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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…
![[Book Review] Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La - Alvinology](https://alvinology.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/7910366058_6609f36492.jpg "[Book Review] Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La")
[Book Review] Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La
Here’s a great book which I picked up at the Los Angeles International Airport earlier this year – Mitchell…
Noq Store Asia Online Bookstore – Lowest Price Guaranteed and Free Delivery in Singapore
Buying books from bookshops seem to be a thing of the past now, with many major bookshops like…
KidsFest 2014 – Tickets on sale now
Last weekend, I brought Asher to the KidsFest 2014 preview at the British Club where he met some…
![[Book Review] Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - Alvinology](https://alvinology.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/9604926871_fb8192bab9_o.jpg "[Book Review] Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich")
[Book Review] Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Singapore is a fast becoming a nation of widening wealth disparity. In the 2013 World Bank report, Singapore has…