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The Heart Remains Though the Person Is Left - Review of the TV Series and Novel “Those Who Left, Those Who Stayed”
“Those Who Left, Those Who Stayed” is the third season of the TV series My Brilliant Friend and the third installment of the novel series…
The Price of Free Healthcare: Reflections on “The Knife's Edge”
“The Knife's Edge” is an autobiography by British cardiac surgeon Stephen Westaby. Similar to his earlier work “Fragile Lives“ , it details…
The Meaning of Life Lies in the Process of Struggle - Reflections on Reading The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea is a novella published in 1952 by American author Ernest Hemingway, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in…
Beauty from Every Corner of the Globe: Reflections on “ Flora: A Illustrated History of the garden flower”
Flora: A Illustrated History of the garden flower, authored by British writer Brent Elliot, chronicles the history of flowers introduced to…
Unhappy people have their own reasons; happy people find their interests—Reflections on The Conquest of Happiness
The Conquest of Happiness is a book on happiness written by British philosopher Bertrand Russell. It's not a thick volume—just over 200…
Birdwatching Starts with Pictures: Reflections on Reading Field Guide to the Birds of China
Field Guide to the Birds of China, authored by British ornithologist John MacKinnon, documents 1,329 bird species. Each entry features color…
Perception and Memory Make You Who You Are—Reflections on ‘The Brain: The Story of You’
‘The Brain: The Story of You’ is a popular science book written by American neuroscientist David Eagleman. Aimed at general readers, it…
Greatness Comes from Rejecting Mediocrity - Thoughts After reading Steve Jobs: The Biography
Steve Jobs: The Biography is a biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson with Jobs' authorization. As an Apple user, I didn't know…
To Believe or Not to Believe: That's A Choice - Thoughts After Reading Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian is the second installment in the Chronicles of Narnia series by British author C.S. Lewis. This series of fairy tales…
Relying on others is less reliable than relying on yourself; dwelling on the past is less productive than looking forward to tomorrow—Thoughts after reading ‘ Gone with the Wind’
Gone with the Wind is a novel written by American author Margaret Mitchell. It took me half a year to finish the thousand-page English…
Hearing the Essence, Discovering Beauty: Thoughts after reading ‘Listening to Music’
Listening to Music serves as the textbook for Yale University's music appreciation course. Since the beginning of this year, I've been…
The Disadvantaged Cannot Change Their Fate Through Their Own Efforts Alone - Review of the TV Series and Novel “The Story of a New Name”
“The Story of a New Name” is the second season of the TV series “My Brilliant Friend” and also the second installment of the novel series…
Poetic living is forbidden in some countries—Thoughts after reading 'Doctor Zhivago'
Doctor Zhivago is the masterpiece of Boris Pasternak, winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature. Compared to works by Russian writers…
No Choice, No Life - thoughts after reading ‘Being Mortal ’
‘Being Mortal ’ is a book written by an American physician about confronting aging and death. It primarily explores how to make choices from…
Life lies in exploration - Thoughts after reading "Life on Air"
"Life on Air" is a biography written by David Attenborough about his life in broadcasting. Previously I only knew that he narrated many of…
War is a tragedy in which a few people sacrifice the lives and property of many innocent people for the sake of distributing benefits—Thoughts after reading “The fall of the Ottomans”
This book is a history of the Middle East theater during World War I written by a British author. The author draws extensively on firsthand…
Questioning is the driving force of the development of physics - Thoughts after reading "Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe"
This book was written by British mathematical physicist Roger Penrose in 2016, and I've read his previous books “The Road to Reality” and…
Accept the unchangeable facts and make your own choices - Thoughts after reading 'When Breath Becomes Air'
The author of this book is a doctor and a writer, but after being diagnosed with lung cancer, he writes more from the perspective of a…