Category Archives: Book

I’m reading Mrs Fry’s Diary at the moment and it is very funny. Worth a read. Wednesday Went to the cinema this evening. It was a choice between a Woody Allen film and Avatar, but I can’t stand those ridiculous … Continue reading →

Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) is famous for his approach to personal branding on the web. He spent years building his family business from small origins into a multi-million dollar industry leader. Using his video cast to promote himself and his business, … Continue reading →

I came across Ellie Harrison’s work by accident – her project to catalogue her thoughts during every tea break from January 2006 to December 2008 was the first piece of her work I saw. From that blog I stumbled onto … Continue reading →

This book surprised me. I didn’t expect it to be as interesting as I found it. I had difficulty getting into Peter Jones’ book Tycoon and had assumed this book would be similar. However I read this one very quickly. … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading Cash’s autobiography. It provides an interesting insight in to Cash’s life. Apparently Walk the Line is based on this book. Having seen the film and read the book, it is clear a little artistic license … Continue reading →

Trace Adkins is a Country music singer and a particular favourite of mine. He wrote his book A Personal Stand in 2007. I’ve just finished it. It contains his thoughts on many things ranging from war, unions, America to politics … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I read this book, but I thought I should mention it. It is out of print but copies are available on Ebay. This book is a better read than the recent biography of Alan Sugar … Continue reading →

It’s not often that I sit and read a book from front to back. Alan Sugar’s recent biography is an exception. It is an exceptionally easy book to read and covers Alan’s life to circa 2008. However it fails to … Continue reading →

My mate and colleague, Mark Osborne has written a book due to be released in July. It is called How to cheat at Managing Information Security. Having glanced over early drafts, it is a comprehensive book as well as being … Continue reading →

I’ve just finished Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture kindly lent to me by a colleague. It is fiction, but provides insight into how Mathematical research is done and how in some cases it can go wrong. A good read, if … Continue reading →