Natural Sciences
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The Natural Science section consists of over 75 volumes covering a wide variety of topics, including the environment, human evolution, astronomy, gardening, bird watching and much more.
The Best of 2009 Part 2
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Find out what were the most popular books in the Nagoya International Center Library in the second half of 2009.Discover what test books everyone else is using to brush up on their Japaese skills.
Literature and Language
(10/19) The LIT section consists of more than 160 volumes which include various types of literature - short stories, anthologies, essays, quotations, anecdotes,
literary criticism, etc. along with books on language, linguistics and writing.
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The Best of 2009 Part 1
(11/20) Find out what were the most popular books in the Nagoya International Center Library in the first half of 2009.Discover what test books everyone else is using to brush up on their Japaese skills.
Hungry? You don't have to have the culinary skills of Delia Smith or a Jamie Oliver to whip up a meal
in the confines of your 'compact', little kitchen. A guide to the ingredients available in Japanese supermarkets and a good recipe in front of you is a great start.
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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 Best Picture Oscar winners are based on books. Continue...
Yonda?
In 2003
the British TV network, 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 all available in the NIC library.
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Japanese Literature Section: Library Recommendations
The Japanese Literature section consists of more than 300 titles of Japanese literary works that have been translated into English along with literary criticism and books about Japanese literature in English. Rangings from the works of Soseki Natsume to
bestselling authors such asKoji Suzuki.
The Most Popular Reading Room Books of 2007
