Book reviews
BOOK REVIEW: DEAD AID, BY DAMBISA MOYO
By James Staunton
Kofi Annan doesn’t review a lot of books. Nobel peace prize winners or people who’ve served as Secretary-General of the UN have better things to do with their time than review the latest Dan Brown. But he took time out to review Dead Aid – “a compelling case for a new approach to [...]
BOOK REVIEW: QUESTIONS OF ENGLISH
How many words does English contain? What is the longest word in the language? And is there a name for people who drink their own bathwater?
These questions have all been posed to the lexicographers of the Oxford Dictionaries. In response to the barrage of questions they are asked, these patient and knowledgeable chaps have published [...]
THE FORM OF THINGS, BY A.C GRAYLING
Philosopher A.C. Grayling’s main area of interest in technical philosophy lies at the intersection of theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and philosophical logic. Although it’s all well and good bringing these subjects together in an attempt to define the relationship between mind and world – and in so doing so challenge philosophical scepticism – it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: CITYBOY: BEER AND LOATHING IN THE SQUARE MILE
Cityboy’s subheading Beer & Loathing in the Square Mile takes its cue from Hunter S. Thompson’s seminal classic, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas – a brilliant book that I’d recommend to anyone. It is beautifully written. Any PR looking to improve their copy would do well to read and then inwardly digest it. But [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW:OGILVY ON ADVERTISING
Ogilvy on Advertising, David Ogilvy
The first person to recommend this book to me was not an account exec from an ad agency. He wasn’t a copywriter either – I don’t know many of them. It was recommended to me by a top-flight analyst at Citigroup. He’d been reading it in an effort to improve the quality [...]
THE WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ, BY JAMES STAUNTON
If you search for “Can we Do That?” by the odious Peter Shankman on www.amazon.co.uk you’ll find this gobbitt from Management Today: “…this book contains some useful insights into the world of PR’s outrageous stunts”.
Well, not only have I read the book, I’ve also read that review. This is what Management Today had to say [...]
