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| Call
Number |
Title
and Author |
Annotation |
| B
Hir |
Hirohito:
Behind the Myth by Edward Behr |
|
| B
Mor |
The
Dream of Water by Kyoko Mori |
In
an extraordinary memoir that is both a search for belonging and a
search for understanding, Japanese-American author Kyoko Mori travels
back to Kobe, Japan, the city of her birth, in an unspoken desire
to come to terms with the memory of her mother's suicide and the family
she left behind thriteen years before. |
| B
Yam |
Yamamoto:
The Man Who Planned Pearl Harbor by Edwin Palmer Hoyt |
A
biography of the World War II Japanese Admiral who became a leading
proponent of carrier attack warfare. |
| F
Kla |
Breakaway
Run by David Klass |
Seventeen-year-old
Tony, a soccer player whose parents are divorcing, goes to Atami,
Japan, to spend four-and-a-half months with a Japanese family. |
| F
Mor |
One
Bird by Kyoko Mori |
After
her mother abandons her, fifteen-year-old Megumi tries to understand
her father's need for his mistress as she deals with her own aching
isolation. |
| F
Mor |
Shizuko's
Daughter by Kyoko Mori |
After
her mother's suicide when she is twelve-years-old, Yuki spends years
living with her distant father and his resentful new wife, cut off
from her mother's family, and relying on her own inner strength to
cope with the tragedy. |
| F
Mur |
The
Tale of Genji: A Novel in Six Parts by Shikibu Murasaki |
The
Tale of Genji, The Sacred Tree, A Wreath of Cloud, Blue Trousers,
The Lady of the Boat, the Bridge of Dreams. |
| F
Nam |
The
Coming of the Bear by Lensey Namioka |
Two
unemployed samurai are saved from drowning by the Ainus, a primitive
people on a northern Japanese island, and are torn in their loyalties
when the possibility of war arises between the Ainus and a band of
Japanese settlers. |
| F
Nam |
Island
of Ogres by Lensey Namioka |
An
unemployed samurai reluctantly helps solve a mystery and prevent the
overthrow of a young ruler on an island in medieval Japan. |
| F
Wat |
My
Brother, My Sister, and I by Yoko Kawashima Watkins |
Living
as refugees in Japan in 1947 while trying to locate their missing
father, thirteen-year-old Yoko and her older brother and sister must
endure a bad fire, injury, and false charges of arson, theft, and
murder. |
| 200.4
Whe |
The
Sacred Scriptures of the Japanese by Post Wheeler |
With
all authoritative variants, chronologically arranged, setting forth
the narrative of the creation of the cosmos, the divine descent of
the sky-ancestor of the imperial house and the lineage of the earthly
emperors, to whom the Sun-Deity has given the rule of the world unto
ages eternal. |
| 291
Ear |
Religions
of Japan: Many Traditions within One Sacred Way by Byron H. Earhart |
Presents
an "inside" view of Japanese religious life today explaining
the major traditions, etc., of their heritage. |
| 658
Gib |
Miracle
by Design: The Real Reasons Behind Japan's Economic Success by
Frank Gibney |
|
| 709.5
Smi |
Japan:
A History in Art by Bradley Smith |
|
| 895
Mom |
Moment
of Wonder: A Collection of Chinese and Japanese Poetry |
|
| 915.2
Leo |
Early
Japan by Jonathan Norton Leonard |
|
| 940.53
Fei |
The
Road to Pearl Harbor: The Coming of the War Between the United States
and Japan by Herbert Feis |
|
| 940.53
Jap |
Japan
at War by Time Life Books |
|
| 940.53
Zic |
The
Rising Sun by Arthur Zich |
An
account of the campaigns and battles between Japan and the Allied
nations in the Pacific and Asia during World War II. |
| 940.54
Spe |
Eagle
Against the Sun: The American War with Japan by Ronald H. Spector |
Reassesses
U.S. and Japanese strategy and offers interpretations of the Pacific
War. |
| 940.54
Whe |
Bombers
over Japan by Keith Wheeler |
Profusely
illustrated text documents the decisive part played by bombers in
bringing about the ultimate capitulation of Japan in World War II. |
| 940.54
Whe |
The
Fall of Japan by Keith Wheeler |
|
| 940.54
Wyd |
Day
One: Before Hiroshima and After by Peter Wyden |
Examines
the events leading to the creation and use of the atomic bomb. |
| 952
Bea |
The
Modern History of Japan by William G. Beasley |
|
| 952
Bol |
Meiji
Japan by Harold Bolitho |
Examines
the dramatic changes that occurred in Japan after diplomatic and economic
relations were established with the West in 1853. |
| 952
Bur |
Japan:
Profile of a Postindustrial Power by Ardath W. Burks |
|
| 952
Hal |
Japan
from Prehistory to Modern Times by John Whitney Hall |
|
| 952
Hor |
The
Horizon Concise History of Japan by Noel Fairchild Busch |
|
| 952
Jap |
Japan
by Time Life Books |
Describes
the land, people, history, economy, and government of Japan. |
| 952
Jap |
Japan
and the Japanese |
|
| 952
Kid |
Japanese
Temples: Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens and Architecture by J.
Edward Kidder |
|
| 952
Kid |
Ancient
Japan by J. Edward Kidder |
|
| 952
Kid |
Japan
before Buddhism by J. Edward Kidder |
|
| 952
Mor |
Japan,
Its History and Culture by W. Scott Morton |
|
| 952
Oka |
Gardens
of Japan by Toyo Okamoto |
|
| 952
Rei |
Japan:
The Story of a Nation by Edwin O. Reischauer |
|
| 952
Rei |
The
Japanese by Edwin O. Reischauer |
Discusses
the paradoxes of modern Japanese society, the contrast between group
emphasis, individualism and a strong sense of hierarchy and the highly
egalitarian school and social system; describes the government, assesses
politics, and evaluates their democracy. |
| 952.03
Ber |
Japan's
Imperial Conspiracy by David Bergamini |
|
| 952.03
Spr |
Japan
by Peter Spry-Leverton |
Explores
Japan from its mythological beginnings to the present day. |
| 952.04
Axe |
Japan
Destiny by Albert Axelbank |
Discusses
the problems and position of Japan in the world today, its technological
growth, and the conflicting ideologies of pacifism and militarism
as they may affect its future. Includes a chronology. |
| 952.04
Fie |
From
Bonsai to Levi's: When West Meets East, An Insider's Surprising Account
of How the Japanese Live by George Fields |
|
| 952.04
For |
Japan
Today: People, Places, Power by William H. Forbis |
A
narrative account of modern Japanese life, including social structure,
family life, customs, cities, politics, economics, and foreign relations. |
| 952.04
Jap |
Japan
Today by Institute for the Study of Human Issues |
|
| R
330.973 Lie |
Economic
Statistics, 1900-1983: United Kingdom, United States of America, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan by Thelma Liesner |
|
| R
952 Pic |
Pictorial
Encyclopedia of Modern Japan |
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