I have many books on Mahatma Gandhi in my library. More than Mao Tse Tung, Zhao En Lai, or Deng Xiao Ping, the giants of…
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Month: January 2025
Nine Centuries of Suzhou’s Evolution
Researchers into China’s imperial history can tap into a rich vein of historical data for two reasons. Firstly, Imperial China has a huge population of…
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Understanding Revelation
Revelation by John is written by either the apostle John that Jesus loves [John 19:26] or another John. The church fathers can’t agree. Experts even…
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The Economic Rollercoaster – Part 1
More: The 10,000-Year Rise of the World Economy by Philip Coggan is a tour de force. Published in 2020 this excellent book surveys how the…
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Elon Musk – Part 1
Elon Musk is the most recently published biography of the richest man in the world. Published in 2023 it is by Walter Isaacson, a writer…
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Life with Gandhi through the Eyes of a 15-Year-Old
This is the first of two volumes of the diary kept by Manu Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandniece, who went to stay with Gandhi in 1943 at…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 6
One of the gems in this book is Rudd’s careful analysis of why Xi Jin Ping has deliberately departed from Deng Xiao Ping’s famous 24-character…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 5
Xi Jin Ping became the paramount leader of China in 2012. What is remarkable is that when he took office, he already had a vision…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 4
Deng said China should, ” Observe calmly; Secure our position; Cope with affairs calmly; Hide our capabilities and bide our time; Be good at maintaining…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 3
Kevin Rudd in chapter 3 made a useful historical survey of the worldviews of China from pre-Communist i.e. the early dynasty of Western Zhou [2070…
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