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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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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
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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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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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Social Skills: Improve Your Conversations and Develop Your Charisma

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Hеrе are whаt уоu will find inѕidе:Hоw Tо Eаѕilу Mаkе Friеndѕ Аnd Skуrосkеt Yоur Sосiаl SkillѕSkуrосkеt Yоur Sосiаl Skillѕ Аnd ChаriѕmаDеvеlорing Gооd Sосiаl Skillѕ Arоund WomenShооt Yоur Sеduсtiоn Skillѕ аnd Gаmе Thrоugh Thе RооfHоw tо Gо about Improving Sосiаl Skillѕ Quiсklу and EаѕilуHоw tо Aсhiеvе Pеаk Cоngruеnсе Fоr Mаximum ChаriѕmаBеttеr Sосiаl Skillѕ in Simple StерѕAdvаntаgеѕ of Sосi...
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The Reformation of the English Parish Church

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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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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
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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
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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
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Air Pollution and the Brain

Edited by Katja Marika Kanninen, Anthony Robert White ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book showcases recent findings on the effects of air pollution on the brain throughout the lifespan, describing different types of pollutants, the mechanisms involved in brain impacts, and a description of the brain diseases associated with exposure. The major authorities in the field present the first book on this topic of growing interest with new information just now becoming available. ... Read more

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This book showcases recent findings on the effects of air pollution on the brain throughout the lifespan, describing different types of pollutants, the mechanisms involved in brain impacts, and a description of the brain diseases associated with exposure. The major authorities in the field present the first book on this topic of growing interest with new information just now becoming available.
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Inclusive and Innovative Leadership in Higher Education

Fostering Diversity, Well-being, and Pedagogical Excellence

Edited by Robert E. White ...

Series series Transforming Education Through Critical Leadership, Policy and Practice
In an era where leadership in higher education is increasingly overshadowed by identity politics and institutional inaction, this timely volume offers a critical examination of the leadership vacuum that has quietly become the norm. Universities around the world are grappling with the normalization of ineffectual leadership practices that are normalized and rarely challenged.Inclusive and ... Read more

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In an era where leadership in higher education is increasingly overshadowed by identity politics and institutional inaction, this timely volume offers a critical examination of the leadership vacuum that has quietly become the norm. Universities around the world are grappling with the normalization of ineffectual leadership practices that are normalized and rarely challenged.Inclusive and
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Tokyo Underworld

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

by Robert Whiting ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

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12 hours 14 min

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
... Read more

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C++ Programming for Beginners

Get Started with a Multi-Paradigm Programming Language. Start Managing Data with Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Write Your First Program (2022 Guide for Newbies)

by Robert White ...

Why Should You Learn C++ at the Very Least?Even if you want to use higher-level languages as your primary toolC++ is the foundation of today's AI sector. AI scientists and data analysts may favor simple language bindings such as Python, but any serious project must employ C++ as its foundation.Furthermore, many firms in the autonomous driving field will continue to employ it in th... ... Read more

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Why Should You Learn C++ at the Very Least?Even if you want to use higher-level languages as your primary toolC++ is the foundation of today's AI sector. AI scientists and data analysts may favor simple language bindings such as Python, but any serious project must employ C++ as its foundation.Furthermore, many firms in the autonomous driving field will continue to employ it in th...
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