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At last, a book that demystifies Korean cookingthe cuisine behind a growing food trend. Aromatic, savory, piquant, and robusteveryone is talking about the intriguing flavors and textures of Korean food! With this new Korean cookbook, home cooks everywhere can prepare healthy and satisfying meals using ingredients that are available in any supermarket, using a few simple and familiar techniques. This collection of Korean recipes includes something for everyone:Marinated Barbecued Kalbi Beef Short RibsBibimbap Rice Bowls Topped with Vegetables and BeefNapa Cabbage Kimchi, Daikon Kimchi and other pickled vegetablesStir-fried Dakgalbi Chicken with Garlic Bean SauceSoy Marinated Bulgogi Beef with Spring OnionsTangy Japchae Beanthread Noodles with Sesame and Fresh VegetablesAnd so much more! The dishes highlighted in Korean Homestyle Cooking include all the classic Korean appetizers, sides dishes, soups and stews, main courses, and rice and noodle disheseven desserts and drinks, including: Yukgaejang Spicy Beef SoupPork and Pepper Buchimgae Savory PancakesPork and Kimchi PotstickersSeafood and Daikon Kimchi StewTomato KimchiClam and Chive SoupKorean Fried RiceYuja Citrus TeaMakgeolli Sparkling Rice Wine SherbetCrunchy Sweet Potato Sticks With probiotic superfood properties, Korean cuisine also has a lot of health benefits and is perfect for anyone trying out a macrobiotic diet. Korean Homestyle Cooking brings the unforgettable flavors of Korea into your homeno takeout menu required!

Fold beautiful origami flowers then arrange them into stunning bonsai sculptures with this wonderful origami book.Origami Bonsai makes it possible for paper folders at every level to create unique botanical sculptures at home by folding delicate paper flowers and leaves and attaching them to natural branches.This easy origami book contains: Multi-color photos and drawings Step-by-step instructions Explanations of dozens of folding techniques 3 hours of streamable or downloadable instructional videoIt also shows you how to select natural twigs, branches, and stonesand how to assemble them into a lifelike finished origami sculpture. To help in the creation process the book contains detailed instructions and numerous photographs of both works in process and completed origami bonsai pieces that are sure to have you crating your own decorative origami art in no time.Origami flower projects include: The Ficus Leaf The Berlin Poplar Leaf The Black Eyed Susan The Foxglove The Buttercup And many more

Let Japan's positive penguin brighten your day! Everyone needs a little help to get through the day--and who better to provide it than Koupen-chan, the adorable baby penguin who has stolen Japan's heart! Did you cook a meal, show up for work, or just get out of bed in the morning? Koupen-chan is here to say, "You are amazing!" This charming book from Japanese illustrator Rurutea features 300 charming illustrations of Koupen-chan and friends enjoying the simple joys in life and showing up for one another with a hug and an encouraging word. Each page has an uplifting message such as: Great job taking it easy!You ate breakfast! I'm proud of you!Getting stuff done on a Saturday? You're amazing.Doing things the usual way is good enough.Fantastic job studying! I'm cheering for you!>Koupen-chan & You combines kawaii Japanese cute culture with sage advice. It will appeal to Koupen-chan's many fans as well as anyone who needs a little love and encouragement.

Make the most of your organic garden--with this playful yet wonderfully detailed guide! Manga artist and passionate home gardener Hideki Yoda illustrates the joy and simplicity of raising vegetables in your own small home garden. He covers everything from creating the rows and preparing the soils to building the trellises and keeping the pests and weeds away without the use of any chemicals. Hundreds of detailed step-by-step color photos and drawings throughout the book explain the techniques and guide you through each step. This book is loaded with great advice on: What to grow, when to plant it, and how to get startedWhat seedlings to purchase and how to make good compostHomemade organic fertilizers and chemical-free ways to keep pests and diseases at bayCompanion planting and natural weed control techniquesHow to use your limited garden spaces more efficientlyAnd so much more!>The perfect book for beginners who like a playful, illustrated approach to information!

