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  • Lost Japan

    de Alex Kerr ...
    An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future.Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, and tells the story of the hidden valley ... Leer más

    $11.39 USD

  • Japon perdu

    Un dernier aperçu du beau Japon

    de Alex Kerr ...
    Au début des années 1970, Alex Kerr, jeune étudiant américain, acquiert une maison abandonnée, plusieurs fois centenaire, sur l’île japonaise de Shikoku. Ce sera le point de départ d’une vie d’écrivain, d’antiquaire, d’expert érudit et passionné du Japon.Écrit à l’origine en japonais, ce récit enchanteur y suit les pérégrinations de l’auteur pendant une trentaine d’années.Un plongeon, suave ou ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Another Kyoto

    Another Kyoto is an insider's meditation on the hidden wonders of Japan's most enigmatic city. Drawing on decades living in Kyoto, and on lore gleaned from artists, Zen monks and Shinto priests, Alex Kerr illuminates the simplest things - a temple gate, a wall, a sliding door - in a new way.'A rich book of intimate proportions ... In Kyoto, facts and meaning are often hidden in plain sight. Kerr's ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Hidden Japan

    An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests

    de Alex Kerr ...
    "A sharp-tongued spokesman for Japan's environment and traditions" —The New York TimesIn Alex Kerr's critically acclaimed Lost Japan and Dogs and Demons, he documented the decline of the traditional landscapes of Japan, his adopted home of many years. Here, in Hidden Japan he makes a journey of rediscovery to find the wonders that still remain.Originally published in Japanese as a call to preserve ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Shot Down

    The Secret Diary of One POW's Long March to Freedom

    de Alex Kerr ...
    "An incredibly rich life story . . . It is also a significant addition to Australian military, aviation, and prisoner of war history. Uplifting. Read it." — Bomber Command AustraliaAlex Kerr's Wellington, a twin-engine bomber, was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalized with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Finding the Heart Sutra

    Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan

    de Alex Kerr ...
    'An erudite and charming book . . . both a primer and a paean to one of the central texts of Buddhism, known as the Heart Sutra. . . Alex Kerr delves into the Japanese soul' Literary ReviewThe material world is itself emptiness.Emptiness is itself the material world.Powerful, mystical and concise, the Heart Sutra is believed to contain the condensed essence of all Buddhist wisdom. This brief poem ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Another Bangkok

    Reflections on the City

    de Alex Kerr ...
    From the author of Another Kyoto and Lost Japan, a rich, personal exploration of the culture and history of Bangkok, and an essential guide for anyone visiting the cityAlex Kerr has spent over thirty years of his life living in Bangkok. As with his bestselling books on Japan, this evocative personal meditation explores the city's secret corners. Here is the huge, traffic-choked metropolis of ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Dogs and Demons

    Tales from the Dark Side of Japan

    de Alex Kerr ...
    The crises--and failures--of modernization in Japan, as seen up close by a resident expertJapan is a nation in crisis, and the crisis goes far beyond its well-known economic plight. In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the crisis on a broad scale, from the failure of Japan's banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. The book takes up for the first time in ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

  • No One Listened

    Two children caught in a tragedy with no one else to trust except for each other

    When Isobel and Alex came home from school to find their abusive father had brutally murdered their mother, their world was thrown into chaos. Plunged into a care system that neglected them, Isobel and Alex were expected to come to nothing, and had only each other to rely on.Isobel and Alex’s mother used to do everything with them. A full-time teacher, she dedicated herself to her children, partly ... Leer más

    $1.49 USD

  • Shot Down

    A secret diary of one POWs long march to freedom

    de Alex Kerr ...
    Alex’s Wellington, a twin-engine bomber, was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalised with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying four years he was held captive, Alex kept a secret diary. This book reproduces his diary entries in a fascinating account of all aspects of life in a wartime prison. He describes being ... Leer más

    $6.04 USD

  • Bangkok, la città della leggerezza

    de Alex Kerr ...
    Siamo ormai abituati a vedere un’infinità di libri sulla cultura giapponese, indagata fino ai suoi più minuti aspetti. È curioso notare come, invece, trovare un testo che approfondisca in maniera leggibile e consapevole la cultura thailandese sia oggi molto difficile. Il tentativo che Alex Kerr ha fatto con questo sorprendente libro è proprio quello di “individuare le fonti più antiche e profonde ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Hidden Japan

    An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests

    de Alex Kerr ...
    Narrado por Alex Kerr ...

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    5 hora 53 minutos

    Take a journey into Japan's vanishing heart—through the words of one of its most eloquent visitors.In Hidden Japan, acclaimed author and environmentalist Alex Kerr leads us to the country's most secluded and enchanting corners—places where time seems to stand still and traditional culture endures. From thatched-roof villages in misty mountains to volcanic islands few have ever visited, Kerr's ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus