Travel related books
The roots of the novel form appeared in the ancient times in India. Some authors such as Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Ananda Math, 1882) paved the way for defining the national consciousness through their novels before the 20th century. Then, the form developed gradually. If we talk about the early
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"I hate covert racism. I always hated guessing whether someone is being mean/rude/nervous because they hate my race or because they are having a bad day. As I got older, I noticed that covert racism is like depression: You know it when you feel it, but it's hard to explain to someone who has never
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The Bible is the Word of God. It contains 27 books in the New Testament and 39 in the Old Testament. It is one of the most selling books in the 21st Century and the more you read it, the more you will love it. It was written by several authors from different backgrounds, varied professions and fr
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It seemed very far fetched to me that a country or a person would try to subvert an entire religion. It seemed even less possible to me that anyone could hate the thought that a God exists, so much that he would devote his entire life to subverting the Catholic Church. Surely this book must be a
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The book 19,000 Years of World History by Prithviraj R is an exceptional book filled with knowledge. I cannot believe all of the research the author had to do to put this truly amazing book together. The author used past history and scriptures from many religions to help bring together the histor
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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of concerned clergy and laity at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. The essence of the speech focused on the war in Vietnam. The belief of the clergy took the theme of silence
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In the 20th century, many nations got independence from colonial powers and therefore, the effects of colonialism were important issues for writers in Africa. The work of Mongo Beti of Cameroon titled Mission Terminee(1957; Mission to Kala, 1958) is a tale of a young African man educated in Fran
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