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Book Review: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
What is the book about? This is the autobiography of a man born into slavery who was separated from his mother early as slaves were. He writes about the ways which slaves were treated by their owners. When he is … Continue reading
My 2015 in books
As 2015 comes to a close, its time to review my mission to read 52 books in 52 weeks in 2015. I have been documenting them as I read them on my Goodreads page, as well as on my Instagram … Continue reading
Book Review: The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
What is this book about? This book is about four people who have ended up connected and intertwined in each others lives. The book is a the story of the contemporary migrant experience especially the recent wave of the low end … Continue reading
Book Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
What is this book about? Caitlin Doughty’s memoir of her time working in a crematorium has the thesis that we need to stop denying the physicality of death, and go back to incorporating death into our lives. She writes about … Continue reading
Book Review: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need by Daniel Pink
What is this book about? This is manga about a young man who has begun his job after leaving university. He is struggling and lacking in motivation in his job. A life coaching angel comes his way who he can … Continue reading
Update on #52books52weeks
As I wrote in the beginning of the year, I am going to try to read 52 books this year. I have been taking pictures of the books that I can read so far this year and putting those pictures … Continue reading
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my thoughts on joe studwell’s asian godfathers
While this book was published in 2007, it is still a relevant and informative text. In this book, Studwell looks at the economic development of the countries in South East Asia as well as Hong Kong from post-independence to the … Continue reading
my thoughts on hitchens’ the missionary position
I have been thinking a lot of the role of the writer. In a recent post, I wrote of the idea of ‘writing posthumously’ – writing without fear. Christopher Hitchens’ book on Mother Theresa – The Missionary Position – is … Continue reading
my thoughts on steinbecks’ the red pony
And the mission keeps ticking on. Another Steinbeck book is done – The Red Pony. I have always felt that Steinbeck was generally a writer of hope. Unlike the Orwell, Carver, Kakfa and Camus – my other favourite writers – … Continue reading