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Lone Survivor By Marcus Luttrel With Patrick Robinson

Reading this book was almost like watching a movie. Every single paragraph described an action-packed scenario; almost every verb was an action verb. This book is certainly a page-turner. Thanks to the guy who recommended this book to me, reading … Read more

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban

By Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb ‘I am Malala.’ The autobiographer uses the first person address in the title of her book. It gives a strong sense of presence, courageously telling the whole world that she is not afraid to … Read more

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Nothing To Envy: Ordinary Lives In North Korea (By Barbara Demick)

This book marks the end of my literary journey through the harsh terrains of North Korea. The next time I touch on anything dictatorial (or communistic, for a better choice of words), it’s got to be more visual than this … Read more

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Escape From Camp 14: An Extraordinary Story About Shin Dong-Hyuk

I told the guy that I needed some counselling after I was done with reading this book. It was difficult to digest; difficult to imagine that such things could happen to a human being. Every sentence that I read, every … Read more

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The Singapore Story: Memoirs Of Lee Kuan Yew

It was too tempting not to read this autobiography after finishing the book by Mohamad Mahathir, just to see how different both politicians’ perspectives were and how these supposedly existing enmities between us and our neighbours arose in the mid … Read more

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