammar is based on extensive fieldwork carried out among native speakers. It consists of sections on phonology, morphology and syntax. There is also a study of semantic fields in the lexicon of the dialect and full glossaries of lexical items.
This Aramaic dialect, which belongs to the North Eastern Neo-Aramaic group, has never been described before. The Jewish communities left Sulemaniyya and Ḥalabja in the 1950s and the dialect is now on the verge of extinction.
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"This break-through volume opens a long overdue discussion of dance and sexuality." --Joan L. Erdman, Columbia College
What happens to the writing of dance history when issues of sexuality and sexual identity are made central? What happens to queer theory, and to other theoretical constructs of gender and sexuality, when a dancing body takes center stage? Dancing Desires asks these questions, exploring the relationship between dancing bodies and sexual identity on the concert stage, in nightclubs, in film, in the courts, and on the streets. From Nijinsky's balletic prowess to Charlie Chaplin's lightfooted "Little Tramp," from lesbian go-go dancers to the swans of Swan Lake, from the postmodern works of Bill T. Jones to the dangers of same-sex social dancing at Disneyland and the ecstatic Mardi Gras dance parties of Sydney, Australia, this book tracks the intersections of dance and human sexuality in the twentieth century as the definition of each has shifted and expanded.
The contributors come from a number of fields (literature, history, theater, dance, film studies, legal studies, critical race studies) and employ methodologies ranging from textual analysis and film theory to ethnography. By embracing dance, and bodily movement more generally, as a crucial focus for investigation, together they initiate a new agenda for tracking the historical kinesthetics of sexuality.
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- A smashing adventure story of life in early Australia
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Robbery under arms: A story of life and adventure in the bush and in the goldfields of Australia
Rolf Boldrewood
Manufacturer: Rigby
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A smashing adventure story of life in early Australia.......2005-01-29
Boldrewood was actually Thomas Browne. He took Boldrewood as his pen name. He was a very prolific writer from the late 1800's and early 1900's and he lived in New South Wales, Australia. Browne was a squatter, a stock-farmer, a police magistrate, a goldfields commissioner and a writer during his long and colourful life. This book is a good rousing yarn about life in early Australia, but it's more than that. The story is about an English aristocrat turned bushranger who partook in cattle-stealing and highway robbery. His brushes with the law, and the stories of death and murder is a classic of literature. Boldrewood's character of Captain Starlight was probably based on a real character that lived and committed crimes in Australia. His name was Captain Moonlight. Even Captain Starlight's two desperate accomplices were probably based on Moonlight's real accomplices. The book is a real page-turner and I recommend it highly. Boldrewood could tell a story!
Easy to get lost in this book........2003-05-04
Like an untrained person in the outback this book is easy to get lost in. It explains in detail how the people involved got into the situation they were in.
I used to enjoy westerns but now all I want is the outback.
The book concurs with other works of the time I have read. It is one of the few books I can say I found hard to put down.
If I forget what visiting the Jungle in FNQ (Far North Queensland) was like or some trails in NSW were like or the lands at Gosford Sydney I only have to see the book cover out fo the corner of my eye and it all comes rushing back. Forget about painting a thousand words with a picture somehow this evokes sentiments that I doubt canvas would be strong enough to capture. In my opinion it is as powerful as 'Born under paperbark tree' is and 'For the term of his natural life' also is.
Classic Aussie Reading.......2000-10-16
Rolf Bolderwood gives a fantastic insight into the mindset of early Australia. Robbery under arms deals with the classic idea of an honest man driven to crime and the suffering it brings him. It is also full of the adventure and excitement that comes along with the criminal life. The book is deep, moody and allows you to be drawn into both the Australian bush and the character's thoughts.
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