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Alvinology Award 2010
Following past years tradition in 2007, 2008 and 2009 where I round-up the year with an “Alvinology Award”;…
Alex Perry’s Falling Off The Edge
Rachel was the one who picked this book , Alex Perry’s Falling off the Edge, out from Kinokuniya’s…
Book Review: 鹿男あをによし(The Fantastic Deer-Man) by 万城目学 (Makime Manabu)
Fantastic Deer-Man book cover Read the Chinese-translated Taiwanese edition of this book some time back. 鹿男あをによし(The Fantastic Deer-Man)…
Book Review: Yoshio Yoshimoto (吉本佳生)’s 大杯星巴克比较划算
The book cover If you love books that apply economics theories to real life social situations like Freakonomics…
Match Fixer by Neil Humphreys
I had always enjoyed Neil Humphreys‘ witty columns in the local newspaper and had a good time reading…
Cai Mingjie’s Diary of a Taxi Driver
Aktive Learning, the publisher for Dr Cai Mingjie‘s first book, Diary of a Taxi Driver, kindly sent me…
Winner for the Monica Holloway’s Cowboy and Wills contest
We have a winner for Monica Holloway’s Cowboy and Wills contest: Congratulations to Ms. Vivian See. I am…
Misha Glenny’s McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime
I just finished reading British journalist, Misha Glenny‘s book, McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime. The book documents how organised…
Cai Mingjie: Singapore Taxi Driver with PhD from Stanford University, releasing his first book, “Diary of A Taxi Driver”
Do you remember the inspirational Dr Cai Mingjie – PhD researcher turned taxi driver in uniquely Singapore style?…
Alvinology Award 2009
Happy new year everyone! Following past years tradition in 2007 and 2008 where I round-up the year with…