Reviews

Henry Timms is the co-founder of #GivingTuesday, Jeremy Heimans is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose and GetUp! Timms and Heimans came together to write the modern and innovative book #newpower. Richard Branson summed the book as “An essential lens to use when thinking about how the world has changed, how to spread ideas or … Read More “Newpower – Henry Timms & Jeremy Heimans Book Review” »

City as a wealth creating machine as mentioned by Deyan Sudjic is not a new phenomenon. Cities have been s stage to transform internal and external dynamics. Therefore, when modern city developers consider new additions to existing cities or if one decides to build a new city a key factor that needs to be taken … Read More “Is your city a wealth creating machine?” »

Introduction The 1998 Orange Prize Winner for ‘Larry’s Party’ was authored by Carol Shields. Arguably, many have not read this novel as an eighteen year old in 2001. This clearly reshapes a young eighteen year olds mind to what life would be from early manhood to growing through times the early parts of the 21st … Read More “‘Larry’s Party’ -by Carol Shields Book Review” »

He was the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize, born in Nagasaki Japan, Kazuo Ishiguro’s book ‘Klara and the Sun’ is one of the most creative books that has been written. The manner in which he thinks of this story baffled me. There is not even one doubt of his … Read More “‘Klara and the Sun’ – Kazuo Ishiguro : Book Review” »

‘Bring me Back’ – B.A Paris   The cover of the thriller novel by B A Paris ‘Bring me Back’ writes “She disappeared. He Moved On. Until Now”. She really did disappear and transformed herself. However, throughout the entire novel he never moved on. He thought he had moved on, he never did. Perhaps, in … Read More “Bring Me Back – Book Review” »

A Gentleman in Moscow Original content | Author: Yatila A. Wijemanne The New York Times Bestseller ‘A Gentlemen in Moscow’ written by Amor Towles is a wonderful, classic and a timely read. The Sunday Times wrote “A work of great charm, intelligence and insight”. The story shows the transformation of an era with the Bolshevik … Read More “A Gentleman in Moscow- Book Review” »

City Creation for Growth Cities are the cornerstone of political, economic, social and cultural development. Cities such as Paris and London have created a unique position in the Global environment, which has resulted in the countries that they are located in are defined by them. For instance, travellers feel London is England and Paris is … Read More “London, Paris and Dubai – City Review” »