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Geek Dad
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Stack Overflow: 5 Books for July
Here are some lovely releases to pique your interest. Let's start with nonfiction books: Diggers, Dozers, and Dumpers by Ole Könnecke (Author), Melody Shaw (Translator) I thought I knew the name and how most of the machines around me worked, but I was very much mistaken! Turns out that there are not only diggers and excavators around us, but lots of heavy construction vehicles used for a wide array of purposes, such as wheel loaders, telescopic cranes, and tree harvesters! All this heavy machinery is operated by friendly-looking animals, making it a unique combination. Diggers, Dozers, and Dumpers is on sale since May 06, 2025. Publisher: Gecko Press Pages: 32/ Hardback EAN/UPC: 9798765667552 Up next, some talking rocks and minerals: Talking Rocks and Minerals: Fact-Packed Guide to Geology Paige Towler (Author), Matthew Carlson (Illustrated by) If you put a cute kawaii face on a Pebble and a microphone, you can send him reporting! Pebble the Rock Reporter interviews rocks and minerals on the fundamentals of geology. Some rocks come from deep into the Earth's crust, like volcanic rocks, some are made with organic materials (limestone), and some come from different amalgamations. Some rocks have strange properties, and others are beautiful to look at, and each has a story to tell. This is a fun take on how different rocks and gemstones form from minerals, filled with facts and puns, and, although not as complete as Animated Science: Rocks & Minerals, it is a good place to start! Talking Rocks and Minerals: Fact-Packed Guide to Geology is on sale since July 1st, 2025. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pages: 32 ISBN: 9780593890950 Up next, a dragon: Diego Fuego the Firefighting Dragon by Allison Rozo (Author), Rafael Rozo (Author), Vanessa Morales (Illustrated by) Diego Fuego was born amidst a loving family of fire-breathing dragons in Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) in South America's Patagonia. His family loves him very much and wants him to join the fun of breathing fire, but Diego can't! He has allergies and sneezes, and finally, the cold becomes ice flurries, not fire at all. However, even a dragon that cannot spout fire has its uses when it fights dangerous fires that need to be put out! Finding what you are good at, despite family tradition, is always a good message. Diego Fuego the Firefighting Dragon is on sale since July 22, 2025. Published by Penguin Workshop Hardback | Pages: 32 ISBN: 9780593750322 Now, let's check out a spooky book for the ones that miss Halloween in July: We Are Already Haunting Here! Gideon Sterer (Author), Charlie Mylie (Illustrated by) A little ghost has recently arrived in a haunted city in a haunted world, and he is looking for a spot where he to haunt and call his own. Of course, this is never easy. Every place he tries is already haunted by someone else. After several trials, he does find it! It may be small and dusty and creaky, but it is his to haunt. A perfect place! But then, he hears a knock at the door. It's another little ghost, looking for a place. Will he scare the other ghost away or make room for a new friend? I felt this was a migrant story, but that could mean only that different people will find different meanings in a good book. We Are Already Haunting Here! is on sale since July 15, 2025. Published by Union Square Kids Hardback | Pages: 40 ISBN: 9781454960478 Finally, a middle-grade novel about hacking street cameras: Snoop by Gordon Korman (Author) The premise for this novel is pretty interesting. A kid with divorced parents breaks both legs at a ski resort and is now stuck at home, alone with his smartphone and computer. Carter quickly realizes that being alone is pretty boring and that things are carrying on at school without him, that is until he finds out the live feed the police camas around town. Now he is obsessed, checking out his classmates and discovering strange things that no one else is noticing. Now the scary part is that some people find out they are being watched, and now know Carter's address. What will happen to this naïve boy stuck on a wheelchair? Snoop is on sale since July 1st, 2025. Published by Scholastic Press Hardback | Pages: 208 ISBN: 9781546126089 Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
New York Times
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
6 New Books We Love This Week
Every week, critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, from literary fiction and serious nonfiction to thrillers, romance novels, mysteries and everything in between. You can save the books you're most excited to read on a personal reading list, and find even more recommendations from our book experts. TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE A Marriage at Sea In 1972, a young British couple decided to ditch their jobs, sell their house and sail the world. All went well until their boat was capsized by a breaching whale, at which point their story became one not merely of survival but also of a relationship placed under the greatest imaginable pressure. Elmhirst's account is as much a meditation on intimacy as a remarkable adventure. Read our review. FAMILY DRAMA Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Telegraph
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Penguin defends publishing The Salt Path after embezzlement row