"Dazai's best novel [...] focusing on a woman forced to deal with the consequences of heedless, Dazai-like behavior" --The New York Times A completely new translation of one of Osamu Dazai's best-loved novels, by award-winning translator, Juliet Winters Carpenter. The Setting Sun tells the story of Kazuko, a strong-willed young woman from an aristocratic family that has fallen into poverty since the war. The book follows Kazuko's journey as she and her family struggle to adapt to the harsh new conditions of a Japan destroyed by American fire-bombings. In addition to having to move from the city to the countryside, where she has to work in the fields to support her family, she has to deal with a divorce, her mother's illness, and the return of her drug-addicted brother from the army. An inspiring portrait of one woman's determination to survive in a society in the grip of a social and moral crisis, this classic work will appeal to those with an interest in modern Japanese literature as well as to those familiar with Osamu Dazai from the popular manga and anime series Bungo Stray Dogs, where he is the lead character.

"Maki Itoh has succeeded in creating a treasure trove in her exploration of Japanese recipes and culinary traditions...Perfect for the Japanese food loving home cook." --Elise Bauer, Founder, SimplyRecipes.com The first comprehensive cookbook to fully cover all aspects of Japanese cuisine--with 600 recipes! This book has been a lifetime in the making. Bicultural author Makiko Itoh was born in Tokyo and grew up in New York, where her mother ran the leading Japanese restaurant for two decades. She has since developed a career as a successful bilingual food writer and translator, uniquely positioned to explain the cuisine to non-Japanese. Her book answers all the questions foreigners typically have about one of the world's greatest cuisines, including: Why is Japanese food so unique? A full overview--from umami to seasonality to aestheticsEssential ingredients like miso, mirin, dashi, sake and soy--how and why they are usedHow to design a Japanese meal--from tableware to equipment to etiquetteWhich recipes are right for you? The 600 recipes in this book cover everything from bento boxes to nimono simmered dishes to izakaya, sushi and hotpots. But which ones should you try?Itoh's mission is to demystify Japanese cuisine for non-Japanese. Her book contains 400 beautiful color photos with clearly-presented recipes interspersed with fascinating essays and sidebars explaining all aspects of Japan's unique food culture. A must-read book for every Japanese food lover!

A modern take on classic knitted accessories.With a contemporary approach to traditional knitting patterns and textures, Small Knits brings to life a collection of stylish necessities for warmth and fashion. From selbu mittens to unisex hats and neckwarmersthese pieces work for just about any mood, recipient and wardrobe.In this book, you'll find instructions and photos for 19 charming projects, plus variations, including:Elegant Nordic mittens, handwarmers and a beretStylish neckwarmers in houndstooth and argyle patternsAn eyecatching Fair Isle hat and handwarmersComfy, durable socks in herringbone and other classic stitchesA delicate, lacy shawlAnd much more!Instructions, diagrams and Japanese-style knitting charts take you through each project from start to finish. A section on technique shows how to execute the stitches used in this book. These projects are fun and rewarding for experienced knitters who've enjoyed a taste of the Japanese knitting style or would like to give it a try.

The ultimate art guide for kids who love painting and drawing! Kids have boundless creativity! This delightful book shows kids ages 9-12 how to harness their creativity to create amazing works of art. It introduces them to the wonderful world of watercolors, colored pencils, markers and pastels, and teaches them all the basic techniques needed to create beautiful works of art on their own! The detailed lessons in this book have over 300 color photos and are crafted by a team of art teachers to teach kids how to: Assemble the materials and practice the basic techniques of drawing and painting with colorCombine lines, textures, highlights and shadows to boost the realism of their artworkAdd blurring, blending and layering to create more sophisticated images as their skills improveAnd much more!As they progress through the lessons, kids learn how to paint ten objects and scenes, like: A juicy red apple with a shiny, speckled skin and a realistic shadowA mountain landscape with trees in the foreground and hazy peaks behindExploding oil pastel fireworks seen against a smoky night skyA cuddly rabbit with colored-pencil fur and soulful eyesPlus 6 more!

