One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu

10 best books like One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu (Fujiwara no Teika): Rashomon and Other Stories, The Gettysburg Address, All's Well That Ends Well, The Sound of Waves, The Book of Tea, The Wild Geese, The Shadow of Sirius, On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Three Tang Dynasty Poets

Rashomon and Other Stories

Author	Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
ISBN	0871401738

Writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ryunosuke Akutagawa created disturbing stories out of Japan's cultural upheaval. Whether his fictions are set centuries past or close to the present, Akutagawa was a modernist, writing in polished, superbly nuanced prose subtly exposing human...

The Gettysburg Address

Author	Abraham Lincoln
ISBN	0395883970

I would like to respond to the unkind and unfair comments that the liberal press have made concerning Mr. Trump's recent speech, which they claim was plagiarized from President Lincoln's immortal words. There is absolutely no truth in these accusations. First, however much one may admire Lincoln,...

All's Well That Ends Well

Author	William Shakespeare
ISBN	0743484975

Helena, a ward of the Countess of Rousillion, falls in love with the Countess's son, Bertram. Daughter of a famous doctor, and a skilled physician in her own right, Helena cures the King of France-who feared he was dying-and he grants her Bertram's hand as a reward. Bertram, however, offended by the inequality...

The Sound of Waves

Author	Yukio Mishima
ISBN	0099289989

Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the...

The Book of Tea

Author	Kakuzō Okakura
ISBN	0804800693

Now available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase edition, this "object d'art" will be sure to add grace and elegance to tea shelves, coffee tables and bookshelves. A keepsake enjoyed by tea lovers for over a hundred years, The Book of Tea Classic Edition will enhance your enjoyment and understanding...

The Wild Geese

Author	Ōgai Mori
ISBN	0804810702

3.5 stars

It was a nice, simple read. I wish the storyline had been developed a little bit more thoroughly and I didn’t like the ambiguity of the ending. Books like this always surprise me, how women can be used as pawns. In this case, a young girl has been chosen by a well-off Japanese man to be...

The Shadow of Sirius

Author	W.S. Merwin
ISBN	1556592841

Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Featured on NPR's "Fresh Air" and "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS.

Honored as one of the "Best Books of the Year" from Publishers Weekly.

"In his personal anonymity, his strict individuated manner, his defense of the earth,...

On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho

Author	Matsuo Bashō
ISBN	0140444599

Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Author

United Nations

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 12/10/48 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Guinness Book of Records describes the UDHR as the "Most Translated Document" in the world. It consists of thirty articles which outline the...

Three Tang Dynasty Poets

Author	Wang Wei
ISBN	0141398205

'Can I bear to leave these blue hills?'

A generous selection from three of the greatest and most enjoyable of Chinese poets

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics,...

Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles As Seen Through Japanese Eyes

Author	Tameichi Hara
ISBN	1591143543

The Naval Institute Press is pleased to make available for the first time this cloth edition of a now-classic war memoir that was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s. Originally published as a paperback in 1961, it has long been treasured by World War II buffs and professional...

Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting

Author	Shivanee Ramlochan
ISBN	1845233638

Shivanee is the definitive modern poetic voice of the Caribbean.

Most poetry is obsessively circling something divine/sublime. They yearn, and if lucky, can produce one beautiful line. One dazzling line.

Every line in every poem in Haunting is a surprise. It is wrenching. It is...

Moshi moshi

Author	Banana Yoshimoto
ISBN	8807019027

Dopo aver perso il padre in quello che ha tutta l’aria di essere stato un doppio suicidio d’amore, Yoshie si trasferisce dalla sua casa di Meguro a un minuscolo e vecchio appartamento a Shimokitazawa, un quartiere di Tokyo famoso per le sue stradine chiuse al traffico, i ristoranti, i negozietti,...