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David Victor Petersen

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Canada

Website

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/drdavidpetersen

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Nonfiction, Reference, Professional & Technical

Influences

Tolstoy and Ed Wood, not necessarily in that order

Member Since

June 2010

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Thanks for your Interest!

I am a visual artist and translator, with a B.Sc. in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Theater Studies, an ESL teaching certificate, and the highest level on the national Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

Although originally from Canada, I have spent most of my life travelling and living abroad.

It is a pleasure to contribute what I can through my writings.

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	Reading News Articles in English: A Guide to Connectors, Verbs, Expressions, and Vocabulary for the ESL Student 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Read and Write Japanese Starting with Hiragana 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching with 81 Mandalas in Full Color by David Victor Petersen (Goodreads Author), Lao Tzu it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima by David Victor Petersen (Goodreads Author), Mandy Conti 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well-Tempered Body: Expressive Movement for Actors, Improvisers, and Performance Artists liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prayers in Stone: Nagasaki's A-bomb Heritage Sites it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eye's Mind: A Stroll Through the Davmandy Collection by David Victor Petersen (Goodreads Author), Mandy Conti (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Full Mindedness: A Further Stroll Through the Davmandy Collection by David Victor Petersen (Goodreads Author), Mandy Conti (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Exoplanetary Archaeology Series

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Introduction to Literary Chinese (Classic Reprint)

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Quotes by David Victor Petersen (?)

“Physicality is the basis of performance.”
― David Petersen, The Well-Tempered Body: Expressive Movement for Actors, Improvisers, and Performance Artists

tags: acting, drama, theater

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“There is no such thing as a leap into literacy.”
― David Petersen, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hiragana

tags: literacy

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“The 'will to peace' is the best answer that we can imagine to the 'will to war', which unfortunately seems as strong in this century as it was in the middle of the last.”
― David Petersen, Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima

tags: activism-inspiration, peace, war

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“Consistency is the hallmark of the unimaginative.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: consistency

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“The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it”
― Nouwen Henri J. M.

tags: life, spirituality

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
― Thornton Wilder

tags: life, living

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“It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice”
― thomas jefferson

tags: ethics, government, justice

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“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast”
― Lewis Carroll

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message 19: by Ed

Mar 31, 2011 01:45PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request, David. You seem like an interesting person, as well as quite the prolific author, so feel free to tell me more about yourself. I, myself, am a singer/songwriter/actor who has recently turned author. My 2 top ten recordings were CONCRETE & CLAY (as a singer) and NAVY BLUE (as a writer)...both in the early 1960's. My first novel is an unusual murder mystery entitled: FORBIDDEN STEPS.

Regards, and have a great day, Ed

http://www.edrambeau.com

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message 18: by Izzy:)

Dec 19, 2010 10:12PM

thx 4 the friend request:)

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message 17: by Sandra

Nov 19, 2010 03:54AM

Hi David,
Thanks for the friendship!

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message 16: by ♥Eliza Marie♥

Oct 23, 2010 04:07PM

thank you david!:))

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message 15: by Jesse

Oct 22, 2010 09:10AM

Thanks much for including me David.

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message 14: by Bee-Man

Oct 22, 2010 12:14AM

Thanx for the invitation to be your GoodFriends... Im waitin for your book here... Greeting from Bandung-Indonesia David !

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message 13: by Martina

Oct 21, 2010 01:37AM

Thanks for adding me, David :) u got some very nice pictures in ur blog..

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message 12: by Penelope

Oct 10, 2010 05:27PM

Thanks for adding me as a friend!

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message 11: by byhera

Oct 05, 2010 04:39AM

hi david,
thanks for the request :)

interesting info in Japan from you
Cj_

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message 10: by Bernadette

Sep 22, 2010 06:25AM

Thanks for the invite, David! It seems we have a lot of similar interests!

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message 9: by ijul (yuliyono)

Aug 14, 2010 12:45AM

thanks for the add, David

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message 8: by CaliGirlRae

Aug 09, 2010 03:16PM

Thanks for the GR friendship invite, David! Hope you have an awesome week. :-D

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message 7: by Harlequin Books

Aug 09, 2010 07:45AM

Hello David, it is a pleasure to be your friend.

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message 6: by Joy

Aug 05, 2010 09:25AM

Thanks for the invite David! Happy reading!

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message 5: by Beth

Jul 30, 2010 02:30PM

Hi David,
Thanks for befriending this fellow author on Goodreads!

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message 4: by SassyMama

Jul 30, 2010 06:05AM

Good Morning, David...WELCOME to goodreads...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...best of luck with your writing...have a blessed weekend...and as always Happy Reading & Writing :-)

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message 3: by Tara

Jul 28, 2010 03:24PM