Feb 19, 2010 Posted by booktiger

The Other Side Of You – Salley Vickers

The Other Side of You is a thought provoking and incredibly moving story which I loved…and didn’t love all at the same time. It is the story of a woman, Elizabeth, who is brought to a psychiatric hospital after a failed suicide attempt. She is treated by David, her doctor, and through the course of the story she tells him, eyes are opened all around. David starts to see that he is in a loveless... read more

Mar 7, 2009 Posted by booktiger

Irrationality – Stuart Sutherland

All humans are inherently irrational. ‘Except me!’ I hear you cry ‘I am completely rational. It’s everyone else who is irrational’. According to Stuart Sutherland, as much as you might like this assumption, that is all it is. As humans, we are all irrational and science has now proved it. This is an interesting examination of the irrationality of the human psyche. Sutherland... read more

May 15, 2008 Posted by Nancy Williams

Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives – Richard Wiseman

Have you ever wondered whether a black cat crossing your path really brings you bad luck? How about what the funniest joke in the world is? Are you really connected to Sir Richard Branson by just six degrees? And how can you tell whether someone is actually lying? Richard Wiseman seems to spend his life cogitating over these kinds of questions, but unlike all the rest of us, he then decides he is going to... read more