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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

The Book of Tea The Book of Tea (茶の本) by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life.

About Book:Shinto (“the way of the gods”) is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan herself. It remains Japan’s major religion besides Buddhism.”Shinto gods” are called kami. They are sacred spirits which take the f… more

The text of this easy-to-read Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, first appeared in the esteemed multi-volume reference work “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture,” 1919 edition… more

HISTORIA DEL IMPERIO RUSO BAJO PEDRO EL GRANDE: El Voltaire historiador ha quedado eclipsado por el brillante literato, autor de novelas mordaces, dotadas de una ironía particularmente acerada. Sin embargo, su obra historiográfica es consec… more

Insight Guide Japan offers a uniquely comprehensive approach to getting the most out of one of Asia’s most alluring destinations. Engaging History and Culture chapters explain the island’s intriguing and proud past, and the factors influenc… more

Excerpt:In the attempt to describe a character it is wise to begin, if possible, with its distinguishing attribute, the one which will leave its mark on the time, after the popularity of definite achievements may have passed away. So I will… more

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

This essay gives you all the tools you need to churn out that masterpiece of insight and learning about Japan that will take you from wet-behind-the-ears newbie to a dry Japan Hand* in 10 easy steps! Learn how to: Regurgitate the same story… more

• 14 Illustrations***TRANSLATORS’ NOTETHE poems in the text, slight and occasional as they are, depending often for their charm on plays upon words of two meanings, or on the suggestions conveyed to the Japanese mind by a single word, have … more

This book is about the realities of living and working in Japan. Differences between Japanese and American cultures are investigated. The positive and negative aspects associated with living in Japan are examined in detail.This book is also… more

An examination of political, social and cultural developments in the Soviet Union. The book identifies the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in the government of Russia, from the turn of the century t… more

沖縄をこよなく愛する著者が「城跡めぐりと歴史の道」をテーマに、今帰仁城・座喜味城・勝連城・中城城・浦添城・首里城といった琉球王国時代のグスク跡や世界遺産、中頭方西海道といった歴史の道をめぐる写真を55枚に集約し、それぞれに著者ならではの解説文を付けた写真集です。琉球王国の歴史遺産を訪れるきっかけや、沖縄旅行の参考になさってください。 沖縄紀行3 城跡めぐりと歴史の道編：目次1. 表紙2. はじめに3. 今帰仁城（なきじんじょう）跡・外郭から見た大隅（うーしみ）の城壁4. 今帰… more

FINDING THE REAL JAPAN- “Stories from the Land of the Rising Sun” takes a look at what Japanese Culture is really like, without the rose-colored glasses. It is written from first-hand accounts of traveling to and living in Japan spanning se… more

Japan, the country, traditions, architecture, cuisine. A fascinating insight into this wonderful country.

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This e-single recounts the fall of the Berlin Wall through a selection of New York Times news coverage. Construction of the Berlin Wall began in 1961 with the purpose of sealing off West Berlin to prevent East German defection. It stood as … more

This text about Japan was written by A.B. Mitford, originally published in 1871, and includes illustrations cut and drawn on wood by Japanese artisits. Ever since its publication it has become a classic on Japanese history and culture. From… more

Here’s the tantalizing final chapter of one of history’s most sensational murders: the discovery of the remains of the two missing children of Russia’s last czar, Nicholas II.