Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’, first published in 1953, still offers practical advice on how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding.

I’ve read this book, and would agree with the blurb on the jacket: “Whether you are a CEO, a parent, or merely a person who wants to make a difference, you probably wish you had more influence with the people in your life. ... From the best-selling authors who taught the world how to have Crucial Conversations comes Influencer, a thought-provoking book that combines the remarkable insights of behavioural scientists and business leaders with the astonishing stories of high-powered influencers from all walks of life.”

The artist Paul Gaugin asked three questions: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In his book, “A Short History of Progress” Ronald Wright explores these questions from the beginning of human time, through to the future. 

A list of books useful in learning about local government generally and being a member of a local authority.