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"Deeply involving, instructive, and capable of touching any reader who cares about the search for meaning."--Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America "In being so frank about his own struggles and fantasies, Greg's personal tal...

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With today's sake drinkers increasingly informed and adventurous, now is the time for a truly expert guide to take you deeper into appreciation of this complex but delightful Japanese beverage, brewed from rice and enjoyed both warm or chille...

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"A necessary addition to the library of any serious student."--The New York Times Sunday Book Review Almost every Japanese garden is influenced by the tea garden. Here, Marc Peter Keane describes the history, design, and aesthetics of te...

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"A light-hearted approach to the problem of beached whales, Humphrey's story allows librarians to give a happy 'yes' to that often-asked question, 'Is this a true story?'"--School Library Journal "What happe...

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"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessiveThe Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work." Neil Gaiman With over 10,000 entries nothing comes close . . . from classics to hidden gems, all the anime you love is finally a...

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Perhaps the most admired childhood memoir ever written in Japan, The Silver Spoon is a sharp detailing of life at the end of the Meiji period (1912) through the eyes of a boy as he grows into adolescence. Innocence fades as he slowly becomes aware...

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This entertaining compendium is a celebration of Japanese American history and heritage. While detailing favorite foods, customs, words, games, and holidays, it explores the painful history of immigration and WWII internment, with suggestions for ...

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In 2000, photographic film products made up 60% of Fujifilm's sales and up to 70% of its profit. Within ten years, digital cameras had destroyed that business. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. Yet Fujifilm has boasted record profits and c...

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"An elegiac prose celebration ...a classic in its genre."-Publishers Weekly In this acclaimed travel memoir, Donald Richie paints a memorable portrait of the island-studded Inland Sea. His existential ruminations on food, culture, and lo...

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This book looks at the core life concepts and shared values that historically and culturally define the quality of "being Japanese." Among these are reverence, love of nature, group loyalty, hierarchical respect, passion for detail, beli...

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Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The accessible and fun Understanding China Through Comics series answers those questions and more. For all ages, Foundations of Chinese Civi...

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Over the course of Zen's development in China and Japan, the sayings and episodes of the masters have formed a huge collection of literature. Designed to put these writings within easy reach of serious students for inspiration and understandi...

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"A very graceful, erudite job ...extraordinarily revealing."--The New York Times Thirty years after its first publication, Womansword remains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan. Short, live...

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The second volume in a 5-volume series, builds on philosophical, economic, and political ideas introduced in first volume, e.g. the dynastic cycle, Buddhism, Confucianism, taxation. This book works as a stand-alone title. Gives readers solid groun...

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From one of the authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar comes Speak and Read Chinese, a simple, fun guide that helps language learners remember pinyin, tones, and characters of essential Chinese words. Students and teachers rate pinyin, tones...

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Bold, visual, profound, symbolic: Japanese kanji characters communicate powerful graphic messages that look great on skin, walls, stationery, T-shirts, and more Here are dozens of edgy, targeted characters hand-picked to help you find the inner yo...

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Roberta, Lang and their friends experience the great Japanese city in all its manifestations to their inquiring, observing, and wandering minds as they banter over the details of a party, a film, Songs Common to Dreams, Tokyo's history, the N...

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"An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history; ideal for those new to the subject."--School Library Journal (review of volume 1) This latest volume in the Understanding China Through Comics series tells of the d...

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"The undisputed American master of Japanese garden scholars."--New York Times, Dominique Browning Matching some 400 color photographs to brief, informed observations, renowned garden designer Marc Peter Keane walks us through 100 Japanes...

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An American girl of Japanese ancestry is exiled in her own country after Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor, little Marie Mitsui, who considers herself a typical American girl, sees her life of school and playing with friends in San Fr...

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Over 150,000 innocents died of starvation in Changchun, northeastern China, after the end of WW2 when Mao's army laid siege during the Chinese Civil War. Japanese girl Homare Endo, then age seven, was trapped in Changchun with her family. Aft...

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The fourth volume in a series, builds on philosophical, economic, and political ideas introduced in the previous volumes. This is the only comic or graphic novel of its kind that addresses Chinese history both accessibly and accurately for all age...

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A handy supplement for learning 300 of the most common Japanese words, works with any textbook! Modeled on the same winning format as his Speak and Read Chinese, teacher Larry Herzberg's latest book offers simple, fun, and imaginative ways to...

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This revised and updated edition of the Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples and features expanded information on new museums and gardens now open year-round for viewing. J...

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Married to a Zen monk in training, an American woman in Japan chronicles her own year of growth and discovery In February 2004, when her American husband, a recently ordained Zen monk, leaves home to train for a year at a centuries-old Buddhist mo...

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2018 Foreword Indie Awards Winner Going to Japan? This unfussy modern guide guarantees you keep it polite and get it right! This guide to common courtesy, acceptable behavior, and manners is essential for any visitor to Japan. Japanese are unfaili...

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A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate. The swastika has been used for over three thousand years by billions of people in many cultures and religionsincl...

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Two women. Two cultures. One music. The word sensei in Japanese literally means one who came before, but thats not what Janet Pocorobbas teacher wanted to be called. She used her first name, Western-style. She wore a velour Beatles cap and leather...

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Learn the basic Japanese syllabary from every angle: reading, writing, and real-world examples. A complete handbook for learning to read and write Japanese hiragana, the syllabary that is the first of Japan's three writing systems introduced ...

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Learn the second key Japanese syllabary from every angle: reading, writing, and real-world examples. A complete handbook for learning to read and write Japanese katakana, the syllabary that is the second of Japan's three writing systems intro...

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