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Nina Waters

Dear all,

Just because this is such a thoughtful and reflective forum, and having picked up on a book mentioned earlier by Elizabeth that sounded fascinating, I thought I'd ask for your recommendations for reading matter this Christmas.

I'm not thinking HR texts, but books that have got you thinking, provoked a bit of a response from the grey matter, in the world of fiction or non-fiction.

To get things rolling, I'll recommend Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. A fascinating reflection on medicine and living well as we get older and more frail. And not as depressing as that sounds!

Merry Christmas everyone.

Nina

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  • @Cat - I've read that book about squids etc too. It's a fascinating idea: they are so very different to mammals and vertebrates that they are the closest thing we have on our planet to an alien intelligence.

    The Invisible Woman by Caroline Criado Perez and Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo Lodge. They both sound quite worthy but are both really good reads.

    Letter To My Younger Self by Jane Graham - my favourite was the final letter, an unbelievably touching piece by Wilko Johnson, and not the part about being told (wrongly, as it turned out) that he had inoperable cancer, it's his reminiscences about his wife that are so moving. 

  • in reply to Elizabeth Divver
    A second vote for Invisible Women from me too. It's excellent - it covered areas of data discrepancy that would never have even occurred to me!

    @Jacqueline - no I haven't! I'll see if I can find it!
  • in reply to Alys Martin
    For those looking for some diversity and inclusivity related reading material I can suggest "Kill The Black One First" by Michael Fuller, former Chief Constable of Kent Police and Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. He was the first ethnic minority chief constable in the United Kingdom and the first black officer of chief constable-equivalent rank.

    There's a lot about the culture in the police force (and society) about race that still feels relevant now for those that are into unconscious/conscious bias and organisational D&I culture.

    Not the lightest of topics for festive reading, I'll admit!
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  • in reply to Alys Martin
    For those looking for some diversity and inclusivity related reading material I can suggest "Kill The Black One First" by Michael Fuller, former Chief Constable of Kent Police and Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. He was the first ethnic minority chief constable in the United Kingdom and the first black officer of chief constable-equivalent rank.

    There's a lot about the culture in the police force (and society) about race that still feels relevant now for those that are into unconscious/conscious bias and organisational D&I culture.

    Not the lightest of topics for festive reading, I'll admit!
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