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Hiroshima: The extraordinary stories of the last survivors of the
'a master class in eyewitness storytelling . . . this gripping narrative chronicles one of history's darkest nightmare moments' - Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War: A Scenario On the...
The New Realities
While this book is not futuristic it does attempt to define the concerns, the issues and the controversies that will be realities in years to come. The author contends that...
Seventeen
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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIX FOUR: AN INVESTIGATIVE THRILLER SET AMID THE AFTERMATH OF AN AIR DISASTER - PERFECT FOR FANS OF SPOTLIGHT AND AFTER THE CRASH....
Hitching Rides with Buddha: Travels in Search of Japan
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Originally published as Hokkaido Highway Blues , with limited distribution in Canada, Will Ferguson's classic book about Japan, for all fans of the bestselling Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw ....
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop
For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold , What You Are Looking for Is In the Library , and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop comes an enchanting novel that...
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
The breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the internationally bestselling author of 1Q84. A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the...
Kamisaka Sekka: Dawn of Modern Japanese Design
This lavishly illustrated book brings to light the diverse work and the growing influence of this early 20th-century Japanese artist and designer. Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942), little known until recent years,...
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964
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In a single short book as elegant as it is wise, Ian Buruma makes sense of the most fateful span of Japan's history, the period that saw as dramatic a...
China, Korea and Japan: Rise of Civilization in East Asia
The growing political influence and economic might of the East Asian countries - China, Korea and Japan - makes a thorough knowledge of them essential. But if we are to...
Japonisme: Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi and more
A Japanese-inspired guide to living a happier, more fulfilled life. Japonisme explores the Japanese art of finding contentment and includes practical tips and tricks to live a happier, healthier, more...
Train Japan: The Essential Rail Guide to Japan
See the land of the rising sun from the rails in Train Japan , the perfect guide to travelling Japan by locomotive. Seasoned Japan lovers Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh...
Japanese Design
Japanese designers' special ability to combine aesthetic tradition with contemporary visual culture and material innovation has created a distinctive and exceptionally successful design industry in Japan, which has produced such...
Cats of Japan: By Masters of the Woodblock Print
Featuring the works Japan's most celebrated neko-e artists, this gorgeous boxed set contains a volume of more than seventy exquisite accordion-fold prints and an accompanying booklet with explanatory texts. For...
The Cat and The City: 'Vibrant and accomplished' David Mitchell
In Tokyo - one of the world's largest megacities - a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the...
Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning & Form
Author: Stephen Mansfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 The Japanese stone garden is an art form recognized around the globe. These gardens provide tranquil settings where visitors shed the...
Japan Style
Japan style is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant piece of calligraphy, or a simple rock garden, yet it is also difficult to define. Written...
WA: The Essence of Japanese Design
An exploration of the beauty and essence of Japanese design through 300 objects: from everyday items, to iconic fashion and furniture.
Japanese Tales of Fantasy and Folklore
Author: Various Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Supernatural tales from the most famous anthology in all of Japanese literature! The Konjaku Monogatari Shu is a collection of tales from...
The Last Soldier of Nava
In this Korean mythology inspired sapphic fantasy, a young woman with shadow magic is awakened after a thousand years to heal her nation and her own troubled memory, even as...
Korea the Impossible Country
South Korea has long been overshadowed by Japan and China, but this small country is one of the great national success stories of the postwar period. From a failed tradition,...
The Last Soldier of Nava
In this Korean mythology inspired sapphic fantasy, a young woman with shadow magic is awakened after a thousand years to heal her nation and her own troubled memory, even as...
Corsair: Vought's F4U in World War II and Korea
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The F4U Corsair, designed by Vought and produced by that firm, as well as, Goodyear and Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, would not only rack up an impressive 11:1 kill ratio against...
Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Seduced the West
Madame Sadayakko was the ultimate geisha, so exquisite that the prime minister of the day paid a fortune to deflower her. But she was a rebel who wanted to carve...
Out of the Depths of Hell: A Soldier's Story of Life and Death in
While the Burma railway has been well chronicled, the hell of the Kinkisaki copper mine has not been revealed until now. John McEwan was a slave labourer, working naked in...
Tokyo Tokyo
A unique book by photographer Richard Koek about one of the world's largest cities, Tokyo. The visitor of this megapolis in Japan will see a lot of neon and plastic,...
