Jack Seward: 4 books
Hara-kiri
Japanese Ritual Suicide
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Hari-Kiri is a definitive text on Japanese ritual suicide, also known as suppuku.
To the average westerner, the word hara-kiri conjures up an image of excruciating, self-inflicted pain; of a deep, fatal incision. To the Japanese, this kind of suicide embodies the best qualities of courage,...
by Jack Seward
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Strange but True Stories from Japan is a fascinating collection of vignettes, ranging from historical to the personal.
Here you will be exposed to the goings-on of Americans serving time in Japanese prisons and the many who claimed the identity of Tokyo Rose. And learn about the bizarre habits...
Macneils of Tokyo
A Novel of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
In the absorbing, epic tradition of The Winds of War, author Jack Seward presents a new novel of war, passion, and divided family loyalties.
The MacNeil family is torn apart by the horrors of war, which is consuming Asia as strife, intrigue, and romance inevitably follow. Like its predecessor,...
Outrageous Japanese
Slang, Curses and Epithets (Japanese Phrasebook)
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
This is a user–friendly and concise Japanese phrase book and guide to Japanese slang and Japanese curses.
The Japanese are extraordinarily polite and soft-spoken people who are always indirect and evasive in their dealings with each other. Right? Well, not really. They can be just as explicit,...