MY READS 2021
Ultimate Folly by Henry MaCrory
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
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My Reads 2020
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
A Spy Named Orphan by Roland Phillips
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
I read this just before lockdown #1 2020 which was highly serendipitous. Explores the science behind habits and how we can use this to achieve practical results.
The Korean War by Max Hastings
A Spy Named Orphan by Roland Phillips
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Fascinating account of an under-documented but critical and bloody conflict. A microcosm of post WW2 geopolitics.
A Spy Named Orphan by Roland Phillips
A Spy Named Orphan by Roland Phillips
Beyond the Mexique Bay byAldous Huxley
The dramatic story of one of the Cambridge University spies recruited by the Russians pre WW2..
Beyond the Mexique Bay byAldous Huxley
Beyond the Mexique Bay byAldous Huxley
Beyond the Mexique Bay byAldous Huxley
Part of a lovely book subscription gift from my wife, via www.prudenceandthecrow.com
You Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
Beyond the Mexique Bay byAldous Huxley
You Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
This is a must read story! Often called the 'toughest man alive', you will see why.
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Beyond the Mexique Bay byAldous Huxley
You Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
The autobiography of the founder of Nike, brilliantly told.
The Plague by Albert Camus
The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter
The Plague by Albert Camus
Although this is fiction and published just after WWII, there are some unnerving parallels with the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the different social behaviours before, during and after. Intense.
Crimea by Orlando Figes
The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter
The Plague by Albert Camus
One of the most strategically critical battles of the 19th century and the first war with heavy media influence. Commemorated by a monument in Waterloo Place London.
The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter
The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter
Our Universe, An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
work in progress
Our Universe, An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
Our Universe, An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
Our Universe, An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore
Our Universe, An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore
Autobiographical account of life in and around Hollywood in the 60s and 70s
Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
Our Universe, An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore
MY READS 2020 cont...
Gap Selling by Gary Keenan
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Problem-centric selling for the 21st Century. If you are commercial, this is essential
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
So many important insights in an easy-to-read, and highly enjoyable book
King Camp Gillette by Tin Dowling
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Tim Maia Racional vols 1 and 2 by Allen Thayer
Perseverance.
Tim Maia Racional vols 1 and 2 by Allen Thayer
Mr Playboy - Hugh Hefner and the American Dream by Steven Watts
Tim Maia Racional vols 1 and 2 by Allen Thayer
Mr Playboy - Hugh Hefner and the American Dream by Steven Watts
Mr Playboy - Hugh Hefner and the American Dream by Steven Watts
Mr Playboy - Hugh Hefner and the American Dream by Steven Watts
Some all-time favourites 1
All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque
Deep, profound and unforgettable, a (barely out his teens) German soldier's account of the futility and disastrous effects of WW1.
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque
A bittersweet joy of a book interweaving fictional and real-life characters focusing on 2 Cuban musician immigrant brothers in 1950s New York.
The Power Broker by Robert A Caro
All Quiet on the Western Front by Eric Maria Remarque
The Power Broker by Robert A Caro
The foundations of modern Manhattan and wider. The most powerful non-elected position. This read is a big project but so well worth it.
The Hustler by Walter Tevis
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Power Broker by Robert A Caro
Adding this makes me want to read it again! Pool hustling techniques brilliantly described.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The definitive guide to how to behave, and not just in business.
Bad Blood by John Carreyou
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Unbelievable - but it's true....and her trial has been delayed to 2021.
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
An autobiography of Woody Guthrie's life travelling across the USA as a homeless person on the railroads trying to get recognition as a singer/song-writer.
Collapse by Jared Diamond
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Societal collapse through the ages.
Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie
Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
The events leading to one of the worst man-made disasters of all tine and how it was almost much, much worse.
The Fight by Norman Mailer
Howard Hughes - The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy
1001 Nights
Howard Hughes - The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
Howard Hughes - The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
Howard Hughes - The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
Howard Hughes - The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
Howard Hughes - The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
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Range, How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai & Sherwin, Martin
Range, How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai & Sherwin, Martin
Range, How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai & Sherwin, Martin
American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai & Sherwin, Martin
American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai & Sherwin, Martin
Howling at the Moon by Walter Yetnikoff
Howling at the Moon by Walter Yetnikoff
American Prometheus, the Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai & Sherwin, Martin
Something Happened by Joseph Heller
Howling at the Moon by Walter Yetnikoff
Something Happened by Joseph Heller
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Howling at the Moon by Walter Yetnikoff
Something Happened by Joseph Heller
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
An account of H H Holmes, the world's first 'modern serial killer' against the backdrop of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago .