BOOK REVIEWS BY THINZAR
Not So Basic
Thomas Sowell's book, Basic Economics: a common sense guide to the economy, is written in plain language. The book has over…
We Don't Have To Like Each Other
American political scientist and the president of Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer, mentioned how three threats and our response will change…
We Need A New Social Contract!
At the age of 36, she became the youngest ever Vice President at the World Bank. She was named “Woman of the Year” for Global Leadership…
Cultural Differences
Global Dexterity by Andy Molinsky is an influential book on working with different cultures and what it means to be a global worker and a…
Exotic Beginning but Mysterious Ending
On my recent trip to Thailand, I visited the Jim Thompson’s store. Jim Thompson was known as The Silk King for revitalizing the Thai silk…
When We Were Orphans
Kazuo Ishiguro is a well-known British novelist, short story-writer and a screenwriter. He was born in Osaka, Japan, and moved to Britain…
Are We Truly In This Together?
“There are decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. 2020 was an unexpectedly…
Subliminal Decisions
One of my Summer reads was a self-help book - Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - by Malcolm Gladwell. The book covers topics…
The World: A Brief Introduction
Richard Haass is a veteran diplomat. He is the president of the Council on Foreign Relations with a mission to help people better…
From Refugee to the U.S. Secretary of State
She likes to involve herself in the world at its widest, and she has taken her career beyond the normal age of retirement. She wears many…
Myanmar's Longing For An Identity
Since the beginning of time, many people have suffered and died from trying to preserve their race and identity. One can hope that at…
Wild Cherry
Gennaro Liguori was a well-respected coral trader in Kobe, Japan in 1919. He was originally from Torre del Greco, a commune in the…
Healthier, Wealthier, but also More Unequal
Angus Deaton is a British-American economist and a winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics. He is a professor of Economics and…
You Are A Stranger To Me.
A 28-year-old African American woman, Sandra Bland, was pulled over by a white male trooper, Brain Encinia. Sandra was sent to jail…
Not Your Typical Newspaper Boy
He is creative, smart, and confident. He was the man who shook up the entire financial information industry and built his own multimedia…
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…