A HISTORY OF THE DIGITAL AGE - REVIEW OF WALTER ISAACSON'S "THE INNOVATORS"

Walter Isaacson has the rare knack of turning out instant classics. His Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007) was a superlative study of one of the world's renowned scientists while his Steve Jobs (2011) was a memorable portrayal of one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. In The Innovators:How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (2014), Isaacson moves from studying single personalities to a team of pioneers who were instrumental in ushering in the information age.

CENTRAL BANKING THROUGH THE AGES - REVIEW OF NEIL IRWIN'S "THE ALCHEMISTS"

Neil Irwin's The Alchemists: Inside the Secret World of Central Bankers (2013) is a history of central banking mainly in the West. There are many positives to this book: Irwin has done a lot of painstaking research to get his facts right and yet the book does not read like an academic tome. Indeed it is a very engrossing and fast-paced narrative and Irwin has the ability to capture the reader's attention (despite his obvious sympathies towards central bankers).