Learning to Bow
Inside the Heart of Japan
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On Sale:
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22/04/2004
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. With warmth and candor, Bruce Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in a small rural town. Beginning with a ritual outdoor bath and culminating in an all-night trek to the top of Mt. Fuji, Feiler teaches his students about American culture, while they teach him everything from how to properly address an envelope to how to date a Japanese girl.
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Critical Praise for
Learning to Bow
“A refreshingly original look at Japan…this book is a revelation.”
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“[A] delightful, moving, and incisive account….Feiler uses anecdotes, historical background and keen personal observations to reveal and explain an extraordinary nation.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
“A hilarious and revealing book [that] marks the debut of a formidable talent.”
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James Fallows, Washington Editor of Atlantic Monthly
“Always fascinating and often funny…one of those rare books that shows the Japanese as fully rounded human beings.”
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Washington Post
“Mark Salzman fans and other aficionados of things Eastern will love…Bruce Feiler’s Learning to Bow.”
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Elle
“Anyone seeking a better understanding of modern-day Japan and of Japanese perceptions of American society will benefit immensely from reading this rich account.”
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Booklist
“A lighthearted yet extremely perceptive analysis of an educational system which systematically and deliberately teaches students the work ethic and strong group identity.”
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Library Journal
“A rare achievement: a work that is as enlightening as it is entertaining. Learning to Bow resonates with truth, telling detail, and Feiler’s infectious sense of humor. It is a book to read and recommend to friends.”
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Robert Whiting, author of You Gotta Have Wa
“Gems of insight and understanding.”
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Rocky Mountain News
“An engaging book, Learning to Bow earns higher marks than the usual scholarly analysis.”
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Business Tokyo
“Filled with rich anecdotes that tell far more than dry, academic tomes on the same subject.”
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“[A] volume that is at once extremely funny, informative and delivers a message that the world will have to learn as we move into a new era; the era of global society.”
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Newark Star Ledger
“A charming and incisive close-up of the most important part of the Japanese miracle- the making of a Japanese.”
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Robert Elegant, author of Pacific Destiny
“Feiler’s book is warm, intimate, and often very funny, bringing much-needed insight into the Japanese grass-root culture and the role of education in that land.”
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Kirkus Reviews
“As fascinating an account of Japanese life as you could find anywhere…Don’t miss this one.”
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Grand Rapids Press
Praise for Bruce Feiler:
“Feiler, a superb narrator and storyteller with a gentle, ironic sense of humor, also possesses a potent intellect that at moments blazes forth, illuminating everything in its path.”
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Washington Post Book World
“Bruce Feiler is a keen and thoughtful observer.”
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New York Times Book Review
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