Billy Hayes was arrested at the airport in Istanbul trying to board a plane while carrying four pounds of hashish. The story begins with the airport scene and leads up to his arrest by the Turkish soldiers. I liked how the story starts with no-nonsense about his childhood or life…
Chris Emmett served with the Hong Kong police until his retirement as a senior superintendent in 1998. He witnessed the city's transformation from a British colony to a special administrative region within the People's Republic of China. In this book, he shares his experiences as a police officer across a…
"Modern times are dominated by Satan and will be more so in the future. The conflict with Hell cannot be engaged by men, even the most clever. The Immaculata alone has from God the promise of victory over Satan."This is a short biography of St. Maximilian Kolbe, beginning from…
I have to take a momentary break for every few pages that I’ve read. This is a heartwrenching story of Sachiko recounting her memories during the Nagasaki bombing when she was six years old. Sachiko and her sister Misa were among the 134 children that survived within 0.6…
I'm already dumbfounded when I read just a few pages at the beginning of the book. I was preparing for long-winded descriptions with extensive use of difficult vocabulary words, but surprisingly, this is not the case. I never expect Malcolm Turnbull has a great storytelling skill. His writing is straight…
This is one of the hardest book reviews that I ever wrote so far. Even editing this page after sitting in my notes for a couple of weeks, I still feel sad to read and write about it. I don't think I will ever forget this book. This book leads…
Leila tells her story as an Iranian woman, trapped in her own imagination of freedom but have to abide by fate. In an ordinary traditional family, men have the highest authority in the household and women have to stay at home to handle all the household chores. Leila, who was…
"To appreciate the value of freedom one must first be denied it. To know real fear gives special meaning and yearning to being free of fear." At the beginning of the book, Deng Adut shares a glimpse of some of his best childhood memories with his family before…
"I don't dare do anything anymore, 'cause I'm afraid it's not allowed" Anne received a new diary as one of her birthday presents and began to write about her life after two days of her birthday, 12th June. The journal started with a brief story of her birthday,…
This book came to my attention last year when I read an article or news about a homeless man who lived in the forest but later became a professor. Who wouldn't get captured by such inspirational and miraculous story which gives hope to anyone especially for those who are still…