Shortly before the turn of the twenty-first century, Chinese interests began investing in the mining industry in Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. Soon, Chinese money and people started showing up wherever in the continent minerals were abundant. And in Ghana the mineral in question was gold....
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We live in an era when breakthroughs in science and technology have immeasurably improved our lives. And we’re told by many of those in high tech that unimaginably new wonders are in store for us. Yet most of us are cautious, if not fearful—and for good reason. Our oceans are clogged by...
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A young Chinese man sold by his uncle to work in a San Francisco laundry. The film star Anna May Wong, who could never achieve the stardom she coveted. A young Chinese American man murdered by two drunken White men, mistaken for the Japanese who had “stolen” American jobs in the 1980s....
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The word “shogun” entered the English language in 1975 with the publication of James Clavell’s blockbuster bestselling novel, Shogun. And it gained broader attention earlier this year with the release of the 10-episode FX television series of the same name. Now, a professor of...
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For the fourth year in a row, Chicago is America’s most corrupt city, and Illinois is the third-most corrupt state, according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago.” This, from a 2023 article online from Chicago’s PBS station, WTTW. “’Political and...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.