Biography

Review: Gandhi: A Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine

Posted by on September 10, 2011 at 11:05 am
  Title: Gandhi: A Manga Biography Author: Kazuki Ebine Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 978-0143120247   May Contain Spoilers From Amazon: The life of a true twentieth-century hero told in a vibrant graphic novel format. Through his quietly powerful leadership and influential use of nonviolent resistance in India’s struggle against the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi became one [...]

Spotlight: The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses

Posted by on January 15, 2011 at 8:17 am
If you have been following the blog for a while, you already know that I love history.  Looking into the lives of people who lived hundreds of years ago fascinates me.  What did they wear? What did they eat?  What were their homes like?  When I saw The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses, I [...]

The 14th Dalai Lama by Tetsu Saiwai Manga Review

Posted by on September 28, 2010 at 5:30 am
  Title: The 14th Dalai Lama Author: Tetsu Saiwai Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 978-0143118152   May Contain Spoilers Since I have been reading more non-fiction than normal, I was delighted to receive this graphic novel about the Dalai Lama.  I realized that I didn’t know anything about him, and the plight of Tibet was another subject [...]
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