Normally, it takes me quite some time to pick up a second book by the same author, but I happened to visit the library right after finishing The Power of Myth and managed to find The Hero With A Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell’s work on the idea of the monomyth. The monomyth, to put… Read More The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
I think I found this book when I was looking for books about the English countryside (which reminds me, I need to get back to the Fairacre series!) For some reason, it languished on my TBR list until last week, when I was browsing through Overdrive and realised that I wishlisted the book. The Dun… Read More The Dun Cow Rib by John Lister-Kaye
When I was reviewing Forgotten Yorkshire Folk and Fairytales, I wondered about how myths and other tales travel across countries. As a respond, Warren suggested that I read The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Unfortunately, only four libraries in Singapore have the book, so I decided to read The Power of Myth… Read More The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
I wouldn’t describe myself as a numbers person, but my brother is and when we saw this book, we decided that it was too interesting to pass up. Are Numbers Real? is a book that looks into the history behind the math. The first six chapters focus on the history of math – how would… Read More Are Numbers Real? by Brian Clegg
I saw and borrowed this book based solely on its title. And surprisingly (or am I the one only surprised?), the book turned out to be a more serious than I expected. But first, what is a bullshit job? The book defines it as: “a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary,… Read More Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
This was a book that my counsellor recommended in a previous session and I finally managed to get my hands on it! The Asshole Survival Guide is a book that details four types of ways you can deal with the assholes who are making your life miserable. First, the book starts by defining the situation.… Read More The Asshole Survival Guide by Robert I. Sutton
Last year, I read about Bletchley Park and found out about a whole new side to WWII that I never even knew about. This year, I found this book, about the secret American code-breaking operation, and realised that Bletchley Park is just half of the story. Like the title says, Code Girls is about the… Read More Code Girls by Liza Mundy
I couldn’t resist picking this up when I found this in the library (found it while looking for The Inheritor’s Poison). Murder by the Book is not only about the murder of Lord William Russel, which is more complicated than the trial might suggest, but also looks at one of the most popular books of… Read More Murder by the Book by Claire Harman
It is no secret that I like spending time online – you can look at the number of communities I’ve been in and the number of blogs I have. But I have noticed that online activity is not necessarily beneficial to mental health (comparisonitis is powerful, even if you try to avoid it). So when… Read More Alone Together by Sherry Turkle
I borrowed this on a whim but it turned out to be surprisingly technical and something that I wished I had in university. Subtitled: what physics, meteorology, and the natural sciences can teach us about economics, Forecast is about the weaknesses of current modern economic thinking and how we might be able to overcome them… Read More Forecast by Mark Buchanan