Richie: 170 books

"This is a freaking great book and I highly recommend it…if you are passionate about the history of 'the world's greatest city,' this book is something you must have in your collection." —JapanThis.com Edward Seidensticker's A History of Tokyo 1867-1989 tells the fascinating story...

This provocative book is a tractate—a treatise—on beauty in Japanese art, written in the manner of a zuihitsu, a free-ranging assortment of ideas that “follow the brush” wherever it leads. Donald Richie looks at how perceptual values in Japan were drawn from raw nature and then modified by...

"The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film" is a mammoth 350,000-word guide to the incredible wealth of music the Beatles recorded that they did not release, as well as musical footage of the group that hasn't been made commercially available. This revised and expanded ebook edition adds about 30,000 words...

"Urban Spacemen & Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators & Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Roc"k documents twenty cult rockers from the 1960s. The book features extremely detailed investigation of the careers of greats like the Pretty Things, Arthur Brown, Richard & Mimi Faria, and Tim Buckley. Also...

A fascinating headline recently made its rounds. Some scientists have boldly asserted that octopi are from outer space. This is a commentary on their conjecture.

The Temples of Kyoto takes you on a journey through these environs and presents twenty-one of these marvelous structures that are unique creations which, while quintessentially Japanese, somehow speak a universal language readily appreciated by people the world over. Donald Richie, called by...

The subject of UFOs is becoming insanely popular. What is really going on? What is the Biblical response to alien abductions? What do they have to do with Bible prophecy? Come explore these issues and others.

Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' (not in all public domain lists) has been called a terrific piece of literature ever since its publication in 1932. The lessons that it teaches are even more relevant today. This is a brief review of some of its pertinent themes from a fundamental Christian perspective....

I propose a theory for the chronology of Eden that better squares with the literal text, and which is more compatible with young-Earth creationism than is presently accepted. The themes of racism/eugenics brought out by Darwinian evolution are also explored.

This essay presents the fascinating Old Testament basis for one of the New Testament's most remarkable passages. It also seeks to defend the standard Hebrew text in an age of increasing skepticism brought about by the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Many people think the Bible is simply a book of myths. A famous politician recently dared anyone to provide proof of meeting God. Isaiah indeed had such an encounter, and this booklet provides exegesis of his supernatural prophecies.

Richie McCaw, Rugby World Cup winning captain and the New Zealand All Black's most capped player of all time, is unquestionably the greatest player of his generation and arguably the most talented player of all time. In this bestselling autobiography, he talks with brutal honesty about the roots of...

The “black car” has appeared both conspicuously and inconspicuously throughout the annals of fiction—its presence both mysterious and menacing, its appearance enough to pause your heart. It’s the sedan just within sight that seems to be mimicking your speed and movements as you walk...

From a host of bestselling and award-winning authors come the stories from the darkest corners of their imaginations featuring one of the most abhorrent acts of mankind; cannibalism! Throughout history, human beings have feasted on human flesh. Whether it was to survive starvation or to horrify...