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Why write a book?
I write to entertain, and make people happy.
It appears that I’ve hit the mark with the readers of LIVE FROM JAPAN!
“LIVE FROM JAPAN is a lovely book in many ways. The spirit of the book is to encourage community between John Rachel’s adopted country and his birth country and the book itself invites, entertains, nourishes and charms, supporting that end.” – Amazon Review April 26, 2021
“An expats perspective which sheds light on the unique and quirky aspects of Japanese country life. Highlights include anecdotal descriptions of the great care taken in daily rituals, food customs, and the courtesy extended to people and place.” – Amazon Review May 15, 2021
“John’s perceptions reminded me of my mixture of awe and puzzlement over Japanese ways and how each generation has distinctive formative influences.” – Amazon Review March 15, 2021
LIVE FROM JAPAN!
Now available at 50% off as a Kindle or EPUB ebook (Nookbook, Apple iBook, Kobo Reader, etc.)
Buy it now for only $4.99 at . . .
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Coming (We Hope) in August!
We’re trying to get this ready for release this June. There are so many issues related to supply chains, the pandemic, and pervasive chaos in the world. But we’ll do our best. Initial reactions have been outstanding! Here’s in part what one reader of an advance copy had to say:
“The subtitle of the book is Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun. The setting of much of the activity does center, with reverent attention, on the detail of life in Japan, Osaka, especially, but includes a surprising, and amazing lightning tour of Paris, Morocco, and several major cities of Western Africa. More than setting only, there is a rhythm and music to John Rachel’s language that allows the reader to believe that he/she is experiencing a translated version of these characters’ thoughts and language straight from Japanese.”
Please be patient. We think it’ll be worth the wait.
Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun
COMING SPRING 2022!
Are you ready?
Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun is unlike any love story you’ve ever read before. Set in Japan and East Africa, it is based on real events.
Arriving this coming spring. ARCs will be available in February 2022. Pre-orders will begin in April.
This is from the Author’s Closing Personal Comment at the end of the book:
As a society, the Japanese people may be the most honest in the world. There are legendary stories of individuals forgetting their wallets, handbags, computers, shopping bags, leaving them in plain sight in highly-trafficked public places. They return hours later and their valuables are right where the left them. Or have been turned into the police, everything still there, even credit cards and cash. We expect of others what we see in ourselves. Meaning, Japanese trust others because they themselves can be trusted. The problem is that this level of integrity can backfire when confronting others who are not so morally sound. It can be extremely destructive at every level when manipulated to personal advantage by individuals who are cunning, ruthless, sociopathic.
Oh my! So many questions!
How many times have you asked yourself? . . .
Do Japanese eat sushi for breakfast?
Is there a difference between Japanese sake and turpentine?
Do modern-day geishas play electric guitar?
There are more answers than questions. So . . .
Just say ‘NO’ to boredom, ignorance & xenophobia!
IT’S EASY! LIVE FROM JAPAN! will take good care of you.
I promise!
The Kindle version is available HERE.
An Apple iBOOK is available HERE.
A B&N Nook Book is available HERE.
Other popular ebook formats are available HERE.
A deluxe paperback is available from Amazon HERE.
A deluxe full-color paperback is available from B&N HERE.
A deluxe full-color paperback is available from the printer HERE.
Have fun reading it! I sure had fun writing it.
Trouble sleeping? 9 out of 10 doctors recommend . . .
You’ve heard that phrase: “Yeah, it was a real sleeper.”
Maybe talking about a movie or book.
What can I say? I guess I’ve got one on my hands.
Yes . . . LIVE FROM JAPAN!
I mean, why write a book?
It’s obvious! Put something out there that does some good, something positive!
What’s more positive than relaxing? Meditating? Dreaming?
By the way, if you’re interested in what people are saying about LIVE FROM JAPAN! there are some nice reviews at . . .
Amazon (16 reviews)
Barnes & Noble (12 reviews)
If those inspire you and you want to learn about the real Japan, I give you high marks for your curiosity and judgment. Here’s where you can pick up a copy.
As a Kindle ebook from Amazon (US)
As a deluxe paperback from Amazon (US)
As a Kindle ebook from Amazon (Canada)
As a Nook Book from Barnes & Noble
As an iBook from the Apple Store
As an ebook from Scribd
As an ebook from Kobo (US)
Your choice of ebook formats at Smashwords
As a deluxe paperback direct from the printer
“It is better to have ordered and lost than to have never ordered at all.” – Shopping Channel Spiritual Advisor, Mahatma Kingsley
Live From Japan! ebooks $2.99 until February 14th!
ORDER NOW: EBOOK WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU ON FEB 14th (Valentine’s Day)
The Kindle version can be pre-ordered HERE.
An Apple iBOOK can be pre-ordered HERE.
A B&N Nook Book can be pre-ordered HERE.
Other popular ebook formats can be pre-ordered HERE.
This is the REAL Japan . . . the beauty and charm of life in a traditional rural community, as told by an American expat who has lived there almost 9 years.
450+ full-color photographs! 63 real-life anecdotes!
What it’s like to . . . “Live in a fairy tale!”
“LIVE FROM JAPAN! Arriving very soon!
My deluxe, full-color, large-format book about Japan, as viewed through my American expat eyes, is arriving February 14th (yes, that’s Valentine’s Day).
With over 450 color photos, it’s an expensive volume, coming in at $35.95 in print, normally $9.99 as an ebook.
BUT for the next two weeks, the ebook of LIVE FROM JAPAN! is available as a pre-order in every popular ebook format FOR ONLY . . . $2.99!
I want everyone to have this book. It offers a side of Japan they will never get anywhere else, and unless they come here and stay with me for a few days, are unlikely to experience themselves as a tourist.
Please think about it.
If it feels right . . .
DO IT!
The Kindle version can be pre-ordered HERE.
An Apple iBOOK can be pre-ordered HERE.
A B&N Nook Book can be pre-ordered HERE.
Other popular ebook formats can be pre-ordered HERE.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW . . . The deluxe full-color, large format print books (like the one I’m holding in the photo above) have arrived EARLY!
A deluxe paperback is now available from Amazon HERE.
A deluxe full-color paperback is available from B&N HERE.
Petrocelli … a True Crime Thriller
From the mercurial mind of John Rachel, based on true stories from the from the violent and gruesome under-world of sex trafficking, where millions of children and adolescents across the globe are held in bondage as slaves, the book that has everyone gasping . . .
For a limited time only, both the ebook and the deluxe print paperback of Petrocelli will available at special sale prices.
The Kindle version is only $3.99 — get it HERE.
The deluxe paperback is only $12.95 — get it HERE.
Arriving in February 2021 (Valentine’s Day)!
Live From Japan!
The original publication date for John Rachel’s new book was supposed to be end of October.
But everyone and everything has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. This mess has impacted us too. Publishing and printing are backed up. Meaning, Live From Japan! will now be available February 14, 2021.
Sorry about that. But we promise it’ll be worth the wait!
Live From Japan! is a captivating, heart-warming, funny, and informative look at contemporary Japan, through the eyes of an American expat.
It includes sixty-three anecdotes about the Land of the Rising Sun, its people, culture, traditions, and institutions.
