Iliad The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the epics of Imperial China. It is a grand tale of the fight for the…
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Qin and Han: The social and political structures
Confucius died age 72 when the ideal lifespan was 70 years and those who died in their fifties are said to have died early. {p…
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Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven
Next year 2020 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. My favourite composer. Here are 4 books from my library. His…
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Excellent books on Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest US Presidents. As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day this Thursday it is good to recall that it was Lincoln…
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Provocative – When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
This excellent book published in 2009 and updated in 2012 argues that a modernising and modernised China will retain her essential Chineseness. Jacques contends that…
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The famous escape attempts
Here are 3 books on the famous escape attempts by Allied prisoners of war during World War Two. The 4th book The Last Escape is…
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What China was like back in the 1980s
China has progressed by leaps and bounds since Deng Xiao Ping took charge after Mao died in 1976. These two books are for readers interested…
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The fall of the Berlin Wall
Last Sat 9 Nov 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Checkpoint Charlie was no more. This momentous event which…
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Beautiful but too small – Splendors of China’s Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong
It is rather unfortunate that such a wonderful book has too small pictures. In some pictures, one can hardly see the fine details of the…
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Not great – Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India
I expected more from this book. There were 3 clear errors in the Introduction which unfortunately slipped through: 1. On page 4 there was a…
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