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Birdwatching in town
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/12/2014
» Whether you are an art enthusiast, a collector of rare antique books or simply a bird lover, the exhibition of limited edition posters of bird illustrations from the book Birds of America, on the fourth floor of Central Embassy, is worth checking out.
Sci-fi-loving sailor
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/03/2014
» Angelo Gualtieri, born of an Italian father and English mother, was brought up in England. This gave him a passionate temperament held down, sometimes unsuccessfully, by British reserve and upbringing. He started his career as a research engineer in the UK, then at the Stanford Research Institute in the US, before moving to Thailand years ago.
Picking at the Buffett
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/05/2013
» Because she became a bestselling author with an investment guidebook on her former father-in-law Warren Buffett, it seems impossible for Mary Buffett to be seen as an individual, a person separate from the shadow of the famous billionaire.
Meet the makers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2013
» Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, the third book by writer Chris Anderson, comes at a perfect time _ again. The writer has been known for writing the right book at the right time, almost exactly when the events he mentions are moving towards the spotlight.
You can judge a book by its cover
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/10/2012
» Nobody knows who coined the maxim "you can't judge a book by its cover". But it would come as no surprise if the creator of that cliche turned out to be a moralist who simply laced pearls of wisdom and used a book cover as a metaphor.
Factions and short fuses
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/05/2012
» The art of deception is at the core of Lab Luang Prang V, the latest work of non-fiction by Wassana Nanuam, a veteran reporter who's been covering the military beat for this newspaper for more than 20 years now.
The new capitalist
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/03/2012
» Ellis, who is of Danish-British extraction, also wears another hat, beautifully. She is author of the famous business book, The New Pioneers.
Seasonal picks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/01/2012
» A quartet of apposite reads for the lunar new year