BACKGROUND | The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs

Whenever I go back to my home in New Plymouth I am not only inundated by hugs and kisses, tasty meals and requests to return more often, but hundreds upon hundreds of books that stare at me with a faint charm, silently petitioning, “READ ME.” My father’s book collection makes me nervous. Like a bad smorgasbord experience, I just want to down everything at once, but I know I’d get serious intellectual indigestion if I was to read in such haste.

Thankfully, last weekend Dad had something special for me. Knowing about my growing interest in poverty alleviation, he flicked me The End Of Poverty. Upon first glance, I didn’t think too much of it. Then I did a little research on the author.

The first real post

Born in the 80s, I am no stranger to the internet. From a young age I had my own ICQ account, mastered, well, the basics of Q Basic, and even created a personal website with the plan to supply the world with only the best Playstation cheats. Yes readers, MrMoo4U, as they used to call me, was totally tech savvy.

Then blogging came, and I completely missed the boat. Millions upon millions of wannabe stars flooded the internet in hope of literary glory. A couple of years later, and some have achieved their dreams; the rest are hidden in their subcultural huddles scattered throughout blogosphere.

And now I feel like I’m missing out.