Book Review – Bill Bailey’s Guide to Happiness

This book was recommended to me by a colleague before I went on my extended leave last year. But I only started reading this (and finished it of course) at the beginning of this year. Again, I postponed my reserve on this item at my local library last year. Have I mentioned already how I…

Book Review – How to Kidnap the Rich

Before we left for our road trip last year, I heard the presenters of the RN Bookshelf discuss this book by Rahul Raina. I immediately reserved this at my local library. Although, I only got to read it after we got back from our 3.5 months road trip. So what is this book about? Well,…

Book Review – Ikigai

I’m reviewing two books today which cover similar topics: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles The little book of Ikigai: The essential Japanese way to finding your purpose in life by Ken Mogi So working in a library, I get to see the books that come…

Book Review – Dune

I read Dune by Frank Herbert during our road trip last year. Actually, I wouldn’t have read this book if there wasn’t a new film of the same name coming out. Yes, I remembered the boring and slow movie made by David Lynch back in 1984. But I’ve forgotten most of the story and characters…

Book Review – Caves of Steel

This was the first book I’ve ever read on my phone using a reading app called Libby. I would have liked to have read a physical copy but there was nothing available at any of the libraries that we have been to (we were road tripping at the time). And since we didn’t know which…