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Kogan Page is the leading independent global publisher of specialist professional books and content with over 700 titles in print. Founded in 1967, our award-winning work offers solutions for professional practice and academic achievement in both print and digital form. Our author base, which is part of some of the most prestigious academic institutions, international commercial organisations or professional associations, delivers high level, accessible, professional content to our readers in our key subject areas: Leadership, Management, Marketing, Branding, Human Resources, Coaching, Logistics, Supply Chain, Entrepreneurship and Careers.
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April 2009

Temples, Pagodas and Pavilions

by Wang Hongzhi, Zhang Dongjie

This volume gives us a general picture of temples, pagodas and pavilions because they have important positions in Chinese architectural history not only for their architectural art, but also for their historical position and value as cultural relics.

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Fiction

October 2018

Sunset on the Leifeng Pagoda

by Wang Xufeng

“Ten Scenes in West Lake” is the work of Wang Xufeng, the famous writer and Mao Dun Literature Award winner, in the background of Hangzhou West Lake. It is a collection of novellas with the historical " Ten Scenes in West Lake " as the starting point. The ten novellas are independent stories and are also connected to each other, forming a series of books that are saturated with the charm of Jiangnan. The book Sunset on the Leifeng Pagoda is one of the novellas. It tells the whole life of Fan Yuanying, Liu Xuexun’s eighth wife. This story has two versions: historical legend and faith history. The text structure of Sunset on the Leifeng Pagoda is the most unique and exploratory. The novel shows the charm of narrative art in the rhythm of tension and relaxation.

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Adventure stories (Children's/YA)

May 2020

Heroes of Somapura

by Fonseka ,Kulasena

Three friends who are going to Polognaruwa to see the Somavathy Pagoda and its surrounding ruins, ʻbecome aware of the disappearance of a teacher who went east from the Mahaweli River on an archaeological expedition. The three friends who are desperate to find the teacher face a thrilling experience by challenging a gang of unarmed antiquities thieves in a ruined city in the middle of the forest.Is the belief about another Somavati true? Is the elephant tomb mentioned by the sailor Sinbad located around the prehistoric Somapura? This novel combined with true incidents and legends is like an environmental exploration.

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March 2018

Never-ending Stories of the Pagoda Tree: Ancestral Memory, Homeland Symbol and Ethnic History

by Zhao Shiyu

The story about the Ming Dynasty’s domestic immigration’s starting point, a huge pagoda tree located in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province is literally a topic known even for women and children. Even in history, it is a matter of great concern from gentry and the masses, and for which many efforts have been made. This is a good starting point for understanding the cultural sharing and interaction in history and understanding the history of Shanxi and North China. The topic more worthy of discussion is the process of the local historical changes reflected in the stories of the immigration of the big pagoda tree, of the Guangdong’s Nanxiong Zhuji alley, of the Hakkas’ Stone Wall Village and so on. This topic involves regional development in the historical period, clan, beliefs, gentry, ethnic groups, especially the military system. Only in this way can we truly or accurately understand the generation and spread of the stories mentioned above. This step-by-step process also reflects the author’s thinking and elaboration on the methodological significance of regional social history or historical anthropology.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

November 2016

Encyclopedia of China (English)

by Editorial Committee

This encyclopedia is a complete work that highlights various Chinese themes with texts and images. Demonstrating a rich array of unique Chinese elements, including history, geography, politics, economy, literature, arts and the alike, and from the past to the present, the work mirrors the soul of Chinese civilization. With 1020 items and over 1000 pictures, this encyclopedia is especially applicable to foreign readers who are eager to learn about China. This book is printed in full color and laced with facts and photographs that verify and complement each other, making abstract knowledge more visualized and easy to access.

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September 2012

Dien Cai Dau

by Yusef Komunyakaa

Poetry that precisely conjures images of the war in Vietnam by an award-winning author.

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Children's & YA

A Journey through ASEAN

by Asian Manga Team

Meet the gang and learn about ASEAN’s ten member countries. A comprehensive look at ASEAN for young readers. Ruangkaow transforms himself into national vehicles and shuttles the gang through ASEAN. They will visit famous sites, taste the local cuisine, and learn the geography and climate of each country. From the Mekong River and Cambodia’s Tonle Sap to Vietnam’s Halong Bay and Singapore’s Merlion. Their journey concludes in Thailand, the Land of Smiles.

