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
After writing that review of Practically Perfect in Every Way, I decided to revisit my old post on Singaporeans and Nonfiction. This post was originally posted on Dayre on 16 Jan 2017 and it has been edited and updated with 2018 information. On Saturday, I saw this article in The Straits Times. I have so… Read More Singaporeans and Nonfiction
Even though I’ve only read a few works of Russian literature (mostly the most well-known of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky’s novels), I thought The Possessed sounded interesting and that I might learn a little about Russian literature. What I didn’t expect was to be so entertained throughout this account of Batuman’s gradute years studying Russian literature.… Read More The Possessed by Elif Batuman
This book intrigued me the moment I saw it. I’m not a huge self-help fan, but I have defended the genre before (link to Dayre post, although I might have to republish that here since Dayre is going to be gated soon). So I was interested in seeing what this book, where someone actually tries… Read More Practically Perfect in Every Way by Jennifer Niesslein
I got this book while attending a course on the teacher as a mentor for my Church’s Sunday School. The speaker there made a good point that kids nowadays can get any information they want from the internet; what they really need is to have someone they trust who can guide them. In this way,… Read More Spiritual Mentoring by Keith R. Anderson & Randy D. Reese
Like everyone else, I’ve taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator a couple of times. However, I have noticed that my indicator has changed every time I take it – I’ve always thought that the results depend on my mood at the moment, but reading this has made me realise that my way of thinking is different… Read More The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre
About six years ago, I read a book on TED Talks called – How to Deliver a TED Talk. Needless to say, I’ve forgotten most of that, which is why I thought it would be good to get a book on TED talks. I’m definitely not a naturally good public speaker, but I do have… Read More TED Talks by Chris Anderson
When I was in Secondary school, I went through a period where I binged lots of true crime books. Even though I don’t read as much of the genre now, I still enjoy them. Unlike many true crime mysteries, which focus on famous cases, Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane is about the… Read More Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane by Paul Thomas Murphy