Latitude 20 Book – serie
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43 produkter
Handbook for Constructive Living
Häftad, 2002
219 kr
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Here, in plain language, is the definitive guide for taking control of your life and imbuing it with greater meaning and productivity. Constructive Living is an action-based way of looking at the world that combines good, old-fashioned straight talk and the celebrated Japanese psychotherapies …
Water, Snow, Water
Constructive Living for Mental Health
Häftad, 2013
137 kr
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“You can’t be happy all the time. You can’t feel comfortable all the time. You can’t have the feelings you want when you want them for as long as you want them. Life just doesn’t operate like that. Maybe you have tried counseling or therapy or diets or meditation or chemicals or some sort of …
Hawaii One Summer
Häftad, 1998
187 kr
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Maxine Hong Kingston''s essays do not attempt to capture Hawai''i but instead provide the reader with a ge nerous sampling of her impressions over a twenty year period whilst living there. '
Who Gets It When You Go?
Wills, Probate, and Inheritance Taxes for the Hawaii Resident
Häftad, 1997
188 kr
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Tsunami!
Häftad, 1998
304 kr
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The first edition of this book provided readers with a complete examination of the tsunami phenomenon in Hawaii. This second edition adds many eyewitness accounts of the tsunamis of 1946 and 1960 and expands its coverage to include major tsunamis in the Mediterranean and off the coasts of Japan, …
Paddling Hawaii
Häftad, 1998
236 kr
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This text presents a kayaking guide to Hawaii. Aimed at kayakers of all abilities, the guide provides all the information necessary for a safe and enjoyable trip, including detailed route descriptions, sights along the way, weather, transporting equipment and food.
From a Native Daughter
Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii
Häftad, 1999
313 kr
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This revised text includes material that builds on issues and concerns raised in the first edition. It explores issues of native Hawaiian student organizing at the University of Hawaii, the master plan of the native Hawaiian self-governing organization Ka Lahuni Hawaii and its platform on the four …
Birds of Kaua'i
Av Jim Denny
Häftad, 1999
322 kr
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This text provides a guide to birdwatching on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. The text covers every avian species that can be seen on the Garden Island, and describes native forest birds, seabirds, alien birds and migratory visitors. One of the world's rarest birds is the Kaua'i O'o, the victim of …
Hawaii's Best Beaches
Häftad, 1999
247 kr
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This text offers the author's choice of the 50 best beaches of Hawaii. Each beach is described in terms of safety, facilities and environmental features. The text also presents the history and beach lore surrounding each site. Each site is easily located using the overview maps.
Doing Business with Japan
Successful Strategies for Intercultural Communication
Häftad, 2000
313 kr
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In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained ""uniquely"" Japanese. For this reason, the uninformed Westerner doing business there may find it difficult and even frustrating to work with Japanese unless he or she gains a good understanding of …
Hiker's Guide to the Hawaiian Islands
Häftad, 1999
297 kr
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An illustrated guide to 44 day-hikes on the Big Island, Kaua'i, Maui and O'ahu. For each trip, there are detailed directions, a feature-by-feature description of the route, a topographic map, and comments on common plants and animals, geological formations and historical sites.
Pests of Paradise
First Aid and Medical Treatment of Injuries from Hawaii's Animals
Häftad, 2000
254 kr
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A guide to injuries and infections from animals in Hawaii, designed for both medical professionals and the general public. It describes each animal in words and photographs; identifies the mechanism of injury, incidence, and signs and symptoms; and provides first aid recommendations.
Tsunami Man
Learning About Killer Waves with Walter Dudley
Häftad, 2002
180 kr
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For Dr. Walter Dudley tsunamis are ""not just about devastation and destruction, they are about men, women, and children."" Dr. Dudley's work has expanded our knowledge of these waves and has helped us to better understand and prepare for these unpredictable, yet ever present, dangers. In Tsunami …
In Good Company
Häftad, 2001
219 kr
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In Good Company is a celebration of life in Hawai'i, beyond Waikiki and Diamond Head. Its characters work sixteen-hour-shifts at airport drive-ins, play pool with cursed hitmen, wrestle their high school sweethearts in Chinatown bars. From Manoa to Waianae to the author's hometown of Kalihi, men …
Na Pua Ali'i O Kaua'i
Ruling Chiefs of Kaua'i
Inbunden, 2003
706 kr
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The stories of Kaua'i's ruling chiefs were passed from generation to generation in songs and narratives recited by trained storytellers either formally at the high chief's court or informally at family gatherings. Their chronology was ordered by a ruler's genealogy, which, in the case of the pua …
Foxhole View
Personal Accounts of Hawaii's Korean War Veterans
Häftad, 2002
269 kr
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A Foxhole View is a powerful and moving oral history of the Korean War. Here are highly personal accounts of the war from the rank and file of the infantry--told in the distinctive voices of Hawaii's soldiers.
