I had high hopes for this works by Mr James Baldwin purchasing this book after watching an archived footage of Mr Baldwin at Cambridge University. I would really encourage you to watch this, it is spectacular. So, this video sparked my interest in this eloquent man and I wanted to read something he had written, … [Read more…]
Title: A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea Author: Masaji Ishikawa, Risa Kobayashi (Translator), Martin Brown (Translator) A stunning book, a glimpse through the opaque window into 100,000 lives who moved from Japan to North Korea. A fantastic first person account which I found compelling, I would highly recommend this book to … [Read more…]
A book released in 1975, written in the first person in a exceptionally readable/digestable way, this book provides an overview of managing programming projects. Seeing as the book is over 40 years old, I have found the issues identified within the book still pertinent, and the solutions/remediating actions proposed clear and workable. I would recommend … [Read more…]
A really fun, light read. The book provides some interesting origins and meanings of loads of expressions, some of these are shockingly recent and others are truely medevial. I would recommend this to someone who just wants a giggle and a pretence at learning new stuff. Here is one of the common expressions that made … [Read more…]
I have just read this energetic, enjoyable, at times enlightening read, Mr Varoufakis is a wonderful narrator and is able to provide a unique position on recent history. I enjoyed the book and agreed with most of it, albeit I think the author chose to ignore Greeks systemic lack of tax receipts between 1981 and … [Read more…]
A easy to read story with lovely descriptive touches, I bought the book becuase of a review I read in The Guardian (link) and also (I am shamed to admit) becuase the book cover looked so attractive and tactile. I would recommend this as it provides a journey to a world which we can find … [Read more…]