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Occasional reader of books on topics such as geology, geoscience, sustainability, climate change, technology and privacy. I am using Bookwrym as a platform to track and encourage myself to read and/or listen to more books.
Website: primonatura.co.uk
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Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and …
Many of us are aware of the disadvantages women face, such as the gender pay gap, tax on feminine care products etc. This book goes far deeper, exploring how data often does not include or separate male and female data, how body armour police wear and much more.
I felt this book opened my eyes more to the stark differences.
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on …
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on …
Are you at risk of being scammed? Former con artist and bestselling author of Catch …
The book is focused around the American day-to-day life, as indicated by what cards you do/don't need to carry and the case study examples. I felt these will be useful to convey how anyone can be scammed, not just online, but in-person as such as identity theft. Furthermore, the quiz near the start of the book can quickly help assess how knowledgeable you are about scams, which could be revisited at the end.
On the contrary, I felt it was poor the scammer was referred to as he, though the book, as this could give the opinion only scammers are male. Likewise, I didn't feel hooked to keep reading and the deadline on the audiobook from the library was the only thing holding me accountable.
Are you at risk of being scammed? Former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can Frank …
Are you at risk of being scammed? Former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can Frank …
Make Space explores the minimalist lifestyle exploring how it has changed Regina Wong (the author). The book explores a wide range of areas such as work and lifestyle with activities inside the book to evaluate your current standing. The book has a lot of quotes, though many are attributed to anonymous sources.
For me the book didn't teach me anything I didn't know, granted I have read a few of Marie Kondo's books prior. Though I did appreciate a different side where the author talked about work and our time being precious, as minimalism is not just looking at 'things'.
Sadly, I felt some parts were elitist such as when she spoke about being able to buy a house with cash, rather than take a mortgage and being able to buy a coffee shop because it’s been her dream job. I feel this is unreasonable for many people and could …
Make Space explores the minimalist lifestyle exploring how it has changed Regina Wong (the author). The book explores a wide range of areas such as work and lifestyle with activities inside the book to evaluate your current standing. The book has a lot of quotes, though many are attributed to anonymous sources.
For me the book didn't teach me anything I didn't know, granted I have read a few of Marie Kondo's books prior. Though I did appreciate a different side where the author talked about work and our time being precious, as minimalism is not just looking at 'things'.
Sadly, I felt some parts were elitist such as when she spoke about being able to buy a house with cash, rather than take a mortgage and being able to buy a coffee shop because it’s been her dream job. I feel this is unreasonable for many people and could give the wrong impressions of who can achieve a more minimal lifestyle.
Step up your sustainability and unlock your full eco potential with 365 easy, trackable changes. …
Georgina Wilson-Powell's book features colourful graphics and pages with a years worth of advice (one per day for 365 days). While the advice is not organised into categories, there is an index at the page of the book which is useful. Furthermore if the advice was grouped being advised to tackle similar areas day after day could feel repetitive, therefore the randomness is probably intentional.
Each day explains a piece of advice you could try and implement, explaining reason why, and the emissions you'd save if applicable. What it does not do is say "you should do this", which is great as not all swaps are relevant or achievable. Likewise the reasons why you could try the advice are a few short paragraphs at most, which makes for an easier read and reduces the sense of overwhelm.
At the back of the book are links to every statistic used offering …
Georgina Wilson-Powell's book features colourful graphics and pages with a years worth of advice (one per day for 365 days). While the advice is not organised into categories, there is an index at the page of the book which is useful. Furthermore if the advice was grouped being advised to tackle similar areas day after day could feel repetitive, therefore the randomness is probably intentional.
Each day explains a piece of advice you could try and implement, explaining reason why, and the emissions you'd save if applicable. What it does not do is say "you should do this", which is great as not all swaps are relevant or achievable. Likewise the reasons why you could try the advice are a few short paragraphs at most, which makes for an easier read and reduces the sense of overwhelm.
At the back of the book are links to every statistic used offering transparency, promoting wider reading or a blogger like myself to the opportunity to cite the information.
