After every great non-fiction book I find myself saying, “that was the best non-fiction book I’ve read in a long time”. However, after finishing The Promise of a Pencil by Adam Braun, I can confirm that this book is in fact the best non-fiction book I’ve read in a long time, and possibly the best […]
Possibly because I’m an Arsenal fan, but this seems to be one of the most active transfer windows, specifically when it comes to big players. While we’ve had some big names come to the English Premier League (EPL), we’ve also seen some huge names go, such as the league’s top goal scorer, Luis Suarez. Whatever […]
If you did not watch the match, you’ve surely by now seen the highlights or heard the results of yesterday’s anticipated thriller between Brazil and Germany. If you haven’t seen the final score, just turn on any major news outlet, or any popular website, as it seems that is the only thing people are talking […]
Every World Cup, people can usually predict who is going to shine for their team. We know with Argentina it’s Messi, who is constantly competing with Portugal’s Ronaldo for the title of being the best in the world. Rooney has had the pressure of being considered England’s best, while Didier Drogba is seen as the […]
I read Vagabonding a few months ago because in the back of Tim Ferris’ The 40 Hour Work Week, he mentioned it was a book he always goes back to for inspiration to travel. When I read it then, it didn’t really mean a whole lot to me. I had always liked the idea of […]
The elimination of Spain from the 2014 World Cup today is not just the end of their tournament – it’s the end of a dynasty, and arguably a style of football altogether. Embarrassingly losing 5-1 to Netherlands last week proved not to be a one-off, as the Spaniards saw defeat again today against a Chilean […]
This has easily been the most exciting World Cup I have seen in my lifetime, and that seems to be the general consensus among many people, young and old. Between Netherlands playing some of their best football against Spain, the latter coming into the tournament as favourites, and Switzerland scoring in the last second of […]
From the authors of the book and equally popular podcast, Freakonomics, Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt have released their third book, Think Like a Freak. While the first two books looked more from an economist’s standpoint, this book tends to come from the perspective of a social scientist’s, with a bit of economics to back […]