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Reading list

20 September 2025 By Bel Leave a Comment

Quite a long list, but here goes:

  • Empire of the Elite: Inside Conde Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America, by Michael M. Grynbaum. I am always interested in the workings of the publishing industry.
  • All the Fun’s in How You Say a Thing, by Michael Steele. I read this book for the first time around 20 years ago. Very happy to see a second edition, also as a kindle version. I had a great time with the book on a recent long flight. It’s not one you read in a hurry, so I will be taking my time with it.
  • Freedom, by Angela Merkel. Here, my love for political memoirs coincides nicely with my curiosity about life behind the Iron Curtain.
  • Cloistered, by Catherine Coldstream. I mentioned this book in an earlier post. It’s still on the reading list. Great book, touchingly beautiful narration.
  • Unleashed, by Boris Johnson. I guess I have to read this one. Doing so with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Filed Under: ARTS, Books, Poetry

A poem to mark the solar eclipse

8 April 2024 By Bel

To mark today’s solar eclipse, here is one of my favourite poems.

By one of my favourite poets.

Two Leading Lights, by Robert Frost.

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Reading list – April 2024

5 April 2024 By Bel

Here’s what I’m reading in April:

  • Private Equity: A Memoir, by Carrie Sun
    Cloistered, by Catherine Coldstream
    Slow Productivity, by Cal Newport
    The Organised Mind, by Daniel Levitin
    Burn Book, by Kara Swisher

These are all great books.

I love the mesmerising poetry of Cloistered. The language is beautiful, heavenly; I smile as I read. I will miss this author when I finish this book.

Filed Under: ARTS, Books, Poetry

My reading list – June 2022

3 June 2022 By Bel

Here’s my reading list for the month:

  • How money became dangerous, by Christopher Varelas, and Dan Stone;
  • Coleridge, Early visions, by Richard Holmes;
  • A world without email, by Cal Newport; and
  • A royal life, by HRH The Duke of Kent, and Hugo Vickers.

Filed Under: Books, Poetry, Technology

Autumn

26 September 2020 By Bel Leave a Comment

So Autumn is here. Taking an early morning walk, I was reminded of this stanza:.

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Filed Under: ARTS, Poetry

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