This is a great book. Though small physically - 4" X 6" - it is enormous in the power it has to change your life. There is not a better use for the $10.36 amazon's asking for this book.

It helps to have lived in Tokyo for a year, as I did my junior year of college, to gain maximum enjoyment from this book. However, even without the unforgettable first-hand experience of seeing how the Japanese live in impossibly noisy, tight spaces, this book will have you smiling and shaking your head at the ingenuity of seeing people manage to turn lemons into lemon souffle.

The inventiveness, the creativity, the sheer energy in this book make it an absolute delight. Anyone sharing a room, or living in tiny quarters, will find much to improve her or his life within these covers.