Are you the type who sets reading goals during those coveted holiday days? With piles of books whether bundled in e-readers or listening apps or not? Or is this the perfect time to add to your listening or reading lists for the rest of the year? We feel you! Need inspiration?
Our colleagues bundle for you the most enlightening titles, most compelling stories or heavily surprising discoveries in a wonderfully inspiring reading and listening list. Here you go.
Books
- Most people are good - Rutger Bregman
Is man by nature good or bad? Many questions, many answers and tons of new insights. For believers and non-believers.
- Normal people - Sally Rooney
A smooth, compelling psychological story about friendship, deep trauma and love.
- Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari Why our society today is the way it is.
- Focus on, focus off - Mark Tiggelaar When does your brain really get a rest? Eye-opener of note.
- Basic habits - James Clear How to really change your habits.
Podcasts
- Nerdland Science and technology news
- Wind of Change (Pineapple Street Studios) Did the Scorpions let themselves be tricked by the CIA to launch their world hit?
- Start to Metaverse (The Times) Be transported to the Brave New World of the metaverse.
- Hunted Warhead (CBC Podcasts) What lurks in the darkest corners of the internet? Do you want to know?
- The Missing Cryptoqueen (BBC sounds) The search for the missing mastermind behind the cryptocurrency scam OneCoin.
- Bad Bets (WSJ Podcasts) Unravels big business dramas that had a major impact on the world.
- The People's Jury Laura and Silke speculate irresponsibly about unsolved murder cases.