The UK town that everyone always mistakes for being a city is just 25 minutes from London | Travel News | Travel

The UK town that everyone always mistakes for being a city is just 25 minutes from London | Travel News | Travel

This UK town is one of the largest but Brits are usually shocked to find out it’s not a city. Reading has not been granted city status despite making numerous applications over the years. It has most of what cities are known for: a big shopping centre in The Oracle, plenty of places to eat, … Read more

The App That Makes You Think Like a CEO

The App That Makes You Think Like a CEO

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. What sets CEOs apart from the rest of us? Is it experience, education, or a knack for thinking … Read more

I was raped aged 9 by Suzy Lamplugh ‘killer’ after being dragged to abandoned launderette… he left me begging for death

I was raped aged 9 by Suzy Lamplugh ‘killer’ after being dragged to abandoned launderette… he left me begging for death

FEW would have shed tears after the death of cancer-stricken serial rapist and murderer John Cannan.  The monster, from Sutton Coldfield, West Mids, who passed away aged 70 last week while serving three life sentences in HM Prison Full Sutton, was the prime suspect in the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. 14 Melanie Gregory says she … Read more

Koreans read books while sipping cocktails at a bar in Seoul, hip to the ‘text hip’ trend

Koreans read books while sipping cocktails at a bar in Seoul, hip to the ‘text hip’ trend

By Korea Times On a rainy night on October 22, a dimly lit bar was filled with the sounds of classical music. The bar’s walls were lined with shelves stacked with books, either for sale or to browse, with chalkboards inscribed with eye-catching quotes, hand-scribbled notes pinned here and there, and green hardcover menus listing … Read more

How to Make Growth a Daily Habit for Busy Entrepreneurs

How to Make Growth a Daily Habit for Busy Entrepreneurs

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Running a business leaves little time for a reading list, but personal growth doesn’t have to wait. With … Read more

11 Best Gifts for Book Lovers & Audiobook Fans—Reviews, Photos

11 Best Gifts for Book Lovers & Audiobook Fans—Reviews, Photos

It’s the first-ever Kindle with color display, which is A Big Deal for fans of the original black-and-white tech. The 7-inch screen will finally be able to project book covers in all their vibrancy, highlighted sections in yellow, orange, blue, and pink hues. The Colorsoft is at the top of my list, not only for … Read more

China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with claims of illicit reading

China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with claims of illicit reading

Reading publications with “serious political problems” has become an increasingly common accusation levelled at disgraced officials by China’s anti-corruption agencies, who cite it as proof of disloyalty. Among them is Li Bin, a former vice-director of the municipal legislature of Mudanjiang in northeastern Heilongjiang province. He was expelled from the Communist Party on suspicions of … Read more

Get Easy Access to Fun Summaries of Non-fiction Bestsellers with This $60 Subscription

Get Easy Access to Fun Summaries of Non-fiction Bestsellers with This  Subscription

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Entrepreneurs who want their businesses to be in a constant state of growth often try to take the … Read more

2023: The Year in Reading

2023: The Year in Reading

The New Yorker’s editors and critics considered hundreds of new releases this year in order to select the Best Books of 2023. The magazine’s writers also came across many other new favorites—classics they resolved to finally tackle, memoirs and biographies they drew on in their writing, an art book that is a beautiful object in … Read more

Ruth Perry inquest: Ofsted inspection ‘likely’ contributed to headteacher’s death, says coroner

Ruth Perry inquest: Ofsted inspection ‘likely’ contributed to headteacher’s death, says coroner

AN Ofsted inspection “likely contributed” to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, senior coroner Heidi Connor has told an inquest in Reading. Ruth Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from the watchdog downgraded her Caversham Primary School in Reading from its highest rating to its lowest over safeguarding concerns. 1 … Read more