logo    Good Day Books (Issue #02, December 2005)
Tel: 03-5421-0957    Email: goodday@gol.com     Website: www.gooddaybooks.com

Coming Attractions
11 December 2005
 
Manabu Miyazaki, author of Toppamono: My Life in Japan's Underworld, will speak on life as a: “Thoroughbred Yakuza."


 Past Events
27 November 2005 
Mark Schreiber, talked on "Japan, the Quirky, and Myself. The intimate talk was very well received. Author Guy Stanley (Nagasaki 6) was in the audience.




30 October 2005
 
Donald Richie spoke to an attentive audience on
“About Writing Novels.”
It was a full house, with several patrons standing.
 

Kathy Weller will continue to present Origami Workshops. Her students are very happy to learn ways to fold shapes from paper. The workshops are from 12:00-16:00. 
Her next workshop will be 03 December 2005 (Saturday).  Please check our website for details of her schedule.





Conan the Librarian Says:
 
Unexpected telephone enquiry:
 
 “Do you sell washing machines?”
“Um, no we sell books.”
“Isn’t this a recycle shop?”
 
Unusual e-mail enquiry:
 
One person in Germany wanted us to send him a readily available novel which we had in stock, but would have cost far more to send than to buy.  He asked where else he could get it.  Perhaps his enquiry would be better directed to a nearer nation, like England?
 
Unexpected Advice:
 
Etiquette 101: A customer warned us that “we should wait until she has left before exchanging glances, because it is very rude.” Here’s looking at you kid!
 
Thought of the month:
 
Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.
Jorge Luis Borges