Tag: global issues

Quick Review: I Am Malala and Life After Life

10 November 2014 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Quick Review: I Am Malala and Life After Life

These two books are about living, about life, about living your life to make a change. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Rating: ★★★ [ratings guide] Gives a lot of background and historical context to Malala’s father and her fight […]

Review: No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald

3 November 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald

Author: Glenn GreenwaldTitle: No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance StateFormat/Source: Hardcover and eBook/library Published: May 2014Publisher: Metropolitan BooksLength: 254 pagesGenre: JournalismWhy I Read: Learn more about the subject from a key playerRead If You’re: Concerned […]

Quick Review: A Snicker of Magic and Escape from Camp 14

21 October 2014 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Quick Review: A Snicker of Magic and Escape from Camp 14

When I do a quick review post, there’s usually two books and I’m able to connect them somehow, as indicated in the post title. But with these two I can’t manage a connection! A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd […]

Review: Torture Team by Philippe Sands

23 July 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Torture Team by Philippe Sands

Author: Philippe Sands Title: Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law Format/Source: Hardcover/library  Published: May 2008 Publisher: Allen Lane Length: 315 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Library browsing, looked interesting Read If You’re: Interested in the intersection […]

Review: The War on Science by Chris Turner

22 May 2014 / review / 1 Comment
Review: The War on Science by Chris Turner

Author: Chris Turner  Title: The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Willful Blindness in Stephen Harper’s CanadaFormat/Source: Paperback/LibraryPublished: March 2014Publisher: Greystone BooksLength: 176 pagesGenre: Popular non-fictionWhy I Read: To learn more about scientific research in Canada + Harper’s treatment of […]