Weekend reading links for 23 September 2011, including: sushi etiquette, cultural insights from 5 million books, Bartitsu demonstration, and great science discoveries.

1. Culturomics: What We Learned from 5 Million Books: Great TED talk on some cultural insights from digitizing and processing 5 …

Here are some links to help get you through the week, including: a Star Wars Asciimation, 50 most influential books, videos of martial arts throwing techniques, book 1 of The Secrets of Jujutsu, and one-word writing prompts.

The Next Step is Yours

There are books and DVDs for learning martial arts available online, but your best way to learn a martial art is from a martial arts instructor, so be sure to ask around or search martial arts online forums for places to train if your initial searches for schools near you …