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30-Apr-2006
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"Wal-Sai"
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Essential Bonsai Books
I've seen alot of books on the internet about bonsai, and have even read one, but is there some books that should be read, or are greatly recommended to read? I've read "Miniatures and Bonsai(The Time-Life Encyclopedia of Gardening)". It gave me some basic information, but I want more, without having to sift throught dozens of books. Any suggestion?
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30-Apr-2006
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Still Learning
 
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There have been many threads here regarding books if you care to do a search. There are a lot of good books out there. Some of my favorites are; Bonsai Techniques I and II by John Naka, Bonsai School by Craig Coussins, The Complete Book Of Bonsai by Harry Tomlinson and my overall favorite Bonsai Its Art, Science, History and Philosophy by Deborah Koreshoff.
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2-May-2006
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"Wal-Sai"
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I looked for all those books, but our Loan System only had two: "The Complete Book Of Bonsai" by Harry Tomlinson and "Bonsai Its Art, Science, History and Philosophy" by Deborah Koreshoff.
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2-May-2006
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Still Learning
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So what is stupid? Those two books will give you more information than you could gather at any one place. IMO those are probably the best two books that you could read.
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3-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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The book store is good too, unless you have a photographic memory.
zube
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3-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
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Sauce hit most of the must reads on my list, but if you can get a hold of it, Nick Lenz's Bonsai from the Wild, is a great book if you are interested in native American species. And from the other end, I found Amy Liang's The Living Art of Bonsai to be very good too, her styling is a mix of traditional Japanese and Chinese (penjing).
But really, any book is better than no book  |
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3-May-2006
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Illusive Bonsai
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Tomlinson's Bonsai Pocket Encyclopedia is also a must. Constant reference book, and lots of great photos. Hope this helps.
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3-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK ArchMaster
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Tomlinson's Bonsai Pocket Encyclopedia is a repackaging of his main book. If you have the big one, you've got the pocket version...
Sunset's "bonsai" by Susan Lang is a terrific value. It was updated with new photos and text a couple of years ago and is very well done and inexpensive ($9). |
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3-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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I would second the Sunset book. Actually, I think they've done 4 of them over the years. They're among my favorites.
zube
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