Friday , February 21 2025
Home / Society catergory / Book Review

Book Review

book review

Book Review: The End of Money

Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers–and the Coming Cashless Society Title: The End of Money Author: David Wolman Publisher: Da Capo For ages, money has meant little metal disks and rectangular slips of paper. Yet the usefulness of physical money — to say nothing of its value — is coming under fire …

Read More »

TRIBUTE: My interactions with Prof Bethuel Allan Ogot at Maseno University

Kenya’s Prof Ogot was exceedingly knowledgeable, intellectually stimulating and entertaining and was susceptible to details based on empirical evidence. We nicknamed him “the mobile archives” OGOT TRIBUTE | BY PROF PONTIAN GODFREY OKOTH | When I learnt of Prof. B.A. Ogot’s demise on January 30, 2025, I was flabbergasted, not …

Read More »

Press freedom in Uganda

New book compares what journalists in Kenya and Rwanda have to say about doing their jobs BOOK REVIEW | KAREN MCINTYRE | A majority of the world’s population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, according to a UN report. In east Africa, the results are mixed and …

Read More »

BOOK REVIEW: We all have regrets

Do you employ a “no regrets” philosophy in life? If so, you might want to rethink your strategy. It might even be hampering your decision-making and overall life satisfaction. BOOK REVIEW | DANIEL H. PINK | In Daniel H. Pink’s latest best-selling book, `The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves …

Read More »

Lessons on project management

The book, ` How Big Things Get Done’ by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner which was published this year in February. It explains why many projects fail (go over budget, time or are never finished) and what strategies exist to make projects less likely to fail. BOOK | THE INDEPENDENT …

Read More »