Books

The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens

The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens, Steve Harris Goodreads: As engrossing as a novel, this story of the death of childhood in the cradle of […]

Walking Free

Walking Free, Munjed Al Muderis Goodreads: In 1999, Munjed Al Muderis was a young surgical resident working in Baghdad when a squad of Military Police […]

White Butterflies

White Butterflies, Colin McPhedran Goodreads: This autobiography describes one of the worst but least documented refugee tragedies of World War II. Tens of thousands of […]

Educated

Educated, Tara Westover Goodreads: Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, […]

People I Want to Punch in the Throat

People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Jen Mann Goodreads: Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her […]

Against All Odds

Against All Odds, Craig Challen and Richard Harris Goodreads: “I just want to warn you. You’re going to dive to the end of the cave. […]

Before I Forget: An Early Memoir

Before I Forget: An Early Memoir, Geoffrey Blainey Goodreads: Now in his late-eighties, and listed by the National Trust as a ‘Living Treasure’, in Before […]

The Ravenmaster

The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, Christopher Skaife Goodreads: For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to […]

How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, Michael Pollan Goodreads: When LSD […]

Principles

Principles, Ray Dalio Goodreads: In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years […]

Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys

Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys, Simon Reeve Goodreads: TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen […]

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement, Rich Karlgaard Amazon: We live in a society where kids and parents […]

Tropic of Capricorn

  Tropic of Capricorn, Simon Reeve Amazon: Spanning 23,000 miles, the Tropic of Capricorn marks the southernmost border of the tropics and is a place […]

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari Amazon: From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution. A number […]

NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories

NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, NOFX with Jeff Alulis Amazon: NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories is the first tell-all autobiography from […]

Do No Harm

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery, Henry Marsh Goodreads: What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it […]

Everybody Lies

Everybody Lies, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Goodreads: Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a […]

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson Amazon: What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan Peterson’s answer to this most […]

The Frackers

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, Gregory Zuckerman Goodreads: Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was […]

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Matthew Walker Goodreads: The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert — Professor Matthew […]