Bestsellers
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The Rising Sun
- The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
- De: John Toland
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 41 h y 9 m
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire....
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A political as well as military history
- De Mike From Mesa en 07-30-15
De: John Toland
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Shogun
- The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan's Greatest Ruler
- De: A.L. Sadler, Stephen Turnbull - foreword, Alexander Bennett - foreword
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
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Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan....
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INTERESTING
- De JK en 04-26-24
De: A.L. Sadler, y otros
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The Accidental President
- Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
- De: A. J. Baime
- Narrado por: Tony Messano
- Duración: 14 h y 21 m
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The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman's first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb....
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Exceptional
- De Jean en 11-14-17
De: A. J. Baime
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Killing the Rising Sun
- How America Vanquished World War II Japan
- De: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff, Bill O'Reilly
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat....
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Skimming the surface
- De Mike From Mesa en 10-25-16
De: Bill O'Reilly, y otros
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Judgment at Tokyo
- World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
- De: Gary J. Bass
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 31 h y 23 m
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In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction....
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Biased revisionist history
- De Amazon Customer en 12-31-23
De: Gary J. Bass
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Hiroshima
- De: John Hersey
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 5 h y 23 m
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On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic....
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Must read book
- De Kindle Customer en 08-06-20
De: John Hersey
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The Rising Sun
- The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
- De: John Toland
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 41 h y 9 m
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire....
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A political as well as military history
- De Mike From Mesa en 07-30-15
De: John Toland
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Shogun
- The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan's Greatest Ruler
- De: A.L. Sadler, Stephen Turnbull - foreword, Alexander Bennett - foreword
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
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Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan....
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INTERESTING
- De JK en 04-26-24
De: A.L. Sadler, y otros
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The Accidental President
- Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
- De: A. J. Baime
- Narrado por: Tony Messano
- Duración: 14 h y 21 m
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The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman's first four months in office, when this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb....
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Exceptional
- De Jean en 11-14-17
De: A. J. Baime
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Killing the Rising Sun
- How America Vanquished World War II Japan
- De: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff, Bill O'Reilly
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat....
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Skimming the surface
- De Mike From Mesa en 10-25-16
De: Bill O'Reilly, y otros
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Judgment at Tokyo
- World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
- De: Gary J. Bass
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 31 h y 23 m
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In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction....
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Biased revisionist history
- De Amazon Customer en 12-31-23
De: Gary J. Bass
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Hiroshima
- De: John Hersey
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 5 h y 23 m
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On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic....
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Must read book
- De Kindle Customer en 08-06-20
De: John Hersey
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African Samurai
- The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
- De: Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard
- Narrado por: Gary Furlong
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
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The remarkable life of history’s first foreign-born samurai and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society....
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Not worth finishing
- De William Shehan en 06-12-19
De: Thomas Lockley, y otros
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The Cactus Air Force
- Air War Over Guadalcanal
- De: Eric Hammel, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrado por: Adam Henderson
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
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In The Cactus Air Force, Pacific War expert Thomas McKelvey Cleaver worked closely with Eric to build on his collection of diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts to create a vivid narrative of the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal....
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Excellent Book!
- De Eric Peterson en 09-16-22
De: Eric Hammel, y otros
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Embracing Defeat
- De: John W. Dower
- Narrado por: Edward Lewis
- Duración: 21 h y 38 m
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This illuminating study explores the ways in which the defeat of the Japanese in World War II, followed by over six years of American military occupation, affected every level of Japanese society....
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Pulitzer Prize Winner!
- De KF en 10-09-07
De: John W. Dower
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The Complete Musashi: The Book of Five Rings and Other Works
- Definitive New Translations of the Writings of Miyamoto Musashi - Japan's Greatest Samurai
- De: Miyamoto Musashi, Alexander Bennett - translator, Graham Sayer - foreword
- Narrado por: Richard Trapp
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
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This piece of writing by famed samurai Musashi (1584–1645) is the single-most influential work on samurai swordsmanship, offering insights into samurai history, the Zen Buddhist state of "no-mind" that enables warriors to triumph and the philosophical meaning of Bushido....
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Like the translation but I feel it don’t do it justice
- De Anonymous User en 03-29-23
De: Miyamoto Musashi, y otros
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The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
- De: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrado por: James Lurie
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway....
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You may knock US down, but you can't knock US out
- De Matthew en 12-04-13
De: Craig L. Symonds
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Pearl Harbor
- From Infamy to Greatness
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 18 h y 55 m
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The America we live in today was born on December 7, 1941, when almost 400 Japanese planes attacked the US Pacific fleet, killing 2,400 men and sinking or damaging 16 ships....
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Poorly researched, author loses credibility.
- De booger en 12-23-18
De: Craig Nelson
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Japanese Destroyer Captain
- Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles Seen Through Japanese Eyes
- De: Captain Tameichi Hara
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
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This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its military insights....
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Rousing tale of fear overcome
- De Jean en 11-28-14
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Target Tokyo
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
- De: James M. Scott
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
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The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated - and controversial - military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid....
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Vengence is Mine, Thus Sayeth Doolittle
- De Jonathan Love en 06-13-16
De: James M. Scott
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- De: Jonathan Clements
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....
