false 1059 20 1326919 1979 Shibumi: A Novel total:718|5:342|4:242|3:100|2:23|1:11| 718 3035 934 102 1064 0786134836 9780786134830 6 2 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1064.Shibumi 5 3 false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Apr 23 08:35:13 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 23 08:36:33 -0700 2007
this book is must read. put down your bibles and read Shibumi.]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 5 3 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Jun 25 08:00:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:01:28 -0700 2008 828107 0345311809 9780345311801 73 8 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223635202m/828107.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828107.Shibumi 4 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Wed Nov 14 22:23:44 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 22:26:25 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 5 2 false Sun Aug 24 10:52:15 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 10:54:54 -0700 2008 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 5 2 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Apr 06 20:46:37 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 19:11:13 -0700 2008 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 1 1 false Sat Apr 07 10:27:32 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:40:16 -0800 2009 Shibumi is, without question, the stupidest book I have ever read. Period. Full stop. It's not close. Shibumi is the 1927 Yankees of stupid books. John Grisham and Dan Brown, working together, operating at the peak of their vaguely misogynist, airport-novel spewing powers, could never hope to approa...more...]]> 828107 0345311809 9780345311801 73 8 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223635202m/828107.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828107.Shibumi 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Thu Feb 12 09:20:57 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:47:18 -0800 2009 Shibumi lets you in on the secret. First, you need to learn to play Go well; then you have to become fluent in Basque.

Real Go players tell me I'm about second Dan...more...]]> 828107 0345311809 9780345311801 73 8 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223635202m/828107.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828107.Shibumi 4 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 25 13:31:09 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 19:53:12 -0700 2008 3 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 3 0 false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 17:45:48 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:03:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 1 0 false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 03:32:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 03:34:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 607424 0786134461 9780786134465 4 2 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176249212m/607424.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/607424.Shibumi_UNABRIDGED_ 3 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 17:17:42 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 01:27:42 -0800 2009
It's well researched and well written; the parts set in the Basque Pyrenees are especially rich. (The author lived there for a while.) The parts of th...more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 5 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Apr 23 03:04:32 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 12:54:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 2 0 false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 15:46:45 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 13:38:56 -0800 2009 There were many very interesting parts of this book, and it started strong. Half-way through, when the main character (Hel) catches up with the present, all goes to hell.
1) Trevanian substitutes thesaurus use for style.
2) None ...more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 4 1 false Fri Aug 03 11:18:27 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:35:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 4 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sun May 04 07:32:31 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 07:35:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 4 1 false Tue May 15 06:12:08 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:27:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 5 0 false Tue Dec 02 00:45:23 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 20:30:17 -0800 2008 2 (English and Spanish) more...]]> 828107 0345311809 9780345311801 73 8 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223635202m/828107.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828107.Shibumi 4 1 false Tue May 22 08:26:12 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:52:41 -0800 2009
Also, it's probably more of a guy book -- it's basically a spy book involving the world's greatest assassin and most artful lover.]]> 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 4 1 false Tue Jan 29 16:41:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 28 10:17:29 -0700 2008 1059 1400098033 9781400098033 618 86 4.23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157830612m/1059.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059.Shibumi_A_Novel 5 1 false Thu Feb 07 22:23:10 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 22:26:03 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1337365