A non-stop, fast-paced life of adventure as Richard Branson tries one new business after all. A school drop out whose headmaster said he would either go to jail for become a millionaire. He managed to achieve both, as the jail sentence was only a few days.
Fascinating reading about the ballon trips, speed boating across the [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Richard Branson – Losing my Virginity
January 31, 2009The most precious drink of all
January 14, 2009A speech by Charles Cave delivered at Chatswood Early Risers Toastmasters club – 16th December 2008
This morning I am talking about a very popular drink with a premium price tag. Could it be freshly squeezed fruit juice? No. Maybe a boutique Australian beer? No. This popular drink costs more than these drinks. It’s bottled water. [...]
Favourite books of 2008
January 12, 2009Fiction
1. World According to Garp – John Irving
2. The Book Thief – Marcus Zusak
3. Solaris – Stanislaw Lem. Now that I have read the book I watched the film version made in the early 1970s by Andrei Tarkovsky, then the recent version with George Clooney. A good film with a fantastic soundtrack.
Non Fiction.
4. Kingdom of [...]
