Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
By: Alex Kerr
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Forty years ago, after learning of the Heart Sutra in Japan, Alex Kerr set out on a quest to seek t…
Want to Read $ 10.49"Gyo（行） You practice; you reach a new level; and then you practice again."-Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
"Gyo 行 ('practice' and also 'to practice') is what monks undergo in their training inside the temple; it's an ordeal, a trial to be mastered. And it never ends. You practice; you reach a new level; and then you practice again."-Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
"Sunyata, in contrast to rupa, is the realm of pure spirituality, hovering beyond everything material. It's quiet, pure, empty. It's the nothingness that seems to be at the core of subatomic particles; it's the big blank that's left at the moment of death."-Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
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1. On Anarchism
By: Noam Chomsky , Barry Pateman
4.42
Format: 718 pages, Paperback
We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis of everything that's wrong with our… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
2. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
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- religion
3. The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan
By: Alan Booth
3.50
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
ALAN BOOTH'S CLASSIC OF MODERN TRAVEL WRITING Traveling only along small back roads, Alan Booth tra… read more
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4. The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
By: Susan Cooper
4.00
Format: 98 pages,
"When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back, three from the circle, three from the track; w… read more
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5. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
By: Matsuo Bashō , None
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his atte… read more
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6. Go, Went, Gone
By: Jenny Erpenbeck
4.13
Format: None pages,
One of the great contemporary European writers takes on Europe's biggest issue. Richard has spent h… read more
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7. The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
By: Peter Frankopan
3.77
Format: None pages,
From the rise and fall of empires in China, Persia, and Rome itself to the spread of Buddhism and a… read more
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8. Snow Country
By: Yasunari Kawabata , Edward G. Seidensticker
3.59
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's mast… read more
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"국경의 긴 터널을 빠져나오자, 雪國이었다."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
"Nothing is so strange when one is in love."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
"In the moonlight the fine geishalike skin took on the luster of a seashell."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
"The notes went out crystalline into the clean winter morning, to sound on the far, snowy peaks."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
9. None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary
By: Travis Alabanza
4.38
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
‘When you are someone that falls outside of categories in so many ways, a lot of things are said to… read more
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- nonfiction
10. Novelist as a Vocation
By: Haruki Murakami
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author’s own novels. Haruki Mura… read more
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- nonfiction
- japan
"writing novels is, to my way of thinking, basically a very uncool enterprise"-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
"La experiencia nos enseña a los escritores lo duro que es seguir siendo escritor."-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
"Una sociedad capaz de asumir e integrar distintos puntos de vista y formas de pensar será capaz de avanzar lenta pero segura en la dirección correcta"-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
"Una sociedad capaz de asumir e integrar distintos puntos de vista y formas de pensar será capaz de avanzar lenta pero segura en la dirección correcta."-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation
11. The Shortest History of Germany
By: James Hawes
3.72
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
Read in an afternoon. Remember for a lifetime. In his acclaimed new bestseller, now in paperback, … read more
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- nonfiction
"Anyone who thinks of the Germans as a naturally bellicose people should recall that Prussia-Germany was the only one of the continental powers in the run-up to 1914 whose elite seriously feared that …"-James Hawes, The Shortest History of Germany
12. Eat a Peach
By: David Chang
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 2004, David Chang opened a noodle restaurant named Momofuku in Manhattan's East Village, not exp… read more
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- nonfiction
"NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, SO DO WHAT YOU WANT."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
"Just know that this is as honest and true a story as I can offer."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
"In other words, we may not be able to reject our fortune or fate, but we can reject how we approach it."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
"I was going to either fail or thrive, and I was going to do it in full view of everyone I respected and resented."-David Chang, Eat a Peach
13. This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.63
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or … read more
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- asia
- japan
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
14. Nipponia Nippon
By: Kazushige Abe
3.31
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Il diciassettenne protagonista Haruo vive in cittadina di provincia nel nord del Giappone. È un ado… read more
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- asia
- japan
15. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
- japan
16. Faith, Hope and Carnage
By: Nick Cave
4.44
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hou… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"I think people can do both terrible things and wonderful things when faced with the true understanding of their own powerlessness, vulnerability and lack of control."-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
"Vulnerability is essential to spiritual and creative growth. Finding enormous strength through vulnerability. You're being open to whatever happens, including failure and shame. The two are connected…"-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
"I guess not, but who says creativity it the be all and end all? Who says that our accomplishments are the only true measure of what is important in our lives? Perhaps there are other lives worth livi…"-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
"The usual precepts collapse under the weight of the calamity: the terrible demands that we place upon ourselves; our own internal judging voice; the endless expectations and opinions of others. They …"-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
17. Companion Piece
By: Ali Smith
3.82
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
