by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 19, 2026 | Movies and Books
I decided to re-read this book to start off my year. Published in 1903, the author argues that thoughts shape a person’s character and circumstances: ‘you become what you think’. Advice for young men on purity, chastity and manliness. With its self...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 4, 2025 | Movies and Books
Here is a list of the books I read in 2024. This stirring book discusses the ‘other side’ of doctors, the human side, that their patients and others seem to neglect. It gives real life, heart-rending examples of the struggles doctors face while providing...
by Chiemezie Madu | Jan 17, 2025 | Movies and Books
Here are some movies I found interesting last year, in no particular order. 1. Poldark. Definitely my ‘series of the year’. The story of Ross Poldark and George Warleggan as they battle for love and power in ancient Cornwall. 2. The Great Debaters. My...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 15, 2024 | Movies and Books
I first met Caroline Elton at a medical conference late last year. Her biography as she was introduced as the next speaker was resounding; an occupational and counselling psychologist specializing in career counselling, with decades of experience behind her. No sooner...
by Chiemezie Madu | Jan 13, 2024 | Movies and Books
2023 was my fourth consecutive year of ‘aiming’ to read one book each month. I started in March 2020; so far so good. I wrote a similar article last year summarizing the books I read the previous year (The books I read in 2022). Here’s a summary of...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 13, 2023 | Movies and Books
Apparently I am a late-comer to the party, having read El-Rufai’s book 10 years after it was published. The Accidental Public Servant chronicles Nasir El-Rufai’s life, from his humble beginnings in Kaduna, to his sojourn into the public service,...
