It was actually Nathan Palmer that recommended it back on 12-7-05.
See below.

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> wrote:
>> Ken Blake wrote:
>>> I forgot who recommended this here (perhaps more than one of you) but I want
>>> to thank you. I finally got around to ordering it from Amazon, and reading
>>> it. It's far and away the best buck on sushi I've ever seen. Unlike all the
>>> others, it's all text, with no pictures, and it's extremely informative. I
>>> also like the dry wit of the author.
>> I just got this book too, fantastic read and some of the stuff was so
>> funny I was almost in tears (tons of innuendos, like the trivia for
>> anago and uni).
>
> Pretty sure it was me. You're all welcome. I just need to buy a copy
> of my own, now.
>
> --Blair
>


> From: "Nathan Palmer" >
> Newsgroups: alt.food.sushi
> Subject: New Sushi Book
> Date: 7 Dec 2005 12:43:03 -0800
> Message-ID: . com>
> Hello All,
> I just began reading a new book on sushi I've found very interesting.
> A Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi, by Dave Lowry, published this year by
> Harvard Common Press. The author is very, very funny; dry sense of
> humor--but it's by far the most detailed book I've ever seen on sushi.
> I was alerted to the book when I was in a sushi place I go regularly
> and saw a copy of it near the counter. The chef told me was reading it
> and he said there was stuff in there about sushi he never knew.
> It goes into every conceivable detail about the subject, even
> explaining why certain shapes of dishes are used, how sushi gets
> arranged on the plate as it does, a lot of the whys and hows I'd never
> even considered.
> Has anyone else read this book and what do you think?
>
> Thanks.
- Buddy