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Featuring beautiful photographs and insightful commentary this Japanese gardening book is a must-have for any gardening or zen enthusiast.At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. Japanese Gardens celebrates and illustrates this ideal, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of more than 20 quintessentially Japanese gardens--big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary.The expert author-and-photographer team behind this book excels at capturing and explaining the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese garden design from that of other countries. The featured sites reflect a cross-section of Japanese culture and history including large feudal period gardens, temple and Zen gardens and private countryside gardens. The mountain flower garden, tea garden, rock garden and bonsai garden alike are all celebrated and appreciated in this beautiful book.

In India the Hindu deity Ganesha, representing good will, hope, and healthy self-indulgence, is on village walls, in cafés, on handbags, in ancient sculpture and neon lights. His delightful physical form—an elephant-headed, big-bellied man’s body with multiple arms, girdled by a serpent, riding a mouse— enchants the faithful and transcends cultural barriers. Now, in the first popular book on the subject, bestselling author Gita Mehta explores the rich religious and cultural meanings of the beloved figure. Her entertaining text, paired with dazzling photographs, will appeal to all who are touched by his generous spirit.The Ganesha Chaturthi, an annual holiday celebrating the birth of the deity, takes place Aug. 28–Sep. 3, 2006, at Ganesha temples all over the world.

Set on the banks of India's holiest river amid the constant traffic of pilgrims, archaeologists, policemen, priests, and traders, A River Sutra weaves the richness of India into the dangerous lives of its characters. A bureaucrat retires to the sacred river in search of tranquility only to encounter a girl fleeing her kidnappers, a naked ascetic and the child he has saved from prostitution, a teacher who confesses to murder, a millionaire monk, and a musician silenced by desire. Instead of finding serenity, the bureaucrat is forced to confront the powers of mythology, religion, music, and philosophy, and to acknowledge that the holy river has a sanctity more threatening than he can imagine. In this exquisitely written novel, Gita Mehta uses the traditional forms of Indian story-telling to explore the savagery of human love and to illuminate the paradoxes of India

Princess Jaya of Balmer faces tragedy after her brother's death and father's poisoning. Married to a prince who abandons her for a lavish life abroad, she raises their son to be Maharajah. However, amidst the nationalist turmoil and violence between Hindus and Muslims, both her son and husband face a grim fate.

A New Edition Of The Brilliantly Irreverent Classic About The Clash Between Eastern And Western Cultures.