Mutual Publishing
Established in 1974 with the publication of Hawaii Planner, A Travel Diary, Mutual Publishing is proud to offer one of the largest selections of Hawaiiana titles found in the Islands. We publish books about everything from Hawaiian history and natural sciences to fiction and local arts and crafts. Mutual Publishing draws from a diverse group of dynamic authors, artists, photographers, and experts to be Hawaii's largest trade publishing house. Mutual Publishing also offers a full range of private label products and services.
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New Releases Fall 2010
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Mutual Publishing is proud to bring you its new release catalog for the 2010 fall season. Take a look and feel free to explore further into Mutual's catalog at MutualPublishing.com.
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FICTION
·· If You Live in a Small House
·· Tweakerville
COOKBOOKS
·· What Maui Likes to Eat
·· Aunty Audrey's Big Island Eats
·· By Request 2
·· Hawai‘i's Holiday Cookbook
CONTEMPORARY
·· Practice Aloha
·· Asian Supernatural
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
·· Nai‘a to the Rescue
·· Lucy and Lilo Help the Honu
·· Maile and the Huli Hula Chicken
·· Celebrating Holidays in Hawai‘i
·· A Hawai‘i Christmas Tail
HOW-TO BOOKS
·· Hawaiian Sea Life Origami
·· Let's Kanikaplia 2
Tengu
October 25th, 2010
Tengu
Shape-shifting mountain goblins notorious for preying on the secret desires of pious monks and leading them astray. Believed to be imported from China and India (sometimes linked with T’ien-kou and the garuda), they come in two forms: Konoha tengu (resembling monks, but with an extremely elongated nose), and Karasu tengu (a crow-headed being, complete with a body of feathers and claws for hands and feet). They are often associated with yamabushi, mountain priests thought to have esoteric powers, and have even been referenced in [...]
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Taniwha
October 22nd, 2010
Taniwha
Maori. Diverse class of fabulous beasts and monsters said to inhabit lakes, rivers, and the ocean, and devour people. While some taniwhas have been described as giant reptiles, others take the form of whales, sharks, octopus, and even magical logs. Some types are also considered protectors of tribes and clans.
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Pontianak
October 21st, 2010
Pontianak
Malay, Indonesian. Perhaps Malaysia’s most famous and dreaded spirit. Said to be the stillborn offspring of the dreaded langsuir, she is described as a blood-thirsty vampire dressed in white that feeds on the blood of children. Any stillborn offspring can potentially turn into a pontianak, and the preventive measures that apply to its langsuir mother also apply to this vampire. Over the years, however, the pontianak’s origin and appearance have been used interchangeably with that of the langsuir, a woman who died at child [...]
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Tokkaebi
October 20th, 2010
Tokkaebi
Famous horned goblin that appears in numerous native fairy tales. Boisterous and traveling in groups, they are believed by some to be wandering spirits of the deceased who haven’t been granted permission to enter the world of the blessed. Tokkaebis live in the mountains and forests and are known to possess objects with magical properties (magic caps to render themselves invisible, wish-granting clubs, etc.).
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Bouraq
October 19th, 2010
Bouraq
Fabulous creature said to have carried the prophet Mohammad on the Night Journey, traveling to Jerusalem and the seven spheres of Heaven. It is described as a winged horse with a peacock’s tail and a woman’s head.
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This is one of many entries in Alex G. Paman's new book, Asian Supernatural.
Asian Supernatural can be found at your local bookstore or can be purchased directly from MutualPublishing.com
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Maile and the Huli Hula Chicken
October 18th, 2010Text by Mary Braffet, illustrations by Holly Braffet
Maile and her cousin, Lani, practice their hula for the big baby lü‘au. In the middle of their dance, a stray chicken joins them, running around and around until flying and landing right on top of Maile’s head.
Will the chicken join their hula when they perform for family and friends at the lü‘au?
