Long Distance (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• Caplan, Mariana, When Holidays Are Hell!: A Guide to Surviving Family Gatherings, Hohm Press, 1997.

  In this comprehensive guide, Caplan examines the advantages and disadvantages of visiting relatives during the holidays and explores — from the viewpoints of both adults and children — the many negative situations that can occur during these times of heightened stress.

• Crohn, Joel, Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships, Fawcett Books, 1995.

  Crohn, a psychotherapist, uses several case studies to demonstrate the trends and unique challenges faced in interracial, interethnic, and interfaith relationships. Although this book is primarily intended as a guidebook for couples in these situations, it does draw on research to discuss these relationships, so it also serves as a good general resource for anybody interested in learning more about this timely topic.

• Guldner, Gregory, Long Distance Relationships: The Complete Guide, Fawcett Books, 1995.

  This book examines the factors necessary to sustain a long-distance relationship, such as the one that Kirby and Mieko have in the beginning of "Long Distance." This book is primarily for couples, but it includes quality research into the trends and effects of long-distance relationships.

• Kamachi, Noriko, Culture and Customs of Japan, Greenwood Press, 1999.

  Kamachi's book examines what life is like for people in Japan. The book includes sections on every major aspect of Japanese life, including thought and religion; literature and art; cuisine and clothing; women, marriage, and family; and social customs and lifestyle.

• Nakadate, Neil, Understanding Jane Smiley, University of South Carolina Press, 1999.

  Nakadate's book offers a comprehensive critical and biographical study of Jane Smiley's works. Nakadate employs published criticism, interviews with Smiley, and the author's own commentary to examine Smiley's major interests and themes.