Coming Attractions

18 February 2007

Roland Kelts, will talk on the impact of Japanese pop culture like anime on American pop culture. To attend the talk, please purchase a copy of Japanamerica from us.

Note: Our March speaker will be Sumiko Enbutsu, the noted guidebook author. She will talk about Tokyo: Walks in the City of the Shogun on March 25th.

Join us for a ghoulish Spring Tour

Mark Schreiber, who gave two Good Day Books presentations, will give a tour of some Tokyo execution grounds on March 10. A maximum of ten people can

join the tour. Information regarding the tour will be on our website later.

Past Events

28 January 2007

Peter Tasker, gave an interesting and wide ranging talk on his book, Dragon Dance. Among the audience were several members of the non-native book club.

He is pictured below making a point during his presentation.

BOOKCLUBS

On 25 February, BOOKCLUB members will discuss Origins of Terrorism by Walter Reich (editor). Members of our Non-Native Speakers’ group

will discuss Dragon Dance by Peter Tasker on 11 February.

Conan the Librarian says:

Bhutan is not a heavyweight in the publishing world; only 43 books were published there in 1983. However, the world’s heaviest book is about Bhutan. It weighs 133 pounds (60.3 kilograms), and costs $15,000. The paper used in a single book almost covers a football field. A gallon of ink is used as well. So far no one has brought one in for trade.

Ever opened one of your books and found all of the contents missing? Ever lost data from a computing device? Remember the wise words of Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in "The Pearl of Death" (1944): "Electricity. The high priest of false security."