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Tokyo Junkie

60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys . . . and Baseball

by Robert Whiting ...

60 years of observation: an American journalist’s memoir about Tokyo’s modern urban transformation, its criminal underworld and, oh yes, baseball.Tokyo Junkie is a memoir that plays out over the dramatic 60-year growth of the megacity Tokyo, once a dark, fetid backwater and now the most populous, sophisticated, and safe urban capital in the world.Follow author Robert Whiting (The Chrysanthemum and ... Read more

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60 years of observation: an American journalist’s memoir about Tokyo’s modern urban transformation, its criminal underworld and, oh yes, baseball.Tokyo Junkie is a memoir that plays out over the dramatic 60-year growth of the megacity Tokyo, once a dark, fetid backwater and now the most populous, sophisticated, and safe urban capital in the world.Follow author Robert Whiting (The Chrysanthemum and
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You Gotta Have Wa

When Two Cultures Collide on the Baseball Diamond

by Robert Whiting ...

From the author of Tokyo Junkie, "the definitive book on Japanese baseball and one of the best-written sports books ever" ( San Francisco Chronicle).One might expect the sport of baseball in Japan to be a culture clash—a collision of American individualism with the Japanese focus on wa, or harmony. Instead, it has turned into a winning symbiosis. Imported American sluggers—some past their primes ... Read more

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From the author of Tokyo Junkie, "the definitive book on Japanese baseball and one of the best-written sports books ever" ( San Francisco Chronicle).One might expect the sport of baseball in Japan to be a culture clash—a collision of American individualism with the Japanese focus on wa, or harmony. Instead, it has turned into a winning symbiosis. Imported American sluggers—some past their primes
... Read more
Tokyo Underworld

The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan

by Robert Whiting ...

Series series Vintage Departures
A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945.In the ashes of postwar Japan lay a gold mine for certain opportunistic, expatriate Americans. Addicted to the volatile energy of Tokyo's freewheeling underworld, they formed ever-shifting but ever-profitable alliances with warring Japanese and Korean gangsters. At the center of this world ... Read more

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A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945.In the ashes of postwar Japan lay a gold mine for certain opportunistic, expatriate Americans. Addicted to the volatile energy of Tokyo's freewheeling underworld, they formed ever-shifting but ever-profitable alliances with warring Japanese and Korean gangsters. At the center of this world
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Stopping procrastination: How to Focus & Stay Productive

by robert c. white ...

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3 hours 20 min

Forget About Spending Your Time Thinking About What You're Supposed To Do, And Begin Doing It!In this book You'll learn:Procrastinators Living With Non-Procrastinators - Setting DifferencesLazinessHow To Set Goals And Stick To ThemUnderstanding ProcrastinationThe Science Behind ProcrastinationWhy People Procrastinate ... Read more

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Forget About Spending Your Time Thinking About What You're Supposed To Do, And Begin Doing It!In this book You'll learn:Procrastinators Living With Non-Procrastinators - Setting DifferencesLazinessHow To Set Goals And Stick To ThemUnderstanding ProcrastinationThe Science Behind ProcrastinationWhy People Procrastinate
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Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies

The Outsiders Who Shaped Modern Japan

by Robert Whiting ...

"Bob Whiting came to the city as a stranger in a strange land in 1962 and stayed for five decades—he knows the dark alleys, the good whisky bars, the crooked politicians and the crooks, the baseball players, the bookies…better than anyone alive." —Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo ViceCritically acclaimed author and longtime Japan resident Robert Whiting turns his attention to the fascinating ... Read more

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"Bob Whiting came to the city as a stranger in a strange land in 1962 and stayed for five decades—he knows the dark alleys, the good whisky bars, the crooked politicians and the crooks, the baseball players, the bookies…better than anyone alive." —Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo ViceCritically acclaimed author and longtime Japan resident Robert Whiting turns his attention to the fascinating
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Manipulation Techniques: Powerful Tricks to Control People's Mind and Influence Human Behavior

by robert c. white ...

Narrated by dms ...

Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

Whеn you соnѕidеr how соmрlеx bеhаviоr is, уоu can understand whу реорlе bеhаvе in tоtаllу diffеrеnt ways undеr ѕimilаr соnditiоnѕ. Sоmеtimеѕ, аn асtivitу is purely аutоmаtiс оr impulsive and iѕ реrfоrmеd аt thе lеvеl оf inѕtinсt, with littlе or nо еmоtiоnаl оr intelligence influеnсе. Thеrе аrе оthеr timеѕ whеn emotions ѕеizе control оf bеhаviоr and a реrѕоn ignores the diсtаtеѕ оf intеlligеnсе. ... Read more

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Whеn you соnѕidеr how соmрlеx bеhаviоr is, уоu can understand whу реорlе bеhаvе in tоtаllу diffеrеnt ways undеr ѕimilаr соnditiоnѕ. Sоmеtimеѕ, аn асtivitу is purely аutоmаtiс оr impulsive and iѕ реrfоrmеd аt thе lеvеl оf inѕtinсt, with littlе or nо еmоtiоnаl оr intelligence influеnсе. Thеrе аrе оthеr timеѕ whеn emotions ѕеizе control оf bеhаviоr and a реrѕоn ignores the diсtаtеѕ оf intеlligеnсе.
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What Good is God?

