“zenchu sato”

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki's "The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk" invites you to step inside the mysterious world of the Zendo, where monks live their lives in simplicity. Suzuki, best known as the man who brought Zen classics to the West, sheds light on all phases of a monk's experience, from being ... More

Six decades ago, Toyota was an embarrassment. Today, they are the auto- industry leader. "The Toyota Strategy" tells how they did it, and in such a way that allows readers to apply the lessons. Discover how Toyota is more than just a series of good business moves, but a culture first put into place ... More

This is the first-ever English translation of Narasimha’s Kadambarinataka and its critical evaluation. It highlights the play’s importance in Sanskrit-Prakrt literature of medieval India and compares it with the kavyas of classicists like Sudraka.... More

Say sayonara to your fears of speaking Japanese Interested in learning to speak Japanese but feel intimidated by the complex characters and pronunciations? No need to worry Even if your only experience is ordering sushi, Japanese Demystified will have you saying konnichiwa to your new language skil... More

This book is a beginners introduction to chemical thermodynamics for engineers. In the textbook efforts have been made to visualize as clearly as possible the main concepts of thermodynamic quantities such as enthalpy and entropy, thus making them more perceivable. Furthermore, intricate formulae in... More

Outrageously complex patterns appear in this fascinating collection of 30 intriguing drawings, rich in interlocking shapes that form optical illusions.... More

This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference held in 1986, a year in which the policy frictions between Japan and the United States were particularly heated. The issues discussed here are of broader interest than the crises reported in the daily press. The conference program a... More