Today’s book is a little bit of a different take on growing our general knowledge. Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines in his hugely popular book Stretch, why some people and organisations succeed with so little, while others fail with so much.
I’ve always wanted to be the one who knew a lot about something super important, but in reality, I think my speciality subject in a pub quiz is probably tea flavours or cafe locations in Melbourne. What’s yours?
No one challenges our shared assumptions like Malcolm Gladwell. Using stories of deceit and fatal errors he invites us to rethink our thinking in these troubled times in his newest book Talking to Strangers.
This week we are continuing to share our favourite books that aim to extend your general knowledge. Karen has a great list that she’ll share with you on the blog this Thursday.
In Thing Explainer, Randall Munroe explains things using only drawings and a vocabulary of just our 1,000 most common words to show how important things work: from the nuclear bomb to the biro.
Well, hello there Friday, we’ve been waiting for you. The sun is out and there is finally some heat in it so it’s time to shut the laptop and head outside to safely soak up a few rays and take in that gloriously fresh air.
We love The Science Book, it’s the quickest way to know nearly everything in the whole wide world…nearly. That’s why it’s our pick for the day.
Today’s book choice that can help to grow your general knowledge is What If. It covers some hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.
Today’s recommended book to help grow your general knowledge is one of the most fascinating glances into the mind of a genius. It’s Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.
Well Hello Monday…yikes you arrived a little faster than expected!It’s the start of a new week and we’re going to dive into the genre of history books on the blog this week so we are starting off with this little gem.
