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Review: Very Bad People by Patrick Alley

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:48:06 +0000

Sometimes you read a blurb for a book and think, ‘I need to read this,’ Very Bad People is one of those books. This is not a fictional read, but any one of the stories here could easily be made into a blockbuster movie, and people would be forgiven for...

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The Best Gambling Books to Improve Your Skill

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:01:51 +0000

If you haven’t played a game online or know someone who plays online regularly, then you’re in a minority. Online gambling is a 21st-century hobby and one that is very much on the rise. The global market for online gambling is expected to reach a value of £153 billion in the...

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Review: The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:29:06 +0000

The Soul of a Woman, latest book from literary legend Isabel Allende, is being described as a “meditation on power, feminism and what it means to be a woman”. With an introduction like that, there was no way I could not pick up a copy. The Message Behind The Soul...

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Review: Empower Yourself by Xenia Tchoumi

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:00:32 +0000

How can you empower yourself in the current climate when all anyone can focus on is the pandemic and how the world has come to a complete standstill. “There’s no such thing in life as an overnight success. Behind the scenes of every success story are sweat, tears and countless...

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Review: Positively Wealthy by Emma Mumford

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:00:13 +0000

This isn’t just another book about getting rich quick, but how to make your entire life rich and fulfilling. This is a book that highlights the need to move away from get-rich-quick schemes and pyramid programmes. Neither does Emma advise you to go out and spend a fortune on life...

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Review: Wintering by Katherine May

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:45:45 +0000

Wintering, what is it? Have you heard of it? Have you ever experienced it? Well, if like me you are left feeling a bit confused by the term, check out this definition. “Wintering is a season in the cold. It is the fallow period in life when you’re cut off...

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Review: The 4 Hour Working Week by Tim Ferriss

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:30:35 +0000

Would you like to work less but earn more? Most people would jump at the chance to spend more time doing what they want, rather than spending more hours in a cubicle or doing a job they feel they have to do in order to make a living. There is...

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Review: The Five – The untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:06:20 +0000

The Five by Hallie Rubenhold is a book in honour of five women who were murdered back in 1888. It is a historical account highlighting the back story of the five women killed by perhaps the best-known murderer of all time, Jack the Ripper. “There are two versions of the...

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Review: Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 18:41:19 +0000

Back in 2009 a Russian computer programmer, Sergey Aleynikov, was arrested by the FBI for stealing a computer code from Goldman Sachs. This computer code, if got into the wrong hands, would supposedly have had drastic results for the stock market. Apparently, this program was capable of manipulating the markets....

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Review: Failosophy – A handbook for when things go wrong by Elizabeth Day

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:02:55 +0000

In Failosophy, Elizabeth brings together all the lessons she has learned from conversations with people on her podcast, How to Fail. Failure connects us all; it’s what makes us human. Success however happens when you learn from your failures and turn them around. It is our resilience and mindset that...

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