Malcolm Gladwell has a new obsession: why do we get each other so wrong, so often? In the pages of Talking to Strangers (Allen Lane, $35), The New Yorker staff writer and internationally bestselling author of Outliers tries to figure it out. Talking to Strangers opens...
Any marketer who’s found themselves working in a law firm will know they can be confusing and often downright difficult places to work – even as the professionals therein desperately need their help to get new work in the door by describing their services,...
Banking Bad is one of those books you might buy for a father or brother for Christmas when you want to venture beyond socks and undies. That’s not to say it’s a bad book. In fact, it’s a pretty good read if you like a bit of corporate history and intrigue. The book...
Single, childless and over 40, former Good Weekend magazine journalist Stephanie Wood is open to the idea of finding a partner when she is matched with “Joe” on a dating app. Despite having early reservations, there’s something about the former Sydney architect turned...
If you’re like me, you probably feel like you have a pretty good understanding of what happened when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant blew up in 1986. But Adam Higginbotham’s beautifully written and detailed account of the disaster and its aftermath is both an...
We all know that myths are old. All that talk of locust plagues, oracles and cousins getting married clues us in pretty fast. But if you’ve ever wondered just how old some of the world’s legends are, you’ll want to read Patrick Nunn’s engaging, authoritative and often...