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Vietnam War fiction

February 2013

For the Sake of All Living Things

by John M. Del Vecchio

John M. Del Vecchio’s searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Viet Nam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things. In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Viet Nam’s parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields.

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Fiction

February 2015

Triumph

Collected Stories

by Lizzie Harwood

Triumph: Collected Stories Lizzie Harwood with an Introduction by Jennifer Butler A bouquet of quirky short stories told with intrigue and humour… Triumph: Collected Stories offers a glimpse into the lives of contemporary women around the world on the verge of breakdowns or breakthroughs. Who doesn’t know a gone girl or a complicated woman? A mother, sister, friend, or even that girl who looks back at you in the mirror. Love or defriend them, we all know them. In this bouquet of short stories, you’ll meet a gang of gutsy gals, mothers-on-the-edge and anti-heroines, including Betty and Alabama, who feature in the forthcoming thriller/commercial fiction series Polaroids. Prose like Katherine Mansfield on vodka shots, by a writer who could be Lena Dunham’s weird Antipodean cousin or Gillian Flynn’s doppelganger. Lizzie Harwood’s love of her home country, New Zealand, spills over into her writing, as evidenced by the vibrant—and sometimes charmingly quirky—stories she tells. That isn’t to say she doesn’t adore her adopted country, France, where she currently resides with her husband and two children. She writes with a passion inspired by living and travelling around the world. Lizzie’s short story collection, Triumph, is out on February 23, 2015, followed by a memoir, Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in my Search for an Unreal Life, in May 2015. Book one of her thriller/commercial fiction series, Polaroids is slated for release later in 2015. When she isn’t writing, she’s neck-deep in editing. Visit EditorDeluxe.com, Lizzie Harwood Books on Facebook, and @lizziehbooks on Twitter for the latest. List Price:$12.99 print; $3.99 ebook 5.25" x 8"(13.335 x 20.32 cm) Black & White on White paper 164 pages Editor Deluxe Press ISBN-13:978-2955069011 ISBN-10:2955069019 BISAC:Fiction / Short Stories Release date: February 23, 2015

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PIMPA FLIES TO CHINA

picture book

by Altan

Brand new picture book where the red-spotted dog, Pimpa flies to China to discover its traditions and culture. More Picture Books about Pimpa available in the catalogue

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Biography & True Stories

A Nurse's Story

Medical Missionary in Korea and Siberia, 1915-1920

by Delia Battles Lewis

Delia Battles left her small town in Ohio to train as a nurse in New York City and then went on an adventure of a lifetime. She found fulfillment in her work as a medical missionary in Korea, training native nurses at the mission hospital in another small town, Haeju. Her life of service there was interrupted by WWI, when she was called to be part of a Red Cross unit on the Eastern Front. She traveled on the Trans-Siberian railroad, encountered fleeing refugees in Harbin, and then worked in a typhus hospital and helped establish a Red Cross hospital in Omsk. At the end of the war, she returned to Korea to work in a hospital in Seoul, just in time to witness the first stirrings of the Korean Independence movement.

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Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)

March 2021

Gateways to Cross-Cultural Exchanges

by Ching-Yi Tien / Paul C. TALLEY / Yukiri Kusaka / Mohamed Reddad / Grace Po-ting Fang

