Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Quote by Oscar WIlde

Each man kills the thing he loves. (Source: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho)

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Great Santini by Pat Conroy

Great book by Pat Conroy. Easy to read and interesting.  The book is about military family after the second world war in south. The book is available from Brooklyn Public library. For more information about the book click here




Thursday, May 19, 2011

Little Chinese Seamstress


I have not read book for few months now. Last week read "Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai Sijie.

The picture was taken on Marble Hill station (Bronx, NY) around 8:30AM. iPhone 4

Sunday, October 17, 2010

The Last Jew


Place on hold the book in Brooklyn Public Library. I finished reading the book. The book is about inquisition and jews in Spain.
After reading the book, I got better understanding of jewish life in Spain in 14th century.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Kitchen Confidential


The book about chefs, kitchens and restaurant business. I read this book on train.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Happiness by Matthieu Ricard

I read the book twice. Mr. Ricard gives advice how to be happy. The book is the introduction to Buddhist.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

City of Thieves

City of Thieves by David Benioff is about World War II: siege of Leningrad, Nazi and jews and more.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

This book is about randomness and uncertainty. Read it twice. Excellent book.
Link

Monday, April 19, 2010

Eating Animals by Safran Foer

Factory farming is main focus of the book. It's about how factory farming money machine "produce" animals. Safran Foer tell us why factory farming must be stop.

Btw: Interesting fact that Hitler was vegetarian.

Eating Animals link on amazon

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Brief History of Time

I've read this book 2 times by Professor Stephen W. Hawking. It gave me better understanding of astronomy.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009