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The Gulag Archipelago: Abridged (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 25
What can be learned from the senseless death of millions and how can we ensure it never happens again? 'The Gulag Archipelago' is a three-volume work…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 24
"To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation".
This is a quote taken from the book 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho. It is a relatively sho…
5 years, 2 months ago
100 Years Of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 23
Have you read one of the best books that Latin America has to offer?
'100 Year of Solitude' is the magnus opus of the Nobel laureate Gabriel García M…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Food Of The Gods (H.G. Wells) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 22
How would 19th century British folk handle a situation of their children growing to the size of 4 story buildings? If you have ever asked yourself th…
5 years, 2 months ago
An Unquiet Mind (Kay Redfield Jamison) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 21
What is it like to have bipolar disorder?
'An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness' is a biography by Kay R. Jamison, a doctor/psychologist wh…
5 years, 2 months ago
White Fang (Jack London) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 20
'White Fang' is the tale of a wolf cub who is born in the wild, learning the call of the wild and the brutal lessons of nature. Through a gradual per…
5 years, 2 months ago
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 19
'Meditations' are the reflections of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD, renowned for his wise ruling as 'The Philosopher'. The book is a…
5 years, 2 months ago
Storm of Steel (Ernst Jünger) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 18
A hectic account of trench warfare by a born soldier!
'Storm of Steel' by Ernst Jünger is a first person account of life during World War I as told th…
5 years, 2 months ago
All Quiet On The Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 17
'All Quiet On The Western Front' is the harrowing experiences of fighting and dying, as told by a German WWI soldier. The author uses an alter-ego of…
5 years, 2 months ago
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi) - Mere Mortals Book Review
Season 1 Episode 16
'Pinocchio' by Carlo Collodi is the 1883 classic children's book of a puppet come to life . Though written for children it initially had a very tragi…
5 years, 2 months ago