At the moment I have half a dozen drafts of mini E-books on the go. And what do I mean by a mini E-book? Simply something of around 40 pages, generally an edited version of posts I’ve done on a subject. The collection now boasts the following topics -
populismworld viewsmemoirs and diariespublic strategiespostmodernitysocial democracy
To reread the various pieces you’ve written on an issue and then ask yourself what’s missing is a fruitful exercise . It allows you to read as a bit of an outsider and question where it seems to be going. It also gives you the opportunity to identify an appropriate list of recommended books – ideally with an explanation of why they’ve been selected Let me start with what should be the easy one – Memoirs and Diaries – easy
because it consists largely of lists of books. The catch is that each requires a short note to explain its choice. And that’s enormously difficult – how to grab the interest of readers in less than 40 pages??? How much does anyone ever reveal their inner thoughts - whether in memoirs or diaries? But here it is - Memoirs, diaries and intellectual biographies
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