What book's on your nightstand? - Page 2

Miguel · 06-19-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by meguro

I had just finished reading "god is not Great" in the guest quarters of a close friend-the room was formerly a 200+year old chapel-when the door noisily creaked open and footsteps sped from the door and past. No one that I could see entered. I thought it quite ironic that my first thought and only explanation for that situation was a supernatural one.

Haha, you sure it wasn't your bud creeping up on you?

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Originally Posted by Nix

Turned out to be some cheesy lovestory, and didn't really give a picture on Japanese culture.

That's how I felt about the book Ksan mentioned (Uchideshi in America). Not that it wasn't entertaining, just that the love story was very unrealistic, a little cheesy, and not really necessary. I would have liked if Saiko Shihan would have kept the story only on the hardship the student was going through.

kakatootoshi · 06-19-2008, 06:14 PM

I found it.

The online version (Japanese) together with some pictures (also there are some other essays by Oyama Yasuhiko Shihan):
http://www.oyamakaratejpn.com/novel/uchideshi01.html

OSU!

meguro · 06-19-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Miguel

Haha, you sure it wasn't your bud creeping up on you?

I'm certain I was alone. My bud as well as everyone else in the party was accounted for in another part of the house. I was facing the door when it creaked open and heard the floorboards strain with each step although no one I could see was walking.

I'm not saying it was a religious experience-ie. a jealous god's attempt to nudge me in line. It was more along the lines of a PG Steven King experience.

**MilkManX** · 06-19-2008, 09:06 PM

I finished reading "My Journey in Karate the Sabaki way" by Kancho Joko Ninomiya

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1583940170?...2VNV0JEPXR4ED&

Pretty good read. It actually was quite a page turner.

I loaned it to my bro and will probably pass it off to all of my friends interested in Martial Arts.

Currently I have a massive backlog of Manga and Comics to read. (Yes I am a nerd)

helenosch · 06-19-2008, 09:13 PM

After trying to finish Eric Hobsbwam's Age of Extreme, I put on an interlude with my newly arrived paper-back of Terry Pratchett's Making Money

**ksan** · 06-19-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kakatootoshi

I found it.

The online version (Japanese) together with some pictures (also there are some other essays by Oyama Yasuhiko Shihan):
http://www.oyamakaratejpn.com/novel/uchideshi01.html

OSU!

Osu Kaka-san,

This is the one ...

Osu

Nix · 06-19-2008, 09:55 PM

Oooh, Terry Pratchett. I'm considering taking up Discworld once I finish The Wheel of Time. If the books are as good as the games, it'll be quite enjoyable.

**jcc** · 06-19-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by meguro

I'm certain I was alone. My bud as well as everyone else in the party was accounted for in another part of the house. I was facing the door when it creaked open and heard the floorboards strain with each step although no one I could see was walking.

Osu! meguro,

Are you sure it wasn´t just a couple of dormice doing a circus act?

oniyuri · 06-19-2008, 11:27 PM

I'm currently reading 'Zen in the martial arts' by Joe Hyams. I've enjoyed it so far. It's very short, though and the chapters could have been a tad bit longer. ^_^

meguro · 06-20-2008, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jcc

Osu! meguro,

Are you sure it wasn´t just a couple of dormice doing a circus act?

Osu! jcc, I'm fairly acquainted with rodents, having lived in NYC. One time while reading in the student lounge at Uni., a large gray mass sped past and dove under a radiator cover. It was the size of a Labrador pup. The rat was so big, I could hear it wheezing behind the wall. Didn't do much reading after that either. Dormice, probably not but I'm open to any explanation.

**tmd** · 06-20-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ksan

I can also recommend "Angry White Pyjamas"...

Second that, fav book of all time but then I read about 1 book a year - not that I don't like reading, I'm just that damn slow.

This years book Bill Bryson's Down Under.

Bloke · 06-20-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tmd

.....but then I read about 1 book a year -

39 Books this year so far - but then I like reading.

**Deaken** · 06-20-2008, 07:15 PM

Biggist military blunders of the past century (title is similar, I'm not at home to see the cover and remember exactly). I haven't started it yet though.

Just finished Gang Leader For a Day, excellent book about a sociology student in Chicago who hangs out with the local gangs and studies their culture for his masters thesis.

**tmd** · 06-20-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bloke

39 Books this year so far - but then I like reading.

I like reading I'm just read that slow

Nix · 06-20-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tmd

I like reading I'm just read that slow

I'm actually a fast reader, but I only get to read while commuting in the morning. Before I've had my coffee, mind, so it's a slow process because I sometimes have to skip back because I didn't really get it. I fail to function without caffeine.

meguro · 06-20-2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Deaken

Biggist military blunders of the past century (title is similar, I'm not at home to see the cover and remember exactly). I haven't started it yet though.

Just finished Gang Leader For a Day, excellent book about a sociology student in Chicago who hangs out with the local gangs and studies their culture for his masters thesis.

Osu! Have you read "Monster" by Sanyika Shakur? It's and autobiography of an LA gang leader which was published in the mid 90's. It's a gripping first-person account of gang-banger life on the street and behind bars.

**Deaken** · 06-20-2008, 09:49 PM

No I haven't, thanks for the reccomendation.

BigAl · 06-21-2008, 07:35 PM

The three I've been kicking butt on these past few days:

(1) The Way of Sanchin Kata, by Kris Wilder (I read this sucker a lot if you've noticed :P)
(2) Point Man, by Steve Farrar (book on being a good Christian man, husband, and dad)
(3) Into the Devil's Den, by Dave Hall and Tym Burkey (true life story of an FBI informant who exposed a terrorist plot planned by the Aryan Nations)

helenosch · 06-21-2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nix

Oooh, Terry Pratchett. I'm considering taking up Discworld once I finish The Wheel of Time. If the books are as good as the games, it'll be quite enjoyable.

They're even better

even more so, if you like fantasy and have some good general knowledge

About that 39 books since that year, just one behind you Bloke! Thanks to staying at my boyfriends place I got a 30 min tram-ride to the dojo and loads of training since this year

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