It was the 31st of December and I had entered the airport ready to leave home for the next semester of college. It was going to be a long flight and I decided to stop at the bookstore on my way. Lying right in the center of the New Arrivals section, I saw a green… Continue reading Death Benefit-A Review
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Chicano – A Book Review
Have you ever known a stunningly attractive girl who was seemingly uncommunicative, or in the everyday vernacular, stuck up? The reasons for this behavior may be found in a psychology text or In “Chicano”, a book with varied characters like Marianna. A beautiful Aztec prlncess who says, “When your attractive, people pay attention to you.… Continue reading Chicano – A Book Review
Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” Good, Not Profound
Take the following ingredients: A story about an old fisherman who lets the big one get away, a previously made reputation, publication in one of America’s most widely read magazines, and a pungent writing style. Using these items, come up with a Pulitzer prize for literature, followed by a Nobel prize in the same field,… Continue reading Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” Good, Not Profound
Stranger in a Strange Land – Book Review
Like the strange adventures of “Alice In Wonderland.” author Robert A. Heinlien captures the same aura of belief in his science fiction novel “Stranger in a Strange Land” which describes the odyssey of a human reared on Mars. Heinlien’s main character, Valentine Michael Smith, finds himself like Alice, confronted with a new incomprehensible way of… Continue reading Stranger in a Strange Land – Book Review
