13 Feb BOOKS I READ IN……. JANUARY 2018
A courtroom drama, how to win at baseball, the theory that would not die, a cracking murder mystery, and how to be happier. All books I enjoyed reading in January...
15 Jan How I read 100 books in 2017 - and what I learned in doing so
According to my mum, once I learned to read for myself, bedtime was never an issue. Apparently, as soon as teatime and bath time were over I would solemnly announce to my family that I was ‘off to bed for a good read’. ...
08 Jan Books I read in ... December 2017
I spent a good chunk of December on a sun lounger by a pool, so needless to say I got a lot of reading done. Unusually this month I read more fiction than non-fiction, but then escapism is what being on holiday is all...
04 Dec Books I read in...November 2017
It's all in the mind. We react to investing in a similar way to drugs; we can push ourselves to unbelievable limits and achieve extraordinary things. Be inspired! ...
06 Nov Books I read in........ October 2017
How to tell if you're working with a psychopath; a fascinating diary on The Great Depression with an investment perspective; what really motivates us to do a job to the best of our ability (clue, it's not money!); and how to cram as much life...
02 Oct Books I read in.......... September 2017
Stephen King and 'the glass teat', Angela Duckworth's Grit, a fine first novel on autism and a bonkers billionaire - all in the books I read last month....
07 Jul Books I read in June 2017
From a reading perspective, June was a month which contained some unexpected surprises. That’s one of the things I love about reading, you don’t always know what you’re going to get.* The Boys in the Boat – Daniel James Brown This book was recommended to me by...
02 Feb Books I read in January 2017
Short days, long evenings, frost and fog, when all you I want to do is to curl up by the woodburner with a good book. Here’s a selection of some of the books I read this month. The Silk Roads: A new history of the World, Peter Frankopan History...
13 Jan The Office is closed - 13/01/2017
Snippets that have caught my eye this week from around the web…. This study of Amazon’s share price history illustrates just how hard it is to spot the next big thing. And on a similar theme, how did the experts get on with their forecasts in 2016? Some good news...