Friday, November 27, 2009

Family Favourites or Book of Tea

Family Favourites: Recipes and Reminiscences From Around the World

Author: Christina Quijano Caballero

Family Favourites is an unusual collection. It guides the reader through a vivid array of culinary experiences from the entire world, from one family to another, enabling us to get an amusing glimpse of their lives, traditions and family experiences.



Book about: Direction de Personnel Publique :Contextes et Stratégies

Book of Tea

Author: Kakuzo Okakura

Written in English by a Japanese scholar in 1906, The Book of Tea is an elegant attempt to explain the philosophy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, with its Taoist and Zen Buddhist roots, to a Western audience in clear and simple terms.

Booknews

Kakuzo was a leading figure in Japanese art and culture at the end of the 19th century, and this book, first published in 1906, is a classic treatise explicating the philosophical nuances of tea and the tea ceremony in Japanese culture. This edition contains an introduction by Liza Dalby who was the first American trained as a Geisha in the 1970s, and elegant photos by Daniel Proctor. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



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