BOOK REVIEWS BY THINZAR
The Origins Of Power, Prosperity, And Poverty
“Why Nations Fail” by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson is an ambitious book published in 2012. The book is a scholarly work by…
Burma, An Enchanted Spirit
I enjoy reading travel photography coffee table books. Travel photography is a powerful tool to tell stories, create understandings of…
Do You Believe In Heaven?
New York Times Bestselling book, “The Five People You Meet In Heaven”, by Mitch Albom is a psychological fiction. Mitch Albom is an…
What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World
"The Fate Of Food" by Amanda Little is a book that makes sense of our bigger, hotter, smarter world and its sustainable food sources. The…
Poetry Belongs To All...
"A Year with Rumi", a collection of Rumi's poems, is translated and put together by Coleman Barks. Coleman plays a critical role in…
Unexpected Letter
“At Dusk” by Hwang Sok-yong is translated by Sora Kim-Russell. The novel is only under 200 pages long, but it captures a vast array of…
No Longer A Child
I believe in Education. “Educated” by Tara Westover is one of my favorite memoirs. “Educated” has won many awards and literary…
How The Wicked World Was Made
When you saw the title of my blog post, what came to your mind? Did you imagine a wicked world? Our minds are wired differently and the…