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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Day: July 26, 2021
By Salisbury
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
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
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
“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
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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