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Book Review – Retirement Planning: A Holistic guide to a satisfying season by Rose Wakiria
"Retirement Planning: A Holistic Guide to a Satisfying Season" by Rose Wakiria is a practical 105-page Kenyan guide to secure, fulfilling r…
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Book Review – Retirement Planning: A Holistic guide to a satisfying season by Rose Wakiria
"Retirement Planning: A Holistic Guide to a Satisfying Season" by Rose Wakiria is a practical 105-page Kenyan guide to secure, fulfilling retirement. Covering financial …
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Book Review: The Luo Girl From Infancy to Marriage by Simeon H. Ominde
"The Luo Girl: From Infancy to Marriage" (1955) by Simeon H. Ominde is a pioneering sociological study and former university thesis documenting traditional Luo rites of …
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Book Review: Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang
"Parliament of Owls" by Adipo Sidang' is a powerful 2016 Kenyan poetry collection blending sharp political satire, pan-African critique, romance, existential musings, an…
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Book Review: Betrayal in the City by Prof Francis Imbuga
"Betrayal in the City" (1976) by Prof. Francis Imbuga is a landmark Kenyan political play set in fictional Kafira, critiquing post-independence corruption, oppression, b…
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Book Review: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed and Happiness by Morgan Housel
"The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness" by Morgan Housel (2020) is a bestselling 256-page exploration of behavioral finance through 1…
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BOOK REVIEW: What is Christianity? by Pope Benedict XVI
"What Is Christianity?: The Last Writings" by Pope Benedict XVI is a posthumous 2023 collection of 16 essays (four unpublished) offering his final reflections on core Ch…
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