21 Years of Wisdom: One Man’s Extraordinary Odyssey in Japan

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Growing up in the crime-ridden streets of Los Angeles, author Darrell Gartrell could easily have become just another statistic. But after a backpacking tour of Europe, he landed in Osaka, Japan. His private English lessons led to the opening of an Osaka-based English school in 1991. The eikaiwa , called Wisdom21, was an instant hit and eventually expanded nationwide. But a gaijin managing a chain of language schools was to come at a heavy price. As a foreigner, he attracted, not only the endearment of polite Japanese society, but of the Japanese mafia as well. Darrell shares his experiences here-a penetrating, exceptionally written memoir of an American entrepreneur in Japan. Buy now!