Great books I've read

We live in a technology driven age but I still get a great deal of satisfaction reading a paperback book on holiday or in my spare time. Here I've compiled a list of those favourite books I have either recently read or re-read and taken a photo of the cover for each. I very much look forward to hearing your comments for those that you might have also read.

Stoopy 03 Dec 2014 ⋅ 5,950 views

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The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

This was recommended to me by a wise old colleague of mine. It provides a fascinating depiction of the speed at which technology is becoming an increasing factor in our lives and how its influence might blow minds over the next decade.
Stoopy 01 Apr 2015

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Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

A fantastic depiction of a traveler's life off the grid. Vivid descriptions of life in the slums in Bombay and workings of its black markets.
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Eddie Would Go by Stuart Holmes Coleman

Such an inspiring true to life biography of a Hawaiian legend who saved countless lives as a lifeguard while embellishing the aloha spirit. A waterman without equal.
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Empire - How Britain made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson

Should be compulsory reading in UK schools. A fascinating and cleverly condensed history of Britain's influence on the modern world.
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The Long Way by Bernard Moitessier

I read this book while sailing across the Atlantic so could quickly relate to the trials and tribulations of sailing solo around the world. Bernard Moitessier's tale proves that he is of a different breed to most!
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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Such a simple and fantastically written story which draws powerful parallels to life's realities.
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Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Beautifully written by one of my favourite authors. Gives a real sense to the horrors inflicted when fighting in the First World War.
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