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Gregory Shepherd

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Jersey City, New Jersey

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@seaoffire3000

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Mystery & Thrillers, Religion & Spirituality, Literature & Fiction

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Gregory Shepherd spent his early years in New Jersey, London, England, New York City's Lower East Side, and Honolulu. He lived in Japan for four years studying Zen Buddhism at a temple in Kamakura and was the recipient of a fellowship from the Japanese Ministry of Education for the purpose of researching contemporary Japanese music at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music. He is fluent in Japanese. While a research fellow he traveled regularly to Seoul where he smuggled democracy literature into the country to a group of Catholic nuns and priests who were actively seeking free and open elections. His interest in North Korea dates from that time during which he learned through contacts that the situation north of the 38th parallel was actu ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 35 ratings · 13 reviews · 6 distinct works

	A Straight Road with 99 Curves: Coming of Age on the Path of Zen by Gregory Shepherd (Goodreads Author), Ruben LF Habito (Foreword) 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Sea of Fire: A Thriller 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Rings of Fire: A Thriller 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Sea of Bones: a Patrick Featherstone thriller 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Sea of Fire liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Coloring Book: Inspire Creativity and Relaxation with Fun and Engaging Designs for Children 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Gregory Shepherd's Blog: Sea of Fire

Zen memoir: "A Straight Road with Ninety-Nine Curves"

"Sea of Fire" is available as an e-book on Kindle. Gregory Shepherd's memoir of life in a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, titled "A Straight Road with Ninety-Nine Curves", will be published by Stone Bridge Press of Berkeley, CA, in April, 2013. He can be reached at seaoffire3000@yahoo.com.

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