A celebration of companionship in all its timeless and contemporary, legendary and unpindownable, s… read more
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18. A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
By: Shoukei Matsumoto
3.59
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
Cleanliness is next to enlightenment. In this Japanese bestseller a Buddhist monk explains the trad… read more
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- buddhism
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- japan
"What people see in a garden is a reflection of what is in their heart."-Shoukei Matsumoto, A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
"When ironing, visualize yourself ironing out the wrinkles in your heart."-Shoukei Matsumoto, A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
"CUTTING YOUR HAIR AT REGULAR INTERVALS IS A WAY TO HONE YOUR SELF-DISCIPLINE."-Shoukei Matsumoto, A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
"Cleanliness is close to enlightenment, and so is a clean mouth with a fresh breath."-Shoukei Matsumoto, A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
19. What We Owe the Future
By: William MacAskill
3.84
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
An Oxford philosopher makes the case for "longtermism"—that positively influencing the long-term fu… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
20. The Premonition
By: Banana Yoshimoto
3.43
Format: 133 pages, Hardcover
The internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and he… read more
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- asia
- japan
"I'd never known a love before that could blot out the world around like this."-Banana Yoshimoto, The Premonition
"Later, for the first time in a very long time, I heard my aunt play the piano. Its tone was soft, and just like I remembered it. At the kitchen window one overcast afternoon, I watched its beautiful …"-Banana Yoshimoto, The Premonition
21. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
By: Michiko Aoyama
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more
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- japan
22. A Tokyo Romance
By: Ian Buruma
3.41
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A classic memoir of self-invention in a strange land: Ian Buruma's unflinching account of his amazi… read more
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- nonfiction
- japan
23. Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Expanding on the popular podcast of the same name from On Being Studios, Poetry Unbound offers imme… read more
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- nonfiction
24. How We Live Is How We Die
By: Pema Chodron
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a… read more
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- philosophy
- buddhism
- nonfiction
- religion
25. The Tatami Galaxy (Tatami Series, #1)
By: Tomihiko Morimi
3.55
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE* An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four pa… read more
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- japan
"Most of our distress begins when we imagine how different life should have been. Entrusting your hopes to something as flimsy as your possibilities is the root of all evil."-Tomihiko Morimi, The Tatami Galaxy (Tatami Series, #1)
"He didn't take any sort of action but boldly specialized in simply living his life. That was either a gentlemanly manner maintained by formidable self-control or the height of idiocy."-Tomihiko Morimi, The Tatami Galaxy (Tatami Series, #1)
"When your chance comes, don’t miss it. When it comes, you can’t go idly doing the same things you’ve always done. Be bold, and try seizing your chance by doing sometimes completely different. If you …"-Tomihiko Morimi, The Tatami Galaxy (Tatami Series, #1)
26. The Factory
By: Hiroko Oyamada
3.34
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Jap… read more
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- japan
"As I opened the basement-level door, I thought I could smell birds."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
"I didn’t have to answer any weird questions about what I was reading, or hear anyone’s thoughts about which 7-Eleven bento they liked best."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
"All I could see was a meaningless arrangement of squiggles and dots, symbols and patterns, running on endlessly. Words are such unstable things."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
"Life has nothing to do with work and work has no real bearing on life. I used to think they were connected, but now I can see there’s just no way."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
27. The Practice of Not Thinking
By: Ryūnosuke Koike
3.46
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What if we could learn to look instead of see, listen instead of hear… read more
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- philosophy
- buddhism
- nonfiction
- japan
28. The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find our Place in the Universe
By: Jeremy Lent
4.22
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
"A profound personal meditation on human existence and a tour-de-force weaving together of historic… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
29. Tokyo Ueno Station
By: Yū Miri
3.47
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Emperor, Kazu’s life is tied by a series of coincid… read more
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- asia
- japan
"There’s that sound again."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"To speak is to stumble, to hesitate, to detour and hit dead ends. To listen is straightforward. You can always just listen."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"I was always tired. There was never a time I was not tired. Not when life had its claws in me, and not when I escaped from it. I did not live with intent, I only lived. But that’s all over now."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"I used to think life was like a book: you turn the first page, and there’s the next, and as you go on turning page after page, eventually you reach the last one. But life is nothing like a story in a…"-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
30. The Rinzai Zen Way: A Guide to Practice
By: Meido Moore
4.31
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
The first accessible beginner's guide to Rinzai Zen practice.The recognition of the true nature of … read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
31. Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
By: Alex Kerr
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Forty years ago, after learning of the Heart Sutra in Japan, Alex Kerr set out on a quest to seek t… read more
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- buddhism
- asia
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- japan
"Gyo（行） You practice; you reach a new level; and then you practice again."-Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
"Gyo 行 ('practice' and also 'to practice') is what monks undergo in their training inside the temple; it's an ordeal, a trial to be mastered. And it never ends. You practice; you reach a new level; an…"-Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
"Sunyata, in contrast to rupa, is the realm of pure spirituality, hovering beyond everything material. It's quiet, pure, empty. It's the nothingness that seems to be at the core of subatomic particles…"-Alex Kerr, Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan
