Satoshi Yagisawa, the author of the international bestselling phenomenon Days at the Morisaki Bookshop welcomes you back through the doors of the Torunka Café. Stopping by for a cup of coffee at the Torunka Café, nestled down a beautiful Tokyo side street, locals and tourists from all walks of life experience small, everyday miracles. In this volume, three heartwarming stories unfold at…
There used to be a café called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda, where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels. Now, one former member is enlisted by his granddaughter to solve real-life mysteries . . . As a lover of classic crime stories, it’s perhaps no surprise that twenty-seven-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyd…
Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart – the journey along the Silk Roads. From ancient world laws laid down by King Hammurabi and the…
Briefly describes the ancient path traveled by Marco Polo and other traiders, linking the riches of China with the European markets of the Middle Ages.
Written by the highly regarded diplomat Marty Natalegawa, former ambassador and foreign minister of Indonesia, this book offers a unique insider-perspective on the present and future relevance of ASEAN. It is about ASEAN's quest for security and prosperity in a region marked by complex dynamics of power. Namely, the interplay of relations and interests among countries--large and small--which pr…