Do Not Say We Have Nothing
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WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017...
Music Maker JAM
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Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalisation
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One of the world’s leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account...
Politics economics
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Headmaster's Wager in Books
Jan 15, 2018
The characters are very well written. I had a hard time connecting with Percival the Manu character however. The setting alternated between China & Vietnam in the time period of the Cultural Revolution & the Vietnam War. The story didn't really flow until Percival's son was arrested by the silent police for staging a "protest" in an attempt to impress his father who was headmaster of an American school in Cholon.
The book was well written, don't get me wrong! I just couldn't get into the story itself.
Erika (17789 KP) rated Captain Blood (1935) in Movies
May 20, 2018
Captain Blood is based upon the book by Rafael Sabatini. Sabatini has written some great books that have also been made into movies, such as Scaramouche and The Sea Hawk. Errol Flynn plays the main character, Peter Blood, who was a doctor during the English Revolution. Blood is arrested and sent to the colony of Jamaica because he was perceived as a traitor. Blood escapes with other slaves (not a spoiler, seriously, this film was made in 1935), and becomes a pirate. Pirate adventures occur, and once Blood's name is finally cleared, it is a happily ever after. The last scene is probably my favorite in the entire movie.
The Last Mufti of Iranian Kurdistan: Ethnic and Religious Implications in the Greater Middle East: 2016
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Amidst changing notions of religion and identity in the modern Middle East, this book uncovers the...
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
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Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while...
Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex
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An unsparing analysis of class power and computerisation, Cyber-Proletariat shows us the dark-side...
The Tao of Nature
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Chuang Tzu examines the nature of existence in these dialogues and essays, from the battle to grasp...
Why I am Not A Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto
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Are you a feminist? Do you believe women are human beings and that they deserve to be treated as...
Gender studies