Penguin has defended its publication of The Salt Path, saying it undertook due diligence and received a legal assurance from Raynor Winn that the book was factually true. Winn signed a contract which contained a standard warranty clause stating that the contents of the book were accurate. But her account of losing her farmhouse because of a 'bad investment', while her husband was dealing with a diagnosis of a degenerative disease, has been called into question. An Observer investigation claimed that Winn and her husband, Moth, were in financial difficulty because she was caught embezzling funds from her employer. Medical experts also queried Moth's diagnosis, as the life expectancy for sufferers with his illness is about six to eight years. According to Winn, he has been living with the condition for 18 years with no apparent, visible side effects. The investigation also revealed the couple's real names to be Sally and Tim Walker. In a statement, Penguin said: 'Penguin (Michael Joseph) published The Salt Path in 2018 and, like many readers, we were moved and inspired by Raynor's story and its message of hope. 'Penguin undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence, including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read, as is standard with most works of non-fiction.' The publisher said that, prior to being contacted by the Observer, it 'had not received any concerns about the book's content'. In a statement released by her lawyers, Winn said the article was 'highly misleading'. She said: 'We are taking legal advice and won't be making any further comment at this time. 'The Salt Path lays bare the physical and spiritual journey Moth and I shared, an experience that transformed us completely and altered the course of our lives. This is the true story of our journey.' The bestselling book spawned two sequels and was recently turned into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Promoting the film with Isaacs on BBC's The One Show last month, Winn said: 'My husband, Moth, and I were living in our idyllic little home in Wales, a place we'd built and restored over 20 years. 'In the background to that, we'd had a financial dispute with a lifetime friend that ended in court.' Isaacs interjected: 'You got conned out of everything. You can't say it, but I can.' Winn said that, in the week they were evicted from their home, Moth was diagnosed with 'a neurodegenerative condition that has no treatment and no cure'. Doctors told him that he would struggle to climb stairs, but the couple embarked on a 630-mile coastal walk. Isaacs said of the couple: 'He was given very little time to live. And they walked and they froze and they starved and they encountered extraordinary beauty and extraordinary brutality. 'And his condition started to reverse, for reasons nobody knows to this day.' In an interview with the Guardian in May, Anderson was asked for her first impressions of Winn. She replied: 'I was surprised at how guarded she was.'
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The Salt Path: Penguin says it did 'all necessary due diligence'
Publishing house Penguin has said it "undertook all the necessary due diligence" before releasing The Salt Path, after a series of claims about the book's veracity.A recent Observer investigation claimed English author Raynor Winn fabricated or gave misleading information about some elements of her 2018 non-fiction Michael Joseph said it had not received any concerns about the book's content prior to the Observer's story, and that it had a contract with Winn regarding factual has described the Observer's article as "highly misleading" and said the couple are taking legal advice, adding that the book was "the true story of our journey". The Salt Path author defends herself against claims she misled readersThe Salt Path, and its recent film adaptation, told the story of a couple who decide to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path after their home is Observer alleged Winn had misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their than losing money in a bad business deal, as the book described, the newspaper said the couple had lost their home after Winn had defrauded her employer of £64, to the Observer, the couple borrowed £100,000 to pay back the money Winn had been accused of stealing, and it was when this loan was called in that their home was also said it had spoken to medical experts who were sceptical about her husband Moth having corticobasal degeneration (CBD) as she described in the book, given his long survival after diagnosis, lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse a statement issued to BBC News, the publisher said: "Penguin (Michael Joseph) published the Salt Path in 2018 and, like many readers, we were moved and inspired by Raynor's story and its message of hope."Penguin undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence, including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read, as is standard with most works of non-fiction."A legal read means the book would have been looked over by a lawyer before its publication."Prior to the Observer enquiry, we had not received any concerns about the book's content," the publisher her statement released earlier this week, Winn said: "[Sunday's] Observer article is highly misleading."We are taking legal advice and won't be making any further comment at this time."The statement continued: "The Salt Path lays bare the physical and spiritual journey Moth and I shared, an experience that transformed us completely and altered the course of our lives."This is the true story of our journey."The Salt Path has sold more than two million copies since its publication in March 2018, and a film adaptation starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs was released earlier this year. A spokeswoman for Number 9 Films and Shadowplay Features, who made the screen adaptation, said in a statement on Monday: "There were no known claims against the book at the time of optioning it or producing and distributing the film."Their statement called the movie "a faithful adaptation of the book that we optioned", adding, "we undertook all necessary due diligence before acquiring the book"."The allegations made in The Observer relate to the book and are a matter for the author Raynor Winn," it concluded. "We have passed any correspondence relating to the article to Raynor and her agent."The film adaptation has taken around $16m (£11.7m) at the box office worldwide. The movie is yet to launch in Germany and France, while a deal is reportedly still pending in the US, according to the Observer's article was published, the charity PSPA, which supports people with CBD and has worked with Raynor and Moth Winn, said "too many questions currently remain unanswered" and that it had "made the decision to terminate our relationship with the family".Winn has also withdrawn from the forthcoming Saltlines tour, which would have seen her perform readings alongside folk music act Gigspanner Big Band during a string of UK dates.A statement from Winn's legal team said the author was "deeply sorry to let down those who were planning to attend the Saltlines tour, but while this process is ongoing, she will be unable to take part".
