Title	Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese Characters
Author	Edoardo Fazzioli
ISBN	0896597741
Notes	Do not be fooled by the title of this book -- it's not really about calligraphy. Instead of covering the technique of brush writing, Fazzioli explores in depth the etymology of the 214 radicals (the characters which form the basic parts of all other Chinese words). I'm half Chinese, so I decided to explore my heritage a little and attempt to dissect the words in my Chinese name (and those of my family). Chinese Calligraphy, with its historical focus and copious illustrations, gave me insights I could never gain from a plain old dictionary.