What is "Basic Japanese"?

This book presents some very basic words and phrases along with some that are not usually considered "basic" at all. In fact, some of the material in this book is not typically presented until the student is well into his or her study of the Japanese...

Basic Japanese Through Comics is not intended as a textbook, but rather as an entertaining supplement to a more structured study of Japanese. The 24 "lessons" in this book are a compilation of the Basic Japanese column from Mangajin magazine; they do not build on each other,...

Can there be a profound learning that opens a child's mind to view the fundamental causes of conflict? Brave New Child: Education for the 21st Century is concerned with bringing about a psychological transformation in learning, awakening the capacity of intelligence that understands the...

Essential Kanji is an integrated course for learning to read and write the 2,000 basic Japanese characters. It introduces the kanji that are now in everyday use, a mastery of which makes it possible to read most modern Japanese. Devised for either home or classroom use, the book...

Fighting the Invisible Enemy is for young people and adults who are concerned with living peacefully and with solving problems nonviolently. Fun stories and activities can assist parents, teachers, and counselors who are concerned about the psychological welfare of young people. Ultimately,...

Are we driving ourselves crazy trying to be sane? Growing Up Sane is concerned with bringing about a sense of order and integrity in thinking and action through creating insight into what cultivates intelligent and ethical behavior. Webster-Doyle looks at our relationships and the social...

Particles are an essential component of the Japanese language, and a facility with their use is essential for a mastery of both spoken and written forms. This new workbook will help students acquire that facility. It introduces 60 particles and their 188 basic functions in order of frequency of...

Japanese Street Slang is the first and only exposé of the rough and ready, raw and down-dirty street language as it is used in Japan today. Here's how they really speak: The hustlers and high rollers, the teens and Tokyo yuppies, the gangsters and their ladies of the night. Witty...

It's July 4, 1845. A soft-spoken young man named Henry David Thoreau has carefully constructed a small, simple cabin in the woods overlooking Walden Pond. For the next two years, his closest companions will be the chickadees, the woodchucks, and the quiet pines of the Walden Woods.

Henry...

The Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education is the first book to describe the full range of current alternatives in education. It highlights some of the current trends in education and then deals in detail with twenty-three different education alternatives. For each it gives the history,...

The world is fragmented, divided and, hence, in conflict. My country versus your country, my religion versus your religion, my beliefs versus your beliefs. This fragmentary way of living is destroying us. Person against person, nation against nation—the world is being torn apart by conflict....

Perfect for the tourist in Japan or student of Japanese, this handy pocketsize dictionary contains over 8,000 entries, selected and compiled with an emphasis on usefulness and naturalness of expression. For those concerned about their less-than-perfect pronunciation, all entries appear in both...

Can we bring about an ethical understanding, a mind that is virtuous, innocent, untouched by conventional moralistic thinking? The Religious Impulse is concerned with the development of ethical and responsible behavior. This book questions the traditional religious process of becoming good,...

If you have ever wished you could show children and teenagers how to enrich their lives with meditation and visualization, this book will delight you. It presents simple exercises in guided imagery designed to help young people ages three through eighteen to relax into learning, focus attention...

Tug of War is for young people and adults who want to gain practical skills for the encouragement of peace and solving conflict nonviolently. This book promotes the study of conflict resolution as an integral part of a young person's education. The creative stories and activities will help...