Books Read in August 2005

1. Aberystwyth Mon Amour - Malcolm Pryce
2. The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
3. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
4. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
5. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
6. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe - C S Lewis
7. The Tipping Poinst: How little things can make a big difference - Malcolm Gladwell

The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

A fascinating and well researched book on what causes epidemics or fads. It includes examples from the start of the American civil war to Sesame Street. The information that made the biggest impact on me was, that in all examples included, it was a small thing that led to the epidemic; but it was the right small thing.

I can tell that some of these concepts are relevant to my job of encouraging people to reduce their negative environmental impact by changing their behaviour, and I hope to make use of them in the future.

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The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo

A short and easy read that encourages us to listen to our hearts and follow our dreams. Although it is an interesting read that has made me want to look at my goals I found it glossed over too many details of the story to be life changing as other people have suggested.

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