Mtb: 35 books

'I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.' - Woody Allen Death, for reasons that are quite understandable, has become somewhat of a taboo subject in everyday conversation. Though it is the most certain aspect of life, it goes largely unmentioned until the day...

Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson, though he was not a medical doctor) was one of the shining lights of eighteenth century English literature. He wrote poetry, stories, plays and essays that were well received by the public of his day. In our day his fame rests securely on his nine-year-long...

The day Barack Hussein Obama was elected to the highest office in the United States of America as its 44th President, a major part of Martin Luther King’s famous dream was realised. Obama was the first African American to hold that position and his Presidency marked a new direction for American...

The beliefs of the Buddhist religion derive from Prince Siddartha Gautama, nowadays known simply as The Buddha. Although there are no written records from his lifetime, around 2,500 years ago, his words were passed on orally and are still as relevant today as they were then. Little is known...

Is jealousy a significant factor in your life? Are you jealous of someone or is there someone who is jealous of you? Often referred to as the Green-Eyed Monster, jealousy is one of the less pleasant emotions of human beings. It has caused untold damage in the form of wars and crimes, yet it...

Mindfulness - the ability to live fully in each moment - is, in essence, a simple concept and one that is essential to really appreciate and live life to the full. Polly Fielding has found that practising it regularly has enabled her not only to cope effectively with anxiety, stress and depression...

Thomas Edison once commented that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. It is the one percent that produces the spark to ignite the light of creative action. It also provides the basis of this book, which contains quotations from many sources past and present on the...