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September 2021 Book Survey

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In September 2021, I (Richard) started a new reading plan. I prioritized print books that have been on my shelf for a while, or those that I had read decades ago. The result is this month's book survey, which lacks a coherent theme compared to previous months. I will return to theme-based surveys once I read the print titles sitting in my library Introduction This month's survey includes several books on Bruce Lee, a few books on famous judoka, and a mix of other excellent titles. The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems, Chuck Norris, 1996 The first title,  The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems , has been in my library for 25 years, but only while reading it the second time did I recognize that there is little chance Mr. Norris wrote this book himself. While Mr. Norris credited his ghost writer, the famous Joe Hyams, in his first book, The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story (1988), he appears to have stopped that practice beginning with this b