Book review
·Preventive Health
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker: what critics and readers say
A Sunday Times number one with 239,000 Goodreads ratings, and one of the most disputed popular-science books of recent years. Here is…
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·Beauty & Self-Care
Skincare by Caroline Hirons: what critics and readers say
A Sunday Times number one and British Book Awards winner that sets out to cut through skincare jargon. Here is what readers…
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·Healthy Living
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat: what critics and readers say
A James Beard award-winning cookbook built on four elements rather than recipes alone. Here is the praise, the criticism and who it…
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·Workplace Wellbeing
Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: what critics and readers say
A case for building deliberate rest into the working day. Here is what the book argues and why readers rate it lower…
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·Life Balance
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: what critics and readers say
A time-management book that argues against time management. Here is how critics and 143,000 Goodreads readers received it.
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·Fitness & Movement
Exercised by Daniel Lieberman: what critics and readers say
A Harvard evolutionary biologist on why we never evolved to exercise for its own sake, and why it still matters. Here is…
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·Life Balance
Essentialism by Greg McKeown: what critics and readers say
The "disciplined pursuit of less" has 137,000 Goodreads ratings. Here is what the book argues, what readers liked and what they found…
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·Wellbeing Technology
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: what critics and readers say
A plan for using your phone on purpose rather than by habit. Here is how reviewers and nearly 100,000 Goodreads readers received…
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·Workplace Wellbeing
Deep Work by Cal Newport: what critics and readers say
A Georgetown computer scientist argues that focused, uninterrupted work is becoming rare and valuable. Here is how critics and 200,000 readers responded.
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·Healthy Living
Burn by Herman Pontzer: what critics and readers say
An evolutionary anthropologist on how the body really spends calories. Here is what reviewers praised and where readers pushed back.
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·Fitness & Movement
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall: what critics and readers say
Over three million copies sold and a lasting influence on how people think about running shoes. Here is the praise and the…
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·Life Balance
Atomic Habits by James Clear: what critics and readers say
Nearly 20 million copies sold and 4.30 from 1.4 million Goodreads ratings. Here is what reviewers praised, what they questioned, and who…