Hector Garcia books

A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (2011)

A light Japanese cultural guide that doesn't get particularly geeky until the final third of the book.I don't do much non-fiction but this was surprisingly interesting. Full of 1-2 page summaries of Japanese historical and cultural points: the gals movement, the salaryman lifestyle, martial arts...