Read my reviews of books, and assorted matters – such as why I love printed books.
Monash and Chauvel: How Australia’s two greatest generals changed the course of world history by Roland Perry is a big, comprehensive biography of two generals who, even if their exploits do not quite live up to the subtitle’s hyperbole, certainly had a big impact on the course of the First World War. … Read the full post »
Triggers: Creating behavior that lasts – becoming the person you want to be by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter is a rather more straightforward and readable book than its clunky double-subtitled name might make you fear. … Read the full post »
Although aimed at ‘young adults’ the subject matter of the plot – resisting authoritarian surveillance – along with its pace and ability to demystify technological details makes Cory Doctorow’s book appeal to a wider audience. … Read the full post »
As you might expect from the author of The Martian, there’s a detailed and (to my non-expert mind) plausible scientific background to the world created for Artemis, the new novel by Andy Weir. … Read the full post »
Other than all featuring in multiple places on my bookshelves at home, what brings the three of them together? … Read the full post »
Following on from his two previous volumes, Martin Kyrle’s “The Liberals in Hampshire – a Part(l)y History: Part 3 Eastleigh 1972-81: the thorn in the flesh bursts into flower” takes the story of the Liberal Party in his part of Hampshire through to becoming a growing political group. … Read the full post »
The book, which I discovered courtesy of my growing niche book collection, is appositely dedicated to “All poultry judges and exhibitors in the interests of the poultry fancy”. … Read the full post »
Emanuel Derman’s My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance is a gentle amble through a career that took in physics and then taking mathematical analysis to Wall Street. … Read the full post »
A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré reminds me of the work of three other authors. First, Terry Pratchett’s final Discworld novel, Raising Steam. … Read the full post »
Fourth to First: How to win a local election in under six months by Freya Aquarone and Steffan Aquarone is a short but highly informative and entertaining guide to what really happens in local council elections. … Read the full post »