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Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City by Alex Kerr
Category: Travel
The essential book for anyone visiting Bangkok - a wonderful mixture of history and culture - from the author of Lost JapanOne of Asia's most extraordinary cities, Bangkok is also one of the most baffling. It is filled with remarkable people and glittering golden palaces and temples, but is also a maze ...Show more
Another Kyoto by Kathy Arlyn Sokol; Alex Kerr
Category: Fiction
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 boo ...Show more
Dogs and Demons:Tales From the Dark Side of Modern Japan by KERR ALEX
Category: Philosophy and Religion
A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern Japan.In "Dogs and Demons," Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises -- from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. He is the first to give a full ...Show more
Dogs and Demons : The fall of modern Japan by Alex Kerr
Category: History
A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern Japan. In "Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises -- from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. He is the first to give a ful ...Show more
Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan by Alex Kerr
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Forty years ago, after learning of the Heart Sutra in Japan, Alex Kerr set out on a quest to seek the wisdom that lies at the heart of this ancient Buddhist scripture. Guided by Zen abbots in Kyoto, Tibetan monks, a French writer, an American art collector, a magician and the writings of Chinese scholar ...Show more
Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan by Alex Kerr
Category: Philosophy and Religion
An illuminating - and deeply personal - exploration of the essence of Buddhist thought, from the author of Lost JapanPowerful, mystical and concise, the Heart Sutra is believed to contain the condensed essence of all Buddhist wisdom. This brief poem on emptiness has exerted immense influence throughout ...Show more
Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests by Alex Kerr
Category: General History
"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 Jappan he makes a journey of redisc ...Show more
Living in Japan by Alex Kerr, Kathy Arlyn Sokol
Category: Interior Design | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's nearly impossible to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding fresh approaches to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a sleek m ...Show more
Living in Japan by Alex Kerr; Kathy Arlyn Sokol
Category: Interior Design
This work talks about Nippon nests: today's most exceptional Japanese homes. So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it ...Show more
Lost Japan by Alex Kerr
Category: Travel
This is 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 i ...Show more
Lost Japan by Alex Kerr
Category: Travel | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature
Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experience in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr takes us on a backstage tour, as he explores the ritualised world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, tells ...Show more
No-one Listened by Alex Kerr
Category: Biography
Isobel and Alex's mother used to do everything with them. A fullâÂÂtime teacher, she dedicated herself to her children, partly in order to give them every possible opportunity in life, and partly to keep them out of the way of their increasingly eccentric, erratic and unpleasant father. Their fat ...Show more