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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…
Vikas Swarup’s Six Suspects
There’s a caste system, even in murder, begins the book. Vikas Swarup‘s Six Suspects is a fine detective…
Geling Yan’s The Uninvited (不速之客)
The Uninvited (不速之客), by Geling Yan is a fiction book, with the story set in contemporary capitalist China.…
Jordan Belfort’s The Wolf of Wall Street
This book is the autobiography of Jordan Belfort, a Wall Street Superman/Super Villain, depending on how you choose…
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…
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[Book Review] Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
Boomsday is a 2007 novel by Christopher Buckley, which is a political satire about the rivalry between squandering…
Alvinology goes to Japan – Day 8 of 14
The eighth day of our Japan tour, which marks our second day in the big city of Tokyo,…
Monica Holloway’s Cowboy and Wills
The publicist for the above book, Cowboy and Wills, written by Monica Holloway contacted me back in November…
Jake Adelstein’s Tokyo Vice: Underground with the Yakuza
I finished reading this book within 48 hours after buying it at Kinokuniya. If world crime and underground…
Book Review: 无家可归的中学生 (The Homeless Student) by 田村裕 (Hiroshi Tamura)
Read the Chinese translated Taiwanese version of this book sometime back. The Homeless Student (无家可归的中学生) is an autobiography…