Edward Kennedy, “The Last Lion”
Edward Kennedy, the US Senator from Massachusetts, the last of the surviving Kennedy brothers, was laid to rest in Arlington cemetery alongside his brothers John and Robert on Sunday. We re-produce here an earlier review of a biography of the storied politician. Last lion : the fall and rise of Ted Kennedy / by the team...
Farah has read “Into The Wild”
Into the wild By Jon Krakauer Call Number: 917.98045 KRA -[TRA] New York, N.Y. : Anchor Books, 2007. (All Rights Reserved) This tells the story of Chris McCandless, a seemingly normal young man of 23, who decides to leave his middle class life in search of a more meaningful existence in the Alaskan wilderness. Well, nothing...
Heartlands meets to discuss short stories from “Dreams & Choices”
Dear friends, We will discuss the short stories in the compilation volume “Dreams and Choices”. These short stories are promoted in this year’s READ! SINGAPORE. The details: Date/time: 4.00pm, Friday 28 August 2009 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Ms Kenny Nathan Title/Call Number: “Dreams and Choices” (a compilation). Call No.: SING...
Balli Kaur has read “The Making of Mr. Hai’s Daughter”
The making of Mr Hai’s daughter By Yasmin Hai Call No.: 305.697092 HAI All Rights Reserved London : Virago, 2008. (image source: Little Brown, UK) Memoirs about sub-continental immigrants in Britain usually share a common take on identity, culture, generation gaps and familial relations. Most authors describe their struggle to figure out who they are and...
Han Sen has read ‘Infected’
Infected By Scott Sigler Call Number: SIG All Rights Reserved New York : Crown Publishers, c2008. I don’t usually read thrillers but the cover of this book showing a single gigantic eye with a blue triangle iris certainly caught my own eye. As to the mystery of what the eye represents, I’m afraid you have to...
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