The Japanese Tattoo: The History and Evolution of an Art Form
This book presents tattoos in Japan with all their astounding richness and sophistication. The history of this unique folk art, its meaning, social background, and evolution as well as a...
Japanese Fighting Heroes: Warriors, Samurai and Ronins
Japanese mythology is filled with stories of larger-than-life characters that shaped the landscape of Japan. They are the folk heroes who slayed monsters, fought in epic battles and reflected the...
The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap 100 Easy-To-Prepare
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The Korean Table is a wonderful cookbook that shows us how to create the tempting flavors of Korean cuisine at home. Learn the process of making Korean meals without fuss,...
Four Ruined Realms: The hotly anticipated sequel to the sensational
The King of Yusan may be the greatest liar of them all. His sister's ring is in his sights, and he will do anything to get what he wants. Even...
Tokyo Bar: 65 Recipes for Japanese-Style Cocktails and Izakaya Snacks
Take inspiration from JAPANESE BARTENDING with this stylish range of COCKTAIL recipes. Featuring FRESH FRUITY FLAVOURS as well as more savoury tastes like MATCHA, SANSHO, MISO and SESAME, along with...
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of Murakami's classic short story. 'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real.' A...
Train Japan: The Essential Rail Guide to Japan
See the land of the rising sun from the rails in Train Japan , the perfect guide to travelling Japan by locomotive. Seasoned Japan lovers Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh...
The Art of Japanese Joinery
The classic text on Japanese joinery and carpentry, filled with detailed photographs and illustrative drawings. The classic text on Japanese joinery and carpentry, filled with detailed photographs and illustrative drawings....
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
A newly translated, unabridged edition of Murakami's most mind-bendingly brilliant novel. Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece, in a new, unabridged translation from long-time Murakami collaborator, Jay Rubin. A narrative particle accelerator...
Ultimate Japan: 100 Must-do Experiences for the Trip of a Lifetime
A bucket list of unforgettable adventures that will inspire the ultimate trip to Japan Dream up the ultimate trip to Japan Japan. It's on your bucket list, right? And deservedly...
Suspicion
A biting psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express, now available in English for the first time Onizuka Kumako is a fierce woman- tall, beautiful, and not afraid...
Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan
A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. In the closing months of...
True Crime Japan: Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True
From Serial to The Jinx to Making a Murderer, true crime fever is sweeping America. But how does crime-and punishment-differ in other cultures? True Crime Japan offers a close-up look...
Everyday Harumi: Simple Japanese food for family and friends
$65.00 AUD
In Everyday Harumi, Harumi Kurihara, Japan s most popular cookery writer, selects her favourite foods and presents more than 60 new home-style recipes for you to make for family and...
Three Shattered Souls: The unmissable conclusion to the adventure
THE UNMISSABLE FINAL CONCLUSION TO THE EPIC KOREAN-INSPIRED FANTASY SENSATION, THE BROKEN BLADES TRILOGY Some betrayals cut deeper than blades. The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But...
Balli Balli: Quick Korean Recipes for Every Day
EXCITING KOREAN RECIPES for people with busy lives that want DELICIOUS MEALS IN A HURRY. Recreate your favourite Korean takeaway with this collection of over 70 SUPER SPEEDY recipes. SIMPLE...
Hokkaido: Recipes from the Seas, Fields and Farmlands of Northern
" Tim Anderson is the perfect combination of eater, teacher and guide and this thrilling exploration of the food of Japan's Hokkaido brings all those talents together. It's a must...
Chae: Korean Slow Food for a Better Life
Not just a cookbook but an essential guide to Korean slow food and fermentation, Chae follows the seasons of a calendar year: summer, autumn, winter and spring. Each season forms...
The Four Seasons: Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is designed as a Japanese-style accordion-fold book with open binding and slipcased with a booklet for the text. Embracing seasonal change...
The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami
Fervently acclaimed worldwide, Haruki Murakami'swildly imaginative work in many ways remains a mystery, its worlds withinworlds uncharted territory. Finally in The Forbidden Worlds of HarukiMurakami readers will find a map...
Japanese Yokai Sticker Book: 160 Removable Stickers of Ghosts, Demons,
Unleash the Myth and Magic of Yokai with 160 Enchanting Stickers of Japan's Most Fascinating Creatures! Japanese yokai come in every imaginable shape, colour and size. These supernatural creatures all...