Daily Insider: Changing a Leopard’s Spots – an uplifting South African story
Changing a Leopard’s Spots by Alex van den Heever is a uniquely South African story about two perfect campfire companions.
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Bite-sized reads for people in a hurry
Enjoy this selection of short and captivating books in a variety of genres and can be devoured in one sitting or in bite-sized moments.
Launching SA’s ‘active publishing’ model overseas – publisher Jeremy Boraine
Publisher Jeremy Boraine has been now been tasked to spearhead a new imprint for Icon Books in the United Kingdom, a post he will take up in April.
Pravasan Pillay’s Chatsworth – a masterful reflection of South African Indian culture
In Chatsworth, Pravasan Pillay reinforces the notion that South Africa is filled to the brim with vibrant cultures born from the desolate soil of its history.
SLR: Telling stories – what Covid-19 book displays on Zoom, Teams say about you
As Covid-19 gets us into the groove of virtual meetings, it’s been fun and interesting to see what other people’s homes look like behind them.
🔒 Roger Jardine on whistleblowers, Talking to Strangers and The March of the Folly
FirstRand chairman Roger Jardine said when he was growing up his father used to read newspapers and enjoyed books, which created the right environment.
Exciting start to 2020 for Biznews Community – especially investors, bookworms
We’re kicking off a focus on books in today’s episode of the Rational Radio show (streamed live at noon Mondays on www.biznewsradio.com).
🔒 BN Confidential: Nassim Taleb closes out five book Incerto. Tops my list.
Skin In The Game is the fifth of what Nassim Taleb calls his Incerto collection – Latin for “uncertainty” – which began with Fooled By Randomness.
Destruction of books sets a dangerous precedent – IRR on Gangster State
There are key metaphors and litmus tests for the devolution of democracy and political power. One of them is burning books.
Guide to my 2019 reading list, includes some great stocking fillers
Life is too short to read bad books. So it’s worth paying attention to the annual Books of the Year feature in The Economist.