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Beyond Bonsai . . . A whimsical exposé of a Japanese apprenticeship A restless 36-year-old American travels to Japan to begin a new life as an apprentice in the traditional art of bonsai. This is the setting of Post-Dated, a chronicle of one man¿s erratic education far from home . . . linguistic blunders, broken branches, mischievous coworkers, eccentric clients, a strict (but hilarious) master . . . adventures that he realizes are just the beginning of a nonstop emotional roller coaster. But then again . . . . . . there are lessons to be learned even in the most irregular of circumstances.Hagedorn, Michael is the author of 'Post-Dated: The Schooling of an Irreverent Bonsai Monk (Gold Medal winner 2009 PubWest Book Design Awards)', published 2008 under ISBN 9780980109474 and ISBN 0980109477.
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