Win Proven strategies for success in sport, life and mental health Brent Pope and Jason Brennan Hachette Books And so it’s said, think positive and positive results will happen. If that glass is half full it will serve you better then bring half empty. Mindfulness and visualization are the current terms for it. We used … Continue reading Book of the Week: Win
Book of the Week: Pirates punk and politics
Pirates punks and politics FC St Pauli: falling in Love with a radical football club Nick Davidson Sb sports books This is a cross between a diary of and history lesson in FC St Pauli. A story of how Davidson travelled to Hamburg to watch a football team and became wrapped up in something so … Continue reading Book of the Week: Pirates punk and politics
Book of the Week: Crass Reflections
Crass Reflections Alastair Gordon Active Distribution Chances are if you’re reading this blog then you will appreciate Crass. Chances are if you appreciate Crass you will want to read a book that gives some mention the band, especially if it’s published by anarchist imprint Active Distribution and written by a fan. Alaistar Gordon is a … Continue reading Book of the Week: Crass Reflections
Book of the Week: Last of the High Kings
Last of the high Kings Feed is MacAnna New Island Books Originally published in 1991 Ferdia MacAnnas novel is a story of an Irish family living in Howth in 1977. Punk rock, Christian brothers, an irrational distrust of Britain and local politics all get raised here. It’s a functionally disfunctional family with kids growing up. … Continue reading Book of the Week: Last of the High Kings
Book of the Week: Hara Hotel
Hara hotel A tale of Syrian refugees in Greece Teresa thornhill Verso books In what really is a tragic indie t if how we have not come as a civilization here is another book of harrowing stories from refugee camp. Teresa thornhill was moved by pictures she saw of human suffering. Moved so much that … Continue reading Book of the Week: Hara Hotel
Book of the Week: Inside the room
Inside the room The untold story of Ireland’s crisis government Eamon Gilmore Merrion Press My son has just started secondary school and history is now a more definite subject for him. It’s not just past events that he is looking at he Will he diss dying their cause and effect. Of course bias will come … Continue reading Book of the Week: Inside the room
Book of the Week: Disaster Capitalism
Disaster Capitalism Making a killing out of catastrophe Anthony loewenstein Verso Books I remember that Dead Kennedys lyric from Holiday in Cambodia so well. “Kiss ass while you bitch So you can get rich While your boss gets richer off you”. That last line in particular resonated as I entered the workforce and looked to … Continue reading Book of the Week: Disaster Capitalism
Book of the Week: The Monk who sold his ferrari
The monk who sold his Ferrari Robin shame Harper Collins Publishing A self help book told as a story. Not trying to tell you what you can do to transform your life butnthenstory of Julian and John. Julian has taken a step from his life away from the humdrum of daily living. He explains to … Continue reading Book of the Week: The Monk who sold his ferrari
Book Of The Week: The Toy Dolls From Fulwell to Fukuoka
The Toy Dolls From Fulwell to Fukuoka Ronan Fitzsimons Ardra Press Sunderland 1979, an England with class divide arising from a punk revolution and the beginning of Maggie Thatcher. Three young men decide to start a band singing about life on the these streets, whether it’s the people living there or those they see from … Continue reading Book Of The Week: The Toy Dolls From Fulwell to Fukuoka
Book of the Week: Violent Borders by Reece Jones
Violent Borders Refugees and the right to move Reece Jones Verso books I am amazed at how it is so much easier to love capital and goods than people. We seem to worry that people born outside our lands somehow want to uproot and move in. Of course the opposite can happen. It’s ok for … Continue reading Book of the Week: Violent Borders by Reece Jones