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A healing story of race and motherhood–The Secret Life of Bees
“Nobody around here had ever seen a lady beekeeper till her. She liked to tell everybody that women made the best beekeepers, ’cause they have a special ability built into them to love creatures that sting. It comes from years of loving children and husbands.” Book introduction The Secret Life of Bees is about theContinue…
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The myth of a wandering soul—Realism or Romanticism? — Signs Preceding the End of the World
book introduction: The book is about the migration journey of Makina, a young woman who knows only too well how to survive in a macho world. The book explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds as they move from one country to another, especially when they realize that there is no comingContinue…
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Merits, pitfalls, and problems of the analysis of a country’s history, culture, and politics–Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical memory in Chinese politics and foreign relations
rating: 2.0/5 Merits, pitfalls, and problems of the analysis of a country’s history, culture, and politics Never Forget National Humiliation—historical memory in Chinese politics and foreign relations When I first saw the bolded title of the book, “Never Forget National Humiliation”, the Chinese idiom translation popped in my head, along with images of the ChineseContinue…
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The power of authentic stories and new journalism—Hiroshima
Book introduction: Told through Hersey who interviewed six survivors of the Hiroshima atom bomb, the journalistic masterpiece tells what happened on the day and forty years after the incident. Using new journalism techniques, the book powerfully tells a different side of the story. Book recommendation: The book is very touching and “stirs the conscience ofContinue…
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Journalists, the real murderers?–The Journalist and the Murderer
Book introduction: Janet Malcolm examines the psychopathology of journalism using the example of the lawsuit of Jefferey MacDonald against Joe McGinniss, who published a book about the crime that MacDonald convicted although he was deceived in the entire interview process. The book examines the universal journalist-subject relationship and argues that journalists are treacherous and selfishContinue…
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Make you remember
When Mrs. Wang passed away, Mr. Wang did not go outside for a month. Every day, as told by the neighbors, the front door was shut at the Wang’s house, and every room was covered with dark curtains, leaving all but darkness inside. The house was too big for just the couple. It was aContinue…
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