Designed for college students who are at a high-intermediate level of English proficiency, this book provides an effective introduction to different aspects of cross-cultural encounters. Using language suitable for both purpose and audience, this book explores various topics related to cross-cultural interaction, such as communication, education, gender, and food.The aim of this book is to equip students with the ability to deal with cross-cultural situations and help them develop an open-minded attitude towards people from different cultures.Consisting of carefully arranged elements such as informative readings, real-life dialogues, in-depth discussions, engaging after-class activities, and colorful illustrations, this book is also a useful learning tool for those who would like to expand their English vocabulary, cultivate better reading skills, and enhance their listening comprehension.There are 14 units in this book, with each unit divided into seven or eight sections:1.Think & DiscussEach Think & Discuss section contains a picture and accompanying questions related to the topic of the unit. This section serves as a warm-up, building up students’ ability to comprehend visual scenarios and allowing them to share their thoughts with classmates.2.BrainstormingEach unit contains a number of brainstorming questions related to the article in Guided Reading, allowing students to reflect on ideas or issues that are presented in the article and form their own opinions before reading it.3.Guided ReadingThis section contains an article exploring the topic in a cross-cultural context, providing students with cross-cultural knowledge and fostering open-mindedness in them when they deal with cross-cultural issues. There is also an audio file that goes along with this section for students to enhance their listening competency.4.Reading ComprehensionThis section provides either reading comprehension questions or a True or False quiz to test students’ understanding of the article and open in-depth discussions on the ideas presented in the article.5.DialogueEach unit contains a dialogue that plays out scenarios related to the topic. Through conversations between characters, students can derive a general picture of how cross-cultural encounters may happen in real life. Like the Guided Reading section, this section comprises an audio file to help students strengthen their listening ability.6.Dialogue DiscussionA number of discussion questions follow each dialogue to test students’ comprehension of the dialogue and prompt them to discuss the real-life issues raised.7.Further DiscussionSome units contain a further discussion section in which students can engage more deeply with issues that are connected to the main topic. It gives students an opportunity to examine and reflect on cross-cultural ideas that are relevant to today’s world.8.Making ConnectionsThis concluding section provides suggestions for extra reading materials, research topics, or activities that will enrich students’ knowledge of the topic and apply what they have learned to real life.

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Gardening

August 2013

Japanese Zen Gardens

by Russ Chard

If you have ever wondered 'What is a Zen garden?' then this 50 page new publication for 2013 will tell you. Zen gardens are beautiful Japanese gardens steeped in history, religious meaning and a visual simplicity. There are many styles and many ingredients, Stones, Rocks, Moss, Sand, Gravel, Plants and Shrubs,Lanterns and Ornaments. Japanese Zen gardens is a book that introduces the reader to the subject and presents the options available for anyone wishing to build their own garden space at home - however large or small. Zen gardens are becoming more and more popular around the world and building one is not as difficult as you may think. With a little knowledge and following our step by step instructions with pictures you will discover how straight forward it is to build a Zen garden in your yard or garden. Japanese Zen gardens are serene havens of tranquil beauty and the perfect antidote to a stressful world. The author Russ Chard has written and published Japanese garden books, articles and videos for the past 10 years.

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Theory of music & musicology

August 2012

Journey to Meet Beethoven

by Pat Champness

This is a book to help you learn to play the piano. It is not a 'Learn the Piano in Ten Easy Lessons' tutor - plenty of those exist - but an adventure introducing you to the world of music and stirring your imagination. Beginning with simple pieces, as you are fed with more knowledge the compositions become more advanced. They are all by composers whose works range from a 14th century Venetian dance to a 20th century South American tango. Your journey takes you through sixty-eight pieces with their historical and geographical backgrounds, the last being the much-loved first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Hence the title.

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September 2013

Pleasure Dome

New and Collected Poems

by Yusef Komunyakaa

Yusef Komunyakaa has become one of America's most compelling poets. Pleasure Dome gathers over twenty-five years of work, including early uncollected poems and a rich selection of new poems.

