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“A very enjoyable meditation on the curious thing called 'Zen' -not the Japanese religious tradition but rather the Western clich of Zen that is embraced in advertising, self-help books, and much more. . . . Yamada, who is both a scholar of Buddhism and a student of archery, offers refreshing insight into Western stereotypes of Japan and Japanese culture, and how these are received in Japan.” BookSelfHelpingCultureReligiousMeditationSelf HelpStudentsBuddhismOffersTraditionWesternInsightAdvertisingCuriousJapanScholarStereotypeEnjoyableRefreshingReligious TraditionsJapanese CultureArcherySelf Help BooksHelp Book Author:Alexander Gardner
“[My work] is designed to speak for itself. as mementos of the fearful struggle through which the country has just passed, it is confidently hoped that it will possess an enduring interest.” CountrySpeakInterestStruggleEndureFearfulMemento Author:Alexander Gardner
“Verbal representations of such places or scenes may, or may not, have the merit of accuracy; but photographic presentments of them will be accepted by posterity with an undoubting faith.” MaySceneAcceptedMeritRepresentationPosterityAccuracy Book:Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War Source: Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War
