Tag: Penguin Random House SA
BOOK REVIEW | Future-Proof Yourself
Reframing disruption is necessary to thrive through chaos and change. Future-proof Yourself is written for such a time as this, helping us to win at both work and life, regardless of circumstances. It’s a compelling and practical guide to helping individuals and business leaders to reframe and reinvent in the face of uncertainty and change.
BOOK REVIEW | Bewilderment
Theo Byrne is a promising young astrobiologist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving, and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals, and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures.
BOOK REVIEW | The Burning
Bestselling writing duo, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman, return with a new unputdownable thriller. When a wealthy man is found murdered in his hilltop home, Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is shocked to discover a link to his own brother Luke on the scene. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.
BOOK REVIEW | Shackleton – A Biography
In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history.
BOOK REVIEW | My Life Hacks
This book explains Leandie's rituals for her body, mind, soul and business, and the ‘life hacks’ the author figured out following both the death of her mother and her divorce. These rituals helped her be the best version of herself.
BOOK REVIEW | Rationality
Humans today are often portrayed as cavemen out of time, poised to react to a lion in the grass with a suite of biases, blind spots, and illusions. But cognitive scientist and rational optimist Steven Pinker argues that this cannot be the whole picture.
BOOK REVIEW | History of South Africa
South Africa was born in war, its growth has been marked by crises and ruptures, and it once again stands on a precipice. History of South Africa explores the country’s tumultuous journey from the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Boer War to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BOOK REVIEW | Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm
Welcome to Clarkson's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows, woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But, while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable, it seemed obvious that the actual, you know, farming was much better left to someone else.
BOOK REVIEW | Surrounded by Setbacks
How to handle everything (and everyone) around you when all hell breaks loose, from the international bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots. Not everything goes the way we want it to - the world or people around us sometimes just spin out of control. Just consider the COVID-19 pandemic for starters.
BOOK REVIEW | Power Play
The fast-paced business story of Tesla: Elon Musk's battle to build the mass-market electric car to change the world. Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car and the race to drive the future.































