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Book Review: China Road

This book has some personal significance to me. I had heard Rob Gifford's reporting on route 312 on NPR just prior to my family vacation to China's silk road. I was intrigued by the reporting given that my family was just about to leave for China. Our tour took us through Beijing, Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Lanzhou, Xian, and then Shanghai. In this one trip, we pretty much covered most of the places that Rob Gifford traveled to. However, we were tourists and not journalists so our pers...

Book Review: Into The Wild

Ok, I'll admit it. I saw the movie before reading this book. But the movie left me with so many more questions. For instance, how did that bus just end up in middle of nowhere Alaska? Was Chris McCandless' camp really that far from civilization? How far did he hike? Did he really subsist on small game and berries all that time? Who was he really? The book was hard to put down. I'm amazed but not surprised by how polarizing Chris McCandless is. On the one hand, he was a free-spirited young man wi...

Book Review: Richistan

Its been a little while since I've posted a book review and now I have a backlog of books I'd like to review. This book, Richistan, was a very entertaining read. I've always been curious about how the ridiculously rich live. This book gives me insight into lifestyle of the rich. Imagine having a staff to tend to your every need. Chefs, accountants, butlers. Yes, butlers! People go to school to become a butler! Its like culinary school, MBA, computer technician, and etiquette rolled all together....

In Defense of Food

This posting is the start of my book review category on this blog. Normally, I don't find a lot of time to read many books but I've read some good ones lately. The book "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan has opened my eyes to the relationship between the food I eat and my personal health. I've always considered myself kind of a health nut and this book sort of backs up some of the habits I've created for myself. In addition, I got a better understanding about food trends, the food industry, ...