A Disappearance in Damascus
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In the midst of an unfolding international crisis, renowned journalist Deborah Campbell finds...
Biography memoir social issues politics
Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia
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A powerful examination of the conflicts in Southeast Asia that risk destabilising its remarkable...
History politics
The Origin of Others: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
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America’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly...
Social sciences
ClareR (5911 KP) rated Soul Sisters in Books
Feb 25, 2022
Jen and Kemi become ‘soul sisters’, perhaps closer than real sisters would be. Even thought their lives are very different (Kemi becomes a surgeon, Jen works in the art world), they never lose that bond. Until, that is, a man comes between them.
Solam Rhoyi. He’s a black South African financier who wants to go into politics - and he wants to be really successful.
The feelings of Kemi and Solam were conveyed really well, and their need for identity as ‘exile kids’; the political aspect was interesting and it didn’t have too much romance (which is just how I like it: some, but not an overwhelming amount!). Other themes were family, secrets, race and power.
I really enjoyed the background to this story, and the hints as to why Kemi and Jen’s family had such a close bond. I loved the South African setting, and how, as the reader, I got to see a little of what goes on in hospitals and in politics. I wish we’d got to see a little more of the consequences of some of the huge events, both personal and political. There was a bit too much of jumping years ahead for me. Perhaps it would have been better as a duology (as some other reviewers have said). I absolutely would have read it!
Deploying Foresight for Policy and Strategy Makers: Creating Opportunities Through Public Policies and Corporate Strategies in Science, Technology and Innovation: 2016
Leonid Gokhberg, Dirk Meissner and Alexander Sokolov
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This book develops foresight techniques to turn future societal challenges into opportunities. The...
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Darkest Hour (2017) in Movies
Mar 12, 2018 (Updated Mar 12, 2018)
Following the month that led to the event in which the entire British army were stranded on the French beach, we see how politics played out and a decision to fight until death was taken. Gary Oldman is a master as Winston Churchill, the raw emotion he brings to the character is spectacular and I found myself becoming increasingly teary as the film went on.
For fans of the @The King's Speech (2010), it has a similar sentiment to it, not only because both characters are involved in each of the films, but each seem to have deep connection to one another. Oldman deserved the Oscar for this.
The Remarkable Chester Ronning: Proud Son of China
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Scholar and diplomat Brian L. Evans gives us the first English-language biography of Chester A....
Victoria: A Life
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'Writing about Queen Victoria has been one of the most joyous experiences of my life. I have read...
War Diaries: Notebooks from a Phony War 1939-1940
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During the phony war that preceded the invasion of France, between late 1939 and the summer of 1940,...