Category Archives: Books & Reviews

Candies for Beatles Fan

Posted on April 21, 2008 by sinyaw

Across the Universe Directed by Julie Taymor Pub. Date: 2007 Cross posted at http://blogs.sun.com/syw My iPods collects 128 Beatles songs. They have cryptic lyrics, but mysteriously beautiful, bringing tears or smiles from the heart. You can’t talk when the music … Continue reading →

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Golden Compass

Posted on April 11, 2008 by sinyaw

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) Philip Pullman ISBN: 978-0440238607 Pub. Date: September 23, 2003 Publisher: Laurel Leaf The Golden Compass Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards Director: Chris Weitz Cross posted … Continue reading →

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Definitively Maybe 《绝对，也许》

Posted on March 23, 2008 by sinyaw

Definitively Maybe Ryan Reynolds and Abigail Breslin Pub. Date: 14 February 2008 Cross posted at http://blogs.sun.com/syw What a cute movie! Romantic comedies ran out of originality long time ago. Of course, they are never meant to be. The formula includes … Continue reading →

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User’s Manual to Human Body 人体使用手册

Posted on March 12, 2008 by sinyaw

User’s Manual to Human Body 人体使用手册 吳清忠 ISBN: 7536046316 Pub. Date: 2006å¹´1月 Publisher: 花城出版社 Cross posted at http://blogs.sun.com/syw. If a free and legal version of the same book is available online, would you go to the bookstore and buy a … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil 生化危机

Posted on February 27, 2008 by sinyaw

Resident EvilsMilla JovovichPub. Date: 2002, 2004, 2007 I am so sorry. Unlike more sophisticated people　that watched Oscar nominees, I watch all 3 Resident Evils this weekend: Biohazard, Apocalypse, and Extinction. I feel so mindless, just like when I finished RoboCop … Continue reading →

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Would this happen soon?

Posted on January 27, 2008 by sinyaw

Four recent news articles string into a follow-up story. New York Times reported that Marion Jones will be sentenced for 6 months for lying. She took performance enhancement drugs at 2000 Olympic competition. International Herald Tributes reported that IAAF (International … Continue reading →

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Who owns your Genes?

Posted on January 20, 2008 by sinyaw

Next Michael Crichton ISBN: 978-0060872984 Pub. Date: November 28, 2006 Publisher: HarperCollins I don’t know if I read Michael Crichton for education or entertainment. As I scanned the paperback section of the airport bookstore, “Clever,” I thought. Michael Crichton’s book … Continue reading →

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Learning Mandarin: False Eastern promise

Posted on January 7, 2008 by sinyaw

I am a big fan of The Economist. Read it religeously every week. But this recent article got me scratching my head. Who was the editor of that issue? This article argues that it is economically a bad decision for … Continue reading →

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How We Die

Posted on December 21, 2007 by sinyaw

How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter Sherwin B. NulandISBN: 978-0679742449 Pub. Date: January 15, 1995 Publisher: Vintage House is a popular TV series about a medical doctor trying to solve some very difficult cases. Death fascinates me like … Continue reading →

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A China Literature Form

Posted on December 8, 2007 by sinyaw

天觀雙俠 (繁體中文) 鄭丰 (陳宇慧)ISBN: 9789867131881 Pub. Date: 2007å¹´07月19æ—¥ Publisher: 奇幻基地 How do I describe this style of literature? The straight translation will be “KungFu fictions.” But that is not justice. On the other hand, many will snicker at even trying … Continue reading →

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