Here is a list of materials available to anyone in the group who would like to borrow them. To start with, it's just stuff from the Comstocks, but we're open to having anyone who wants to make any of their books, CDs, videos, etc. available adding to the list.

If you are interested in borrowing any of these, just email or call the owner and arrange to pick them up. Or arrange an exchange at one of our orientation meetings.

Be aware that some of the music samples are kinda' large, so if you click on "Sample" it may take a while to download, depending on your Internet connection speed.

Recommended Movies / Videos / DVDs - check your local library, Netflix, etc.

Title	Publisher / Producer	Notes
Departures	Yoojiroo Takita	2009 Academy award winner, best foreign film
Shall We Dance	Miramax	The original, in Japanese with subtitles.

CDs

Title	Artist	Owner	Notes	Status
Lapis Lazul	Iruka	Comstocks	Kinda' folky, hippie, jazzy, rock-y collection Sample	Available
Iruka Hits	Iruka	Comstocks	More orchestral; mellow, pleasant Sample	Available
Best Selection 16	Iruka	Comstocks	Wide variety of styles. Sample	Available
Koto	Junko Shigeta	Comstocks	Terrific instrumental work by Denver artists Sample	Available
Innocent	Satoko Ishimine	Comstocks	One of my favorite J-pop singers, pretty accessible Sample	Available
Closet	Satoko Ishimine	Comstocks	Very rock-y, wail-ing, edgy collection of songs. An aquired taste, not for everyone. Sample	Available
Imagination	Satoko Ishimine	Comstocks	Overall a lighter collection of music. Sample	Available

Books and other publications - Fiction

Title	Author	Owner	Notes	Status
Gai-Jin	James Clavell	Comstocks	Historical novel: merchants in Japan in the 1860's.	Available
All She Was Worth	Miyuki Miyabe	Comstocks	A young woman disappears; her fiance asks his uncle, a retired detective, to track her down; but is she who she says she is?	Available
Audrey Hepburn's Neck	Alan Brown	Comstocks	A rural Japenese young man moves to Tokyo and becomes involved with two American ex-pats in surprising ways.	Available
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle	Haruki Murakami	Comstocks	Book cover: "a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II"	Available
Memoirs of a Geisha	Arthur Golden	Comstocks	Fiction, supposedly based on accounts from an actual Geisha, the provenance is somewhat controversial; made into a movie.	Available
American Fuji	Sara Backer	Comstocks	An American man comes to Japan to find out about his son's death. He teams up with an American ex-pat woman as they unravel a story of illicit organ donation and the local yakuza.	Available
The Concubine's Tattoo	Laura Joh Rowland	Comstocks	Detective story set in 1690 in Japan. A bit of a bodice-ripper, but an interesting who-dun-it.	Available

Books and other publications - Japanese Language, Culture, and Travel

Title	Author	Owner	Notes	Status
Japanese in Action	Jack Seward	Comstocks	Insights by an American ex-pat who has lived in Japan over 40 years Heavy on language intricacies, but some perceptive insights into culture.	Available
The Donald Richie Reader	Donald Richie	Comstocks	Insights by an American ex-pat who has lived in Japan over 50 years Skip the longish introduction and get to the meat of the book.	Available
Confessions of a Yakuza	Junichi Saga	Comstocks	Non-Fiction; Yakuza are the Japanese version of the mafia Published in 1991	Available
Confucius Lives Next Door	T. R. Reid	Comstocks	Non-Fiction; Life in Japan for a Washington Post bureau chief; he now lives here and has visited our church several times!	Available
The Dolls of Japan	The Japan Foundation	Comstocks	Stunning pictures with brief descriptions of various dolls and doll styles (16 pages)	Available
Dave Barry Does Japan	Dave Barry	Comstocks	Dave Barry travels to Japan; although a humor book, he hits the nail on the head in a number of areas.	Available