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Category: Nonfiction

July 9, 2020

Review: Never Split the Difference, Chris Voss

Rating: 5 out of 5 I find it difficult sometimes to review the books I consider very highly. This specific book was recommended to…

July 8, 2020

Review: Neither Here nor There, Bill Bryson

Rating: 3 out of 5 Probably one of my least favourite Bryson books thus far, it’s clear that the author hadn’t yet grown into…

June 30, 2020

Review: Full Circle, Michael Palin

Rating: 3 out of 5 A solid, middle-of-the-road book here. Mr Palin rarely ventures into the unexpected or controversial, merely describing what he sees…

June 1, 2020

Review: Born to Run, Christopher McDougall

Rating: 5 out of 5 This was a stellar non-fiction though with some hyperbole! I enjoyed the author’s style but it is clear that…

May 25, 2020

Review: Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman

Rating: 4 out of 5 I’ve left reviewing this in depth quite late. I liked the book — there were plenty of chapters where…

April 8, 2020

Review: The Great Railway Bazaar, Paul Theroux

Rating: 0.5 out of 5 Let me say, to begin with, that there were parts to this book that I liked. These involved the…

February 25, 2020

Review: The Lost Continent, Bill Bryson

Rating: 5 out of 5 My main fault with this book is that it’s old — in many cases, this doesn’t matter, but especially…

February 20, 2020

Review: Blood River, Tim Butcher

Rating: 3 out of 5 The story of Stanley’s journey through Africa — beyond his discovery of Dr Livingstone but also through the Congo…

February 17, 2020

Review: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paul Theroux

Rating: “Not Sure” out of 5 / 😛 => Updated 0.5 out of 5 So… I really don’t know. Parts of this book I…

January 31, 2020

Review: Born a Crime, Trevor Noah

Rating: 5 out of 5 I had my eye on this book for a while before I took it up. This happened amidst the…

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