The authorised biography of Edgar Manasseh, Slave, Interpreter & Commissioner-General takes us through 200+ years of family’s history; right from Edgar’s great-grandfather, a slave, to his grandfather and father, who worked as civil servants in Kenya to Edgar’s rise as
The founding story of Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, is not as rosy as its $46B revenue line item (for 2022), would lead you to believe. While they had the demand, supply was quite an issue. The company
Growing up, I'd always dreamt of being a journalist. Maybe it was the flashy lifestyle I perceived news reporters on screen to have. Or the ability to travel and connect with people from various cultures. Perhaps it was the prospect
The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest turned out to be a refreshingly honest and insightful guide to overcoming self-sabotage and achieving self-mastery. And I stumbled upon it at one of the most trying moments. I have had a lot
Amy takes us through her journey from the corporate world to running her own business. It wasn’t an easy journey. From finding the courage to quit her 9-5 job to struggling to find her footing as a coach. At one
What I love about Invisible Women is the wide selection of data the author uses to back up how we really are invisible in each of these sections. Sadly, I could relate to most, if not all, of these instances.
I gave The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak a well-deserved 4.5-star rating. I have seen praises of her books, starting with The Island of Missing Trees, and I am glad I finally got a taste of her writing. The
I definitely think Khadija did The House of Rust a lot of justice, considering the many stories we’ve grown up hearing about Mombasa. I am sure there have been fear-inducing stories about the Jinnis of Mombasa. From cats that speak
When Daniel meets Natasha, it’s not a meet-cute moment. Natasha is desperately looking for a way to avert the deportation order that awaits her family later that night. Having moved from Jamaica at a very young age, she has managed
In Why We Sleep, Walker, a sleep scientist with extensive experience and who has published a lot of work in this field, takes us through sleep science. From what sleep is to the different types of sleep we go through