About the Author
Mary Braffet has been a teacher in Hawai‘i for more than 15 years. She has an MLIS [...]
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Mongolian Death Worm
October 18th, 2010
Mongolian Death Worm
Fabulous creature found in the Gobi Desert; described as a bright red worm resembling the intestines of a cow. Growing to a size between two and five feet long, locals claim it is able to spew acid and kill from a distance by creating an electric discharge. Despite several expeditions to its reported habitat, its existence has yet to be proven.
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Manananggal
October 15th, 2010
Manananggal
Perhaps the most famous and horrific of all the aswangs. A beautiful maiden by day, it then sprouts claws, wings, and fangs at night,
detaching its upper body at the torso and flying out to feed. It is notorious for feeding on the livers of its victims, or using its thread-like tongue to eat the fetuses still inside a sleeping mother’s womb. It must reconnect its upper torso to its lower trunk prior to dawn, or it will burn and die in the sunlight. Sprinkling salt or ashes upon its exposed trunk will preve [...]
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Bilu
October 14th, 2010
Bilu
Ogre-like guardian beings who supposedly devour people; often depicted with green skin and wielding a club. They figure prominently in traditional puppet theater and temple art.
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Fehuluni
October 13th, 2010
Fehuluni
Tongan. Popular ghost said to appear as a woman to men and conversely as a man to women. It is more commonly known as a woman who removes her head from her shoulders and combs her hair.
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This is one of many entries in Alex G. Paman's new book, Asian Supernatural.
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Tweakerville
October 12th, 2010A Novel Set in Hawai‘i’s Crystal Meth World
by Alexei Melnick
Jesse is 17, eighty-sixed from his honest working-class Hawai’i family home, living with the dealer and his crew, running drugs on his moped, useful because he is still legally a juvenile.
Partied out, he drops off to sleep–and wakes up with a strange girl lying next to him, dead, ODd on crystal methamphetamine, ice.
Call the ambulance? No way. That would bring the cops, and the house is loaded with drugs. Gotta get rid of t [...]
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Hawai‘i's Holiday Cookbook
October 12th, 2010Island Favorites for Every Celebration From New Year to Christmas
by Muriel Miura and Betty Shimabukuro
Here in Hawai‘i, we love parties. Christmas, New Year’s, Fourth of July, Labor Day—all are reasons to cover long tables with butcher paper, get the folding chairs out of storage, chill some drinks, and enjoy the company and fellowship of loved ones.
In Hawai‘i’s Holiday Cookbook, the beloved chef and cookbook author Muriel Miura teams up with the Betty Shimabukuro, auth [...]
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Kappa
October 12th, 2010
Kappa
Nefarious river imp about the size of a small child; described as having the beaked head of a monkey and the body of a turtle. Although depicted in more recent times as being playful, they were originally quite feared, dragging washerwomen and children into the water, drowning them, and then drinking their blood. It likes cucumbers and wrestling. Its crown has a hollow that is filled with a liquid from which it acquires its strength and powers. Bowing to a kappa will cause it to bow back in return, draining the liquid from the crow [...]
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Tikbalang
October 11th, 2010
Tikbalang
Folkloric creature described as a dark, extremely long-legged man, but with a horse’s head. It is known to intentionally lead travelers astray along their way, and turns people into its own kind by having them unsuspectingly consume bread that it created. If the sun is out while it is raining, Tikbalangs are believed to be getting married.
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Asian Supernatural can be found at yo [...]
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If You Live in a Small House
October 8th, 2010by Sandra Park
It’s the early 1950s in Hawai‘i. A multi-generation Korean-American family crams into a house in the Coconut Grove suburb of windward O‘ahu, across the mountains from Honolulu. With too many in too small a space, dreams either shrink-to-fit or seek escape—father recalls his wartime romance, sister-in-law Gloria yearns for a husband, son Ezra sows the seeds of homesickness even as he plots to leave home. Sandra Park’s novella captures the pent-up desires of fami [...]
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