Memoirs

How to Grow Old by John Bishop – A middle-aged man moaning. I was intrigued to see he is going to publish a book about getting old. He is a comedian and I’ve seen him in TV shows. As he is hilarious, I imagined the…

Educated by Tara Westover won the Goodreads choice award last year and this is how I found out about this book. I’ve also read a short review for it on Kelly’s blog. I knew I will get annoyed with what is said in the book,…

Becoming by Michelle Obama is a book everybody seems to talk about. I didn’t like at all the picture on the front cover. She seems more like a pop star than the former First Lady. Regardless, I was curious and so I reserved it at…

I wanted to read Swimming Across: A Memoir by Andrew S. Grove for a while now. I found out a bit about his story when I read The Intel Trinity and Grove sounded fascinating. I’m glad I’ve read this book because it is interesting. Especially…

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay – Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor. Before reading the book I was expecting to read something similar to Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd, a remarkable book written by a forensic pathologist. The only connection between the…

Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd. I’ve seen him talking about the book at Victoria Derbyshire and this is why I’ve decided to borrow the book from the library. I’m very glad I did that. It’s the kind of book you would like to read in…

I was asked to be a part of An Armful of Animals by Malcolm D. Welshman book tour*. This was a fun book to read. Welshman was a vet, now retired, who shares stories of his pets and some of the patients he had. The…

A Crime in the Family by Sacha Batthyany is a fascinating book. I would recommend it because it shows the horrors of both communism and Nazis. Only proves how dangerous and deadly both far-left and far-right can be, and how inhumane people were treated. I…

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, written with the help of Christina Lamb. I was keen on reading about Malala and I did enjoy the book. That being said, I gave it 4 stars because I found it tiring how many times god was mentioned.…

Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince. Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story. I’ve read the review of this book before borrowing it from the library and I’m glad I’ve discovered it. It is a lovely emotional story…

Chasing Black Gold by Robert Stone, with the subtitle: The Incredible True Story of a Fuel Smuggler in Africa. I was so excited to read this book. I’ve read recently a couple of books by Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at…

I’ve read Tilting, A Memoir by Nicole Harkin as part of a book blog tour*. The book is easy to read, very nicely written. I would gladly pick up another book by her. I liked and hated the story at the same time, can’t even…

Everybody Works In Sale by Niraj Kapur, with the subtitle Here’s What You Need To Know To Achieve Success In Your Career* is part of a new book blog tour. I was excited to read the book as I’m interested in developing my selling skills,…

Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in two volumes. First one has the sub title “A Retrospect”, and the second one “The National Socialist Movement”. As you can imagine, in the first volume he talks about his childhood, his years in Vienna, Munich. It also talks…