The Palace Museum HK branch pales in comparison with the Palace Museum in Peking and Taipeh National Museum. Having visited the latter two recently, as…
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Month: July 2023
Beyond Possible
Beyond Possible [2022 published] is a fantastic book on the human spirit, the ability to break through the pain barrier and do good while achieving…
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The Rise and Fall of Economies: Comparative Histories of Middle East and China
These three books are on comparative history. The long divergence’s key argument is that by the 19th century, the Middle East had fallen way behind…
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Murders & Mysteries: Malaysian Edition
Malaysian Murders and Mysteries are a compilation of 42 of the most notorious criminal cases of Malaysia. It starts with the murder of JWW Birch…
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela when he died in 2013, at age 95, was universally acclaimed as a political saint. The facts known to laymen were that this…
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