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Thursday Review: Oblomov – Ivan Goncharov | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 6th August 2020

I’m not sure what to make of this book. It is a moral tale of the effects of a man’s laziness, inertia and a life

Thursday Review: Au Bonheur des Dames – Émile Zola | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 30th July 2020

Au Bonheur des Dames (for the delight of ladies) is a book that sets out from beginning to end to set up contrasts. The title

The Ellen O’Brian Horror | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 29th July 2020

Cardiff 1903 6 October 1903 and PC James Price (41) was working a day shift, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, out of the Town Hall Police Station.

Monday Tip #32 Chunking

David Norrington 27th July 2020

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Abraham H Maslow I like chunking, it

Thursday Review: Plainsong – Kent Haruf | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 23rd July 2020

I’ve caught a bug! The Kent Haruf bug. His writing is Hemingway-esque: economic, tight, direct and clear. His characterisation is sympathetic, full of brightness and

Sudden Death in Love Lane | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 22nd July 2020

Cardiff 1895 PC James Price is 33 years of age. He has seen it all and done it all. He has experienced the horrors of

Monday Tip #34 What do you See in the Glass?

David Norrington 20th July 2020

Architecture is the art of wasting space Philip Johnson A pessimist will always see the glass as being half empty whereas an optimist will see

Thursday Review: Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 16th July 2020

The lives of three characters are woven together in the turbulence of the Biafran revolt in Nigeria in the 1960s. Ugwu is a young houseboy

Inspector Ben Davies of the Bute Street Nick | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 15th July 2020

Cardiff 1895-1909 Benjamin Davies was born in Penarth in 1861. On his marriage to Elizabeth he lived at a house in Windsor Road but soon

Monday Tip #32 Creating a Brand

David Norrington 13th July 2020

Running a company on market research is like driving while looking in the rearview mirror. Anita Roddick, founder of Body Shop Creating a brand identity

Thursday Review: Our Souls at Night – Kent Haruf | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 9th July 2020

Here’s something to soften your heart and restore any hope that Covid19 may have dampened. Kent Haruf, an American author, won great success and admiration

The Problem of Fire | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 8th July 2020

Cardiff 1891 Facing Westgate Street, PC Price could see the Fire Department officers washing down their sparkling new engine ready for the next call, which