Japan: A Guide of Japan for Teenagers
ISBN: 9781432786328 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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168,51 zł |
There's a god for that
ISBN: 9780985642310 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,88 zł |
The Year Of No Money In Tokyo
ISBN: 9780982055014 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You have either experienced unemployment or know someone who has. But what is it like to endure joblessness in a foreign country in the middle of an economic crisis? How would one survive cash-strapped circumstances in an insular nation for close to a year? In his beautiful and intelligently written travel memoir, Wayne Lionel Aponte tackles these questions as he tells his intimate, first-person, true story about triumphing over adversity, in the form of being broke and American, in Japan, during the country s worst recession, since the Second World War."
You have either experienced unemployment or know someone who has. But what is it like to endure joblessness in a foreign country in the middle of an e...
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90,37 zł |
Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa
ISBN: 9781617203763 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seminal translations from the large body of Miyazawa Kenji's poetry. Considered to be one of the greatest modern Japanese poets, Miyazawa is also, "the poet of the Tsunami recovery." The editor selected brief lines from Miyazawa's best known works and they are juxtaposed with lovely photographs by Japanese photojournalist, Kenji Okuhira. Readers can see not only Miyazawa's homeland, but also images of the Tsunami disaster of 2011. There is a beautiful visual exposition of Zen in this book that matches the poetry of the master, Miyazawa. The book is in English and Japanese.
Seminal translations from the large body of Miyazawa Kenji's poetry. Considered to be one of the greatest modern Japanese poets, Miyazawa is also, "th...
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91,55 zł |
Okinawa Photo Tour Book
ISBN: 9781475046915 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I lived in Okinawa for two years. While living in Okinawa I traveled often with my family, took lots of photographs and took up scuba diving. This book is intended to show the reader the beautiful landscapes, beaches, historic sites, and places I thought were interesting. This book is not intended to be an all encompassing guide but a general book of mainly photos. All the photographs in this book were taken by me while visiting places in Okinawa.
I lived in Okinawa for two years. While living in Okinawa I traveled often with my family, took lots of photographs and took up scuba diving. This boo...
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65,54 zł |
All-You-Can Japan (New Edition): Getting the Most Bang For Your Yen
ISBN: 9781479216437 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you always dreamed of traveling to Japan but were afraid it would be too expensive and too intimidating? You're right, Japan is not cheap. But despite your concerns, it is such a magnificent place that you will not have lived until you've seen it for yourself. It's a once-in-a-lifetime journey. (Warning: You may get hooked ) Let a veteran who has lived, worked, and traveled in Japan for over a decade combined show you the way with a unique Japan travel guide. Don't go to Japan and let your investment go to waste. You're making a hefty financial investment by choosing to go to Japan. Why...
Have you always dreamed of traveling to Japan but were afraid it would be too expensive and too intimidating? You're right, Japan is not cheap. But de...
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67,76 zł |
Myth of Japanese Uniqueness (Routledge Revivals)
ISBN: 9780415681230 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 'nihonjinron' is a body of writing and thought which constitutes a major and highly thought of academic industry in Japan. It analyses the Japanese identity and presupposes that the Japanese differ radically from other people in their make-up. It believes that their uniqueness is due to linguistic, sociological and philosophical differences. First published in 1988, this book is a critical analysis of the thought on which the 'nihonjinron' is based. Placing particular emphasis upon psychoanalysis, which constitutes the centrepiece of the book, Peter Dale reasons that the... The 'nihonjinron' is a body of writing and thought which constitutes a major and highly thought of academic industry in Japan. It analyses the Japa... |
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280,05 zł |
Rising Son: A Father and Son's Bike Adventure across Japan
ISBN: 9781480272231 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rising Son is a travel adventure that celebrates the bond between a father and son. Charles Scott puts his corporate job on the line to ride connected bicycles 2,500 miles across Japan with his eight-year-old son, Sho. Charles believes that a child can accomplish much more than most adults think and maps out a 67-day route that stretches from the northernmost cape to the southern tip of the mainland, passing through many of Japan's most famous cultural sites and over an entire mountain chain. Sho hopes to find the greatest game room in the country and maybe try some fishing along the way. On...
