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I’ve just finished reading this book and I am pleased to have an opportunity to tell others about it. There are many books out there that will tell you all the bad things about globalisation. There are also books that will give you a more balanced view, illustrating both the good and the bad things [...]
I’ve heard a lot of people talking about this book and a good friend finally tipped the scales when she insisted I read it. I’m glad I did, it’s very interesting and I learnt a lot, but I have to say it was frustrating. When you read about all these things going on, blatant abuses [...]
Most people have heard of Malcolm Gladwell’s other book, The Tipping Point (my review here), but this one is less well known. Although it is less well known, it is no less interesting. Like The Tipping Point, it is not a long read. However, it provides much food for thought. The author shares a mixture of [...]
This book is a very short read, which gives it a very high time to benefit ratio. The concept of a tipping point is not new, but Malcom Gladwell uses very interesting and relevant real-life examples to illustrate how small things make the difference without us even realising it. He shares some interesting thoughts on [...]
The headline in the Cape Times today was ‘SA farming on knife-edge’. The article goes on to explain that because our food markets have been opened up to the rest of the world, our farmers face competition from countries which subsidise their agriculture and there is no way we can compete against that. This is [...]
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is a great book. I know it is now a documentary, but I find the book has a lot more information than a documentary generally does. I wouldn’t mind watching the documentary as well, actually. My expectation of the book was very different from the reality, but I much [...]
The author of No Logo is Naomi Klein. She is an anti-globalisation activist. The book is divided into 3 sections. The first section looks at how brands are infiltrating every nook and cranny of our lives with their branding propaganda. It’s amazing how blind we are to this until someone points it out. The second [...]
