Chadwick, David  , 1945- <br/><br/>
Crooked cucumber  : the life and Zen teaching of Shunryu Suzuki 
/ David Chadwick 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York  : Broadway Books  , c1999. 
 - xvi, 432 p.  : ill.  ; 21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 424-426). 
<br/><br/> David Chadwick, who studied with Suzuki at the San Francisco Zen Center from 1966 until Suzuki's death in 1971, has interviewed his mentor's family, friends, and disciples and was granted full access to Japanese and American archives.Crooked Cucumberbegins with Suzuki's earliest days in Japan, where his teacher nicknamed him "Crooked Cucumber," claiming Suzuki was too absent-minded and dim-witted to ever become a successful priest. Chadwick follows Suzuki through his new life in San Francisco amid the cultural upheaval of the '60s, creating a context for his refreshing and profound teaching. Brief, illuminating chapters, with previously unpublished lecture quotes, convey the down-to-earth message of a man who continues to transform countless lives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780767901055 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98046707 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Suzuki, Shunryu , 1904-1971 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Zen priests----Japan----Biography<br/>Zen priests----United States----Biography
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ988.U9  / C47 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>92 SUZ