World Book Day, 2nd March 2023 – Cratus Recommends

Today is World Book Day, so take a look at our team’s recommendations for their favourite reads.

• The Ministry of the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson. Recommended by Nick.
  • ” a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all.”
• Fall of Giants, by Ken Follet. Recommended by Lottie. 
  • “Intricate overlapping storylines that brilliantly tell the political, human and economic story of WW1.”
• The Diary of a Secret Tory MP – Recommended by Dan
  • “Set during the final six months of Boris Johnson’s premiership and is a hilarious parody that is all too plausible for comfort. Perfect for someone looking for a good laugh”
• Why We Get the Wrong Politicians, by Isabel Hardman – Recommended by Jon
  • “A funny, insightful read which answers a question many of us have been asking recently in an age where politicians increasingly seem to find themselves mired in scandal and ordinary people find themselves disillusioned with politics.” 
• A Dirty War, by Anna Politkovskaya – Recommended by Luca
  • “ A tough but eye-opening read which details the Chechen wars in an awe inspiring piece of investigative journalism.”
• The Jelly Effect, by Andy Bounds – Recommended by Sarah
  • The book claims that “Like throwing jelly at a wall, poor communication never sticks”. It gives simple, sensible and entertaining advice on how to improve all your communications

Other Cratus favourites include 

• How to avoid a climate disaster – Bill Gates
• From Acorns… How to Build Your Brilliant Business From Scratch – Caspian Woods
• Getting Things Done the art of stress-free productivity – David Allen
• Speechwriting – Simon Lancaster
• The 7 habits of highly effective people – Stephen R Covey