WELCOME TO ANOTHER THRILLING SEGMENT OF RECENT OBSESSIONS!
While living aboard and on my travels I have discovered a new love: Non-fiction books. The few that I have read:
Nothing to Envy - Barbara Demick
A reporter finds a few stories about the people living in North Korea.
Committed - Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert's account of dealing with how is going to have to get married.
First They Killed My Father - Loung Ung
The story of one brave little girl and her family through the horrible 1975 Khmer Rouge takeover.
Lucky Child - Loung Ung
Ung's reunited with her sister, who was left behind in Cambodia.
The Girl In The Picture - Denise Chong
The story of the girl who was photographed running naked from a napalm blast that hit her village and how that photograph changed her life.
The Accidental Billionaire - Ben Mezrich
The creation of Facebook. From the points of view, of a selected few.
Currently Reading: Touching My Father's Soul - Jamling T. Norgay
A son is following in his father's footsteps up Everest during one of the most deadliest seasons: winter of 1996.
All of these I recommend!
When I was little, I hated reading. As a grew a little older and wiser my appetite for reading grew. Now I am an avid reader. I love reading. Before moving to Singapore, I loved to read Fiction books. It amazed me to read stories about people's imaginations and the stories that can create from just thinking of a new idea. Since moving and now traveling, I have new found love for non-fiction books. Reading about events that really did happen and people who have survived the unthinkable; can be inspiring, dreadful and happy. Sometimes, I cannot believe that some stories really did happen, they seem so far fetched!