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An Excellent History of the Samurai
- De Michael en 08-08-14
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The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai
- Japan's Premier Ninja Manual
- De: Antony Cummins, Yoshie Minami
- Narrado por: John Chancer
- Duración: 9 h y 17 m
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In 1676, a ninja named Fujibayashi collected and combined information from the ninja clans of Iga—regarded to be the homeland of the ninja—and compiled it into an authoritative book....
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Fascinating historical espionage piece
- De Amazon Customer en 12-05-23
De: Antony Cummins, y otros
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Road to Surrender
- Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
- De: Evan Thomas
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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So begins this suspenseful, impeccably researched history that draws on new access to diaries to tell the story of three men who were intimately involved with America’s decision to drop the atomic bomb—and Japan’s decision to surrender....
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Why they decided to drop the atomic bombs
- De William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). en 08-08-23
De: Evan Thomas
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Japanese Mythology: Classic Stories of Japanese Myths, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters
- Classical Mythology, Book 4
- De: Scott Lewis
- Narrado por: Oliver Hunt
- Duración: 3 h y 39 m
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Giant monsters. Tales of eternal love. The beginning of creation. Pint-sized warriors. Long voyages and insurmountable heroics are only a small piece of the classic myths that have helped shape Japan’s unique and immaculate history....
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short but rough to listen to
- De Loren en 09-25-19
De: Scott Lewis
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Tin Can Titans
- The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II's Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron
- De: John Wukovits
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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Through diaries, personal interviews, and letters, preeminent historian John Wukovits brings to life the human story of the WWII Pacific theater's victorious Destroyer Squadron 21 and its men....
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Captivating
- De Jean en 09-23-17
De: John Wukovits
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Okinawa
- A Decorated Marine’s Account of the Last Battle of World War II
- De: Robert Leckie
- Narrado por: Preston Geer
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II....
De: Robert Leckie
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No Surrender
- My Thirty-Year War
- De: Hiroo Onoda
- Narrado por: Lane Nishikawa
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
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In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal....
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An incredible story!
- De Erik en 04-13-14
De: Hiroo Onoda
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Bushido: The Samurai Code of Honor
- The Truth About Japanese Samurai Wisdom
- De: James Walker
- Narrado por: Coby Allen
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
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Experience the fantastic world of the highly-skilled Japanese samurai, and learn the code, or Bushido, that these men followed to live up to honor and loyalty, and discover how you can apply the eight virtues to improve your own life in the modern world....
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This is such an awesome book !!!
- De Snyder Kenneth en 05-30-18
De: James Walker
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Tokyo Underworld
- The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan
- De: Robert Whiting
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945....
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A Man with a fork in a world of soup
- De Kindle Customer en 09-01-20
De: Robert Whiting
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Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
- De: Susan Stranahan, David Lochbaum, The Union of Concerned Scientists, y otros
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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On March 11, 2011, an earthquake large enough to knock the earth from its axis sent a massive tsunami speeding toward the Japanese coast and the aging and vulnerable Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power reactors....
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Internal workings of the NRC
- De Eduards J. Vucins en 05-11-14
De: Susan Stranahan, y otros
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Uncovering Japanese Mythology
- Exploring the Ancient Stories, Legends, and Folktales of the Land of the Rising Sun (Mythology Collection, Book 6)
- De: Lucas Russo
- Narrado por: Robin LaRose
- Duración: 4 h y 33 m
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Don't miss this opportunity to embrace a deeper understanding of life under the rising sun. Uncovering Japanese Mythology is your passport to a world that has thrived for over 2,000 years....
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Excellent
- De Max Thomas en 09-29-23
De: Lucas Russo
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Japanese Mythology Collection
- Japanese Fairy Tales and Aino Folk-Tales (Annotated) with a Historical Introduction
- De: Iwaya Sazanami, Basil Hall Chamberlain
- Narrado por: Jim D. Johnston
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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Discover fascinating ancient Japanese fairy tales as well as the folk tales of the Ainu/Aino. The first book in this collection, titled Japanese Fairy Tales, was written by Iwaya Sazanami. The second is not usually available in audio: Aino Folk-Tales by Basil Chamberlain....
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The reader...:(
- De Sara Penn en 02-24-24
De: Iwaya Sazanami, y otros
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Saipan
- The Battle that Doomed Japan in World War II
- De: James H. Hallas
- Narrado por: Tim Dixon
- Duración: 22 h y 54 m
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The story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcanic landscapes, under a commander known as "Howlin' Mad." Naval combat: carriers battling carriers from afar, fighters downing Japanese aircraft, submarines sinking carriers....
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Outstanding!
- De Patrick en 03-08-20
De: James H. Hallas
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Retribution
- The Battle for Japan, 1944 - 45
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 27 h y 41 m
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In his critically acclaimed Armageddon, Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a companion volume, he covers the horrific story of the war against Japan....
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A superb study by one of the world's finest histor
- De Easton Reader en 12-22-16
De: Max Hastings
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Underground
- The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
- De: Haruki Murakami
- Narrado por: Feodor Chin, Ian Anthony Dale, Janet Song
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
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In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world....
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Just as you breathe, you dream your story
- De Darwin8u en 08-26-15
De: Haruki Murakami
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Ametora
- How Japan Saved American Style
- De: W. David Marx
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
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In Ametora, cultural historian W. David Marx traces the Japanese assimilation of American fashion over the past 150 years....
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You must read for anyone interested in Japanese and American style
- De Spencer Jackson en 01-23-22
De: W. David Marx