Fine books on Asia with a focus on Japan and China for over 30 years. Japanese Literature imprint with @monkeybizjapan. Podcast and Substack link below.
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5 Jun 2025
The Way Forward: From Early Republic to People’s Republic (1912 – 1949) by Jing Liu
How China became the China we know today, through war and societal transformation.
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4 Jun 2025
The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912) by Jing Liu
The fourth volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's move to modernization!
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3 Jun 2025
Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity: The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907–1368) by Jing Liu
This fun, comic-style series that explores China's relationship with its barbarian neighbors. The Mongols!
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29 May 2025
Come see us at the #BayAreaBookFestival this Sunday!
6 May 2025
We're excited to be at this year's #BayAreaBookFestival on Sunday, June 1st in Downtown Berkeley! Come check out our books at a discount -- Japanese Literature, Travel Guides, Armchair Travel, Japanese History, Culture, Chinese Literature, and more!
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29 May 2025
Division to Unification in Imperial China: The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220–907) by Jing Liu
The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty.
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27 May 2025
This Sunday!
6 May 2025
We're excited to be at this year's #BayAreaBookFestival on Sunday, June 1st in Downtown Berkeley! Come check out our books at a discount -- Japanese Literature, Travel Guides, Armchair Travel, Japanese History, Culture, Chinese Literature, and more!
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27 May 2025
China Smart: What You Don’t Know, What You Need to Know— A Past & Present Guide to History, Culture, Society, Language
Essential essays on all things Chinese that inform and entertain travelers, students, and anyone working or living in China.
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27 May 2025
Takaoka's Travels by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, translated by David Boyd. Introducing Tatsuhiko Shibusawa—Japan’s Italo Calvino—in this fantastical tale of a Japanese prince who encounters both beauty and danger on a pilgrimage to India.
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22 May 2025
Naikan: Gratitude, Grace, and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection by Gregg Krech
A unique blend of the spiritual and psychological to help you examine your life, renew your relationships, and reshape your future.
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6 May 2025
We're excited to be at this year's #BayAreaBookFestival on Sunday, June 1st in Downtown Berkeley! Come check out our books at a discount -- Japanese Literature, Travel Guides, Armchair Travel, Japanese History, Culture, Chinese Literature, and more!
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19 May 2025
Foundations of Chinese Civilization (vol. 1)
The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty (2697 BCE - 220 CE) by Jing Liu
A fun way to learn about China in a visual, informative comic-style history.
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19 May 2025
My Year of Dirt and Water by Tracy Franz. Married to a Zen monk in training, an American woman in Japan chronicles her own year of growth and discovery.
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16 May 2025
A Bridge of Words by Hiroaki Sato
Prolific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his thoughts on American society in mainly two columns across 30-plus years, collected here for the first time.
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16 May 2025
The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross by T. K. Nakagaki. A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate.
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14 May 2025
Green Tea Living: A Japan-Inspired Guide to Eco-friendly Habits, Health, and Happiness by Toshimi A. Kayaki
Homespun wisdom from Japan updated for today's "green lifestyle" choices.
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13 May 2025
Eating Wild Japan by Winifred Bird. A delicious collection of essays, recipes, and practical plant information exploring Japan's thriving culture of foraged foods.
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12 May 2025
Sacred Sanskrit Words: For Yoga, Chant, and Meditation by Leza Lowitz and Reema Datta
A simple guide to over 160 key spiritual concepts behind yoga and other branches of Eastern wisdom.
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12 May 2025
The Osamu Tezuka Story. A documentary manga biography of the influential artist and the birth and evolution of manga and anime in Japan.
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9 May 2025
Sacred Sanskrit Words by Leza Lowitz and Reema Datta
A guide to the key spiritual concepts behind yoga and other branches of Eastern wisdom.
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