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Date: October 7, 2009
Just had my post ‘Turkish Delight‘ included in an e-book ‘Travel Alone & Love it!‘ compiled by Solo Traveler. A nice ego-boost 🙂 Download your copy – hope you enjoy the reads!
Book Review: The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning
Date: March 3, 2007
Categories: Books
This is the first book published by the IIS that I’ve read – actually, it is the first one that I’ve completed… I’ve tried reading a couple of other ones before but I found that either the book was too academic or my knowledge of Islam was too sparce to be able to understand. This book … Read More
Book Review: The Successor – ***1/2 stars
Date: December 16, 2006
Categories: Books
I got my wish – a great read, that I could just get lost in. I read this book in a matter of days, but not because it was simple – Kadare’s writing style is actually different than anything i’ve read before, with…
Ol’ skool wins again
Date: November 30, 2006
Categories: Books, Technology
I finally got around to finishing reading Tom Evslin’s e-book hackoff.com – only about 6 months late…
Book Review: Siddhartha
Date: November 3, 2006
Siddhartha: *** (three stars) Some time ago, I finished reading the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, but much like I did with reading the book, I’ve been procrastinating finishing a review! I’d heard great things about this book, but i found it a struggle to get through it. It took me nearly 3 months to … Read More
Book Review: Baby Khaki’s Wings
Date: August 20, 2006
Baby Khaki’s Wings: **** (four stars) This turned out to be the best book to read while out here. It a collection of short stories which take place in various East African and Canadian cities and are very Ismaili centric (specifically Ismailis from East Africa) – many of the stories I could relate to – … Read More
Book Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Date: June 7, 2006
Categories: Books
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time ****1/2 wow – this was an awesome book. It was easy to read, but at the same time it boggled my mind. I like books which follow the traditional structure of ‘once upon a time…, tells a tale…, has a mystery, etc, etc. but other times, … Read More
Book Reveiw: Watching the English
Date: May 12, 2006
Categories: Books
Watching the English: *** (three stars) This book was ok – parts of it had me on the ground rolling laughing especially the following bit: Many commentators have observed that queuing is almost a notional pastime for the English, who automatically arrange themselves into orderly lines at bus stops, shop counters, ice-cream vans, entrances, exits, … Read More
Book Review: Shadow in the Wind
Date: April 27, 2006
Categories: Books, Exploring the World
Shadow in the Wind: ***1/2 stars i actually finished this book while i was still in india, and had written this up in a notepad, but am only getting around to copying it over now. ok, ok, so it isn’t necessarily a book that would first come to mind when traveling India, but hey, India … Read More
Book Review: Hitching Rides with Buddha
Date: January 29, 2006
Categories: Books, Exploring the World
Hitching Rides with Buddha ***1/2 had peaks and lows – parts that kept me really fixed and others that felt like it was just rambling. Overall though, his insight into characters was funny and it really made me want to hitchhike Japan! well just hitchhike in general. the book is great for my current trip … Read More