What it says on the tin!
I mentioned in an earlier post about Speed Reading that I am trying to increase the speed at which I read and be much more focused about getting the most out of reading. So far this year I have read 18 books. The pace has gone up in the last few weeks. Of course, some … Read more
Back in the mid-70s when I was at school, a friend of mine (hi, Peter) gave me a tape which had on it an album by Jan Garbarek and one by Keith Jarrett. This was the beginning of an obsession with the music to be found on the ECM label. I have continued to be … Read more
I’m reading Michael Gelb‘s ‘How to think like Leonardo da Vinci’ which is an excellent book. I’m working through many of the exercises and finding them deeply inspiring. Over the weekend I did the 100 Questions exercise. It’s simple – in one sitting write down 100 questions in your journal that are signficant to you. … Read more
MICRO REVIEW This book, written by James Redfield and Carol Adrienne builds on the original book “The Celestine Prophecy” written by Redfield. Sometimes these add-on books are just an excuse to sustain an idea, keeping sales going by selling second book to those who bought the original book. In this case though, this books adds … Read more
MICRO REVIEW This is a beautiful book about Mahayana Buddhism. Like all of the books I have read by Thich Nhat Hanh, it is written in a stunningly clear and lucid prose. He deals with very complex issues in a deceptively simple way. As a Vietnamese monk living in the South of France, he captures … Read more
A quote from e e cummings: “One’s not half of two, it’s two that are halves of one” Wow. I found that in a book I have just begun to read called ‘Man’s journey to Simple Abundance’ edited by Sarah Ban Breathnach.
Many months ago I spent an evening in a bookshop, browsing through books and drinking coffee (vanilla latte – my favourite). I spent a while browsing through a book called ‘One Taste’ which is in the form of a diary. It comprises daily reflections on a wide range of subjects. It was an excellent book … Read more
I spent a lazy evening recently browsing through my local branch of ‘Borders’ bookshop. I came across a copy of a new biography about M Scott Peck. Written by Arthur Jones, it is a detailed description of Scott Peck’s life. Regular readers will recall that I wrote about Peck’s death a while back, and was … Read more
Step One of the ‘Big Reads’ challenge. I have borrowed ‘Swann’s Way’ from my local library. The first part of ‘In Search of Lost Time’.