Category Archives: Books
Reading Hitler
Hitler is one of the most intriguing figures of the 20th Century. More often than not, throughout history, the authoritarian leader is viewed as an evil man. Setting diabolical factors aside, I have always been curious on his invincibility throughout his reign as the Third Reich. When I delved into “Hitler’s Private Library: The [...]
Think Critically
A recap from Farish Noor’s What Your Teacher Didn’t Tell You. To paraphrase the great Indian scholar-statesman S. Radhakerishnan, the essence of education lies in the freeing and challenging of the human mind, but this is not a labour that necessary has an appropriate avenue for it. One does not think better in a library [...]
Writing to The Bones
Last month, I came across a light reading book entitled Writing to The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg. One of her tips was to write without thinking. What she meant by that was to just pour out everything on paper without bothering about the grammar, the beauty of the sentences nor the [...]
The Israel-Palestine Deadlock
Bee Hive, City Centre – In search of the historical perspective of understanding the Israel and Palestine conflict, I’ve recently bought James L. Gelvin’s new edition of “The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War”. I’ve also googled for some reviews on his book and found some negative criticisms such as “appallingly shallow, shoddy, and [...]
