books

高橋美起 (Takahashi Miki) 陪你來吃丼飯 Cookbook

Rachel and I bought this Chinese-translated Japanese cookbook,高橋美起陪你來吃丼飯 that boasts of many recipes for 30minutes, easy-to-cook, delicious meals. We tried…

14 years ago

[Movie Review] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

The book was great. The movies too; both the 2009 Swedish version and the recently released 2011 US version.  The Girl…

14 years ago

Alvinology Awards 2011

Hello 2012 and goodbye 2011! Following past years tradition in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, my first blog post in 2012 will be on the Alvinology…

14 years ago

Book Review: Ted Conover’s Newjack – A year as a prison guard in New York’s most infamous maximum security prison

Ted Conover is an American author and journalist, best known for his participatory investigations; riding the rails with tramps, traveling…

15 years ago

Book Review: Dave Eggers’ What is the What

Africa seldom appears in the world news. The hardship and suffering experienced in many African states become blind spots over…

15 years ago

Book Review – Tina Fey’s Bossypants

Bossypants is an autobiographical comedy book written by Tina Fey, an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her…

15 years ago

Book Review: William Dalrymple’s Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

William Dalrymple, is an multiple award winning historian and travel writer. He has lived in New Delhi, India on and…

15 years ago

Book Review: Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists

The Imperfectionists is the first novel written by London-born journalist, Tom Rachman, who has lived and worked around the world.…

15 years ago

Book Review: Shuichi Yoshida’s Villain (Akunin)

Widely compared to the acclaimed crime and social critique writer, Stieg Larsson (of whom I am a fan), Villain (Akunin…

15 years ago

Book Reviews: Tom Plate’s conversations with Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir Mohamad

I just completed reading American Professor Tom Plate's two books under his "Giants of Asia" series, Conversations with Lee Kuan…

15 years ago