Any new book by VS Naipaul is an event to look forward to. VS Naipaul’s latest book The Masque of Africa is his observations of…
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Beautiful book – Grand Canal, Great River: The Travel Diary of a Twelfth-century Chinese Poet
This is a very interesting diary of a journey undertaken between July to Dec 1170. The famous poet Lu You was assigned to take up…
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Excellent novel – And the Rain My Drink
This is a classic novel of the Malayan Emergency seen through the eyes of a Chinese girl Suyin who fell in love with a British…
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Excellent drama – Agatha Christie’s Marple – The Collection Series 1 – 4
This set actually contains all episodes from series 1-4 starring Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie as Agatha Christie’s shrewd and inquisitive Miss Jane Marple. The…
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Great book – The Crippled Tree
The Crippled Tree is the first volume of Han Su Yin’s autobiography. Published in 1965, it covers the years 1885 to 1928, beginning with her…
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Wonderful history – The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places
I read this book back in 2003. By collecting the first-hand accounts of travellers and shaping their experiences into a richly detailed narrative, F. E.…
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Excellent biography — Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Deng was a giant of a man. Not in size but in stature. He was the man who ensured China grew to be an economic…
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Excellent — The Lotus Quest: In Search of the Sacred Flower
This is a wonderful book on the lotus. The author explored the lotus’s significance in ancient Egypt, India and feudal Japan with visits to shrines,…
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Excellent books — The famous Soong Sisters
One loved money, one loved her country and one loved power. These are the three famous Soong Sisters. There are 2 excellent books on them.…
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Excellent – Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
A wonderful atmospheric story of the 5000 Americans who chose to remain in Paris under Nazi occupation. There is such a vast literature on World…
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