Odes on Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest is a collection of sports poetry written by David A. Bates. Bates introduces his work with an autobiographical account of his personal recollections of Ali's bouts as well as what he calls Ali's "pre-fight antics", and he...

One Hundred Poems of Tukaram, translated by Chandrakant Mhatre, is a wonderful collection of poetry by a famous Indian saint, Tukaram. The book features an introduction which describes the style, context, and language of Tukaram's poetry. The context covers the deity he worshipped, main events...

Once Upon a War by Joan Diehl is a true story of one woman’s account of the Vietnam War. Only this time, it’s told from the point of view of the wife left behind when her husband goes off to war. Joan and her husband,...

Our Experience, Ourselves by Lyn Paul Relph is a history of how we experience events. Starting with the earliest cultures, the author uses historical examples of how people interpret events and how they then gain experience (both positive and negative) from those events. At first,...

Tiong Bahru, Singapore. This piece of writing introduces readers to a short history of this part of Singapore - more specifically from the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War Two to communist Singapore. It uses Seng Poh Road as its focal point to demonstrate...

Anything dealing with the Civil War Era has always held an interest for me, whether books, movies or reenactments. Living close to an area where reenactments are carried out, I watch but really do not pay that much attention to the re-enactors. Once More into...