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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Shunryu Suzuki; Trudy Dixon; Ri
Amazon.com ReviewA respected Zen master in Japan and founder of the San Francisco Zen Center, Shunryu Suzuki has blazed a path in American Buddhism like few others. He is the maste... -
Worldwar_ Upsetting the Balance - Harry Turtledove
Product DescriptionCommunist China, Japan, Nazi Germany, the United States: they began World War II as mortal enemies. But suddenly their only hope for survival--never mind victory... -
Whirlwind - Barrett Tillman
WHIRLWIND is the first book to tell the complete, awe-inspiring story of the Allied air war against Japan—the most important strategic bombing campaign inhistory. From the audaciou... -
When the Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka
Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a singl... -
Warlords of Gaikon - Jeffrey Lord
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Richard Blade arrives in the Empire of Gaikon - a feudal society - a land much like Japan ruled by the Tokugawa Shoguns. This is the 18th volume in the Richard Bl... -
Villain - Shuichi Yoshida; Philip Gabriel
SUMMARY: A young insurance saleswoman is found strangled at Mitsuse Pass. Her family and friends are shocked and terrified. The pass-which tunnels through a mountainous region of s... -
Tokyo Vice_ An American Reporte - Jake Adelstein
SUMMARY: From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture ... -
The diving pool_ three novellas - Yoko Ogawa; Stephen Snyder
From Publishers WeeklyIn this first book-length translation into English, Japanese author Ogawa's three polished tales demonstrate her knack for a crafty, suspenseful hook. Each is... -
The Woman in the Dunes - Kobo Abe
One of the premier Japanese novels of the twentieth century, The Women in the Dunes combines the essence of myth, suspense, and the existential novel. In a remote seaside village, ... -
The Way of the Warrior - Chris Bradford
SUMMARY: August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan - his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by the legendary sword master ...