The biography by May Holdsworth (2022) is noteworthy in two aspects. Firstly, she highlighted that Ho Tung was the person who put forward the idea…
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Sir Robert Ho Tung
This is an excellent biography. Highly readable based on the personal papers of the man himself. Ho Tung was a self-made man. His dad was…
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HK University Press bookstore
If you are keen on HK history, a good, albeit small, shop to browse is the Hong Kong University Press (HKUP). It is located on…
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Christmas reading 2022 (Set 2)
Meeting God in Paul is a 2015 book. It’s by the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Paul A Biography is by Tom Wright, acclaimed as his…
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The personal life and path of Jinnah
This book has no index and chapter headings. It is poorer by these omissions. These shortcomings aside, this book will reward the patient reader keen…
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Mr. and Mrs. Jinnah: The Marriage that shook India
This is a poorly written book. The narrative jumps across time frames. Leaving readers having to backtrack constantly to get a grip on when the…
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Classics — Chapman and Malaya
Whenever I travel, my style is to bring and read books related to my sojourn in situ. These are two classic books on Malaya written…
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A good biography – Michelangelo: A Biography
If you are looking for a detailed biography of Michelangelo this is the book for you. Rereading it for my trip to Italy it is…
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Wonderfully written – The Soong Dynasty
This is the only book on the famous Soong family in English published over the past 20 years. It is also excellently written. It tells…
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