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IMPRINT 2008 is here, bigger and better than ever . . .
For details, click on the IMPRINT cover below
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Floating Petals
WIPS member, Leela Devi Panikar launched "Floating Petals" on Friday, November 2nd 2007, on The Veranda at the FCC. The private party was attended by about seventy writers, poets, painters and others in the publishing and advertising community.
The collection of fourteen short stories set in Asia ranges from the title story of broken feet to reflections on the death of a husband still alive. Also included is the author's winning entry in BBC World's 200-word International Competition on the theme of "My Hometown". As another author notes: "Leela's stories are gems - tiny, polished and precious".
Floating Petals is available at: www.nanadon.com & www.havenbooksonline.com
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Chinese Dress from the Qing Dynasty to the Present
Valery Garrett's latest (and tenth) book, Chinese Dress from the Qing Dynasty to the Present, has just been published by Tuttle, Singapore and USA. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated book covers imperial dress to the working attire of the lower classes and the latest Chinese fashions. With over 500 images of garments and accessories from museum and private collections, as well as unpublished or little-known archival photos and printed materials, this book is a feast for the eye and an essential reference not only for costume historians but for all lovers of beautiful clothes.
Valery is a long time resident of Hong Kong and has served as consultant for museums and collections in Hong Kong and around the world. A large part of her personal collection has been acquired by museums both here and overseas, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Available in all good bookshops. Price: $550.
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New Book on China's Trees and Flowering Plants
WiPS member, Rhona Baptiste, is the author/photographer of a beautiful coffee table edition of 155 plants titled "Trees and Flowering Plants of South China". It makes an ideal take home gift for visitors to China.
Over the past nine years of teaching and lecturing to Mainland China¡¦s college students in Guangdong Province, Rhona pursued her passion for plants during her spare time. She was able to recognize the many trees and flowering plants around her, some of which were quite familiar to her nativeTrinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The problem was that she was unable to find a book that satisfied her curiosity about the most common plants found everywhere! While a plant looked familiar, its identity remained elusive, so she decided to write the book that she could not find.
The results of several years of visiting parks and gardens and recording her discoveries on digital camera have produced a high quality glossy publication that speaks of the greening efforts of China¡¦s villages, towns and cities. Her research has produced interesting information for readers that tempt the curious into the intriguing world of botany, while providing medical and historical trivia to entertain the reader.
Besides its scientific identification, each plant appears with the familiar plant name in English and the Chinese name in Hanzi and Pinyin. She thinks that this will be attractive to "huaxiaos" (overseas Chinese) returning for a visit and to the simply curious wanting to improve their knowledge of plants along with their Mandarin.
When asked what inspired her to write such a book, she replied that it was her students' curiosity and her own desire to recognize the trees and flowering plants that greet the visitor at every turn in China.
Hard cover, 176 pp. published by Douens Press, Guangzhou China, July 2007
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Hong Kong Five Senses by Caroline Bouquet
Ten years after Hong Kong's return to China, this coastline city remains as vibrant and unique as ever - blending Eastern and Western culture, emanating the beauty of energy and idiosyncrasies one can hardly find elsewhere. Hong Kong Five Senses visits our cosmopolitan city through the eyes and feelings of two French Hong Kong residents. Caroline Bouquet's sketches in pastels, Chinese ink, water colours and collage underline a Hong Kong full of contrasts, where traditional meets modern; and Laurence Huret's words send us on a spinning voyage of colour, smell, sound, texture and taste, all happening in Hong Kong.
Now available in local bookstores.
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