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Books reviews on workplace, corporate, and business driven books.
What Britain Did To Nigeria
Books on pre-colonial Nigerian history by Nigerian authors are a bit reminiscent of London buses; you wait for one for a very long time, and guess what? two buses turn up at the same time. This is exactly what we have got with the brilliant work by the great historian of the Nigerian military era - Max Siollun and Formation by Messrs. Fagbule and Fawehinmi.
By Adebayo Adeniran3 years ago in Journal
Book review: Wind, sand and stars (Terre des hommes) by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Summary Antoine de Saint Exupery wrote this book to give an account of his adventures as an airplane pilot during the early days of aviation. He manages to provide details of his anticipation during his training and on his way to his virgin flight, as well as his accident and how he survived, when his plane crashed in the middle of the desert. On top of that, he also describes the adventures of his fellow pilots over the Sahara Desert and in other areas of the world in graphic detail, as these pioneers literally fought to death to establish new air travel routes.
By thepavsalford3 years ago in Journal
Audible Delights
I decided to reinstate my Audible subscription after enjoying several audiobooks over the lock period. I love reading books, but when I’m too exhausted for to read, audiobooks are a great alternative. The first audiobooks I ever listened to were the first four instalments of the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling, which were read out by Stephen Fry. I borrowed them from the library as a child and listened to them all on cassette players. This was before the fifth book was out, so I never got round to listening to the last three.
By Chloe Gilholy3 years ago in Journal
My Top Five classic book recommendations, and why everyone should read them
My father is an avid reader. He instilled this love for books in most of us kids. Of the hundreds, likely thousands, of books I have read there are some that stuck with me on the deepest of levels. Reading allows us to enter worlds we could never have dreamed of. Books put us in dynamic situations that leave us on the edge of our seats. Sometimes, we find ourselves screaming to the characters as they enter dangerous territories or unforeseen tragedies. We have all watched a movie and cried tears of happiness, fear, or despair. But, a book my friends, a good book requires that we create these worlds inside ourselves and live them as if we are there. Don't be fooled by these titles. Some of these books will challenge everything you believed about humanity. Here are my top five, life-changing books, that I have had the pleasure of experiencing. Enjoy.
By Dena Danzig3 years ago in Journal
Flicker: Light of a Lantern
The origin for Flicker began with consideration of the concept, "Darkness cannot push out darkness, only light can do that," so poetically placed into action by the example of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If the resolution to a problem requires a shift in consciousness from the consciousness that created the problem," as poetically presented by Albert Einstein, I wondered what metaphorical and mythic characters would shape such a story, what kind of adventure would they go on, and how would they change and evolve? To my surprise, it was a humble lightning bug who came to speak with me.
By U.B. Light3 years ago in Journal
The fragment-based drug discovery market is projected to grow at an annualized rate of ~10%, till 2030
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By ellaturner3 years ago in Journal
Three Authors Who Can Enhance Your Writings
After spending a not-so-productive time in 2019, I decided to enhance my writing skills and do something productive on online platforms in the upcoming year. The first half of 2020 was filled with all-time legendary authors, and in the later half, comparatively new authors found their space on my bookshelf.
By Saral Verma3 years ago in Journal
Create a benchmark in your career through life prediction by date of birth
A career is the best aspect of everybody’s life. The career graph fluctuates according to hard work. The more you do the hard work for your best career, the more success you will get in your career. The success rate is totally depending upon hard work. You have to understand that each event job, marriage, and so on have timing according to life prediction by date of birth.
By Best Astrologer4 years ago in Journal
The Undercover Economist, by Tim Harford
Financial inequality is a major issue faced by economists, policy makers, and of course, plain people. In many cases, the gap between the rich and the poor is so deep, and the difference in wealth is so intense, that the existing status quo is very similar to a “crime” situation. That is where the “Undercover Economist” enters the picture, in order to investigate this “crime”.
By thepavsalford4 years ago in Journal