Forbes
28-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Read One Of These Books On Your Summer Vacation: Become A More Hopeful And Compassionate Leader
Trade out one trashy novel for learning about leadership. Compassionate Leadership is using your head and heart to inspire and influence others, so they can, in turn, inspire and influence others. This approach to leadership has proven to improve ROI, morale, innovation and retention. As a contributor focused on compassionate leadership, I continually scan the media for positive and hopeful stories featuring inspiring leaders. In the current swirl of war, political unrest, violence, and economic uncertainty, it can be difficult to find hope in the news media. Therefore, I have turned to books that focus on solving problems through analysis and innovation, to keep hope alive. I love nonfiction books and years ago, I read a book that spurred me on by Tom Corley, in his book Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals (2010), found in his five-year study of 177 self-made millionaires that: I have been striving to read one nonfiction book a month since and I may meet my goal this year, thanks to my efforts to reduce my news consumption. Here are three of the six I have read so far that I highly recommend, for people wanting to become better global citizens and leaders: Book #1 Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference By Rutger Bregman (2025): The author is a Dutch Philospher who argues that many bright, capable individuals—especially in fields like finance and consulting, the so-called 'Bermuda Triangle of talent'—are squandering their potential on high‑paying but low‐impact roles. He urges readers to embrace 'moral ambition', a mindset that defines success by societal impact rather than salary or prestige. It may sound boring, but he expertly makes the argument for a new professional path as the answer to many problems using historical references and present-day heroes. He has even created a school to help people transition into careers that make a difference called The School of Morale Ambition, which offers fellowships to professionals ready to work on world problems, such as food scarcity. Book #2: A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern (2025): Read this raw and raw book, a master class in compassionate leadership. Travel with the author as she tells her life story from her small-town upbringing to global leadership as New Zealand's Prime Minister (2017–2023), all while raising her daughter as the second-ever elected head of government to give birth in office The memoir highlights how empathy and kindness shaped her leadership style and include her experience leading through the worst mass shooting in her country as well as her response to the the COVID‑19 pandemic. It also chronicles the story of what led her to leave public life after dealing with personal and political challenges that left her 'having nothing left in her tank'. For those of you who prefer biographies told through documentary, you can soon watch her story on Apple TV. Book #3:Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant (2023) In the introduction of his brilliant book, Grant reminds us that 'all talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not'. I read this book during our government's overzealous DEI reforms, and it gave me hope that we will return to common-sense policies that provide all our citizens with a chance at education and professional equity. He challenges the myth that talent alone determines success. Instead, he argues that growth, character, and opportunity play an even more significant role in realizing our potential. He emphasizes that: The book weaves together stories of unsung achievers, research studies, and insights from psychology and education to demonstrate that the most successful people often started from behind—and achieved success not by raw talent, but by capitalizing on overlooked opportunities. This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things and offers compassionate leaders a thoughtful roadmap for helping everyone reach their potential. I hope this helps you to escape the grind of the news cycle and find more inspiration through reading. You can find more resources about Compassionate Leadership here.
