Title: 1917 Russia's Year of Revolution Author: Roy Bainton I must confess, history as a subject didn't particularly interest me very much in my school days. I thought that the thing that we should think about is the future. Yet, as I came around to read more and more, i came to learn that one … Continue reading 005-2020 1917
004-2020 South African Economy
Title: Everyone's Guide to the South African Economy Author: Andre Roux One topic that I regard highly is economics. And what is better than reading how the economy of your own home country works, because you learn the theory, and real-life application thereof. You can 'see' and understand how that theory works in your economy … Continue reading 004-2020 South African Economy
003-2020 Fake
Title: Fake (The truth of Fake-Money, Fake-Teachers and Fake-Assets) Author: Robert Koyosaki This was the second book that I took to read from the author Robert Kiyosaki. The first book he published, and which has sold world-wide is 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' of which I have also previously written a review. When I stood in … Continue reading 003-2020 Fake
002-2020 Moneyland
Title: Moneyland (Why thieves &crooks now rule the World & how to take it back) Author: Oliver Bullough Whilst I was on my December holidays in Belgium I had opted to buy a day ticket to Brugge. It was here that, whilst I walked through the small town (still decorated in an old-style fashion) during … Continue reading 002-2020 Moneyland
001-2020 Odyssey
Title: The Odyssey Author: Homer (translated by W. H. D. Rouse) One terrific role that Sean Bean also portrayed was Odyssey in the film 'Troy'. In fact, when I read the book I pictured him being the character in the story line. Other than in the film 'Troy' I had read two other books, both … Continue reading 001-2020 Odyssey
025-2019 Range
Title: Range - Why Generalists triumph in a specialized world Author: David Epstein I started with the synopsis of the book, and thought that this would be something different to the world of specialized individuals. Have you ever heard that if you want to become really good at something (novice/semi-/professional) you need to put in … Continue reading 025-2019 Range
024-2019 Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Title: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki I bought the pocket-sized booklet of this top-seller, and am really satisfied with what I got from this read. The approach followed by the author to tell this story is quite interesting. And it all starts with the entertaining title of the book. Before I bought … Continue reading 024-2019 Rich Dad, Poor Dad
023-2019 Think and Grow Rich
Title: Think and Grow Rich Author: Napoleon Hill I did finish this one some time ago but neglected to write a review before the year had ended. That's why (even though we're already going strong into 2020) I still title it among my 2019 reads. Somewhere I once read that this was the book that … Continue reading 023-2019 Think and Grow Rich
022-2019 Think
Title: Think - Why You Should Question Everything Author: Guy P. Harrison Just before I packed for my trip to Europe I bought a few book. This was one of them. The title straight-out told the reader the message it wishes to teach the reader of the book. I will be honest, the book wishes … Continue reading 022-2019 Think
021-2019 This will change everything
Title: This will change everything - Ideas that will shape the future Author: John Brockman This was an interesting find on the bookshelf a few months ago. Yes, unfortunately I wasn't very active recently on my blog to give you some of my latest reads, but I have a few on the line up today … Continue reading 021-2019 This will change everything
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