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continued to be popular—new editions were published in 2008 and 2010.

?SP 4YWLYO >PL by Donald Richie (Travel Narrative) Considered one of the masterpieces of travel
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Japanese by one of the country’s most acute observers.
?SZ`^LYO .]LYP^ by Yasunari Kawabata (Literature) A deceptively powerful tale by one of
Japan’s great post-war novelists told in spare, delicate style.

5L[LYP^P 2L]OPY /P^TRY by Marc Peter Keane (Non-Fiction) Learn about the art of Japanese
gardening from a landscape architect and garden designer working in Japan. In this book you
will discover the concepts and symbolism behind various designs and garden elements and
how they relate to Japanese culture.

>LOLVZ LYO _SP ?SZ`^LYO ;L[P] .]LYP^ by Eleanor Coerr (Literature) This is a story of hope and
perseverance following a young girl who develops leukemia after the bombing of Hiroshima.
In this touching tale, she begins to make paper cranes to pass the hours in the hospital but
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6dZ_Z% >PaPY ;L_S^ _Z _SP 3PL]_ ZQ _SP .T_d by Diane Durston (Culture) Learn about the history of
Kyoto and some of the most popular districts in the city, including detailed maps and beautiful
photography.

-WLNV =LTY by Masuji Ibuse (Fiction) Yasuko’s world is forever changed when she is caught
in the “black rain”—the radioactive waste that fell after the bombing of Hiroshima. An
emotional and sad story, but a powerful one that was recommended by former travelers.

Vietnam

, -]TRS_ >STYTYR 7TP by Neil Sheehan (History/Memoir) This book details the Vietnam War
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Vann, who strongly disagreed with his superiors on the direction the war was taking and
America’s chances of winning.

.L_ʭ^S LYO 8LYOLWL by Andrew X. Pham (Memoir/Travel Narrative) A Vietnamese-American
decides to revisit the land of his birth and some painful memories. This touching book
balances the story of the author’s escape from Vietnam in 1977 and his subsequent return
about 20 years later to tour by bicycle.

.ZXX`YTZY% , .`WTYL]d 5Z`]YPd ?S]Z`RS ATP_YLX by Kim Fay (Food). Part cookbook and part
travelogue, this book charts the return of Fay to Vietnam for a culinary safari after a ten-year
absence. Beautiful, bold photographs and stories about the chefs accompany authentic recipes.

/T^[L_NSP^ by Michael Herr (Journalism) First published in 1977, when Herr was a journalist
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documentary in print.

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