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    Red Star Over China

    Red Star over China is now considered a classic work as it was the first account the world had of the Red bandits of China…

    Julia_M October 7, 2025 No Comments
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    Scandinavian tour and fairytales

    Of the four Scandinavian countries I toured last Sep 2025, arguably the most scenic is Norway with its magnificent fjords. Finland, Denmark, and Sweden pale…

    Julia_M October 2, 2025 No Comments
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    A critical analysis of Mao’s achievements – Part 2

    Thongdao, an obscure town in southern Hunan, is where Mao started in December 1934 to play a prominent role in the ultimate victory over the…

    Julia_M September 30, 2025 No Comments
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    A critical analysis of Mao’s achievements – Part 1

    Why is Mao revered and celebrated by so many when he is responsible for the “two political disasters” of the Great Leap Forward and the…

    Julia_M September 29, 2025 No Comments
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    How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

    This 2016 book won two book prizes. It had been hailed as game-changing in its economic analysis of China from 1978 to 2016. Deng Xiaoping…

    Julia_M September 29, 2025 No Comments
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A gripping tale – Shakespeare’s Kings

Old Pond August 1, 2019 No Comments History of The Norman Conquest & Norman BritainHistory of The Plantaganets & Medieval EnglandMedieval History

This is an excellent book if one wants to know the historical context of Shakespeare ‘s plays on 5 real english kings.Because the emphasis is…

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A thought-provoking book – Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence

Old Pond July 13, 2019 No Comments Decorative ArtsDesign History & CriticismInterior & Home Design

To appreciate the Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi, one must first make a trip to Kyoto Japan during the sakura/ cherry blossom season. It is…

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Mystery unresolved – Shakespeare: The Evidence. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Man and his Work

Old Pond July 8, 2019 No Comments Biographies on Novelist & PlaywrightsLiterary Theory & Movements

Not a single manuscript or draft of William Shakespeare’s 37 plays has been found. The First Folio printed in 1623, 7 years after his death…

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