It’ll Be Hard to Find a Better Football Biography Than This

John Giles has formed another great partnership. His book John Giles: A Football Man co-written with Declan Lynch is a wonderful read. I don’t think you have to be a Leeds fan to enjoy it. You don’t even have to have been alive when he was in the height of his playing career to enjoy [...]

Gratitude is Good for You – Go Thank Someone Today

Let’s start with a poem.

Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like [...]

Five Books, Some Quotes and a Few Opinions

I haven’t embraced a Kindle yet. I try to avoid reading books in PDF format. I’ve bought eBooks, but only when I’ve no other way of getting the material.

I like holding a book in my hands. I prefer turning the pages to using a mouse. If I could I’d hoard books, only discarding the [...]