Perfect bound book (6 x 9)
     (86 pp. 26 stories)

ISBN 4-903672-01-8

Printed Version: Price: $9.50 | Shipping Code: [S] ? |

eBook Version: Price: $3.00 (for the 'eBook' - you will receive a link where you can download the book in .pdf format. You will not receive a physical copy of the book.) |

This is the first collection of stories from my A Story A Week website. The stories in this little book are those that were posted for the site subscribers to read during the first half of 2006.

A Story A Week had its origin in the stories that I wrote on request for the Mainichi Weekly newspaper for a few years in the mid 1990s. I very much enjoyed the assignments from the editors, especially the challenge of trying to say something interesting in the extremely short space that was available.

Feedback from the newspaper stories was usually positive, and it seems that many readers enjoy my short familiar episodes.

It seems that my writing style - which is familiar and simple, but without babying the reader - is well suited to this genre, supplying material for educated Japanese readers to practice and expand their English reading skills.

The 26 stories in this book were all newly written for A Story a Week, and the series is continuing - a new one appears on the website every Sunday morning, along with a recording of David reading the story.

Important note on the Printed version: If you are located in the US, it is far cheaper for you to obtain this book from Lulu, the 'print on demand' service. They will run off single copies to order, and the printing quality is very good. (This doesn't work for people living in other areas, as Lulu charges exorbitant shipping rates for addresses out of the US)

About the eBook version: The book has been slightly altered from the physical version; the Japanese vocabulary sections have been omitted, leaving all the English text untouched. The Table of Contents within this pdf version is also 'hot' - clicking on any story title will jump you to the corresponding page. The entire text of the book is also accessible with the 'search' function of your pdf reader. More information on the Mokuhankan eBooks - their format, how to use them, how to download them, and other relevant details, along with a free download sample you can inspect - can be found on this page.