“A refreshingly original look at Japan…this book is a revelation.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“A hilarious and revealing book [that] marks the debut of a formidable talent.” — James Fallows, Washington Editor of Atlantic Monthly
“Always fascinating and often funny…one of those rare books that shows the Japanese as fully rounded human beings.” — Washington Post
“Mark Salzman fans and other aficionados of things Eastern will love…Bruce Feiler’s Learning to Bow.” — Elle
“Gems of insight and understanding.” — Rocky Mountain News
“An engaging book, Learning to Bow earns higher marks than the usual scholarly analysis.” — Business Tokyo
“Filled with rich anecdotes that tell far more than dry, academic tomes on the same subject.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“A charming and incisive close-up of the most important part of the Japanese miracle- the making of a Japanese.” — Robert Elegant, author of Pacific Destiny
“As fascinating an account of Japanese life as you could find anywhere…Don’t miss this one.” — Grand Rapids Press