Adam’s Japanese Book Recommendations – Part 4
1. 人生はワンチャンス! (Life Is One Woof Chance!)
Japanese Level: ☆☆☆
Famous motivational quotes by inventors, writers, politicians, entrepreneurs, and other great thinkers all put to cute pictures of dogs. Each quote is explained with a backstory about the speaker, as well as other similar quotes, and it gives you endless positive boosts of energy…and dogs. Continuation of the book I previously reviewed 人生はニャンとかなる.
2. 僕が18年勤めた会社を辞めた時、後悔した12のこと (12 Things I Regretted When I Quit The Company I Worked At For 18 Years)
Japanese Level: ☆☆☆☆
The autobiography of a man who tried to succeed at your typical large Japanese company. The challenges and struggles, everything he wishes he did and didn’t do, all given in casual advice format. A great look into Japanese company culture and advice that can apply to anyone regardless of where they work or what they do.
3. 脳が冴える15の習慣 (15 Habits To Keep Your Brain Sharp)
Japanese Level: ☆☆☆☆
The brain is an amazing thing, yet modern lifestyle is often limiting its full capacity. This book teaches you habits to improve your memory, creativity, judgment, and everything else your brain does. Studying Japanese is all about using your brain efficiently so a lot of these techniques can make a major difference to your progress.
4. そして生活はつづく (And Life Continues)
Japanese Level: ☆☆☆
Musician, actor, and writer Hoshino Gen takes you through his comedic adventures of finding an apartment, having trouble remembering to pay bills, annoying canker sores in his mouth, not being able to wear contact lenses, and more. Funny, easy to relate to, a bit cocky, but an overall enjoyable journey of his daily life musings.
5. 幸せな経済自由人の60の習慣 (60 Habits Of Happy People With Financial Freedom)
Japanese Level: ☆☆☆
Everyone wants happiness and financial freedom. A little money goes a long way to achieving that. The author explains 60 powerful habits which are simple techniques to put into practice immediately that can help get you there.
Founder of Jalup. iOS Software Engineer. Former attorney, translator, and interpreter. Still watching 月曜から夜ふかし weekly since 2013.
今度は自己啓発のテーマになっていますね。私は大体文芸に限ってきましたが和田一郎の本は面白そうです。サラリーマンはどのような生活を送っていることに興味がありますので、池井戸潤の小説を二冊読んで、中小企業の雰囲気を味わいました。和田の本は他の見方を提供することを期待しています。日本の企業以外に用途できるようなことが書いているとなおさら楽しみです。
こういう投稿を是非続いてください。
今は日本の自己啓発本にかなり嵌っています(年のせいかも!)。次の記事も同じのような内容になってしまうかもしれませんがよろしくお願いします~
是非和田一郎が書いた本を読んでみてください