Just so you know where I’m coming from, I think a great city is one that contains a Dries van Noten store, with the Belgian designer’s trademark daffodil yellow silk wallpaper, sumptuous upholstery and clothes that everyone of all shapes and ages can wear, if not afford. Antwerp is such a place. Dries van Noten … Read more
BUSINESS THE CATALYST by Jonah Berger (Simon & Schuster £14.99, 288pp) You know those books you see piled up in WH Smith in mainline railway stations aimed at businessmen travelling to important meetings in Kettering or Daventry? Well, I’ve finally read one, and a very strange beast it is. Jonah Berger is a marketing professor … Read more
Why a bath is more dangerous than a bomb: The Power Of Bad explores negativity bias and the ‘Crisis Crisis’ – the never-ending series of overhyped threats leading to actions that leave everyone worse off Authors’ message is that we are all wired to react more strongly to bad events They explore the negativity … Read more