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flowers for algernon (daniel keyes) - fiction book club book for september

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i am the cheese (robert cormier) - lilly recommended it as one of her favorites, a young adult psychological thriller

sophie's world (jostein gaarder) - a thinly disguised philsophy 101 textbook

Friday, November 03, 2006

the japanese mind (1984)

The Japanese Mind (Robert Christopher)

remember when japan was kicking our ass and we had no clue why (not "our" ass since i wasn't a citizen yet)? well, this book strives to explain to dumb americans why the japanese are (were) so good at what they do. fascinating look into japanese society and how it compares to the united states. of course, the book is a bit dated, so i have to go find a book now about why the japanese economy collapsed -- maybe this one -- but it's good to know how they got near the top first right?

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