Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Monday, 2 January 2023

My top 5 books from 2022

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There are many ways to assess a year gone by, e.g. money, bonus, new cuountries visited, etc. One particularly useful way is to remember the...
Tuesday, 27 December 2022

How to Be an Existentialist or How to Get Real, Get a Grip and Stop Making Excuses - a book review

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Philosophy is not easy to dumb down - or at least a sophisticated and complex philosophical world view like existentialism. Nonetheless, in ...
Monday, 8 June 2020

The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester: a book review

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“For in war the character and personality of the leader is decisive in events much more than questions of material.” The Good Shephe...
Sunday, 12 April 2020

The Ladies Paradise by Emile Zola: a book review

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French author Emile Zola (1840 – 1902) was above all a social observer. His works provide a window into the nineteenth century. The Lad...
Monday, 6 January 2020

The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works by David Crystal – a book review

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Anyone who presents regularly understands eloquence is not innate. It is a learned skill requiring much practice. Indeed, it can be comp...
Wednesday, 28 November 2018

The Art of Doing Good: Where Passion Meets Action - a book review

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For anyone wishing to do good - and who doesn't - this is a wonderful book!  Let me clarify, this book is not a standard ...
Thursday, 27 September 2018

The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Theriault: a book review

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It has been a long time since I have read an entire novel from start to end in one sitting. A few days ago I did exactly that with Theri...
Monday, 24 September 2018

Secrets of State by Matthew Palmer: a book review

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Secrets of State, a novel written by former US diplomat Matthew Palmer, is a sophisticated work of fiction. In his book Palmer weaves t...
Wednesday, 22 August 2018

The Art of Social Media by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick: a book review

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The Art of Social Media is an easy read. The book is organized using clear headings and subheadings allowing readers to skip sections n...
Monday, 23 July 2018

Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War - a book review

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Think your life is complicated? Try figuring out the Syrian war. Only then can one really know what complicated means. Burning Cou...
Sunday, 24 June 2018

Confrontation by Mohamed Latiff Mohamed: a book review

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Having lived in Singapore for almost twenty years and as a licensed Singapore Tour Guide I know Singapore well. Academically and ‘in the...
Monday, 9 April 2018

Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shaped the World by Wade Graham – a book review

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After reading this book, it seems amazing to try and understand modern human history without any familiarity with cities, urbanization a...
Saturday, 17 March 2018

Gravitas by Caroline Goyder: a book review

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Self-improvement books are a nice way to make one feel good. They energize one while reading. Indeed, we make all sorts of mental promis...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017

The Iron Marshall by Louis L'Amour: a book review

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L'Amour is the gold standard for novels set in the American West. His prolific output and his masterful storytelling endear him to an...
Thursday, 7 September 2017

Lemmy: White Line Fever the Autobiography (with Janiss Garza) a book review

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White Line Fever is vintage Lemmy (1945 - 2015): candid, sarcastic and blunt. No ifs and buts, just Lemmy. And Lemmy's personality s...