Archive for the 'Books' Category

Book Report - Africa: A Biography of the Continent

Monday, June 9th, 2003

Just to give you an idea of how fast I read, I picked up this book [shameless amazon.com link] over two years ago while stuck in O’Hare airport in Chicago (always, always stuck in that freaking airport), en route to Mexico City to visit a friend.
I thought, judging by its thickness and dense subject matter, […]

Book Report - Among the Thugs

Friday, April 11th, 2003

I watch English football.
I’m not religious about it or anything, but I find European soccer leagues interesting for basically one reason: their complicated league structure, complete with promotions and relegations, and the pan-national cup matches (my favorite is the UEFA cup, since it initially contains teams from the most countries).
And, so, I watch English […]

Clash of values

Thursday, September 6th, 2001

I just finished reading two books this week. It generally takes me forever to read a book, but I finished both of these very quickly. (Yes, I commonly read more than one book at a time…I am a Gemini, after all, and prone to boredom.)
Anyway, I think it would be difficult to find […]


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