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Baudolino by Umberto Eco

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Few cultural critics and novelists carry the scholarly heft of Umberto Eco, who was a noted historian and semiotician before he brought these sensibilites to bear on major novels such as The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum. Whether he is deconstructing modern wax museums or spinning a 13th-century tale, he is [...]

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Travelling is cheap with Holidayhypermarket

For me, one of the greatest thrills in adult life is being able to travel the world, if not for the expensive plane tickets. But there is a way around this “short on the budget” problem and still see the world and the different cultures without having to spend your lifetime savings on it. [...]

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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Annotation In this phenomenal hit from Umberto Eco which likewise was adapted into a movie starring Sean Connery, it was a haunting week of apocalyptic terror, with 7 monks having been killed in 7 days. The setting was in a posh abbey in Italy (sounds like Brown’s Da Vinci Code, isn’t it?). The English Brother William [...]

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Reliving my Boston Spring Training Experience

Round about this time last year, my uncle and his buddies went to City of Palms Park for the annual Red Sox Spring Training. When one of his colleague couldn’t make it due to family emergency, I was given his spot, but the ticket price was not for free, I had to buy it [...]

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Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco

Annotation Three clever editors have spent too much time reviewing crackpot manuscripts. On a lark, the editors begin randomly feeding bits of knowledge into an incredible computer capable of inventing connections between all their entries. What they believe they are creating is a lazy game–until the game takes over. Title: Foucault’s Pendulum Author: Umberto Eco Publisher: Random House Publishing [...]

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