Zen Buddhism is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School. The Chan School started in…
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Tag: Classic Literature & Fiction
Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast is a modern classic written by Ernest Hemingway. He started the book in Cuba in the autumn of 1957 and finished it…
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The Odyssey of Homer
Mentor is a word originating from Odyssey by Homer ( part 1 ) All top leaders began as a mentee of a mentor. Therefore, when…
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A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens
This is the best-loved of Charles Dicken’s three Christmas Books. My Boxing Day reading. This carol in prose implied the two main protagonists are Jews.…
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Up the Country
Lord Auckland is infamous for launching the First Anglo-Afghan War which led to the disastrous retreat from Kabul to Jalalabad with only one lone British…
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A Passage to India
A Passage to India is EM Forster’s most famous novel. Set in India it has acquired fame to rank with The Jewel in the Crown…
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By Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro is a Japanese born writer resident in UK. His book The Remains of the Day made his reputation. From that moment, he could…
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By Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway is an American writer who made his name in Europe. He lived life to the fullest. Here are 4 books. Name 2 countries…
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Thomas More’s biographies
Sir Thomas More is famous in Tudor history for standing on his Catholic principles. For his stand, he was beheaded. Here are 2 biographies on…
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Wonderful book – Letters to Auntie Fori: 5000 Years of Jewish History
The author is a prolific historian. This is a wonderful collection of letters written by the author to his 90-year-old friend based in India. She…
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