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Bleak House

Revisado: 10-23-20

Manifique! Marvelous narration! Characters came out alive with a lovely voice. Unique story! Thank you!

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Classics of Russian Literature

Revisado: 02-09-20

In these 36 lectures of Classics of Russian Literature delivered by Prof Irwin Weil of Northwestern University, he presented the great Russian authors with remarkable clarity. Prof Weil connected the dots regarding Russian history and famous works in Russian Literature. Personally, I have read the great Russian authors and appreciated the way he presented both in English and in Russian. He covered the following Russian authors: Pushkin (1799-1837), Gogol (1809-1852), Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), Tolstoy (1828-1910), Turgenev (1860-1904), Peshkov (1868-1936), Maiakovsky (1893-1930), Sholokhov (1905-1984), Zoshchenko (1895-1958), Pasternak (1890-1960), and Solzenitzyn (1918-2008).

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The Diary of a Madman and other stories

Revisado: 08-29-18

The Diary of a Madman and other stories
By Nikolai Gogol

Gogol's stories are so entertaining, so fresh & original. As a writer, he has been given great imaginative gifts. Other stories include the Nevski Prospect, The Portrait, Dead Souls, The Overcoat, Christmas Eve, The Nose and the Inspector General.

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A History of the Twentieth Century

Revisado: 08-16-18

A History of the Twentieth Century
By Martin Gilbert

The author is the biographer of Winston Churchill. He chronicles world's events year by year from the dawn of aviation to the flourishing technology age, interpersing the influence of art, music, and religion. The 20th Century, says Churchill, is the century of the common man, who suffered much of the savages of the wars and tyranny. Inventions of new technology flourished, with man as its main beneficiary and, at the same time, as it's main victim with the inventions of atomic bombs, nuclear bombs and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. On a positive note, motorcars and airplanes brought mobility to millions of people. But the motorcars alone killed one million from 1933-1961 (in a span of 28 years) in road accidents in the US! Gramophones, submarines, zeppelins, telephones, landing in the moon, TVs, fax machines, internet, cellphones were some of the inventions and many more. It's also a century of the Refugees and natural calamities (such as earthquakes, tsunamis and other events of catastrophic proportions). Concentration camps & gulags killed many Jews and Russians. Many nations were born in this century which were part of bigger nations. Human rights were violated in many countries, resulting to many human lives lost. Famines, plagues and diseases also killed millions of people. Eradication of diseases prolonged lives. But poverty continues as we ended the 20th Century. The past, as an American historian says, is the "doormat" to the future. We have now experienced nearly the first two decades of the 21st Century and we continue to have some elements of the past. Hopefully, we don't have a Third World War if we continue to understand each other as a nation and inventions should only be used to benefit mankind!

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The Everlasting Man (Unabridged)

Revisado: 07-24-18

The Everlasting Man is Chesterton's masterpiece. It is one of his profound writings, showing his wit and brilliance, humor and his mastery of the English language. In this book, he discusses Religion versus Mythology. Borrowing from his own words: Religion is Revelation. It is a vision received by Faith but it is a vision of reality. Chesterton embraced the Catholic Church, the true Religion.

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Franz Kafka's Best Novel

Revisado: 07-14-18

The Trial is the best novel that Franz Kafka has written. Originally written in High German, Kafka's expressions are typically unique in its linguistic style and in its theatrical display of the different characters in the novel. It is an expression of the strong "world" of Kafka and of his creativity in writing his novel, albeit unfinished but excellent and entertaining indeed.

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Frank Kafka's Life

Revisado: 07-10-18

Frank Kafka's life expressed in literary form. He is a genius writer and very imaginative.

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The Power of Words

Revisado: 07-10-18

Churchill was brilliant in shaping the world's history and the future of the British Empire. Through his writings and speeches, he used his pen and tounge to convey his messages. This book tells you about the power of words!

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Revisado: 03-22-18

Excellent novel and well read! Dostoyevsky's story telling is very creative and has many surprises.

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Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back

Revisado: 02-18-18

Churchill was a great and brilliant orator, a great statesman, brave, talented, lots of courage, excellent crisis solver, focused thinker. Winston Churchill got it right!

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