Rising Son is a travel adventure that celebrates the bond between a father and son. Charles Scott puts his corporate job on the line to ride connected...
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67,76 zł |
JAPAN A New Way of Getting the Most Out of a Japan Experience!: A Unique Visitor's Guide
ISBN: 9781480266667 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Different Way of Viewing and Doing Japan Most people who visit Japan as tourists are kept on a pre-set course that takes them to and by a variety of attractions, limiting their experiences to a small sampling of the diversity and richness that make up the essence of life in Japan. The depth and breadth of the whole Japan experience is, in fact, incredible and cannot be packaged into several days or even several weeks. However, even visitors who are bound by time constraints and well-beaten tours can enliven and enrich their experiences by participating in at least a few unique customs and...
A Different Way of Viewing and Doing Japan Most people who visit Japan as tourists are kept on a pre-set course that takes them to and by a variety o...
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44,97 zł |
Driving Me Crazy About It: Reflections of an American in Japan
ISBN: 9781481147729 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japan has long been regarded by foreigners as an enigma, a land with a complex web of social expectations and relationships, yet a land of hospitality and a people of unmatched kindness. In this candid book, Anne Crescini explores both well-known and not-so-well-known aspects of Japanese culture through personal experience, both good and bad, gained through spending most of her adult life in the Land of the Rising Sun. Through reading this book, readers will gain insight into this enigmatic country, and hopefully, come to understand how the people and culture have captivated her heart and...
Japan has long been regarded by foreigners as an enigma, a land with a complex web of social expectations and relationships, yet a land of hospitality...
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45,20 zł |
Little Book of Japan
ISBN: 9784805312131 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This compact travel pictorial and Japan travel guide is packed with cultural and historical information along with charming photographs. Japan is a country shrouded in mystery, even now in the 21st century. The myriad facets that, when put together, compose the whole of this nation are impossible to fully capture. But in The Little Book of Japan, the dynamic photographer-writer team of Gorazd Vilhar and Charlotte Anderson do an admirable job of creating a celebration in words and images that encapsulates what makes this country so extraordinary. Small and easily...
This compact travel pictorial and Japan travel guide is packed with cultural and historical information along with charming photographs. Ja...
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72,98 zł |
Let's Pop Culture! o(^o^)o: A guide to Japanese culture by real Japanese high school students
ISBN: 9781482072501 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The problem with most cultural guide books, especially those about Japan, is that they are written from a foreigner's perspective. So how can you know what they say is truly accurate? We are 1 foreign English teacher, 2 Japanese teachers of English and 200 second grade high school students from Japan and we made this book to introduce Japan's amazing culture to the world. Real students tell you about their favorite things in Japan in their own words. Don't worry, it's all in English. In this book you will find reviews and articles on everything from kimono and folding fans to cyber-hacking...
The problem with most cultural guide books, especially those about Japan, is that they are written from a foreigner's perspective. So how can you know...
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36,12 zł |
Japan's World Heritage Sites: Unique Culture, Unique Nature (Large Format Edition)
ISBN: 9784805312858 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit--or time travel, taking you back to that life-changing decade-lost holiday and old friends."--The Japan Times Visit the most compelling cultural and nature sites in all of Japan with this beautifully photographed travel guide. In Japan's World Heritage Sites, readers are introduced to the temples, gardens, castles and natural wonders for which Japan is so justly renowned--all of those now declared to be Unesco World Heritage Sites. Author John Dougill describes each site...
"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit--or time travel, taking you back to that life-changin...
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150,47 zł |
Japan Through the Looking Glass
ISBN: 9781861979674 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This entertaining and endlessly surprising book takes us on an exploration into every aspect of Japanese society from the most public to the most intimate. A series of meticulous investigations gradually uncovers the multi-faceted nature of a country and people who are even more extraordinary than they seem. Our journey encompasses religion, ritual, martial arts, manners, eating, drinking, hot baths, geishas, family, home, singing, wrestling, dancing, performing, clans, education, aspiration, sexes, generations, race, crime, gangs, terror, war, kindness, cruelty, money, art, imperialism,...
