Ousama Ranking is a feel-good anime, with the star of the show being Bochi, a mute/deaf prince. Although Bochi does not say a single word throughout the show, he is a great character and someone who is easy to root for. Ousama Ranking’s feels similar to an anime version of The Alchemist, and is an…
Soccer is not my preferred sport of choice to watch or play, but it is undeniably the most popular sport in the world. The Premier League is the highest professional soccer league in England, and it is one of, if not THE biggest soccer league in the world. It comprises of 20 teams at a…
I read Ender’s Game when I was in middle school, but it didn’t leave that much of an impression on me (or at least I didn’t remember it being a must read). However, I had heard some people recommending it again recently so I decided to give it another try. After listening to Ender’s Game…
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Apparently, Kevin Mitnick is one of the most well-known hackers/social engineers in the world. I am not very familiar with the hacking world though, so prior to reading his book, Ghost in the Wires, I had never heard of him before. Now, Mitnick works as a security consultant, doing the same type of hacking work…
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For those who haven’t heard, Apple TV+ is now releasing a TV adaptation of the book Pachinko. Pachinko was one of my favorite books of 2021, and I wasn’t sure whether the TV series would live up to the hype. Apple definitely allotted a significant budget to producing Pachinko, as the show stars ultra-popular Korean…
The Graveyard Book is a book that I read a while ago, but recently listened to the audiobook version of. The reason I listened to the audiobook is because I listened to a podcast between the author, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Ferriss. Throughout the conversation, Ferriss repeatably brings up his admiration for the book, and…
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Super Founders is not a book that will teach you how to create a billion dollar company, but rather a book that gives statistics on how past billion dollar companies have been founded. Throughout Super Founders, there are some interesting tidbits on billion dollar companies. I think that the author, Ali Tamaseb, does a good…
Instagram is one of the most recognizable platforms in the world, but a lot of its history is unknown to a lot of people. In the book No Filter, author Sarah Frier takes us behind the scenes about Instagram’s rise from a super small company to becoming part of Facebook, before eventually becoming the social…
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The banana industry may seem like relatively mundane, but there is actually a lot of history and drama. Although my uncle works in the banana industry in Japan, I do not know a lot about it, so reading The Fish that Ate the Whale was an informative read. The Fish that Ate the Whale talks…
How Do You Live is an old Japanese book that was written in 1937 by Genzaburo Yoshino. It has recently become more mainstream after it was announced that legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) is going to be adapting it into a movie. The format of How Do You Live is a conversation between an…
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