Author Archives: Faisel K

About Faisel K

Lost faith, went to law school, then to Japan, became a Buddhist, blah, blah, blah. Read More?

Bedtime reading for Isabella in March/April 2013

Posted on April 19, 2013

Here are a couple of books that I’m reading for my five year-old niece Isabella. They are in Danish (actually some excellent English children’s books that have been translated to Danish). I read them as bedtime stories to her every … Continue reading →

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The Folio Society publishes 23 new titles for 2012/2013

Posted on August 15, 2012

he Folio Society has just updated their website for the new membership year: Prospectus 2012-2013. They are going to publish 23 new amazing titles in August 2012 and November 2012; following the in the same publishing schedule as last year, I suspect that we will see … Continue reading →

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Don’t judge a book by its cover

Posted on July 26, 2012

I really enjoy browsing for book cover illustrations; there is something special when illustrations can create a bond between it and the viewer, stirring up emotional attachment; some entirely mesmerizing; some unique, while others outright thought-provoking. Although I am aware of the … Continue reading →

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Lord Tennyson – Observation Hill, Antarctica

Posted on July 17, 2012

The final three lines are inscribed on a cross at Observation Hill, Antarctica, to commemorate explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his party, who died on their return trek from the South Pole in 1912:

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‘Sexual depravity’ of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal

Posted on June 11, 2012

Landmark polar research about the Adélie penguin’s sex life by Captain Scott’s expedition, deemed too shocking for the public 100 years ago, is unearthed at the Natural History Museum. Dr George Murray Levick, a scientist with the 1910-13 Scott Antarctic Expedition, … Continue reading →

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Cicero on books!

Posted on December 13, 2011
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Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson—A review of the book design

Posted on November 10, 2011

Well got this a couple of days ago delivered by Amazon.com. It’s the US version published by Simon & Schuster that I chose to order. Interestingly, the UK version published by Little Brown has pure white paper boards, i.e., lacking … Continue reading →

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Easton Press Catalogue Holiday Selections 2011

Posted on November 8, 2011

The new Easton Press catalogue for the holiday season is up with new exciting books on offer. I was quite surprised by seeing a signed Easton Press edition of Henry Kissinger’s On China. It’s one of the newer publications by … Continue reading →

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Remember, remember the 5th of November!

Posted on November 5, 2011

On this day, exactly 406 years ago—the arrest of Guy Fawkes, found during a search of the Palace of Westminster, foiled Robert Catesby’s plot to destroy the House of Lords and all within it. The 5th of November is an annual … Continue reading →

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The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 1, 1907-1922

Posted on October 31, 2011

The Leatherbound Edition (right); The Standard Edition (Left) “Everything lovely, we go to the front tomorrow, we’ve been treated like kings.” The following sentence was written ‘on a postcard from a son to his father towards the end of the … Continue reading →

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