Funny Business: An Outsider's Year in Japan

MBA-holder Katzenstein went to Tokyo on a grant to spend 12 months working for Sony. He failed to fit in and was fired after several difficult months, but remained in Japan for the rest of his allotted year pondering his experiences. ``While a dry prose style at times mars his account, readers will appreciate the author's candor and insights into a significant foreign power,'' noted PW. (Sept.)