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20 Best Loved Shakespeare Quotes

For someone who loves books and loves quotes, there are few things more delightful than quotes from books. From quotes expressing the many sides of love, bravery, and cowardice, to quotes about decision-making, leadership and power tussles, there’s a Shakespeare

The Three Major Reasons to Read More

Do you wonder why people that read a lot are usually more intelligent than those that do not read quite as much? Books lend the reader a good amount of information and knowledge as there are a lot to be

The Character I did not like in Adichie’s Americanah

Obinze’s wife, Kosi in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was one character I did not like. She was a people pleaser. She strived so hard to be perfect. At home, she tried to create the ideal family life. At social events,

5 Minutes with Tunde Leye, Author, Guardians of the Seal

On Sunday 25th September 2016, writer and blogger Tunde Leye launched his novel, Guardians of the Seal, and social media has been abuzz since. A graduate of Computer Science from the University of Lagos, Tunde published his first book, an

5 Things I Learnt From Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work

In 1998, Richard Carlson, Ph.D. published Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work, a spin-off of his bestselling book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. Most of us will agree that work is stressful. People spend most of their lives working.

Etisalat’s Flash Fiction Award Now Open for Entries

IF you are able to weave super-short stories into existence and pen them down in a way that captivates readers, Etisalat’s Flash Fiction contest is probably the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to get recognized for your talent. There’s also

The African Widow

  Author: Lucy Lola Lawoyin Publisher: ATR Bookworks ISBN: 978 978 906 6285 The tears of the widow are, at the onset, over the loss of her husband, torn from her arms by the unfeeling marauder called death. Her wails

Book Review: Corporate Misfit

Author: Segun Akiode Publisher: Bookvine, 2015 ISBN:978-978-946-058-8 Corporate Misfit is a book that deals with the problem of graduate unemployability- or how to solve it. But as it is addressed to the individual, it doesn’t proffer the usual sort of

Book Review: Thoughts from A Wealthy Perspective

By Sam Egube Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1504975292 There are a great number of inspirational books being written these days. Some of them read more like didactic monologues, lacking the power to connect with those to whom they are supposed

So, Tell Me, Why Do You Read Books?

“Why do you read books?” I was there till 11pm. He couldn’t still answer. Whenever I pick up a book to read, I’m thinking three thoughts. That doesn’t include the excitement I feel whenever I purchase new books. Once upon

Book Review: What I Wish I’d Known Before I Got Married

[Keepin’ It Real] By Kay Coles James (with John Littel) Multnomah Publishers Inc, 2001 ISBN 978-35714-7-8 I’ve always said that if I had to choose only two books apart from the Bible to prepare me for marriage, this would definitely

Book Review: Bank of Deposits

By Okwukwe Chukwuka House of Specuit, 2016 ISBN: 978-978-951-687-2 Every human being can be likened to a bank with a deposit of talents. Thus, the success or failure of each human bank is determined by how the resources are put

How Do People Read 50 Books a Year?

Bill Gates reads 50 nonfiction books every year. That’s a book a week! Radio host Dave Ramsey also reads at least one book a week. Ajit Singh, partner at the venture capital firm Artiman Ventures and consulting professor in the

My Top Ten Books

My late friend and fellow #CNWriter Hammed Ajiboye was passionate about books. Every week, he would put up “My Top Ten Books” on his blog; a series that featured readers’ best books ever. He passed before I could send him

Book Review: The Greatest Salesman in the World

  By Og Mandino Bantam Books, 1974 ISBN 0-553-27757-X The Greatest Salesman in the World is a must-read for everyone who desires success in the world of business, and indeed in life — and it is not the kind of

7 Questions You Need To Answer before Filling Those CAC Forms

I recently read a book, Zero to One, by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel, recommended to me by an article on Inc.com. And having written my first book, partly as a commercial venture to revive my online bookstore start-up—which had

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