Shadi

What a read, this was one of the best Stephen King books I've ever read. A real page turner, very fast paced .

I greatly enjoyed Salems Lot, once you push through the first 200 pages it does get more captivating. However, I don't like the theme of Vampires in a book and I was disappointed to have read 200 pages in to find out it's a vampire book.

Overall, well written and captivating book. I personally wouldn't re read it I will be sticking to the Dark Tower series from Stephen King.

The main points of the book are well researched backed with many sources and other studies. It's investigating the impacts of increased screen time is having on children, with a comparative on the impacts of boys and girls. The book also suggests ways in which we can reverse these negative trends caused by increased screen time by vulnerably aged children.

My only problem is that it's a quite long-winded book that's written quite boringly but that's my subjective opinion. The actual content of the book is good and is very research based as opposed to some other books that throw out wild speculative assertions without any backing.

I really enjoyed this book. The concepts are basic and to be honest they should be common sense for us all but being humans we can lack oversight on basic concepts sometimes that we need to be reminded of. Things such as, smiling more, being courteous, listening to people more, make people feel important. I also really liked the chapter in the end for improving your home life with tips for your own relationship at home. This is definitely worth a read.

I am not sure how I stumbled on this book exactly. Prior to this book, I had to no knowledge of the Cobalt industry due to my own ignorance.

After reading this book, I feel complete outrage at the corrupt government of the DRC, as well as the western corporations exploiting the DRC for their rich resources and I am more aware and conscious of the blood spilled in the supply chain of our electronics and will now be boycotting where I can to avoid supporting this criminal inhumane injustice.

It sickens me to the stomach thinking that such a resource rich country is exploited so badly, desperate people without any prospects of a future other than destitute in the Cobalt mines with their salaries only a few dollars a week.

This is a very well written book, I commend the author for raising awareness on this issue and exploring the impact of the Cobalt mining first hand. This is an extremely saddening and sensitive issue.

I had stubbornly put off reading this book as it had been plastered in every book store I saw. However, I am so grateful that I gave in this year and read it. It has honestly been life changing for me, learning the psychology behind how habits are formed and entrenched in our lives is very insightful.

James then lays down a clear and concise framework on how to break our bad habits, and build good habits. He points out that we “ you do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems”. This perspective has encouraged me to focus on the processes and systems as opposed to simply having end goals.

Well researched, factual account of the fast decline of the British economy and political system at the hands of those still in government till this day.

This should be a necessary read at school and for the general electorate. However, those with actual influence will probably do their best to surprise this masterpiece as it exposes their culpability in the decline of our living standards.

I listened to this as an audiobook whilst running. During my time listening to this, I ran consistently everyday and pushed my self further and further. David Goggins has always been an extraordinary motivational speaker that can speak to your soul and lift you up in a way that few other speakers can.

Overall, a very motivational and well read audiobook.

This book is excellently written, very fast paced with each chapter progressively building on the last whilst keeping you hooked. It is a real page turner which is not common in a lot of non-fiction books and it definitely taught me a lot on how superpowers like the US, China and Russia may leverage different choke points for their geopolitical advantage.

The only reason I'm giving 3 instead of 5 stars, is the bias that's found in some of the authors opinions that I can't ignore e.g. : “That won't stop China from trying, however, and it seems probable that Beijing will spend untold sums striving to catch up to the West on semiconductors without ever getting there”..