Good Day Books (Issue #48, October 2009) Tel: 03-5421-0957    Email: goodday@gol.com     Website: www.gooddaybooks.com                    Coming Attractions:               Jake Adelstein              06 December 2009 “Viceguy” Jake Adelstein spent years reporting on crime in the Kanto for the Yomiuri Shimbun. To hear him speak,  you’ll need to buy a copy of Tokyo Vice from our shop.   Past Events                           Peter Sharpe 25 October 2009 As shown below, Peter Sharpe is standing next to copies of his books Kodansha’s Communicative English-Japanese Dictionary and Language: The Big Picture. Peter’s talk ranged from the 16 years he’d spent working on the dictionary to the academic battles fought between pro- and anti-Chomsky factions.  The questions stimulated some interesting discussion.  BookClubs On 15 Nov., our BookClub members will discuss A Concise History of the Russian Revolution by Richard Pipes. On 08  Nov.,  members of our  Non-Native English Speakers’ BookClub will discuss The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham. Conan the Librarian says: Strangest request of the month: Please come to Shizuoka to see if you need my books. Strangest Book Traded this Month:  When Surface Was Depth by Michael Bracewell Best Reason for Buying a Book: “I am having an existential crisis.” Walking the Old Tokaido Road: Tokyo→Kyoto #12 Progress report: Our intrepid duo continued their Tokaido Road hike from Fujieda. to Kanaya across the Ooi River. Pictured below is the world’s longest wooden bridge and the new bridge our duo crossed on their journey west.