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| Author | : Donald W. George |
| Publisher | : Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 9781932361254 |
What is it about Japan that so beguiles foreigners? It is a small country and yet an economic powerhouse, a land of great natural beauty -- from green-cloaked mountains to glistening rice paddies -- a place of intricate arts and crafts and amazing cuisine, and home to a people whose kindness and sensitivity surprise westerners at each turn. It is no wonder that Japan simultaneously astonishes, delights, and frustrates travelers, and the diverse tales in this book reveal the nation in all its contradictions: a place of tranquil temples and high-tech toilets, exquisite ancient inns and lurid love hotels, where electric baths sit beside indoor ski slopes, and cherry blossoms fall on kindly grandmothers, cynical salarymen, wise monks, and wild lovers alike. Gathered in this collection are pieces by several notable authors, each offering anecdotes that tell of encounters to be had or avoided, each with uncommon insight to enrich the traveler's experience.
| Author | : Fred Setterberg |
| Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
| Total Pages | : 560 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781885211286 |
A portrait of the nation through tales of travelers who have traversed the breadth and depth of America the beautiful.
| Author | : James O'Reilly |
| Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
| Total Pages | : 470 |
| Release | : 2009-11-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1932361804 |
Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. “The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable.” — Los Angeles Times
| Author | : Tom Miller |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
In this eye-opening literary ensemble, Cuba emerges with all its strengths and weaknesses, convictions and contradictions. These riveting true stories are related by travelers who have experienced the passion and beauty of this complex country. Illustrations.
| Author | : Larry Habegger |
| Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781885211743 |
These stories of travel in Central America -- Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama -- are adventurous and quirky, sobering and enlightening. Readers visit a Panamanian island known for its wildlife; glimpse the wealthy Generation X repatriates of Nicaragua; and meet a charming Guatemalan revolutionary. Authors include Paul Theroux, Jennifer Harbury, Ronald Wright, Joan Didion, Randy Wayne White, and Rigoberta Menchu. Travelers' Tales Central America provides a new window into this astonishingly beautiful and complex part of the world. "For the thoughtful traveler, these books are an invaluable resource." -- Pico Iyer
| Author | : Royall Tyler |
| Publisher | : Pantheon |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2012-08-22 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307784061 |
Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
| Author | : Rajendra S. Khadka |
| Publisher | : Travelers' Tales |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 9781885211149 |
Gathers stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Carter, Diane Summers, Broghtonoburn, Meg Lukens Noonan, and Jan Morris describing their adventures inepal.
| Author | : Chronicle Books |
| Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2019-06-18 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1452174539 |
A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king. This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, these tales are by turns terrifying, exhilarating, and poetic. • Striking illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba • Special gift edition features an embossed, textured case with metallic gold ink, and a satin ribbon page marker • Part of the popular Tales series, featuring Nordic Tales, Celtic Tales, Tales of India, and Tales of East Africa Fans of Ghostly Tales, and Japanese Notebooks will love this book. This book is ideal for: • Fans of fairytales, folklore, ghost stories, Greek mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and Celtic mythology • Anyone interested in Japan's history books and culture studies • People of Japanese heritage • Collectors of illustrated classics
| Author | : Marian Ury |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 9780520038646 |
| Author | : Pico Iyer |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2019-09-03 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0451493966 |
“Arguably the greatest living travel writer” (Outside magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains an enigma even to its long-term residents. In A Beginner’s Guide to Japan, Iyer draws on his years of experience—his travels, conversations, readings, and reflections—to craft a playful and profound book of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. He recounts his adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation hall to a love hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station, and from dinner with Meryl Streep to an ill-fated call to the Apple service center in a series of provocations guaranteed to pique the interest and curiosity of those who don’t know Japan—and to remind those who do of its myriad fascinations.