Unleash the Myth and Magic of Yokai with 200 Enchanting Stickers of Japan's Most Fascinating Creatures! Japanese yokai come in every imaginable shape, color and size. These supernatural creatures all possess unique powers and characteristics and are popular in manga, anime and video games. The 200 colorful stickers in this book feature 32 different types of Yokai, with 5 to 10 different images for each type. These decorative stickers can be peeled off and pasted onto notebooks, journals and posters--anywhere you like! The popular yokai in this book include: Amabie: Mermaid-like creatures with long hair, three legs and a beak. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amabies gained renewed popularity in Japan as a symbol of protection, as many Japanese believe they could help ward off the virus.Kasaobake: Whimsical yokai depicted as a one-eyed, one-legged animated umbrellas. This creature is a tsukumogami (everyday objects that come to life after 100 years), and is known for hopping around on one foot and playing harmless pranks on people.Rokurokubi: Spooky yokai known for an ability to elongate its neck to incredible lengths, typically a night while maintaining a human appearance by day.Kappa: A water-dwelling being from Japanese folklore, depicted as a child-sized creature with a beak, webbed hands, and a dish-like depression on its head that holds water. Known for both mischievous and malevolent behavior, the kappa is said to lure people into the water to drown, but can be defeated by tricking it into spilling the water from its head bowl, rendering it powerless.Chochinobake: A haunted paper lantern with a single eye and a long, lolling tongue. As part of the tsukumogami category, it is believed to come to life after a hundred years, embodying the spirit of a once-useful everyday object now bringing mischief or revenge on its human masters.Plus dozens of other amazing Yokai!

Learn about Arabic culture while improving your language skills! This fascinating book presents 28 traditional Arabic tales in parallel English and Arabic versions on facing pages. The stories all have charming black & white illustrations, and include: The Blue-Eyed Yamamah: The story of a legendary blue-eyed woman who has the amazing ability to see far into the distanceLayla and the Wolf: The story of a little girl who faces grave danger and learns the true importance of familyThe Judge and the Talking Tree: A greedy man who, through the teachings of a wise judge, learns to appreciate what he has This Is Life: A man learns through experience that what is good for him might not be good for his neighbor And many more interesting tales from Arabic-speaking cultures!>This book is not only an accessible language resource for self-study, but also a wonderful book for anyone who wants to learn about Arabic culture through charming folktales!

Parents seeking alternatives to unhealthy snacks and school cafeteria lunches will find a treasure trove of ideas within these pages.Dubbed the "e;Willy Wonka of school lunches,"e; Wendy Thorpe Copley is back with an array of fun and healthy lunchtime options for kids. Follow her lead as she transforms simple, affordable and nutritious ingredients into appealing bento box lunches your kids will ask for again and again!With over 45 themed bento box options to choose from, this book allows you to create lunch with a selection of food that you know your kid likes to eat. Substitutions and other suggestions are included to accommodate picky eaters and allergies. Not only will your child eat better, but you'll save money with this economical alternative to school lunch!The bentos in the book are packed with whimsical and innovative ideas:An out-of-this-world Astronaut Bento featuring apples, avocados, almonds, dried apricots and an almond butter and apricot jam sandwichAn abominably delicious Yeti Bento with yams, yellow bell peppers, yeti-shaped rice creatures and yaki onigiri.Four-season treats like daisy-, sun-, leaf- and snowflake-shaped cheese and a quartet of sandwich quarters, cherry tomatoes, strawberries and chocolate-covered raisins.Spidery eight-legged Bento containing figure-eight pastries, eight-shaped tomato skewers and a blackberry spider with eight icing eyes.A Rainbow Bento with grapes, raspberries, blueberries and orange, yellow and green bell peppers.A bento for each letter of the alphabet, number or color.And much, much more. Each bento takes only minutes to assemble when the components are prepped in advance. Plus, picking a themea letter of the alphabet, number or colorcutting out fun shapes and arranging the food makes a great family activity that kids will love to be a part of!

