Katherine Plummer (79 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

softcover. Third Edition, Revised. 8vo 287pp. from rear cover: "Caught up by fierce fall storms along Japan's east coast, in ships unfit for the open seas, Japanese sailors were set adrift--sometimes for months--on the Kuroshio (Japanese) Current along its North Pacific arc. Their harrowing and little-known stories span 264 years (1603-1867)." #01865. Book VG: crease to spine, shelf wear, text clean, binding tight.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. In near fine condition; faint scuffing to wraps, with heavier rubbing top and bottom of spine and a few tiny points of heavier rubbing along edges of book; otherwise, clean and bright, binding tight. Third Edition Revised. No. 17 in the North Pacific Studies Series. 287 pages. 10 x 6 in. With 2-page typescript, "Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio May 20, 1992 (230)," with text about the book. Inv. SFPG20001.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd ed.; xviii+287pp. No name or writing. CLEAN!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. The story of the hapless Japanese fishermen who, caught up by storms, were incapacitated and day after day floated at the whim of the wind and currents, drifting to far way lands. Rich in detail, the tales of these "reluctant ambassadors" are filled with the candid impressions of the places they visited and the persons they met on these unanticipated odysseys. Illustrated.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In fine condition; faint toning to clean inside pages. INSCRIBED by author to Mary from Tokyo, 1985. 313 pages. ISBN: 4-7890-0271-3. Approx. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. In near fine condition; light points of rubbing along edges of book, heavier rubbing top and bottom of spine; otherwise, clean and bright, binding sound. Staple bound, 64 pages. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The harrowing, rarely told stories of Japanese fishermen and sailors who were cast adrift on the Pacific - often for months - by violent fall storms off Japan's east coast. Illustrated with maps and charts. Third Revised Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. In near fine condition; lower fourth section of thread somewhat loose; otherwise, clean and bright, binding sound. Translated 1980-81. 84 pages + "An Added Note By The Translator," number 87 through 90, comprising four loose pages folded and inserted. 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In fine condition. Handbound, 45 pages. 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Includes tipped in color photograph of Plummer with Joji Tsubota.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In fine condition; soft crease front cover, soft dimpling otherwise; clean and bright, binding sound. Collection of short stories translated into English by Katherine Plummer: 1) Aiko Kobayashi, Winds in the East and Clouds in the West (Kunie Nishiyama); 2) Katsuko Takamizawa, The Life of Manjiro Nakahama (Akira Nakahama); 3) Michiko Hanajima, Lonely Americans, Chapter 3. The Thoughtful Stork (Yoko Kirishima); 4) Kimiko Umene, American People (Hidetoshi Kato); 5) Kayoko Matsumuro, My Own America (Masuo Ikeda); 6) Ayako Umemura, Kobei Nichiroku by Sadayu Tamamushi (Sadayu Tamamushi); 7) Chiyoko Yamada, My America (Michiko Inukai); 8) Yoshie Suzuki, America Kanjo Ryoko (Sentimental Journey to America) (Shotaro Yasuoka); 9) Yukiji Nakasone, The Diary of the Leona Esaki in America (Masako Esaki); 10) Eiko Takagi, A Wagon Today (Kaname Saruya); and, 11) Tsuneko Mishima, The Meiji Era, Father and America (Shin-ichi Hoshi). Date of production unknown; February 1977 appears on last page. Handbound book, 116 pages. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. Includes black-and-white photo postcard of artwork by Kayako Matsumuro.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In fine condition; soft crease front cover, soft dimpling otherwise; clean and bright, binding sound. Collection of short stories translated into English by Katherine Plummer: 1) Yukiji Nakasone, The Sea and the Girl; 2) Eiko Takagi, Reverie; 3) Katsuko Takamizawa, The Boarding School; 4) Chiyo Yamada, Momo; 5) Ayako Umemura, At the Lakeside; 6) Ayako Umemura, A Butterfly, 7) Michiko Hanajima, Don't Despise the Mountain; 8) Kayoko Matsumoro, In the Twilight of Christmas; and, 9) Tsuneko Mishima. Date of publication unknown; Oct. 20th 1984 appears on page 13 and Oct. 10th 1984 on last page. Handbound book, 47 pages. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In fine condition; short, soft crease front cover from bump top outside corner; clean and bright, binding sound. Collection of short stories translated into English by Katherine Plummer: 1) Chiyo Yamada, My Experience at Sydney Airport; 2) Tsuneko Mishima, What Day Is It Today?; 3) Ayako Umemura, The Head of the Family; 4) Katsuko Takamizawa, A Brief History of Wood Block Prints; 5) Michiko Hanajima, The Turning Point of a Man's Life; 6) Eiko Takagi, Don't Sleep on the Bus; 7) Kayoko Matsumoro, The Horizontal Picture-Scrolls of The Tale of Genji (The Genji Scrolls); and, 8) Yukiji Nakasone, The Long Day. Date of publication unknown. Handbound, 35 pages. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In fine condition; short, soft crease front cover from bump top outside corner; clean and bright, binding sound. Collection of short writings translated into English by Katherine Plummer: 1) Eiko Takagi, We Women; 2) Katsuko Takamizawa, Indira Ghandi; 3) Chiyo Yamada, Kanoko Okamoto; 4) Yukiji Nakasone, Harriet Beecher Stowe; 5) Michiko Hanajima, Rachel Carson; 6) Kimiko Umene, Motoko Hani; 7) Kayoko Matsumuro, Lord Wife, Mrs. Tamako Gracia Hosokawa; 8) Ayako Umemura, Akiko Yosano; 9) Yoshie Suzuki, Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896); and, 10) Tsuneko Mishima, Anne Frank. Date of publication unknown; date of spring 1975 appears on last page. Handbound, 50 pages. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Paperback. Condition: New. Teaching is an essential skill in becoming a faculty member in any institution of higher education. Yet how is that skill actually acquired by graduate students? Teaching as if Learning Matters collects first-person narratives from graduate students and new PhDs that explore how the skills required to teach at a college level are developed. It examines the key issues that graduate students face as they learn to teach effectively when in fact they are still learning and being taught. Featuring contributions from over thirty graduate students from a variety of disciplines at Indiana University, Teaching as if Learning Matters allows these students to explore this topic from their own unique perspectives. They reflect on the importance of teaching to them personally and professionally, telling of both successes and struggles as they learn and embrace teaching for the first time in higher education.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Teaching is an essential skill in becoming a faculty member in any institution of higher education. Yet how is that skill actually acquired by graduate students? Teaching as if Learning Matters collects first-person narratives from graduate students and new PhDs that explore how the skills required to teach at a college level are developed. It examines the key issues that graduate students face as they learn to teach effectively when in fact they are still learning and being taught. Featuring contributions from over thirty graduate students from a variety of disciplines at Indiana University, Teaching as if Learning Matters allows these students to explore this topic from their own unique perspectives. They reflect on the importance of teaching to them personally and professionally, telling of both successes and struggles as they learn and embrace teaching for the first time in higher education. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon état. Livre en anglais. In-8 broché 26 cm sur 15,9. 287 pages. Très bon état d'occasion. in-8°.

Condition: New. 2022. Paperback. . . . . .