bobby12 0 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yeah he was an eikaiwa teacher in hiroshima. I believe he still lives in Japan, although Something Tells Me He Isn't Teaching Eikawa Anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 thats cool. last I heard he went to England - must be nice being free to float around..if he indeed does... Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I've just started "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I've just started "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Slightly OT. Anyone been to the Tokyo Dali exhibition? Any comments? Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Mao the untold story by Jung Chang & Jon Halliday. Halfway thru. Bared. A good read. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 On a big Murakami kick right now. My mate Taz got me 国境の南、太陽の西 (South of the Boarder, West of the Sun) in Jap for my Bday and halfway through it. Such an easy read. Read it maybe 5plus years ago so rereading it now in Jap is nice. Beautiful story. ...to magnetisim... Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Got given a book called "That's Bollocks". Seriously. It's got urban myths, conspiracy theories and old wives tales. And more!! It seems that indeed The Madness of King George III was not actually renamed for the American market (who might have wondered what happened to parts I and II) Want to know about brown M&Ms? Here you can find out Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 The Art of Bond Highly recommended if you are a Bond fan. It's a quality hardcover full of quotes from people involved (and also people not involved) in the Bond phenom and lots of photos from the movies. Someone bought it for me for Christmas - great stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Roger's head 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Santa bought me that too. Good book. Some great previously unseen photos. Now I'll have to start reading the original books. (Been saying that for about 10 years now). Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 reading Money by Martin Amis (think thats right) pretty damn funny read sofar. Link to post Share on other sites
Powderoo 0 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by Creek Boy: reading Money by Martin Amis (think thats right) pretty damn funny read sofar. His best novel. Also try a book called, Syrup, by Max Barry. Similar concepts and humour. Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Gordon 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Jon Snow - Shooting History. great so far.. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 yo flash gordon, can i borrow the jon snow book after you? sounds wonderful, i'm on the net now looking for russian cold war iconography art books. does anyone have any they reccommend? Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Gordon 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 you can call me Flash! yeah sure.. will pass it on. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 The high quality Japanese magazine 'Friday'. I read it for the articles...HONEST! -SJA Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 FAT by Rob Grant Did you know the number of overweight people has surpassed the number of malnourished? Rob Grant is the creator of Red Dwarf for those who don't know. An interesting book, thought-provoking and funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Heard good things about that one. I'm reading "The Middle Class A History" at the moment which is a great read. Terribly interesting I'm on a roll of reading about times past. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 i read `Night, which was a terrifying account of the Holocaust. Right now, i`m into `Race Against Time` (Stephen Lewis) about the hunger and AIDS issues in Africa. I`m also kinda addicted to a book called `Choke`, by the same guy that wrote Fight Club. Disturbing and funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Fossil 0 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Just finished Phaic Tan by the mob who wrote Molvania (a land untouched by modern dentistry). Its' good but not quite as funny as the latter book. Blurb; For too long now Phaic Tan has been closed off from the outside world, a country visited each year by just a handful of hardy travellers, aid agency workers and hostage negotiators. But now, thanks to this fully up-dated Jetlag guide, everything you need to know about planning a trip to Phaic Tan, birthplace of the trouser press and irritable bowel syndrome, is here. Link to post Share on other sites
The Takayama Tearer 0 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Almost finished 'The Years of Rice and Salt', by Kim Stanley Robinson. Excellent read. Quote: The Years of Rice and Salt (2002) is an alternate history novel written by science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, a thought experiment about a world in which neither Christianity nor the European cultures based on it achieve lasting impact on world history. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2003. http://www.amazon.com/Years-Rice-Salt-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0553109200 Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Out by Natsuko Kirino. Such a lovely story. 4 women who work in a night shift factory. One of the women gets depressed and ends up murdering her husband, and her friends help with the chopping and disposal. The guy who gets pinned for the murder starts stalking them when he gets out of jail and killing them one by one. Not as gruesome as it sounds, honest! Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 My Japanese friend is reading that now actually and recommended it to me. Can't say it really appeals to me! I haven't read anything for a few months now, just don't feel like it if that makes sense. I just need one good book to get me back into the habit. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 An ex girlfriend who is still a friend bought me this book for my birthday. She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/028563722...&pf_rd_i=468294 It's actually quite interesting Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Are you sure she's still a friend!? Link to post Share on other sites
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