{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-japan-pico-iyer-9781101973479","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations","description":"\"Arguably the greatest living travel writer\" (\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains an enigma even to its long-term residents. In \u003ci\u003eA Beginner's Guide to Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, Iyer draws on his years of experience--his travels, conversations, readings, and reflections--to craft a playful and profound book of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. He recounts his adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation hall to a love hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station, and from dinner with Meryl Streep to an ill-fated call to the Apple service center in a series of provocations guaranteed to\u003cbr\u003e pique the interest and curiosity of those who don't know Japan--and to remind those who do of its myriad fascinations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pico Iyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101973471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101973479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Pico Iyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049884283135,"sku":"9781101973479","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a30d1d2-4203-436e-8846-02f52b245059.jpg?v=1685003960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-beginners-guide-to-japan-pico-iyer-9781101973479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}