Exit Stage Left: The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars by Nick Duerden
This was a book that answered most of my ‘Where are they now?’ and ‘Whatever happened to _____?’ from the music world. The music industry is notorious for throwing …
Tag: Non-Fiction
The Big Con: How I Stole £30 Million And Got Away With It by Tony Sales
This is a true story that’s thought provoking and worth reading even though the blurb at the top is misleading. From the age of 7, Tony Sales embarked on …
The Hard Way by Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham
I didn’t know anything about the Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham until I was served a ‘you might be interested in this’ by Instagram and then, eventually, I purchased the book. …
Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever by Robin Wigglesworth
In Trillions, Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth unveils the little-known story behind index funds; from their origins on Wall Street to how they became one of the most important …
The Making of Henry VIII by Marie Louise Bruce
A meticulously researched book into how the future king of England was brought up. I found this hard going at first because the detail is extremely rich as the …
White Gold
Set in early 80s Essex, Britain, White Gold is about a double-glazing showroom and their efforts to make a sale. The title refers to white PVC covered aluminum used …
Submariner Sinclair by John Wingate
Written in 1959 and republished in 2021, this is a fictional book about a British submarine commander in WWII. The old fashioned language and descriptions took a little getting …
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
A cracking read about high frequency trading as told by Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Liar’s Poker, The Fifth Risk and more). I didn’t read a single review before …
The Art of Business Wars: Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History’s Greatest Rivalries by David Brown
This book uses information found on the terrific podcast of the same name and infuses The Art of War by Sun Tzu. If you’ve ever listened to the podcast, …
Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman
This is a book about the rise and fall of WeWork’s founder. This is also a book about the birth of a company and how it became an established, …