Malta is a small island just below Italy, next to Sicily. Its inhabitants were awarded the George Cross by King George VI for bravery in…
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Month: September 2020
Enjoying Haiku
To enjoy haiku one must read it in small doses. Here are 3 excellent choices which I bought at the British Museum.
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Classics — Chapman and Malaya
Whenever I travel, my style is to bring and read books related to my sojourn in situ. These are two classic books on Malaya written…
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The Trial of OJ — In Contempt
This book published in 1996 shortly after the acquittal. It is actually a book about Darden and his life before and after the verdict. So,…
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Excellent history — Churchill and Malta’s War 1939-1943
This is an excellent book on the role played by Malta during World War 2. It is best read after one has walked and smelled…
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Violence in HK— Rebel City: Hong Kong’s Year of Water and Fire
The title is a misnomer. Perhaps intended to grab attention. At its peak about 2 million marched to protest the proposed extradition bill. HK has…
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Spencer Chapman
Colonel Spencer Chapman’s book The Jungle is Neutral is a WWII classic. His life is in this biography by Moynahan. Name the island which Chapman…
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An abridgement — The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
This 2018 new translation is by Martin Palmer a visiting professor in Religion, history and nature at University of Winchester, UK, assisted by 3 other…
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Understanding Iran
Two wrongs make a right? BBC in its 2020 Panorama – Hostage in Iran postulated that dual UK and Iranian citizens who are arrested in…
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