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The Royal Reading List: Understanding the British Monarchy Through Books
The British monarchy is one of the oldest and most iconic institutions in the world. With a history…
2023-05-04
The International Booker Prize longlist is out. Where are the authors from?
If you want to follow an ex-Soviet security officer and an ageing hippy around the Ukrainian city of…
2023-04-22
Crash Course: Must-Read Books That Explain Banking & Financial Crises
The banking industry has long been an integral part of the global economy, providing essential services such as…
2023-03-18
Celebrate International Women’s Day With These 8 Inspiring Books
International Women’s Day, celebrated on the 8th of March, is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural,…
2023-03-08
Global Politics Unveiled: 23 Highly-Recommended Books for Understanding Today’s Complex World
The global political landscape in our rapidly changing world is constantly evolving. We are seeing shifting power dynamics…
2023-03-02
Teaching The Holocaust Through Literature: Four Books To Help Young People Gain Deeper Understanding
A survey commissioned in 2019 revealed the shocking result that over half of Britons did not know that…
2023-01-27
Martin Luther King Jr: 5 Books To Read To Understand Him Better
Every third Monday of January is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr Day. It is a federal holiday…
2023-01-16
23 Books To Add Your Reading List This 2023
2023 is a year full of promises and opportunities. This new year, take the time to stock up…
2023-01-14
Spare – Prince Harry’s Tell-All Memoir Shows The Royal Family In A Different Light
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex is not sparing any details in his upcoming memoir. The revelations made…
2023-01-07
7 Books To Read To Help You Understand The War In Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has been going on for almost a year and it seems that there is…
2022-12-31
Top 5 Books To Read This 2023
As we welcome the new year 2023, gain new knowledge and fresh insights with these five recommended books…
2022-12-27
Drive Book Sales With These Expert-Approved Tips
Books sales have been on the decline in recent years. One of the best ways to sell more…
2022-03-01
4 Things You Should Know About Publishing a Book
It’s not easy to publish a book. It takes time, dedication, and money. But, if you dream of…
2021-10-17
E-Books Still No Match For Printed Books
With smartphones, tablets and e-readers reaching mass adoption over the past few years, many have predicted that printed…
2021-04-24
Top 7 Most Beautiful Libraries In The World
Libraries have been a core part of human existence with its origin dating back to 2600 BC. This…
2019-12-11
Read A Book: How To Find And Analyze Information From The Books Fast
Without any doubt, reading is vital for educating and developing a personality. It is one of the best…
2019-11-22
The Cities Where Libraries Are Thriving
These are the top 12 cities which recorded the most number of books loaned in public libraries for…
2019-07-17
The 14 Epic Must-See Libraries Of The World
A cab driver once told me that, at the age of eight, he walked 10 miles from his…
2018-02-27
Why Education Is Key To Preserving The Planet
“The evidence is clear: education changes lives, in ways that are often not fully understood.” For instance, quality…
2018-02-26
The Top 10 Kingmakers Who Shaped The Course Of History
The term “kingmaker” is used to describe a person of power and influence who plays a pivotal role…
2018-01-25
What Writers Can Take Away From the Bible
The National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee on how the story of Joseph, and the idea that…
2017-12-21
The World Is Poorly Designed. But Copying Nature Helps.
In 1989, Japan’s Shinkansen Bullet Train had a problem. It was really fast, pushing 170 miles per hour.…
2017-11-20
Artsy Aussie : 98% of Young Australians Into The Arts
The arts play a role in the lives of 98% of the Australian population, according to a new…
2017-07-18
The Number Of Books You’ll Read Before You Die, Charted
Every good bibliophile lives in a hamster wheel of literary pressure: There have always been, and will always…
2017-03-27
For The Book Lover In You, The World’s Top 10 Bookshops
Feed your inner bookworm with these magnificent bookshops. Atlantis Books, Santorini, Greece A decade ago, a group of…
2016-10-24
Vertical Urban Farms Finds Cute Endorser In Snoopy, Finally
A Montreal-based architecture firm has Snoopy make the case for turning New York’s MetLife Building into the world’s…
2016-03-14
Why Mobile Internet Only Is Encouraging Inequality
For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can…
2016-02-16
Why The Idea Of Simply Reading In A Library Has Become Obsolete
In Seattle, a new private library — the first of its kind in a century — is based…
2016-02-10
The Top 50 Colleges In The US With The Best Professors, Part 1
“Professors can be some of the most influential figures you will ever meet.” While many school rankings include…
2015-12-09
Sublime Photography With iPhone And Herman’s Brilliance
For decades, Robert Herman shot street photography mainly in New York and primarily on Kodachrome film. Mr. Herman…
2015-11-05
Is This The Final Chapter For London’s Independent Bookshops?
Driven from the city by rising rents and online competition, a little over 100 independent bookstores remain. How…
2015-09-16
How Africa’s Libraries Can Be Its Launchpad To The World
South African librarians were shocked in 2013 when one of the top researchers at the Cape Peninsula University…
2015-09-03
How To Build In Neighbourhoods With Lean Methodology
In some ways, is a rejection of wonk — a way to show and not tell. That characterization comes…
2015-08-31
Tech-Forward, Eco-Friendly, Community Hub Modern Library
Libraries have long been community gathering spaces where all members of society can gather around the pursuit of…
2015-05-18
Science For Designers: Scaling And Fractals
With apologies to real estate agents, we’d like to say that the three most important factors in design…
2015-02-28
Science For Designers: The Meaning Of Complexity
Today’s designers seem to love using new ideas coming from science. They embrace them as analogies, metaphors, and…
2015-02-24