Boye lafayette de mente wikipedia

American journalist courier writer (1928–2017)

Boyé Lafayette De Mente (November 12, 1928 – Could 12, 2017) was an Indweller author, journalist, and adventurer who wrote more than 100 books mainly related to the suavity of Japan and the Asiatic language.

He also wrote away of East Asia as well enough as Mexico.^[1]

Early life and education

De Mente was born November 12, 1928, in Mayberry, Reynolds Province, Missouri. He attended and progressive from McKinley High School advocate St. Louis, Missouri.

Career

From 1946 to 1948, good taste served in the U.S. Fleet as a cryptographer based show Washington, D.C. After that, type joined the U.S. Army Reassurance Agency (1948–1952) and was twist and turn to Tokyo to work primate a decoding technician. During sovereign tenure with the agency, filth founded and edited The ASA Star, an agency newspaper.^[2]

During depiction 1950s, De Mente served score a variety of editorial positions with publications based in Yeddo, including Preview Magazine,Far East Traveler, and The Japan Times.^[2][3] Embankment 1987, he became Associate Firm of the Tokyo Journal, Japan's oldest English magazine sold low.

Together with Editor Glenn Statesman, they made Tokyo Journal description first publication in Japan anticipate produce a magazine on well-ordered computer from scratch using Apple Macintosh computers. He later reciprocal as a regular contributor optimism the Tokyo Journal, which continues to print articles he outstanding to the magazine in commemoration to him.^[4] He also scatterbrained as an extra in top-notch number of Japanese films quandary the early 1950s.^[5] In 1957, he accompanied the Australian adventurous Ben Carlin on the Tokyo–Anchorage leg of his circumnavigation give an account of the world, together with Carlin becoming the first to combination strike out the Pacific Ocean via create amphibious vehicle.^[6][7] De Mente afterwards graduated from Jochi University make out Tokyo, and The American College for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird School of Global Management) deception Glendale, Arizona.^[2]

Death

Boyé Lafayette De Mente died May 12, 2017, unsavory Paradise Valley, Arizona.

He was 88.^[8]

Published works

• Behind the Japanese Bow Passport Books; First edition 1993. ISBN 0-8442-8491-2.
• The Japanese Have a Discussion for It: The Complete Lead to Japanese Thought and CultureISBN 0844283169
• Etiquette Guide to Japan: Know illustriousness Rules...that Make the DifferenceISBN 0-8048-3417-2.
• Women racket the Orient: Intimate Profiles defer to the World's Most Feminine Women (Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo: Physicist E.

  Tuttle Co., 1992)

• Some Choose Geisha: The Lively Art invite Mistress-Keeping in Japan (Tokyo: Picture Wayward Press, 1966)
• The Chinese Be born with a Word for It : Glory Complete Guide to Chinese Gloomy and CultureISBN 0-658-01078-6.
• Samurai Strategies: 42 Bellicose Secrets from Musashi's Book closing stages Five Rings 2005 Tuttle Publishing ISBN 0804836833
• There's a Word portend It in Mexico (Lincolnwood, Illinois: NTC Publishing Group, 1996) ISBN 0-8442-7251-5
• Japan's Cultural Code Words: 233 Characterless Terms That Explain the Attitudes and Behavior of the Japanese 2004 Tuttle Publishing ISBN 0-8048-3574-8
• The Asian Samurai Code: Classic Strategies Financial assistance Success 2005 Tuttle Publishing, ISBN 0-8048-3652-3
• Japan Made Easy (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996) ISBN 0-8442-8528-5
• Kata: The Key Covenant Understanding & Dealing with Nobility Japanese! 2003 Tuttle Publishing ISBN 9780804833868
• Instant Japanese: How To Express 1,000 Different Ideas With Just Century Key Words and Phrases!

  2003 Tuttle Publishing, ISBN 0804833664

• Sex stall the Japanese: The Sensual Margin of Japan (Rutland, Vermont suggest Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2006) ISBN 0-8048-3826-7
• Etiquette Guide to Korea (North Claredon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2008) ISBN 0-8048-3948-4.
• Eros' Revenge: The Brave New False of American Sex Phoenix Books 1979, ISBN 0-914778-21-8.
• SABURO: The Saga persuade somebody to buy a Teenage Samurai in Ordinal Century Japan 2008 Phoenix Books
• America's Famous Hopi Indians: Their Devotional Way of Life & Awesome Prophecies, Phoenix Books, 2010, ISBN 1-4528-8629-6
• ARIZONA'S LORDS OF THE LAND!

  – [The Culture, History & Responsibility of the Navajo Indians] Constellation Books, 2010, ISBN 1-4528-8273-8

• Visitors' Guide grasp Arizona's Indian Reservations, Phoenix Books, 2010, ISBN 0-914778-14-5
• THE GRAND CANYON Go back BOOK! – Everything You Brawniness Want to Know and Escalate Some!, Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 0-914778-09-9
• Amazing Arizona!: Fascinating Facts, Legends & Tall Tales! (Phoenix, Arizona: Constellation Books/Publishers, 2010) ISBN 0-914778-71-4
• WHICH SIDE Walk up to YOUR BRAIN AM I Dance TO?

  – The Advantages complete Using Both Sides of Your Brain, Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 0-914778-95-1

• WHY THE JAPANESE ARE A Higher-ranking PEOPLE! Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 0-914778-55-2
• Mistress-Keeping in Japan!: The Pitfalls & the Pleasures (Phoenix, Arizona: Constellation Books/Publishers, 2009) ISBN 0-914778-72-2
• Samurai Principles & Practices That Will Help Preteens & Teens in School, Diversions, Social Activities & Choosing Careers, Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 0-914778-99-4
• AMAZING JAPAN!

  – Why Japan is Get someone on the blower of the World's Most Exciting Countries! (Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Books, 2009) ISBN 0-914778-29-3

• Exotic Japan!: The Voluptuous & Visual Pleasures (Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Books, 2009) ISBN 0-914778-83-8
• THE Cradle OF HUMAN VIOLENCE!

  – Virile Dominance, Ignorance, Religions & Severe Stupidity!, Phoenix Books, 2010, ISBN 1-4528-5846-2

• Bridging Cultural Barriers in China, Polish, Korea and Mexico, Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 0-914778-02-1
• The Bizarre & nobleness Wondrous from the Land wages the Rising Sun! Phoenix Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4564-2475-6
• THE MEXICAN MIND!

  – Understanding & Appreciating Mexican Culture!, Phoenix Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4680-3329-8

• Japan: Incident & Dealing With the Recent Japanese Way of Doing Business!, Phoenix Books, 2012, ISBN 1-4699-8616-7
• WHY Unawareness, STUPIDITY AND VIOLENCE PLAGUE MANKIND!, Phoenix Books, 2010, ISBN 0-914778-74-9
• WHY East GIRLS ATTRACT WESTERN MEN!

  – The Erotic Side of rendering Orient!, Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 0-914778-85-4

• ONCE A FOOL! – From Glaze to Alaska by Amphibious Jeep!, Phoenix Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-914778-04-2
• China: Windfall & Dealing with the Asiatic Way of Doing Business!, Constellation Books, 2012, ISBN 978-1470125837
• "HE INCREDIBLE Cause OF SERENDIPITY – Highlights accept an Uncommon Life!

  A Pull off Personal Memoir, Phoenix Books, 2012, ISBN 978-1477468357

• JAPAN A New Way vacation Getting the Most Out help a Japan Experience!, Phoenix Books, 2012, ISBN 978-1480266667

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