This entertaining and endlessly surprising book takes us on an exploration into every aspect of Japanese society from the most public to the most inti...
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60,01 zł |
The Japanese Chronicles
ISBN: 9781906011048 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Japanese Chronicles' is a distillation of Bouvier's lifelong quest for Japan and his many travels, so that the reader is able to discover the country through the eyes of both a passionate young man, the sensual appreciation of a middle-aged artist, and the serenity of an experienced writer.
'The Japanese Chronicles' is a distillation of Bouvier's lifelong quest for Japan and his many travels, so that the reader is able to discover the cou...
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66,14 zł |
Hyakumeizan: Japan's 100 Mountain Challenge
ISBN: 9781492108719 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japan's 100 Famous Mountains 100 peaks that can be climbed by anyone willing to make the effort. Some easy, some hard. An average height of 2,200 meters, with thirteen over 3,000 meters. Who on earth would try to conquer the whole lot in 100 days? Two crazy Kiwis, that's who In May 1997, Craig McLachlan and Travis Taiaroa set out on the ultimate adventure. As Craig said before they started out, "Over-planning kills adventure ." They didn't over-plan. This is the story of their 78-day journey to summit all of the 100 Famous Mountains, and the fascinating adventures they had along the way....
Japan's 100 Famous Mountains 100 peaks that can be climbed by anyone willing to make the effort. Some easy, some hard. An average height of 2,200 met...
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81,36 zł |
The Failure of Freedom
ISBN: 9780674280106 / Angielski / Twarda / 309 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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292,71 zł |
Not One Shrine: Two Food Writers Devour Tokyo
ISBN: 9781532858604 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A bite-sized (100+ page) Tokyo food adventure, perfect for your carry-on luggage. One November, two friends left their families at home and set out on an epic food crawl that found them ogling robots, eating just-dispatched eel, drinking whisky chilled with hand-carved ice balls, consuming fish sperm on purpose, and getting kicked out of public baths. An all-new illustrated book from Seattle food writers Matthew Amster-Burton (Pretty Good Number One) and Becky Selengut (Good Fish, Shroom), with manga-inspired illustrations by Denise Sakaki.
A bite-sized (100+ page) Tokyo food adventure, perfect for your carry-on luggage. One November, two friends left their families at home and set out on...
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40,64 zł |
Giappone per caso: Viaggio oltre gli stereotipi attraverso il paese del Sol Levante
ISBN: 9781516953486 / Włoski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Un punto di partenza per chi desidera avvicinarsi al Giappone con lo spirito del viaggiatore. Le numerose indicazioni geografiche, presentate con il taglio narrativo del diario, sono accompagnate dalla contestualizzazione sulla societa, la cultura e la storia del paese. Fra le numerose localita descritte in questo diario di viaggio vi sono Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Kanazawa, Takayama, Tokyo, Kamakura e Nikko. Il libro puo risultare particolarmente utile per preparare il primo viaggio in Giappone.
Un punto di partenza per chi desidera avvicinarsi al Giappone con lo spirito del viaggiatore. Le numerose indicazioni geografiche, presentate con il t...
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63,42 zł |
Four Pairs of Boots: A 3,200 Kilometre Hike The Length of Japan
ISBN: 9781492207856 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japan is a fascinating country 125 million people in a country only slightly larger than New Zealand, and just as mountainous. We've all seen the TV footage - cramped housing, industrial haze and crowded trains - but what about 'the real Japan'? Spectacular mountains, twisting rivers, hidden harbours and rugged coastlines. This is the story of Craig McLachlan's 99 day walk from one end to the other in search of 'the real Japan'. 1993 - what a year to do it The year of the endless rainy season The year without a summer The year of earhtquakes, tsunami and typhoons - and sore feet This is...
Japan is a fascinating country 125 million people in a country only slightly larger than New Zealand, and just as mountainous. We've all seen the TV ...
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81,36 zł |