If your first work is one that bursts onto the scene, defines a moment or an era or a generation and then passes in some way into the lexicon even of those who haven’t read it, then you’re always going to be judged by that particular standard. That may not be fair, but it’s how [...]
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Douglas Coupland: A Prophet Without Honour
Posted in book review on December 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Men Who Stare At Goats: The Book
Posted in book review, tagged comedy, Jon Ronson on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Hamlet, when talk of the ghost scares but fails to full convince an ordinary man, he’s told that ‘there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy’. It’s a poetic way of saying that as long as you live with an enquiring and open mind, you’ll find yourself [...]
Outliers: The Making of Genius
Posted in book review, tagged books, genius, Malcom Gladwell, Outliers, reviews, success on January 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I originally said that this blog was going to be about movies and other stuff. There hasn’t been much ‘other stuff’ so far (OK, 1 post!), so I’m aiming to boost that a little now. Here’s the first in that category, with a quick look at Malcolm Gladwell’s book ‘Outliers’. Malcolm Gladwell is one of [...]
