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Can you Focus? — Book Review: Cal Newport’s Deep Work

Is Deep Work part of your life? A look at Cal Newport's investigation into the art of focus: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success...

Exploring The Life of Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman is one of the most interesting characters to ever walk the earth. He made his name in science, as a physicist; his...

A Masterpiece From Khalil Gibran

If there is a book of life, is this it? A book that I have read several times; like the Tao Te Ching, this book...

How to Speak How to Listen, by Mortimer Adler

A Modern Philosopher's Take On The Art Of Communication Mortimer Adler is the author of one of my favourite books -- 'How To Read A...

Tolstoy’s Gospel In Brief: The Truth About Jesus Christ

The Grave Misunderstandings Of The Teachings Of Jesus Christ That Have Made Christianity A Laughing Stock Look, and you won't see it. Listen, and you...

Learning To Read Literature Properly: How To Read Literature Like A Professor, By Thomas...

Thomas Foster's insightful guide on reading between the lines Before reading this book I was of the opinion that the only books you should read front-to-back,...

Dan Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow: The Cognitive Science Bible

How and why do we think, act, judge, make decisions and learn? In the last few decades, the progress we've made in understanding the human...

Walter Isaacson’s Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson gives the world an incredible, deep and profound insight into the world and life of Ben Franklin. A polymath of his day;...

4 Big Ideas From Dan Kanheman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow”

Daniel Kahneman is an eccentric, energetic, full-of-life professor in the fascinating discipline of Psychology. He is a Senior Scholar at Princeton University, and Emeritus...

Book Review – The Alchemist

A look at one of my favourite books...

My Book Notes – The True Benjamin Franklin

A few notes on the incredible man that is Benjamin Franklin...

Book Review: And When Did You Last See Your Father?

A great book from Blake Morrison...
Stumbling On Happiness

Book Review: Dan Gilbert’s Stumbling On Happiness

My Thoughts On Dan Gilbert's Stumbling On Happiness If you haven't already seen it, head over to YouTube and watch Dan Gilbert's short Ted Talk: The...

7 of My Favourite Books

A look at 7 of my favourite books...

Book Review – Steve Jobs, Apple’s Early Days and How it Changed the World

Return to the Little Kingdom, by Michael Moritz This is a book by Michael Moritz that gives, with exquisite detail, an unrivalled insight into the...