By: Elizabeth Spalding Pd.4 09.01.14 Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West T.R. Reid?s publish of ?Confucius Lives Next Door,? is a factual book that allows the reader to search for the deeper meanings and connections. He describes his personal experiences when he and his family moved from Castle Rock, Colorado to Tokyo, Japan. The book chronicles the cultural difference he discovers from the different sides of the world.