‘Library Recommendations’ Archives
History Books
History Section: Library Recommendations Let’s take a closer look at several books from the History (HIS) section. The history section consists of more than 120 volumes covering not only the history of peoples and places, but everything from midwifery to war. With [Read More]
Yonda? The Top 21 Novels of All Time
■Yonda? In 2003, the BBC invited viewers to vote for their favourite novel of all time. The top 21 books based on all votes that were submitted throughout the Big Read TV series are listed below. 1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien 2. Pride and Prejudice, [Read More]
Enjoy Manga
As of April 1 2011, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (simplified), and Portuguese versions of popular manga books became available in the library. [Read More]
Yonda? Books that Became Movies
Yonda? You’ve seen the movie, but have you read the book? Three of the movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars are based on works of fiction: The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald). Indeed 37 of the 81 [Read More]
Natural Sciences
This month we’ll introduce several books from the Natural Science (NAT) section as part of our introduction to the various subject areas in the reading room of the library. The Natural Science section consists of over 75 volumes covering a wide variety of topics, [Read More]
JLPT Study Books
The Nagoya International Center Library has just recently added the 2007 Japanese Language Proficiency Test Papers to its collection. There are 5 copies of the Level 1&2 and 5 copies of the Level 3&4 books available for borrowing. The NIC Library [Read More]
Zero Hour
Zero Hour DVDs The Discovery Channel’s award-winning Zero Hour series is now available in the NIC Video Library. Each episode profiles the final 60 minutes leading up to an event that have shocked and changed the world. Each hour-long episode combines dramatic [Read More]
Literature and Language
This month we’ll introduce several books from the Literature and Language (LIT) section as part of our introduction to the various subject areas in the reading room of the library. The LIT section consists of more than 160 volumes which include various types of literature [Read More]
Japanese Literature Books
Japanese Literature Section: Library Recommendations Let’s take a closer look at several books from the Japanese Literature (JPN) section. The Japanese Literature section consists of more than 300 titles of Japanese literary works that have been translated into [Read More]
Economics and Business
This month we’ll introduce a few books from the Economics and Business (E&B) section as part of our introduction to the various subject areas in the reading room of the library. The E&B section consists of some 45 volumes covering a variety of topics in [Read More]
