DOC The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A.; Mexico City; and Beyond by Ruben Martinez in History

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Fascinating...clearly stated; interesting and provoking.... A plainspoken account of living in Asia. --San Francisco ChronicleAnyone who has heard his weekly commentary on NPR knows that T. R. Reid is trenchant; funny; and deeply knowledgeable reporter and now he brings this erudition and humor to the five years he spent in Japan--where he served as The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief. He provides unique insights into the country and its 2;500-year-old Confucian tradition; a powerful ethical system that has played an integral role in the continent's "postwar miracle."Whether describing his neighbor calmly asserting that his son's loud bass playing brings disrepute on the neighborhood; or the Japanese custom of having students clean the schools; Reid inspires us to consider the many benefits of the Asian Way--as well as its drawbacks--and to use this to come to a greater understanding of both Japanese culture and America.