Is death truly the end if you are never forgotten? Like most girls, Lala loves music, her friends and her family. However, Lala is not like most girls. Lala is a "collector" from the Memory Clan, a group of enchanted beings who are called upon to remember the lives of every human when they die. Unique lives create unique endings; no two are the same. The Memory Clan's purpose is to keep each person's story alive. The clan also has one simple rule: "Do not get involved in human affairs." For Lala, this isn't easy since she is absolutely entranced by humans and their stories. As a result, she risks losing everything and everyone she loves. Beautifully told and illustrated by talented author and artist Sui Kohno, Lala the Memory Collector weaves a poignant tale of life, death, and one girl's desire to understand what it means to be human. Reads right-to-left, in the Japanese style.

An important book on how to stay safe online--presented in a fun manga style! Getting your first smartphone means joining an online world that's full of exciting opportunities--but also real-life risks. This book, written by a former police detective and expert on digital crime, helps you become a smart, safe digital citizen. Through an engaging mix of comics and sidebars, infographics, real-life examples and simple guidelines for staying safe online, young readers will learn: How to spot fake information and avoid online scamsWhat a "digital tattoo" is, and how to avoid getting oneThe sneaky tricks scammers use to get your dataWhat photos and information should never be sharedAnd much more!Comics by Japanese illustrator Popoko have a cool manga aesthetic that appeals to young readers. This is the ideal book for parents who want to start a continuing conversation with their children about how to thrive in today's social media world.

Learn to carve and paint expressive animal figures from simple blocks of wood! In this book, master sculptor Mio Hashimoto reveals the secrets and techniques behind her rustic, whimsical and lifelike animal sculptures. She teaches you the entire process of creating an endearing animal sculpture--from the preliminary sketch and wood selection, to the techniques needed to saw, sculpt and paint it. She even recommends the tools and materials to buy. The book provides 5 detailed tutorials with hundreds of color photos for the following animal sculptures: A Sweet Kitty with a curlicue tail and soulful eyesA Baby Penguin with downy feathersA Dozing Cat with its eyes pinched shut and its paws curled overA Bear on a Swing, ready to put on a showA delightful Donkey with a round belly and stubby legsAlso included are dozens of inspirational photos of wooden animals from Hashimoto's extensive portfolio. Learn to create a rough sketch and select a block of wood. Then, rough in the shape with a saw and carve the details with an array of chisels. Finally, learn how to paint your completed carving, preserve it and prepare it for display. You will be amazed at the results!

Have you ever seen a yokai? Stories about yokai are used in Japan to explain mysterious and magical events. These mythical creatures give a name and a form to the strange and uncanny things happening all around us. This colorful guide in picture book format is a funny, fast and slightly spooky introduction to the stars of the Japanese yokai world. The classic tales and descriptions by Fleur Daugey combine with Sande Thommen's delightful illustrations to introduce over 30 wild and supernatural creatures, including: The Kitsune, a freaky fox with paranormal powersThe Kasa-obake, a one-eyed one-legged umbrella with a long, slithery tongueKurokamikiri, a shaggy bearlike beast that sneaks up on you and cuts your hairNuppeppo, a flabby, wrinkly blob that lives in graveyards and smells of rotten meatHanako, a bathroom-dwelling ghost girlAnd many more!Yokai are out there, lurking among us--creating mischief and mayhem, or in some cases helping us or just having fun. With Japanese Yokai, the next time something eerie or strange happens, you'll know who's responsible!

Make your manga pop with captivating colors and striking shadows! Color, lighting and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. From basic principles to step-by-step tutorials, learn the techniques the pros use to create powerful palettes and bold or subtle atmospheric effects. In this highly detailed book, you'll learn how to: Create natural-looking color schemes with the right balance of light and dark areasControl the reader's gaze through the use of specific colors and shadow areasCreate three-dimensional effects using lighting, shadows and colorFinish your illustrations with color and shading to give them a strong sense of unityAnd much more!Creative, cohesive color choices. Bold and eye-catching shadows and lighting effects. Raise your manga and anime illustrations to a whole new level by learning these professional-level color and lighting techniques!