Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head. – Jasper Fforde
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Whose Books: My favorite second hand bookshop in Taipei
I really like this store: lots of good books available in Chinese, English, French and Japanese. I usually raid them for quality children’s books.
It’s Finished by John Lanchester: Column in the London Review of Books
Recommended reading: It provides a comprehensive, detailed and disturbing review of the events of the past 12 months and can be found at http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n10/lanc01_.html. Be warned: it’s a seriously long article with some tough points about what’s happened in the UK, to the UK and to its citizens. But it’s a seriously good introduction to…
Books: Frommer’s New York City Guide 2009
Frommer’s New York City 2009 (Frommer’s Complete) This book will inspire you if you are lucky enough to be heading towards New York City this summer. I wish I was. Who knows? It could happen, but running a business will probably kill that dream!
Madonna’s Childrens Books
My private students and I have been working our way through this series of books by Madonna. Here’s the list so far The English Roses Yakov and the Seven Thieves The Adventures of Abdi Mr. Peabody’s Apples Lotsa de Casha Click to have a look, I’ll write my own reviews soonish Kenneth
Comic Books or Comic Waste of Time?
Do comic books really enhance reading skills?