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Hi. My name is MV. Welcome to my little part of the internet.
The humble word has enormous power to open our eyes to things we usually take for granted and this is my space to remember, discuss and evaluate the books I have read both past and present. There is no better place to read than in the shade by the sea on holiday. The Cyprian coast was beautiful and inspired me to read six great books in eleven days while still having plenty of fun with the family. Check out what kept me entertained |
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podcasts
The line between books and podcasts continues to blur. Check out my introduction and favourites including the new Michael Lewis podcast "Against the Rules"
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the year in book awards
Book awards are a major source of inspiration for a lot of readers, me included. I've put together a calendar with links to the prizes that I find most useful
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the ordinaries 2019
Every February for a bit of fun I judge all the books I read last year and in the spirit of all award ceremonies hand out my own. The Ordinaries!
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"Genius hesitates"
carlo rovelli - seven brief lessons on physics
books of 2015To kick things off I have listed and ranked the 33 books that I read during 2015. I thought it would be fun to countdown the titles 33 to my number 1
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books of 2016What I have read in 2016 complete with summaries (lots of spoilers) and interesting links to websites and other books
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books of 2017The year of 2017 in two halves and because I like the rankings of 2015 so much I have repeated it for last year
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WORST PART OF ORDINARY
What to do if surgery goes wrong and how it might be prevented. In my May blog post I look back at my personal experience and combine it with Atul Gawandi's advice
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authentic happinessThe most important book on being happy that I have read deserves a proper attempt at a professional summary.
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READING FBC
What happens when you take all the football books i've ever read and turn them into a Fantasy Football Book Club
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BEST SELF HELP ADVICEIn "Confessions of a Conjurer" Derren Brown offers his top 10 tips he has taken from all the self help books he has read
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what's the secret?A self help book that promises that you can have it all should send the alarm bells ringing. But The Secret has spent 2800 days in the Amazon Top 100 lists and sold 23m so there must be something in it right?
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how to read moreThe BBC website had a fascinating article on how to read more books. I look at its conclusions and my own thoughts and tips on how to read more and still enjoy it.
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