Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson

This is the book they have all been talking about. Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, written by best selling author Walter Isaacson, is a fascinating insight into the life of the man who co-founded the giant Apple corporation and who sadly died on the 5th of October, 2011, aged only 56.

From is adoption as a baby, through his earlier live, his loves, his trials and tribulations, this biography takes you through the life of man whose famous quotes includes the lines:

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.

Steve Jobs

The man who was hugely successful not once, but twice in his life, leaves a tremendous inspirational legacy to the young and up and coming entrepreneurs of this world.


Walter Isaacson has written a book that is clear, succinct and highly enjoyable.

When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman

When God Was a Rabbit, by Sarah Winman

When God Was a Rabbit is the first novel by Sarah Winman, and readers seem to either love it or hate it.

It follows two people, brother and sister, as they make their way through life.

Elly is born in 1968 and the first part of the book is aptly named 1968 as we follow her through her childhood in the south of England and onwards with close reference to brother Joe.

We laugh and we cry as events unfold, both world and local, as the children grow up to become adults, and then face the trials and tribulations that accompany friendship, love, relationships and events.

At times very funny, and at other times very serious, 20 or 30 somethings should find plenty to empathise with.

A Feast for Crows: Book 4 of a Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin

A Feast for Crows: Book 4 of a Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin.

 Many readers have confessed to feeling a disappointment with this book after the epic rise of George RR Martin's earlier books in the same series,  A Song of Ice and Fire.

Many of the earlier characters are barely mentioned, as they have been saved for another of his books, A Dance With Dragons: Book 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire (Song of Ice & Fire 5)


Instead we have the Martells of Dorne seeking revenge, and many other characters carrying out horrific and foul deeds brought about through political intrigue and dark magic.

Some readers loved this book so don;t let this put you off. Some feel it is the best in the series, so it is up to you, the reader, to decide if A Feast for Crows is for you.

A Clash of Kings: Books 2 of a Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings by George R.R.Martin

The second volume in A Song of Ice and Fire, A Clash of Kings is just as exciting and gripping as the first.

The Seven Kingdoms are divided and in tatters, while beyond The Wall to the north comes a great cold, bringing with it the walking dead.

The stories are told from the points of view of various members of the Stark family, the once and future kings, whose father had been brutally murdered.

With its dark air and medieval setting, A Song of Fire and Ice is a fantasy series for adults that can rival Tolkein's Lord of the Rings

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 1) by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones by George R.R.Martin

Invariably described as the best new fantasy trilogy since Stephen Donaldson's "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" - and I loved those books - A Game of Thrones is the first of three in the series called A Song of Fire and Ice.

The Seven Kingdoms south of The wall are threatened with rivalry, greed, treachery and war. Meanwhile a darker force is moving in beyond the Wall.

Each chapter in the book is named after the character whose viewpoint you are learning about, and there are many characters each of which are utterly believable. There is no good, nor evil. Everybody is in shades of grey. In this world with a recorded history of 8,000 years, you live or you die.

Invariably described as gripping, highly readable, wonderful, highly recommended, A Game of Thrones is not one to miss!

London Calling (Inspector Carlyle 1) by James Craig

London Calling by James Craig 

James Craig has written a winner with this action-packed political thriller.

Our hero of the day is down-to-earth London Police Inspector John Carlyle whose job it is to track down a brutal murderer.

The country is in the middle of a General Election and the leader of the opposition, Edgar Carlton, a powerful and ambitious man from an upper class background, goes out of his way to ensure the killer is not found, because it could compromise his position.

An exciting and fast-paced thriller, this book is un-put-downable and a thoroughly good read as well as insightful into the world of power and murky politics.

The Unremarkable Heart by Karin Slaughter

The Unremarkable Heart by Karin Slaughter

The Unremarkable Heart is a short story, a teaser to make you want to read Karin Slaughter's full length novels coming out soon.

And you will want to read them because Karin Slaughter is a master story teller, capable of weaving believable tales in a manner that keeps you glued to the pages, wanting more.

The Unremarkable Heart can be read in under an hour, and tells the story of June Connor, who is dying of cancer. It is more her thoughts and feelings being divulged, with trips down memory lane of things her family have done in the past, all in the last few hours of her life.

Readers have described the first third of the story as depressing, but that it then suddenly gets really interesting and a fantastic tale is told, albeitly on the short side.