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Fiction

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

by Satoshi Yagisawa

25-year-old Takako has lived a relatively easy life. Born and raised on the southern island of Kyushu, she went to a good university and got a graduate job at a company in Tokyo where she met her charming boyfriend, Kashikoi. However, when Kashikoi casually announces that he’s been cheating on her and is planning to marry somebody else, Takako’s life is suddenly in freefall. She loses her job and with it all of her friends and acquaintances. She ends up in a deep depression but just as her despair seems to have reached a new low, she receives a call from her distant uncle. Her uncle, who she refers to as Ojisan, is in his forties and has always lived something of an unconventional life, especially since his wife Momoko left him out of the blue five years ago. He runs a second-hand bookshop in Jimbocho, Tokyo’s famous book district which is home to hundreds of used bookshops, publishing houses and literary societies. Takako used to turn her nose up at Ojisan’s way of life but when he offers her the tiny room above the bookshop rent-free in exchange for helping out at the store, she reluctantly agrees. In the months that follow, Takako surprises herself by discovering a passion for Japanese literature from the “Modern” period (1868–1945), partly thanks to recommendations from Ojisan and the bookshop’s loyal customers. She becomes a regular at a local coffee shop where she befriends a graduate student who is waitressing there part-time, and she also meets a young editor from a nearby publishing house who’s going through his own messy breakup. Just as Takako is learning how to enjoy life again, Kashikoi gets back in touch which unearths all the negative emotions associated with their relationship. Ojisan notices the decline in Takako’s mood and when she finally tells him the whole story he is horrified at Kashikoi’s behaviour. Ojisan convinces Takako to take a cab to Kashikoi’s apartment at 11pm. They confront him and this gives Takako the closure she needs. Takako is infinitely grateful to Ojisan and her life starts to come back together again: she’s offered a job at a design company and she finds a new apartment. A year and a half later, Takako has the chance to return the favour and help Ojisan get closure on the mystery that has plagued him for the last five years: why his loving wife Momoko suddenly left him. When Momoko reappears and refuses to explain her absence, Takako senses that Momoko might not be comfortable sharing her reasoning with Ojisan but that she may open up to Takako. Momoko moves into the room above the bookshop and Takako visits often. They form a bond and go on a two-day trip to the Okutama Mountains in far western Tokyo. There, Momoko confesses that she left because Ojisan got so wrapped up in the bookshop that he was oblivious to the emotional turmoil she went through after the birth of their stillborn child. She always wanted children but had to have a hysterectomy. For her, it is all tied up in the guilt surrounding an abortion she had in her twenties. Takako tells Ojisan. He runs after Momoko, who is leaving again. She says she’ll return one day but he needs to get his own feelings in order before she comes back. When Momoko returns a year later, she and Ojisan enthusiastically embark on the next chapter of running the Morisaki Bookshop together, and Takako has begun to date the editor she met at the coffee shop.

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Vietnam War fiction

July 2012

The 13th Valley

by John M. Del Vecchio

A work that has served as a literary cornerstone for the Vietnam generation, The 13th Valley follows the strange and terrifying Vietnam combat experiences of James Chelini, a telephone-systems installer who finds himself an infantryman in territory controlled by the North Vietnamese Army. Spiraling deeper and deeper into a world of conflict and darkness, this harrowing account of Chelini's plunge and immersion into jungle warfare traces his evolution from a semipacifist to an all-out warmonger. The seminal novel on the Vietnam experience, The 13th Valley is a classic that illuminates the war in Southeast Asia like no other book.

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Fiction

September 2019

Legacy of Magic - The Complete Shadow Chronicles (Slipcase)

by Andreas Suchanek

History as you know it is a lie! For over a century the Wall has been hiding the magic society from human eyes, ensuring peace and equality between magicians and humans alike. However, a war for dominance rages in the shadows. Jennifer Danvers is a Warrior of Light. When her friend and battle companion dies, a new descendant of his magic awakens in Alexander Kent. Know Jen has to introduce him to the world of magic. Neither of them knows that the balance of power has been disturbed. Evil is gathering to smash the Wall to pieces once and for all. The Preview and supporting information are available in english language.

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Fantasy

February 2018

Das Erbe der Macht - Schattenchronik 4: Allmacht (Finale Season 1) / Legacy of Magic - The Shadow Chronicles 4: Crown of Shadows

by Andreas Suchanek

With the folios deciphered at long last, Jen unravels the secrets of Joshua’s prophecy. The friends are horrified to learn that the Veil is in greater peril than they had previously imagined. A race against time begins. Meanwhile, Leonardo is gathering a team to uncover the identity of the Mistress of Shadows. The trail leads them to the Ashwells, where Clara will be forced to confront a dark secret...

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Fantasy

July 2018

Das Erbe der Macht - Die Chronik der Archivarin: Der verschollene Mentiglobus (Spin-Off between Season 1 and 2) / Legacy of Magic - The Archive: The Lost Mentiglobe

by Andreas Suchanek

The Ruins of Iria Kon reveals its secret. An old Mentiglobe with the memorys of Leonard da Vinci and Johanna of Orleans surface. But they don't remember ever record it. The magical artefact reveals a long lost secret from the past. A journey deep into the history of the two immortals beginns.

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