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      • The Shoestring Publisher

        The Shoestring Publisher is an independent publisher of illustrated books on India’s history and cultural heritage, with a particular focus on the visual arts including architecture, fine art, design, film, photography and textiles.   Founded by Meera Ahuja in 2006, it has received the Indian Tourism Award for Excellence in Publishing for its panoramic limited editions The Monumental India Book (acclaimed as one of the world’s ten best coffee-table books of 2009) and The Sacred India Book. Its most recent publications are America: Films from Elsewhere (2019) and the monograph Mrinalini Mukherjee, published in conjunction with the exhibition “Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee” at The Met Breuer, NY, in 2019.   Shoestring’s numerous international co-editions include The Monumental India Book (Citadelles & Mazenod, 2007; Schirmer Mosel Verlag, 2008; The Vendome Press, 2008; and Constable & Robinson, 2008), Western Artist and India: Creative Inspirations in Art and Design (Thames & Hudson, 2013) and Mughal Architecture and Gardens (Antique Collectors’ Club, 2011; and Éditions de La Martinière, 2013).

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        We present during this event a handful of authors who appeared on our show, and who have expressed an interest in selling the international rights to their work.

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      • November 2014

        Who is the worst second?

        by Kirin Hayashi / Naoko Shono

        Only animals appear,no human comes out in this book.But the first page starts with this phrase,"Can we say that this is all a myth?"The golden lion, with its golden mane, wants to be the king of a nation.He thinks "I deserve to be the king."However, he hears the gentle silver lion living on the outskirts of the cityis a candidate for the king.One day, the golden lion starts doing something ridiculous.

      • How to Draw School Life Manga: Beginner's Edition

        by Hikaru Hayashi (GO Office)

        Learn all aspects of creating manga stories - from the initial concept and character development to draft sketching and storyboarding - from one of Japan's foremost manga artists, Hikaru Hayashi (GO Office). Perfect for use as a textbook or just for fun. French edition: Dessinez vos MANGAS (PIKA Edition) German edition: MANGA BASICS (Carlsen Manga)

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        by KANAE Minato

        Nozomi Sugishita, Shinji Naruse, Nozomi Andoh and Masato Nishizaki witnessed the deaths of Takashiro and Naoko Nouguchi. Nozomi Sugishita should be the only witness because Shinji Naruse and Nozomi Andon arrived after the couple were killed. Masato Nishizaki admitted that he was the murderer. Is this the truth?

      • The Author's Cats

        by Muriel Barbery

        A delightfully light-hearted read about the eternal poetry of daily life, sparkling with feline humour and Japanese philosophy, enriched with Maria Guitart’s delicate, light illustrations.   ‘I’m telling you straight: without us, our writer would not be the author she is. I’m not sure if she’d be better or worse, but she’d be different, that’s for sure. Why? Because even if we do not speak, we are unparalleled literary advisors. How can a cat claim to be a literary advisor? You may well ask. (and rightly so). That’s what I’m about to tell you.’ A writer… what a mysterious being! Through the voice of her female cat Kirin, Muriel Barbery unveils what goes on in the wings of literary creation, and the little-known role of her four velvety-pawed Friends, her four Chartreux cats. Each has its own character, and each has been baptised with a Japanese nickname inspired by the author’s passion for Japan. There’s Ocha, the chief of the band, a tender-hearted toughie. Then her sister, the affectionate Mizu with her twisted paws. Then there’s the placid and refined Petrus, and finally the storyteller, the graceful Kirin. Like all cats, they spend their days meowing, eating and sleeping… but they do have one particularity, they watch over their beloved writer, always there to calm her anxieties, comfort her doubts and advise her, with the gesture of a paw or a gentle purr. Not content with their simple status as companions in relaxation, they have extended their devotion to learning to read, guiding their author-mistress in her writing.

      • Espionage & spy thriller
        August 2012

        The Paradigm Shift

        by Richard Hollands

        A sinister conspiracy is about to change the world forever. One of the world s most powerful nations has secretly joined an unholy alliance with India to tip the balance of world power and create an axis that will never again be dictated to by the US government... The world watches helplessly as nuclear weapons replace diplomacy in the increasingly volatile exchanges between the Indian and Pakistan governments. With a fanatic s finger on the nuclear button, world oil supplies are cut off and chaos reigns throughout the Gulf States and beyond. The US and UK governments stand together to face the world threat head on using détente and political pressure to hold crisis at bay while dispatching two of their best agents with more incisive methods in mind. One half of the team is battle hardened but weary Special Forces veteran Luke Weaver. The other, to his discomfort, is the dynamic and beautiful Kirin an American field officer of Indian descent who s familiar with the language and the terrain. As the oil supplies dwindle, the world learns that this is only the beginning of the master plan. Fronted by the maniacal Prime Minister of India, the axis plans to change the world forever: this is the paradigm shift. As the President battles against time and treachery in the highest corridors of White House power, the options are running out as fast as the oil supplies...

      • Art techniques & principles
        November 2020

        Basic Manga Drawing: Characters in Affectionate Poses

        by Hikaru Hayashi (Go office)

        Friends huddling together, lovers hugging or kissing… Manga and illustrations are full of characters in intimate poses, but drawing them isn’t that easy. This book will teach you how to draw lots of different affectionate poses, explaining the process from the rough sketch to the finished version.

