August 2008


If you have a son and are trying to gain a better understanding of what the average young man thinks or worries about, you HAVE to read this book. If you work with young people, whether as a teacher, a coach, a tutor or simply trying to understand young people, you HAVE to read this [...]

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REVIEW: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

by Kit on August 13, 2008


Are you a housewife with a boring husband? Dream of a better life elsewhere? Think that your life should be so, so much better than you deserve? If yes, you are not alone – even way back in 1856 in France, another woman felt exactly like you do. That woman is Emma Rouault, a beautiful [...]

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Chinese preschool books

by Kit on August 1, 2008


Boy, was I horrified (again!) when my toddler and I went through this set of picture cum colouring books! Before our move to China and because I can’t read/write Chinese, I’ve never visited the Chinese book section. My first encounter with Chinese picture books was a “stunning” one as a gun and a rifle are [...]

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