Bruce Feiler did an unimpressive, even boring take on teaching JHS in Japan, but then spent a year with a traveling circus. In between, he finished a master's in international relations at Cambridge. In short, three memoirs of one or two years each. And three bestsellers, according to the cover, but...
Bruce Feiler spent two years in Japan and came out with [b:Learning to Bow|260944|Learning to Bow Inside the Heart of Japan|Bruce Feiler|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348650685s/260944.jpg|2536303], where paradoxically his attempts to gain dignity unknowingly made a fool of himself. ...
A collection of different methods of family cohesiveness, a lot of these boil down to communication. Some interesting things to try here, from regular Agile meetings to checklists, and some which seem over-the-top (mission statements and massive family reunion competitions). Could be useful as a con...
1992 Houghton-Mifflin, 2004 Perennial, by New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler reveals ~1000 reads here on Goodreads, illustrating perhaps the quixotic nature of bestsellers. is Feiler a millionaire? probably not. but is this book a classic? yes, to a degree.this is a classic for the Japan...
NO SPOILERSFinsished: I enjoyed this book very much. It never dragged. It always kept you thinking. What the author learned about the Japanese mentality during his one year teaching job was clearly and humorously described. I have absolutely no complaints. He not lonly learned about the Japanese but...
Wow...lot of good information in this book but, dang, it was boringly written. I found it incredibly difficult to get through but I was happy I did.
Ask the average American for the most influential person in the Bible and you'll likely hear "Jesus." Not so, says Bruce Feiler, who has made a career of bringing new life to old (but beloved) texts. Feiler keeps his wandering closer to home this time (he has traveled religious lands extensively) as...
We know Feiler from his best-selling Abraham and Walking the Bible. Feiler is a Jew from the South and sees himself as more secular than religions, but he has acquired a taste for the Holy Land and continues his exploration there, seeking not only familiarity with the physical history of the area bu...
What are Japanese schools really like? That's a question I'm interested in. Turns out, according to Bruce Feiler, Japanese schools are overcrowded and overly focused on discipline and structure. Why are they so successful, then? They are successful in producing students who work well in overcrowded,...
Great book to show what three major faiths share instead of what we differ on. Excellent writing -- far exceeded my expectations.
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