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Is Jinnah a great lawyer? (Part 1)

Julia_M July 30, 2021 No Comments Colonialism & Post-ColonialismHistorical India & South Asia BiographiesIndia HistoryIslamic Social StudiesPakistan History

Is Mohammad Ali Jinnah a great lawyer? This issue has never been subjected to critical analysis by his many biographers. Jinnah the politician has always…

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Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel

Julia_M July 30, 2021 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismEthnic Studies (Books)Gothic & Romantic Literary Criticism (Books)

The Three Kingdom/ San Guo (part 1) Starting my reading of Three kingdoms. A 2- volume complete and unabridged translation by Moss Roberts. Published 1994.…

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By Agatha Christie

Julia_M July 30, 2021 No Comments

Agatha Christie is the best-selling crime writer of all time. Her autobiography ends at age 75. She would go on to live 10 years more.…

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Gandhi

Julia_M July 26, 2021 No Comments BiographiesGandhiIndia History

Hartal is a word unknown to western dictionaries. It is not defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary app, for example. Hartal, as used in English now,…

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By Salisbury

Julia_M July 26, 2021 No Comments

Salisbury has written 4 good books on Chinese history in the 1980s and 1990s. Sadly, his books are now out of print. In The New…

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William Shakespeare: Great Speeches

Julia_M July 26, 2021 No Comments

I bought this cd from the souvenir shop in Kings College, Cambridge, UK on 22 June 2009. At 6 pounds it’s a steal. It’s not…

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The New Emperors: Mao and Deng – A Dual Biography

Julia_M July 26, 2021 No Comments Asian History (Books)Biographies

This is arguably the best biography of Mao and Deng. The author has gone into granular details which gives wonderful perspectives on them. Besides this,…

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The Business of Judging

Julia_M July 26, 2021 No Comments Civil Law Procedure (Books)Constitutional Law (Books)Judicial System

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more…

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Agatha Christie: A Biography

Julia_M July 26, 2021 No Comments Author BiographiesTextbooksWomen's Biographies

Readers looking for information on where Agatha Christie wrote her most famous mysteries Death on The Nile, Murder on her Orient Express and Appointment with…

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Flashman: A Novel

Julia_M July 16, 2021 No Comments British & Irish Humor & SatireHistorical British & Irish LiteratureLiterary Satire Fiction

Most young readers are not aware the Flashman books are novels. Product of an imaginative mind. I read the 12-volume series when young. I doubt…

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