Nudie Reads

It was Charles Dickens who gave us "The Law is an Ass" as an astute observation that sometimes law and lawyers can go off the rails. Lousy writers have often written silly laws but great writers are i...

15 Jul 202112min

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 etc. Leonardo Bonacci of Pisa is the famous Fibonacci of the infamous Fibonacci Sequence: a mathematical sequence observed in nature and useful for unlocking Swiss bank accounts ...

11 Jul 202114min

The 19th C Right Reverend Doctor Ebenezer Cobham Brewer brought the world his compendiums of useful knowledge and his legacy spawned a delightful 21st Century roguish compendium in his name. ️Heavily ...

8 Jul 202113min

Michael Crichton wrote "The Andromeda Strain" when he was just 27 years old. It's a Sci Fi classic from 1969. That's more than 50 years ago but it's still a rollicking riveting read. From Westworld to...

4 Jul 202121min

Elizabeth Barton, The Maid of Kent, confessed her treason of King Henry VIII twice. Once officially. And once again, personally, as she stood ready to be hanged and beheaded. Great writing from the pa...

1 Jul 202112min

Paul Fussell's book "Class" is a 1983 classic. While nearly 40 years have passed Fussell's theories of 9 classes with one weird 10th Class 'X' still hold true. He was a deep thinker and researcher, WW...

27 Jun 202121min

Dame Diana Rigg wrote 'No Turn Unstoned', a collection of mean reviews of plays, films and musicals, published back in 1982. It's a gem of a book. Included as mean reviewers are Clive James and Doroth...

24 Jun 202117min

The 5th of Rome's 5 great Emperors, Marcus Aurelius wrote notes to himself almost daily and these treasures from almost 2000 years ago resonate still. From how to be productive to how to live a good l...

20 Jun 202112min