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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…
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium I) by Stieg Larsson
It has been a while since I last picked up a book which arrested my attention so much…
Tim Harford’s The Logic Of Life
After reading Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, I find myself addicted to similar books…
Let the Bullets Fly《让子弹飞》
Let the Bullets Fly《让子弹飞》is by far, the best movie I have watched this year and also the best…
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),…
Book Review – Tina Fey’s Bossypants
Bossypants is an autobiographical comedy book written by Tina Fey, an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known…
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…