Jonathan Clements: 25 books
The Little Book of Main Street Money
21 Simple Truths that Help Real People Make Real Money
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2009
"A gem from one of the most brilliant minds in personal finance."
—Ben Stein, author, actor, TV personality, and New York Times columnist
"Investing, as it is said, is simple but it is not easy. Jonathan Clements's fine new Little Book underscores the priceless (and price-less)...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
In Modern China: All That Matters, Jonathan Clements presents China as the Chinese themselves see it. He explains the key issues of national reconstruction; the Cold War, the Cultural Revolution, and the dizzying spectacle of China's economic reform. Clements offers a Chinese perspective on such events...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
In the American mind, Finland is often swept up in the general group of Nordic countries, little known and seldom gaining prominence on its own. But as Jonathan Clements shows in An Armchair Traveller's History of Finland, it has a long and fascinating history, one that offers oddities and excitements...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
With almost 13 million residents, Tokyo is now as much an icon of modernity as it is a city, with its neon-lit billboards, futuristic technology, and avant-garde fashion scene. But the long and fascinating history of Japan’s modern capital encompasses much, much more, and in An Armchair Traveller’s...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
'Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi reads like a thriller. If you're looking for a samurai primer, Clements' guide will keep you on the hook' Japan Times, reviewed as part of an...
How to Think About Money
Make smarter financial choices and squeeze more happiness out of your cash
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
NEW INTERNATIONAL EDITION *** A cult smash in the US, How to Think About Money is the ultimate smart thinking book for those who want a more prosperous and less stressful financial life. *** There are those who think the goal of investing is to beat the market and amass as much wealth as possible,...
The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition
A Century of Japanese Animation
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive-The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work."-Neil Gaiman
Over one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . .
This third edition of the landmark reference work has six...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
The Silk Road is not a place, but a journey, a route from the edges of the Mediterranean to the central plains of China, through high mountains and inhospitable deserts. For thousands of years its history has been a traveler’s history, of brief encounters in desert towns, snowbound passes and nameless...
A Brief History of Khubilai Khan
Lord of Xanadu, Founder of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor of China
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, his mother a Christian princess. Groomed from childhood for a position of authority, Khubilai snatched the position of Great Khan, becoming the overlord of a Mongol federation that stretched from the Balkans to the Korean coast. His...
A Brief History of Japan
Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.
First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Jonathan Clements charts the rise of Japan since the end of World War Two. Presenting the country as the Japanese themselves see it, he explains key issues in national reconstruction, the often-overlooked US Occupation, the influence of the Cold War, student unrest, political scandals, and the meteoric...
From Here to Financial Happiness
Enrich Your Life in Just 77 Days
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
Just 77 days to a happier, more prosperous life!
From Here to Financial Happiness is the day-by-day guide for anyone dreaming of a better life. Whether you’re dealing with debt, uncertain about retirement or simply want to get a grip on your finances, this book can put you on the road to...
by Jonathan Clements
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
This is the fantastic true story of the infamous pirate; Coxinga who became king of Taiwan and was made a god - twice. From humble origins, Coxinga's father became the richest man in China and Admiral of the Emperor's navy during the Ming Dynasty. As his eldest son, Coxinga was given the best education...
Mannerheim
President, Soldier, Spy
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century, and the only man to be decorated by both sides in the Second World War. As a Finnish officer in Russian service, he witnessed the coronation of the last Tsar, and was both reprimanded for foolhardiness and decorated...
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