Photos of Japanese books that I bought in NYC

I spent a day in NYC this week to visit family, and had a chance to visit the Manhattan locations for Book Off and Kinokuniya. I took some photos since it might be interesting to others who are outside of Japan and don't see a lot of printed books or study materials.

• けいてぃはたらきもののじょせつしゃ (Japanese translation of Katy and the Big Snow) — I photographed it next to my children's copy of the book in English.
• 英語で日本紹介ハンドブック (Introduction to Japan Handbook in English) — Bilingual guide to Japanese society, culture, geography, etc. The Japanese parts are too difficult for me but the vocabulary lists are interesting. This is a used copy so it is not the latest edition.
• Assorted cookbooks — I bought these on a whim because I liked the color photos.
• Japanese Short Stories for Beginners, volume 2 — I already have the first book in this series. The stories are honestly not that interesting but it's the perfect difficulty for my current level of Japanese. The book includes stories, translations, vocabulary lists, and quizzes for understanding.
• 5秒後に意外な結末 — This webpage shows a few example pages from the 5 second series. It is a spinoff of the ５分 series but the stories are even shorter and there are lots of pictures.
• Read Real Japanese Essays — This one looks really interesting. It is a collection of non-fiction writing by well known authors. Each page has translations for non-trivial phrases, and also there are extensive end notes which explain the nuances of why certain grammar or phrases are used.