The Autobiography of Malcolm X – book review
An incredibly important book – well-worth reading. Continue reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X – book review
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Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs & Steel – book review
This book is absolutely fascinating, and here’s why anyone with an interest in history should consider reading it… Continue reading Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs & Steel – book review
Women and Power by Mary Beard
I really enjoyed Women and Power by Mary Beard. It’s a short book based on two of her lectures given at the LRB lecture series in the British Museum. There are some very useful black and white images to illustrate the author’s points – including the famous Miss Triggs cartoon (check it out here if you haven’t seen it yet). Immensely readable, the book is in … Continue reading Women and Power by Mary Beard
Jodi Picoult “Small Great Things”- book review
I grabbed Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things mostly by chance Continue reading Jodi Picoult “Small Great Things”- book review
Kazuo Ishiguro “The Remains of a Day”- book review
I’d heard excellent things about this book, but even so, I wasn’t quite prepared to love it as much as I did. The setting of the novel is officially in the 1950s, but most of the action takes place in the main character’s memories – in the 1920s and 1930. Stevens, the butler in Darlington Hall, pays little attention to the Germanophile politics of the … Continue reading Kazuo Ishiguro “The Remains of a Day”- book review
Otegha Uwagba “Little Black Book” – book review
It’s quite short – it took me about an hour or less to read it.
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Viktor E. Frankl “Man’s Search for Meaning” – book review
I’ve been planning to read this book for quite some time. I heard it was an essay about the meaning of life written by a psychiatrist (or logotherapist as he calls himself) who was also an Auschwitz survivor. As such, my expectations were sky high and so perhaps easily disappointed. After all, if any one book explained the meaning of life, wouldn’t everything be solved? … Continue reading Viktor E. Frankl “Man’s Search for Meaning” – book review
Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings -Top Ten Tuesday
Be it Christmas or any other occasion, these books are definitely on my wishlist: Continue reading Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings -Top Ten Tuesday
Wednesday Martin’s “Primates of Park Avenue” – book review
I know that I just published a reading list of things to read this winter and this book is demonstrably not on it. In my defense, I can only say that I felt in the mood for reading Wednesday Martin’s Primates of Park Avenue. You do have to be in the mood for it. I’m the kind of person who really enjoys watching Sex and … Continue reading Wednesday Martin’s “Primates of Park Avenue” – book review
Mary Beard’s SPQR – book review
It took me two years to finally read my chunky hardback copy (signed) of Mary Beard’s SPQR, but it was definitely worth it. Continue reading Mary Beard’s SPQR – book review
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