Sunday, November 29, 2009

Ladies Aid Cook Book or The Book of Tea

Ladies' Aid Cook Book

Author: Applewood Books

The recipes contained in this 1909 volume were compiled by the Ladies of the Ladies's Aid Society of the Dinuba (Calif.) Presbyterian Church.



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The 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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