Gillian Beer’s “Alice in Space” – book review
If you’re a hardcore Alice in Wonderland fan… Continue reading Gillian Beer’s “Alice in Space” – book review
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Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s “The Four Pillar Plan” – book review
If you’re looking for some basic tips on how to improve your health, this book is a good place to start. Continue reading Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s “The Four Pillar Plan” – book review
Herodotus “The Histories” – book review
Herodotus The Histories is a brick of a book. It’s 750 pages of history and ethnography with a loose Greek- Persian theme to it. It’s definitely not always a page-turner. But I am so glad I read it, because there are moments in it that absolutely illuminated my understanding of ancient Greece. The reason I reached for Herodotus is Ryszard Kapuściński’s Travels with Herodotus. I took … Continue reading Herodotus “The Histories” – book review
Seth Godin “This is Marketing” – book review
Seth Godin has written many books on marketing, and recently I’ve decided to read at least one of them. This is Marketing is his most recent title. It’s very readable, and I devoured it in one afternoon. It’s not really intended as an introduction to the subject, despite its encouraging title. However, for those who have had some experience of marketing, this is a very … Continue reading Seth Godin “This is Marketing” – book review
Henry James’s “What Maisie Knew” – book review
“Poor little monkey!” (…) the words were an epitaph for the tomb of Maisie’s childhood. She was abandoned to her fate. What was clear to any spectator was that the only link binding her to either parent was this lamentable fact of her being a ready vessel of bitterness, a deep little porcelain cup in which biting acids could be mixed. They had wanted her … Continue reading Henry James’s “What Maisie Knew” – book review
Yara Rodrigues Fowler “The Stubborn Archivist” – book review
Yara Rodrigues Fowler’s The Stubborn Archivist is not strictly speaking a novel. It has much more in common with a piece of poetic prose – and in fact, the first few pages seem almost to be toying with the idea of straightforward poetry – with bold headings and lots of white space surrounding many line breaks. But it manages to engage one’s attention much as … Continue reading Yara Rodrigues Fowler “The Stubborn Archivist” – book review
Nathacha Appanah’s “The Last Brother” – book review
I came across The Last Brother by coincidence and I read it in one breathless sitting. Continue reading Nathacha Appanah’s “The Last Brother” – book review
Caroline Webb’s “How to Have a Good Day” –– book review
A synthesis of the most important positive psychology insights out there Continue reading Caroline Webb’s “How to Have a Good Day” –– book review
Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” – book review
This is the first Malcolm Gladwell book that I’ve read Continue reading Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” – book review
Top Ten Tuesday: The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
Three of my additions are the result of a blip in my New Year’s resolution of buying fewer books… Oops Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
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