A personal review of books, the only link between them is that there is NO LINK!
by Jack Kerouac ISBN: 978-2-07-296188-5 First published 1966 Translated from the English by Jean Autret 224 pages (112 English / 112 French) Publisher: folio-lesite.fr Cover photo by Giovanni Coruzzi / Leemage 4 / 5 Stars An interesting book, about Jack Kerouac trying to find his descendants in Brittany, France. This copy is part of the… Continue reading Satori à Paris
Hans Rosling was a public health educator, speaking at conferences and events across the world. When he found out he had cancer he immediately started the process of gathering his notes and starting an autobiography, which was published after his death in 2017.
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson ISBN: 978-0-241-35164-2 First published 2018 368 pages Publisher: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books Cover design by Lisa Jager 3/5 Stars 2 / 5 Stars downgraded upon review 1 / 5 Stars downgraded upon sequel release. A interesting read, spanning religion and mythology and psychology and… Continue reading 12 Rules for Life
By Toby Ralph ISBN: 978-0-14-357058-5 First published 2012 135 pages Publisher: Penguin Specials 3/5 Stars An interesting short read into how to run an election in a war zone. Slightly tarnished by Ralph's own pontificating "...typically I'm engaged to manipulate truth for electoral gain", and "... I could still earn four times as much ..."… Continue reading Ballots, Bullets & Kabulshit
by Ernest Hemingway ISBN: 978-0-09-991010-7 First published 1929 293 pages Cover illustration: Unknown Publisher: Penguin Random House 5/5 Stars A part-fictionalized version of the Italian defeat at Caporetto. Part-auto-biography, part fiction, the writing is always lucid and always exact. Hemingway's prose has a sing-a-long quality, which he directly intended. The paragraphs can be long or short,… Continue reading A Farewell To Arms
A Memoir by Anh Do ISBN: 978-1-74237-238-9 First published 2010 232 pages Cover design: Phil Campbell 4/5 Stars A warm and insightful autobiography by Anh Doh. Throughout the whole book Anh's exuberance wins out. Whether it is recounting his violent father, or his impoverished upbringing, or his encounters (few and far between) with racists and… Continue reading The HAPPIEST Refugee
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