Book Review – Novacene

As soon as I picked this book up, I could not put it down! And I’ve never heard of James Lovelock before this. Apparently, he’s some scientist who invented a little device that could measure the CFC level in the atmosphere? Anyway, I think I must have heard his name mentioned in a radio program…

Book Review – Love + Work

I actually don’t remember how I got to want to read this book. I think it must have been when I was listening to one of the live programs on ABC Radio National. Well, I found this book quite enlightening and read it at the time when I was nursing a newly operated right foot….

Book Review – The Song of Significance

I first heard about The Song of Significance by Seth Godin on one of my favourite podcasts – This Working Life on ABC Radio National. It’s a book that I found not only informative but also incredibly inspirational. Godin’s signature writing style, which feels like a collection of his insightful blog posts, is skillfully woven…

Book Review – Power

I was attending a webinar during International Women’s Week, when this book popped up in the Chats section. So I checked to see if it was in my local library’s catalogue and lo and behold it was! So I quickly reserved it. I even mentioned it in the webinar’s chat that they could borrow this…

Book Review – The perfect world of Miwako Sumida

I heard a podcast (about 43:36) on this book’s author Clarissa Goenawan and found her interesting. She’s an Indonesian-born Singaporean who writes stories based in Japan about Japanese characters. She is an author who is obsessed with Japan but I’m not sure if she has actually lived there. Anyway, the book they were reviewing was…