Hugh Davies: 3 books

The idea that a company only needs to offer a monthly cheque and an annual bonus (if you’re lucky!) to guarantee some kind of loyalty is so short-sighted, it’s untrue. The reason why I stay with BP is that they have a more sophisticated view of what ’value’ actually means to me. Value is not...

In the 1960s the UK Pharmacy chain - Boots the Chemist - as it was then known - operated a subscription lending library. A light romance book - titled The Sandy Shore - has many borrowers, some interesting, some dull. The book tells his own story and gives you snapshots of their lives as he sees them...

Ollam (“ollav”), named for the ancient title of Ireland’s chief poets, celebrates the career of Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies at Harvard University, who is one of the foremost interpreters of the rich and fascinating world of early Irish saga literature....