Coming Attractions
2 September 2007

Takahiro Fujimoto, has written about “The Behind-the-Scenes Drama of Capability-Building Competition in the Automobile Industry.” In order to hear his talk, please buy a copy of Competing to Be Really, REALLY Good from us. Fujimoto sensei will be accompanied by Brian Miller, translator of the book. 
        

           Past Events
           22 July 2007

Timothy Hornyak lovingly described the historical relationship between Japanese people and robots in his talk “Loving the Machine.”  Also  attending were Mark Schreiber, Peter Tasker,

Roland Kelts and a dancing robot. Timothy is pictured below. 

The talk was also attended by August, (aged 10) who enthusiastically asked questions.

 BOOKCLUBS
On 19 August, BOOK-CLUB members will discuss: Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid.
On 9 September, members of our Non-Native Speakers’ group will discuss The Quiet American by Graham Greene.     

Craig McLachlan, author of several books on hiking in Japan,  dropped in on the Non-Native Speakers’ group on 5 Aug. 

Conan the Librarian says:
No, we do not have the book called The Japan Times.  Nor do we have Proust in Pidgin.

Strangest books traded last month:  A tie: The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts or My Life Is A Toilet.
A valued customer will leave this month, with his secret of how to bend book covers. We suspect he is seeking a patent. 
Strangest Question of the Month: “My credit voucher expired in March. How much is it worth?

Advice for writers from Ivana Trump. “Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.”

 A woman came to thank us last week.  She met her guru at Good Day Books, and has been enlightened ever since.

Conan thanks the guybrarians who helped with this column.
Does anyone want to play go with the old man in the picture below?  He is ready and willing to play go at the store this month.  He only speaks Japanese. Appointment please.