Books
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The good life?
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For quirky bookworms
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Books and Maps
Despite—or due to—technology, collectors covet rare texts and charts![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Book_Fe.jpg)
Tragedy of Kakuei Tanaka
Enigmatic fixer who bridged Britain and Japan![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Book.jpg)
Standing together
Life Lessons from Remarkable Women![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Book.jpg)
How rich are we?
Pushing back against the "Cult of Growth"![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Book.jpg)
Ghosts of the Tsunami
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A slice of social history
Builders of bonds![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BOOK.jpg)
Decline and fall
The life of a showman![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/book.jpg)
Guru shares how to tidy up
Restore order in your life![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Book.jpg)
Breaking records
Famous book creates own personal best![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Book.jpg)
A touch of Frost
At the cutting edge of media![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Book.jpg)
A love letter
Divided by a common language![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Book.jpg)
Britain’s last 20 years
A look at the country’s major privatisations![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Book.jpg)
Exposing harsh truths
Themes of memory and loss![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Book.jpg)
Speak the speech, I pray you
The life of an actor![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Book.jpg)
A prince re-visited
Personal search for a role![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Book1.jpg)
Stepping out in style
A personal account of an extraordinary life![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Cover-345x522.jpg)
“Grief is not a one-way street in Japan”
This book has aspects of a journal, a historical narrative and a cultural guide.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Book.jpg)
Current issues in historic context
This book examines what hinders freedom in Japan.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Book.jpg)
Considering the hypothetical
This book examines possible answers to strange questions.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Book.12.14.jpg)
A Little Dark British Humour
This book explores the life and thoughts of comedian John Cleese.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Book.jpg)
A dash of flavour chemistry
This book explores the secrets of umami, the fifth taste.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Books.jpg)
A time and place unpeeled
An Encyclopaedia of Myself explores the life and times of Brit Jonathan Meades.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Books.jpg)
I’ll drink to that
Sake Confidential unlocks the mysteries of Japan's national drink.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Book.jpg)
Examining the events of 1945
Year Zero explores a year that marked dramatic changes in the world.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Book_square.jpg)
Identity in the face of crises
Burnt Shadows explores world-changing events through a story about love and war.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Book2.jpg)
Reviews
The art lover's guide to Japanese museums; Surviving the 2011 Tsunami![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Book.jpg)
NOTHING SHORT OF GENIUS
Good short fiction has all the components of a fine novel: The shorter the story, the more skilful the writer needs to be.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Book.jpg)