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Alvinology Award 2009
Happy new year everyone! Following past years tradition in 2007 and 2008 where I round-up the year with…
Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother
This is a must-read for technology and Internet geeks like yours truly. Little Brother is written by Cory…
Sasha Issenberg’s The Sushi Economy
Here’s an interesting book about globalisation – explained through the evolution of sushi (寿司), going from a local…
A.J. Jacobs’ The Year of Living Biblically
Written by the editor of Esquire magazine, A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Biblically documents his attempt to…
Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine
I am indeed shocked by the stuff I read in Naomi Klein‘s controversial book, The Shock Doctrine. The…
Otsuichi (乙一)
I was first introduced to Japanese fiction writer, Otsuichi (乙一), real name, Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高)‘s works via…
Alvinology Award 2008
Following last year’s tradition when I did a 2007 round-up with an “Alvinology Award”; here’s my list for…
爱新觉罗 溥仪(Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi)
Me reading a book about the Last Emperor of China, Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, written by his wife in…
许三观卖血记
This book is written by modern Chinese literature writer, Yu Hua (余华) and tells the story of a…
佐贺的超级阿嬷
This is a really wonderful book that I want to share with everyone. It comes in three volumes…