Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan - ISBN:0307475298

Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan

Date: 13 April 2011, 09:45

Free register and download UseNet downloader, then you can FREE Download from UseNet.

Download without Limit " Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan " from UseNet for FREE!

The subject matter is the obvious initial draw to this book. Mr. Adelstein's relays his years of experience as a reporter for the Yomiuri Shinbun with efficiency, clarity and wit, while at the same time managing to convey some of the structure and texture of a number of complex institutions and sub-cultures (the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, other prefectural police departments in Japan, crime reporters for the Yomiuri and, of course, the yakuza).
Beyond the fascinating subject matter, however, I could and would and will recommend this book solely for the quality of writing. Mr. Adelstein works expertly at the level of the sentence and the vignette. He doesn't accumulate detail, but instead precisely curates it, giving just enough to put you right there with him. Any less detail and the narrative would be flat, lifeless. Any more detail would drag it down, make it feel like a reading assignment. Instead, Mr. Adelstein's prose has a tactile quality to it. It is measured and balanced and paced in such a way that you live the story with him. I would buy this storyteller an ongoing supply of beer just to keep listening to him tell stories.

Download Links:

Download Link (High Speed Download)

Download Link (http://www.filesonic.com/...T)

DISCLAIMER:

This site does not store Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan on its server. We only index and link to Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.