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From: "Peter"
Subject: [IBC] Chye Tan: The Spirit of Bonsai Design - Book review


Chye Tan: The Spirit of Bonsai Design - Combine the power of Zen and nature.
London: Collins and Brown. 2003.
ISBN: 1-84340-021-9
$24.95 US
Snip: Reading this book was sheer agony as I knew that several people were
expecting a review on the IBC forum.

Peter Aradi


Sorry they got you Peter!
I used to sell a lot of books through my business but don't bother anymore.
I found there were about 10 really good ones ( we've talked about this on
IBC before) then the rest were just money- grabbers. I felt crummy about
selling them, the cheaper they were, the better they sold. I don't even
bother flipping through most, especially after some of the cover pictures
I've noticed. ( Yes, I know the author doesn't always control that). Most
$12-20 books seem to be clones of each other.
You guess you fell for the key words "Design" and "Zen"
Some other key words for selling I've noticed are "Styling", "Care"
"Health" and of course "Ancient Japanese ( Or Chinese) art".
You know what I'll bet you could do with the book Peter?......
I'll bet if you put it on eBay you could sell it for $29.95! :)
Regards,
Dale

P.S. Please keep an eye out for my upcoming book
" The Ancient Art and Zen Of Japanese Bonsai and The Correct Way To Keep
Them Alive , Healthy and Correctly Styled"

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