Coming Attractions:
7 October 2007

Sumiko Enbutsu returns to Good Day Books to talk about “Flower Walks.”  Her book “A Flower Lover’s Guide to Tokyo” has just been published.  In order to hear her talk, please buy a copy of this book from us.

  Past Events
 2 September 2007
Takahiro Fujimoto, enthusiastically talked about Japanese car manufacturing, unexpectedly drawing analogies from Aristotle and aircraft engineering during his talk. 
He is pictured signing a copy of his book, “Competing to Be Really, REALLY Good.” 

Metropolis magazine selected Good Day Books as their favorite bookstore in their August 24, 2007 edition. We appreciate their choice.

Back issues of our newsletter are now accessible from our website.

We were saddened to learn of the death of a former Good Day Books speaker:  Ed Seidensticker.  He is pictured during one of his visits to the store.

BOOKCLUBS

On 16 September BOOK-CLUB members will discuss: The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire by J.P.D.B. Lord Kinross.

On 14 October, members of our Non-Native Speakers’ group will discuss The Professor and The Madman: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester.   

Conan the Librarian says:

Summer sagacity? “The difference between here and there,” he said, pointing outside, “is airconditioning”.

Strangest service offered this month: “I can hypnotise people to buy books,” he said. 

Was Leo Tolstoy a gardener?  Didn’t he write “Worn Peas?”

There is a reason why the kanji ‘source’ or ‘origin’ is used for hon (book). Books are the bedrock of civilization.

 “What’s the most valuable thing in the store?” she asked.  “The thing that goes home every night.’
“What’s that?”
“The staff”.

Walking the Old Tokaido Road: Tokyo→Kyoto #3

Progress report: Kanagawa to Hodogaya.  Only 4.9 km were covered by our intrepid duo during their blistering summer walk.  They cooled down by eating dim sum at an “all you can eat” in Chinatown.