Inbox: "If I only ever read one book about Japan, which one should it be?" Tough one. https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Japanese-Society-Yoshio-Sugimoto/dp/1107626676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501508892&sr=8-1&keywords=sugimoto+japanese+society … orhttps://www.amazon.com/Making-Common-Policy-Institutional-Studies/dp/0822955105/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501508935&sr=1-1&keywords=making+common+sense+of+japan …
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One might say that that's a ridiculous request. I don't think it's a ridiculous request, because I think knowing something beats nothing.
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You could do worse than catch 22 or a Vonnegut novel.
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Democracy in America is a standard answer here
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Huckleberry Finn
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It's normal, as an American, you're just not in a very good position to answer ( http://squid314.livejournal.com/306048.html )
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Me neither, but I suspect it's author is Mark Twain or Hunter Thompson.
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American Cultural Patterns is amazing but not exactly a beach book https://www.amazon.com/American-Cultural-Patterns-Cross-Cultural-Perspective/dp/1877864013 …
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Along the same lines but very readable https://www.amazon.com/Class-Through-American-Status-System/dp/0671792253 …
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I favor "The Xenophobe's Guide to the Americans", a UK travel guide, as the answer to that question.
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Great Gatsby
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