Lost Japan (Lonely Planet Travel Literature)

"100 Interiors Around the World: 2 Volumes" von Alex Kerr ist eine umfassende Sammlung, die einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Vielfalt und Schönheit der Innenarchitektur weltweit bietet. Die beiden Bände präsentieren 100 herausragende...

From the author of Another Kyoto and Lost Japan, a rich, personal exploration of the culture and history of Bangkok, and an essential guide for anyone visiting the cityAlex Kerr has spent over thirty years of his life living in Bangkok....

Alex Kerr is an American writer, antiques collector and Japanologist. Lost Japan is his most famous work. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of non-fiction published in Japan....

'An erudite and charming book . . . both a primer and a paean to one of the central texts of Buddhism, known as the Heart Sutra. . . Alex Kerr delves into the Japanese soul' Literary ReviewThe material world is itself emptiness.Emptiness...

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...

"Living in Japan" von Taschen und Angelika ist ein informatives Buch, das dem Leser einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die japanische Kultur und Lebensweise bietet. Es präsentiert eine Mischung aus traditionellen und modernen Wohnstilen,...

Alex Kerr is an American writer, antiques collector and Japanologist. Lost Japan is his most famous work. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of non-fiction published in Japan....

The material world is itself emptiness. Emptiness is itself the material world. Powerful, mystical and concise, the Heart Sutra is believed to contain the condensed essence of all Buddhist wisdom. This brief poem on emptiness has exerted...