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BOOK REVIEW - MARY LYNN BRACHT's White Chrysanthemum

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Book Cover This book is a riveting memoir of two sisters who were separated and could never reunite in their lifetime.  The book tells the story of their struggles in the backdrop of raging World War 2 and Korean War.  Freepik This intense account of abuse is centered around war crimes perpetrated against young girls and women by the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces before and during World War 2.  As many as 20,000 to 200,000 girls and women were abducted from Korea and other occupied countries and  territores like Australia, Burma, China, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.  We have often heard of war spoils where women have been raped and abducted. What happened in Korea in the 1930's was levels above than that. Young girls and women were abducted and forced into prostitution for the soldiers fighing for Japan.  columbia.edu This shameful account of abuse hurled at women is an unpardonable offense which has time and again been shoved under the carpet, not only by ...

BOOK REVIEW - ANDREW ROBINSON's The Indus

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  PC:  Paperback The Indus civilization is an enigmatic topic in itself. This book is a comprehensive masterpiece on the topic. It  is extensive in its approach and has all it takes to be studied in schools and universities.  The author thoughtfully discusses the various theories and debates surrounding the Indus civilization , language, art, culture and eventual decline. PC: Mohenjo-daro Archaeology is like solving a jigsaw puzzle. The archaeologists have to perform a daunting task of arranging the puzzling pieces in an order that can make sense. The author mentions that the decipherment of Mayan script took around 100 years. We can imagine how painstaking it is to decipher an unknown script.  PC: Mayan Script Apart from presenting how the ruins of the Indus civilization were discovered in the 1920s by British and Indian archaeologists, the author delves deeper into talking about architecture, planning, agricultural practices, drainage system, artistic excellen...

BOOK REVIEW - ARSH VERMA's The Velvet Hotline

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The Book The book tells a story of a well- meaning protagonist, Ayingbi who an empath by nature, starts finding herself in trouble the more she wants to help other people in need.  PC:  fizdi.com The story delves in the matter of supernatural. A fictional omious entity trying to weaponize the despair of people living on the edge of committing suicide and harvesting their pain to create agony in the world and propagate  circumstances for them to commit suicide. You will read on to find how the ominous agenda is curtailed because of a very simple fact aided by our protagonist who is ready to sacrifice herself to save the world from being devoured by the supernatural power.  PC:  creativefabrica.com The author moves effortlessly from comedy to thriller and paranormal activity without the readers noticing until the very last page.  I enjoyed the natural style of writing and truly appreciate the author's  keen view on the minutest of details and chain of ev...

BOOK REVIEW - GREGG BRADEN's The God Code

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PC: My Paperback This book is a work of art.  This book is an amalgamation of Science, Theology, Numerology and Language which in turn have produced a thought-provoking idea aimed at deciphering our existence emanating directly from the supreme power, Almighty. PC: Rahsaan E Benjamin Throughout the book, there is reference to Gematria used to decipher the meaning of Hebrew alphabets and that of DNA code to show that all of it ultimately means God/Eternal within the body. PC: Gematria The kind of clarity the author has put forth regarding the existence of 'God Code' in the DNA of every cells in the light of their signs in the Hebrew and Arabic language, is outstanding. Author also highlights with several examples in the book that the Almighty created us and then gave us the will to reach perfection.  PC: Nag Hammadi Codices In the book, readers will find reference to Nag Hammadi Library.  A collection of ancient Christian and Gnostic texts    which were discovere...