The Narcissistic Somniloquist

Paul Theroux is a well-travelled man. In Fresh Air Fiend, he writes of his travels around the globe, and provides us with an insight to what travelling has taught him.
He seeks the mystery of travel: being a stranger along in a foreign land, being on the outside, being alone. All this, and what does he […]

This autobiography by Nelson Mandela was one I’ve wanted to read for a while. His struggle against apartheid in South Africa has become one of the great stories of our time. I can still remember faint snippets from the news about the violence in South Africa, about terrorism, racial riots and killings. The triumph of […]