Thursday, 22 May 2025

Category: Book Review

A reflective tale of emotions

Book title: The Paper PalaceISBN: 9780241990452Author: Miranda Cowley HellerPublisher: Penguin UKPublication year: 2022 “Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I’d

Humanity on trial

“I still remember the moment when my gaze fell upon the mutilated face of a young woman, her features slashed through with a bayonet. Soundlessly,

A sense of belonging

Book title: Life Hacks for a Little AlienISBN: 1529435714Author: Alice FranklinPublisher: RiverrunPublication year: 2025Price: RM63.60 ALICE Franklin’s Life Hacks for a Little Alien is the

A fortunate stroke of serendipity

Title: Funny StoryAuthor: Emily HenryISBN: 9780593816486Publisher: BerkeleyPublication Date: April 25, 2024Price: RM89.95 “Life’s short enough without us talking ourselves out of hope and trying to

Live fully and let go of hurt

Book Title: It Ends With UsISBN: 9781471156267Author: Colleen HooverPublisher: Simon & Schuster UKPublication Year: August 2, 2016Price: RM69.90 “Sometimes the one who loves you is

The geometry of insanity

I first heard about John Nash from Professor Andrew Gelman, his former student—who also taught my Bayesian Nash Equilibrium lecture.  On day one, he assigned

Nature’s call to harmony and wellbeing

Book title: The Nordic Art of Friluftsliv: Reconnect With NatureAuthor: Olivier Luke DelorieISBN: 978-0-7112-5142-7Publisher: White Lion Publishing Books support us in our solitude and keep

Gabo’s last gift

Book title: Until AugustISBN: 9781039055735Author: Gabriel Garcia MarquezPublisher: Alfred A. KnopfBy: Medecci Lineil “MEMORY was my source material and my tool. Without it, there’s nothing.” 

Facets of a good journalist

Book title: Once I Was YouAuthor: Mara HinojosaISBN: 9781982128678Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc. “I took several deep breaths and told myself that I had a