The Reading Room

Each month a member of the team reviews a book of their choosing, irrelevant of genre or publishing date.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Colin Freeman

Published: 2021

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is a narrative of tragedy, extreme hardship, and bravery. Using first-hand accounts taken from the survivors, Freeman tells the story of 3 cargo ships and their crews kidnapped by Somali pirates and held hostage for five years, and in some cases longer. Ultimately though it is a tale of humanity’s enduring spirit...

The Innovator’s Dilemma: When new technologies cause great firms to fail

Clayton M Christensen

Published: 1997

Innovation expert Clayton Christensen explains why most companies miss out on new waves of innovation. No matter the industry, he says, a successful company with established products will get pushed aside unless managers know how and when to abandon traditional business practices.

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

Published: 2000

Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting the forces that shaped this century. Cryptonomicon  leaps forward and back between World War II and the World Wide Web, hinting all the while at a dark day-after-tomorrow.