profil d'Ian Gordon Malcomson

The World of an Obsessive-Compulsive P.I., Nov. 27 2009

I am not going to take up a lot of space reviewing the contents of this light-hearted and amusing tale in the extraordinary life of one very unique private investigator other than to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a spin-off from the now-discontinued TV production by the same name, "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse" and others in the novel series provide a delightfully satisfying read when it comes to following Adrian Monk's antics as he chases down the criminal and ties up all the loose ends. Besides being obsessive-compulsive by nature, which presents its own set of peculiar problems to his friends and acquaintances, Monk is man with an uncanny sense of drawing conclusions on the smallest… Lire la suite

India on the Cusp, Nov. 27 2009

Business writer and commentator, Mira Kamadar, has written a very powerful expose on the awakening of the Indian economy in the 21st century. Her detailed study portrays a land that is starting to emerge as one of the key growth areas in global economy. For too long, India has been wiling its time away in living in the cultural grips of an anarchic and archaic past. Now that the world of leverage financing has hit the its shores, East Indians are now starting to assert themselves as economic forces to be reckoned with. While Kamdar makes a strong case for India becoming a giant in global markets, what with its rising middle-class, surplus capital, and natural creativity, she does sound some… Lire la suite

A Journey Into Manhood, Nov. 24 2009

Reading Chabon's latest collection of essays on the trials and tribulations of becoming a man serves as a powerful reminder that the process involved in such a transformation is anything but cut and dried. If his intimations about his personal upbringing are anything to go by, there are many subtle and not-so-subtle familial forces out there working to impede the ideal journey of discovery and maturation most boys should take on their way to manhood. Often, the end result of a fatherless boy struggling to become a man in a woman's world is a frighteningly dysfunctional messed-up adult who is emotionally immature, sexually confused and physically inept. Tack on the fact that many people… Lire la suite