Nonfiction
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Carbohydrates Kill: The Bioscience of Low-Carb Diets
Tansuikabutsu ga jinrui wo horobosu / 炭水化物が人類を滅ぼす
Makoto Natsui
A much-discussed work that sold 200,000 copies and ignited the “low-carb boom” in Japan. The author, a doctor, maintains a low carbohydrate diet himself and squarely refutes rumors that “low-carb ...
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Let’s Begin Meditating!
Hajimeyou meisou / 始めよう。瞑想
Arina Hosai
This book provides detailed instructions on a method of meditation that will improve everything from your physical condition to your emotional stability, memory, and creativity. The meditation introduced ...
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Downwardly Mobile Society
Karyu shakai: Aratana kaiso shudan no shutsugen / 下流社会:新たな階層集団の出現
Atsushi Miura
The title of this book is a coinage of the writer that reflects the changes that have come to Japan, a place where rapid economic growth once made the vast majority of the population middle class. “Downwardly ...
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A Child’s Brain Is in the Skin
Kodomo no nou wa hada ni aru / 子供の脳は肌にある
Hajime Yamaguchi
“I want my child to grow up to be a kind and thoughtful person.” Most parents hope and pray for the growth of their child’s “heart” in this way. We all agree that the heart is important, but ...