Crises, faith, and resilience

Edited by Revd Dr Roger Abbott, Professor Robert White FRS ...

In a world where natural disasters are increasingly impacting our lives, this insightful book brings together a variety of voices to discuss how we can respond practically and faithfully to such tragedies.Consciously making room for the perspectives of survivors, responders, and academics, it provides a multi-layered and compassionate examination of a difficult and often underexplored subject. As ... Read more

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In a world where natural disasters are increasingly impacting our lives, this insightful book brings together a variety of voices to discuss how we can respond practically and faithfully to such tragedies.Consciously making room for the perspectives of survivors, responders, and academics, it provides a multi-layered and compassionate examination of a difficult and often underexplored subject. As
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Let Creation Rejoice

Biblical Hope and Ecological Crisis

by Jonathan A. Moo, Robert S. White ...

"Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes." Psalm 96:13The Bible is bathed with images of God caring for his creation in all its complexity. Yet in the face of climate change and other environmental trends, philosophers, filmmakers, environmentalists, politicians and senior scientists increasingly resort to apocalyptic rhetoric to warn us that a so-called perfect storm of factors ... Read more

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"Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes." Psalm 96:13The Bible is bathed with images of God caring for his creation in all its complexity. Yet in the face of climate change and other environmental trends, philosophers, filmmakers, environmentalists, politicians and senior scientists increasingly resort to apocalyptic rhetoric to warn us that a so-called perfect storm of factors
... Read more
Confederate Military History

Vol. 2: Maryland and West Virginia

by Bradley T. Johnson, Robert White ...

Series Book 2 - Confederate Military History
This work spanning twelve extensive volumes is the result of contributions by many Southern men to the literature of the United States that treats of the eventful years in which occurred the momentous struggle called by Mr. A. H. Stephens "the war between the States." These contributions were made on a well-considered plan, to be wrought out by able writers of unquestionable Confederate record who ... Read more

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This work spanning twelve extensive volumes is the result of contributions by many Southern men to the literature of the United States that treats of the eventful years in which occurred the momentous struggle called by Mr. A. H. Stephens "the war between the States." These contributions were made on a well-considered plan, to be wrought out by able writers of unquestionable Confederate record who
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Death at the Bridge Table

A Brogdale Murders Mystery

by Robert Whiting ...

Beautiful and conceited Alicia Matcham leads us through an intriguing web of deceit in search of a killer who is, bizarrely, welcomed by her family. This exciting, gripping crime novel is full of suspense and delivers a thrilling final twist.Saturday 10 June 1933, and one of Charles’s Whitten’s bridge players collapses at the table, apparently from natural causes. Charles’s youngest daughter Patty ... Read more

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Beautiful and conceited Alicia Matcham leads us through an intriguing web of deceit in search of a killer who is, bizarrely, welcomed by her family. This exciting, gripping crime novel is full of suspense and delivers a thrilling final twist.Saturday 10 June 1933, and one of Charles’s Whitten’s bridge players collapses at the table, apparently from natural causes. Charles’s youngest daughter Patty
... Read more
From the Bedside to the Hmo

A Doctor's Journey

by Robert Whiting ...

This is the story of how a young high school student, through a quirk of fate, begins walking down a path that leads him to become a rural family doctor in Montana.Having served a close-knit community for fifty years Dr. Robert Whiting recounts a story of a diphtheria outbreak, some interesting cancer outcomes, and several cases requiring difficult decision making.In this personal account, youll ... Read more

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This is the story of how a young high school student, through a quirk of fate, begins walking down a path that leads him to become a rural family doctor in Montana.Having served a close-knit community for fifty years Dr. Robert Whiting recounts a story of a diphtheria outbreak, some interesting cancer outcomes, and several cases requiring difficult decision making.In this personal account, youll
... Read more
The Reformation of the English Parish Church

by Robert Whiting ...

In the sixteenth century, the people of England witnessed the physical transformation of their most valued buildings: their parish churches. This is the first ever full-scale investigation of the dramatic changes experienced by the English parish church during the English Reformation. By drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence, including court records, wills and church wardens' accounts, and ... Read more

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In the sixteenth century, the people of England witnessed the physical transformation of their most valued buildings: their parish churches. This is the first ever full-scale investigation of the dramatic changes experienced by the English parish church during the English Reformation. By drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence, including court records, wills and church wardens' accounts, and
... Read more

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