      • Food & Drink

        Serendipity. 50 Storie di successi nati per caso

        by Oscar Farinetti

        “The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.” Adam Osborne. Oscar Farinetti has collected fifty stories that reflect how some of the greatest successes and examples of excellence in the food world came about by chance, while looking elsewhere, from the invention of foods such as tarte tatin to the sandwich, not to mention international products like Nutella and corn flakes, plus some of the world’s best wines, Gorgonzola cheese, and balsamic vinegar. Renowned delicacies like Milanese risotto rub shoulders with some unusual interlopers: Toscano cigars, Viagra and... humans themselves! Fifty dialogue/stories that are rich in humour and reflections on the meaning of life, the meaning of a constant quest to invent something new, the meaning of human imperfection: what makes us so special... and so flawed. To tell the tale of these discoveries, Farinetti consults their protagonists (real or imagined) or experts with in-depth knowledge: producers, gastronomes, cooks, pastry chefs, artists and scientists, including Joe Bastianich, Andrea Berton, Massimo Bottura, Antonia Klugmann, Carlo Cracco, Giovanni Ferrero, Francesca Lavazza, Davide Oldani, Bruno Paillard, Angelo Gaja, Otto Geisel, Muhtar Kent, Shigeru Hayashi, Carlo Petrini, Telmo Pievani, Vittorio Sgarbi, and more.

      • Graphic design

        Behind the Album

        Design for Popular Music

        by Sandu Publishing

        Musicians use notes and melodies to create music, while designers sketch with colors and lines. As it represents both the intuitive vision and functional signpost for navigating a music collection, the importance of album design must not be overlooked. It’s fortunate then that not only has the design community’s obsession with album design never waned, but that we are arguably entering a new golden age.   In Behind the Album: Design for Popular Music, you will encounter 21 album designers and design studios who are passionate for music and dedicated to album design. Through interviews, readers will learn how these designers move through the process, from concept, to cover. The best examples extract the essence of the music and bring it back as the perfect aesthetic accompaniment. The stories and conversations within this book will help readers gain insight as to where the designers’ draw inspiration, how they collaborate with labels and artists and how they experience the music they’re designing for.

      • The Horse of Shuri

        by Haneko Takayama

        This book received the 2020 Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious awards given to new writers of Japanese literature.   An exceptionally old museum full of Okinawa’s historical archives – no visitors, hardly an existence. But this is Minako’s favorite place. She’s skipped school to sit alone and read through all the artifacts in this museum since she as little. After many years, Minako now voluntarily helps out by storing the artifacts at the museum digitally. Her paid job is an online operator that gives quiz questions to and has subtle conversations on various fields of knowledge with people in unknown, faraway places. Minako had never enjoyed the company of other people in her life, but somehow she enjoys connecting with these people and sharing knowledge. One morning after a stormy night, a Miyako horse (a protected species of horse in Okinawa) appears wandering in her backyard. This touching story illustrates the meaning of preserving information and history –the past and the present –and sends the world an important message through a quiet life of solitude and strength.

      • Intellectual property law
        January 2014

        An Introduction To Intellectual Property Rights

        by Manju Pathak

        The purpose of writing this book is to make available a textbook in IPR for all college and university students. 1. Introduction to IPR 2. Patent Specification Drafting 3. IPR Issues 4. Patent Applications 5. Patent Bodies 6. Other Fields of Intellectual Property Protection 7. Diagrammatic Presentation of Processes Involved in Obtaining an Indian Patent

      • October 2014

        Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics

        Classical and Modern Methods

        by T.S.Rana, K.N.Nair & D.K.Upreti

        The basic aim of this manual is to provide useful resource materials for training young students and faculties working in the area of plant systematics. The manual provides updated information on basic as well as applied aspects of plant systematics on various groups of plants like Algae, Lichens, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 to 3 describe the various approaches and methods to study microbial and fungal diversity, which is basically a very useful precursor to the students and young researchers. 4 and 5 provide deals with the multi-dimensional approaches in Lichen systematics. The book progresses upwards through the plethora of information on the diversity and systematics of Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms ( 6-10). 11 to 15 contain on the plant methodological details identification, approaches and methods of Flora, revision, monograph and development of herbarium. This information is very important for the students and young faculties who intend to pursue their researches in plant taxonomy. 14 and 15 particularly provide all the relevant information on the International Code of Plant nomenclature including cultivated plants. These s per se are very significant for the amateur as well as serious readers of plant taxonomy. Plant taxonomy and biosystematics is a dynamic subject, as it derives information from various other disciplines like palynology, seed morphology, pharmacognosy, molecular biology, etc. We have, therefore, broaden the scope of this book by including the s on palynology, seed morphology, molecular systematics, biostatistics, ecological and remote sensing methods for diversity analyses, and pharmacognostical tools for identification of herbal drugs ( 16-22). The knowledge and information on these applied aspects of biology in relation to taxonomy will certainly infuse the interest in readers, who are pursuing plant taxonomy as their scientific pursuits. 23 and 24 describe the various methods of characterization and evaluation of ornamental and medicinal plants. The last (25) of the book provides the information about CSIR-NBRI Botanic Garden and its various repositories, which could be of great interest to the readers from the perspectives of plant conservation.

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