This is a memoir of a journalist who disguised as an English teacher at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), North Korea. The students were all young men – the children of some of North Korea’s elite families. I always have tremendous curiosity which leads to the strong interest…
Ben Mears, a successful writer who grew up in the town of Jerusalem’s Lot has returned home after twenty-five years. Once in town he meets local high school teacher Matt Burke and also involves in a romantic relationship with Susan Norton, a young college graduate. Ben interested with the…
This story is set in 1920’s when the old Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) under the British influence and the elite society emerged from the central Colombo. There were two main characters in this story, Annalukshmi and Balendran, at different stages of their lives, both learning how to control their…
Sapna Sinha is just an ordinary salesgirl in an electronic shop in downtown Delhi. Out of the blue, a billionaire industrialist (Vinay Mohan Acharya) offers her an opportunity to become the CEO of his company. No requirements for prior business experience or qualifications but with one condition: she needs to…
This story is about Robert, a boy who hates math, meets a Number Devil. There are twelve dreams in this story and each dream tells the discovery of numbers: infinite numbers, prime numbers, Fibonacci numbers, numbers with triangles, and factorials. As we dream with Robert, we get to understand more…
A Japanese geek with the nickname ‘Train Man’ is acting different from usual when he saves two ladies from a drunk man in the train. As an appreciation for his help, one of the ladies sends him a pair of expensive Hermes teacups as a thank you gift. The ‘Train…
Writer: Midred Wirt (1930). Revised By: Patricia Doll (1960). Nancy and Helen caught in a storm and nearly drown. Coincidentally, Laura walks along the shore and she hears their cries for help. She gets into another boat, paddles out and saves both Nancy and Helen. After exchanging their introductions, Nancy…
Koro Sensei, a tentacle monster with the capability of reaching Mach 20 speed, is the teacher of class 3-E. He has already destroyed the moon and he promised that he will destroy the Earth if no one can kill him within a year. Ten billion yen is offered by the…
The story begins with Waldo Lydecker expresses his thoughts and feelings of grief at losing Laura but interrupted by a surprise visit of Mack McPherson, the detective that is assigned to investigate the murder case. Laura's housekeeper comes to work one Saturday morning, opens the door, and finds Laura lying…
This book has been added in my reading list since 2013. I’ve been looking for this book when I was in Melbourne but unfortunately, it's not available in the city library. Luckily, this book is unexpectedly available in one of the Sydney libraries. I was surprised because most of…