BEST READS
The Express Tribune picks out best reads for the week.
Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters
Oliver Jeffers
The letters of our alphabet work tirelessly to make words that in turn make stories, but what if there was a story FOR each of the letters instead? Turn the pages of this exquisite book to find out.
Penguin Group USA Inc 2014
Stop the Coming Civil War: My Savage Truth
Michael Savage
The truth is needed in order to keep this administration from gaining control of the House of Representatives and keeping control of the Senate, and the mainstream will not help, they continue to block any news that does not support Obama’s agenda.
Hachette Book Group (HBG) USA 2014
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong
From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence.
Knopf 2014
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Svante Pääbo
Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pääbo’s mission to answer this question, and recounts his ultimately successful efforts to genetically define what makes us different from our Neanderthal cousins.
Basic books 2014
Napoleon: A Life
Andrew Roberts
Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon’s thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation.
Viking Adult 2014
LAHORE SAY YARQAND
Mustansar Hussain Tarar
The trials and tribulations of Chinese Turkestan – the writings of Tarar, one of the most revered writers and discussants of the tradition of Urdu literature and linguistics.
Sang-e-Meel publications
Lafzon mein tasweerein
Mumtaz Hussain
A collection of short stories in Urdu, depicting a profound social consciousness, told in a fresh and direct manner
Sang-e-meel 2014
Published in The Express Tribune, December 28th, 2014.
Oliver Jeffers
The letters of our alphabet work tirelessly to make words that in turn make stories, but what if there was a story FOR each of the letters instead? Turn the pages of this exquisite book to find out.
Penguin Group USA Inc 2014
Stop the Coming Civil War: My Savage Truth
Michael Savage
The truth is needed in order to keep this administration from gaining control of the House of Representatives and keeping control of the Senate, and the mainstream will not help, they continue to block any news that does not support Obama’s agenda.
Hachette Book Group (HBG) USA 2014
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong
From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence.
Knopf 2014
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Svante Pääbo
Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pääbo’s mission to answer this question, and recounts his ultimately successful efforts to genetically define what makes us different from our Neanderthal cousins.
Basic books 2014
Napoleon: A Life
Andrew Roberts
Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon’s thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation.
Viking Adult 2014
LAHORE SAY YARQAND
Mustansar Hussain Tarar
The trials and tribulations of Chinese Turkestan – the writings of Tarar, one of the most revered writers and discussants of the tradition of Urdu literature and linguistics.
Sang-e-Meel publications
Lafzon mein tasweerein
Mumtaz Hussain
A collection of short stories in Urdu, depicting a profound social consciousness, told in a fresh and direct manner
Sang-e-meel 2014
Published in The Express Tribune, December 28th, 2014.