Na Pua Ali'i O Kaua'i
Ruling Chiefs of Kaua'i
Häftad, 2003
225 kr
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The stories of Kaua'i's ruling chiefs were passed from generation to generation in songs and narratives recited by trained storytellers either formally at the high chief's court or informally at family gatherings. Their chronology was ordered by a ruler's genealogy, which, in the case of the pua …
O'ahu Snorkelers and Shore Divers Guide
Häftad, 2003
217 kr
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Whether you're a long-time resident or a visitor, a certified diver or a beginning snorkeler, this guide to twenty-six of O'ahu's best snorkeling and diving sites will enrich and enhance your underwater adventures. Detailed driving directions to each location are included as well as helpful maps …
Na Lei Makamae
The Treasured Lei
Av Paul R. Weissich, Marie A. McDonald
Inbunden, 2003
735 kr
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Lei are the very expression of traditional Hawaiian culture and were once an essential part of community and family life. Following in the footsteps of Samuel Kamakau, Abraham Fornander and others, the authors have collected here a wealth of written and oral information to reveal the significance …
Cup of Aloha
The Kona Coffee Epic
Av Gerald Kinro
Häftad, 2003
225 kr
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Kona is one of the world's premium coffees. Given its small-scale cultivation on family farms, however, it has been especially susceptible to price swings and market gluts. A Cup of Aloha is a heartfelt portrait of the farmers, millers, landowners, merchants, and laborets who struggled to keep …
Blessings of Bhutan
Av Russ Carpenter, Blyth Carpenter
Häftad, 2002
403 kr
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This is an account of a complex nation on the cusp of tradition and modernity. Bhutan is distinctive - from its social structures to its development philosophy of Gross National Happiness. The authors blend narrative about the country's history, religon and arts with personal anecdotes.
Watching Your Back
Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Medicine
Häftad, 2004
313 kr
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The term ""martial art,"" like the title, The Art of War, has a dissonant ring. To associate art, that sublime expression of the human spirit, with the enterprise of maiming and killing seems almost profane. Similarly, the martial arts have long been associated with traditional medicine. But, how …
Two Homelands
Häftad, 2007
475 kr
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Two Homelands (Futatsu no sokoku) tells the powerful story of three brothers during the years surrounding World War II. From the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Pacific War, relocation to Manzanar, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and the Tokyo war crimes trials, we follow the lives of Kenji, …
Broken Trust
Greed, Mismanagement, and Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust
Av Samuel P. King, Randall W. Roth
Häftad, 2006
245 kr
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Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the largest landowner and richest woman in the Hawaiian kingdom. Upon her death in 1884, she entrusted her property - known as Bishop Estate - to five trustees in order to create and maintain an institution that would benefit the children of Hawai'i: Kamehameha …
Dying in a Strange Land
Häftad, 2008
314 kr
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Milton Murayama's long-awaited ""Dying in a Strange Land"" brings to a close the saga of the Oyama family. Familiar faces from ""All I Asking For Is My Body"", ""Five Years on a Rock"", and ""Plantation Boy"" return to advance the story from the years immediately following World War II to the …
Murder Casts a Shadow
A Hawai'i Mystery
Häftad, 2008
185 kr
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New Year's Eve, 1934. While Honolulu celebrates with champagne and fireworks, someone is making away with the Bishop Museum's portrait of King Kalakaua and its curator. A series of brutal murders follows, and an unlikely pair, newspaper reporter Mina Beckwith and visiting playwright Ned Manusia, …
Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents of the Pacific
Inbunden, 2008
364 kr
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Over the years, geologists have amassed data that point to the undeniable fact of islands having disappeared in the Pacific, a phenomenon that the oral traditions of many groups of Pacific Islanders also highlight. There are even a few instances where fragments of Pacific continents have …
