Why?

A very short  introduction to my very short introduction blog.

I read a lot and I am intellectually curious, so for a long time I have been buying non-fiction books about every subject that has interested me. Some of these are very long, some of these are too technical and , in total, only about half of these ever get read. I am looking at you "The Force of Destiny".

I have decided to take a different approach. I am going to try and read as many of the Oxford University Press Very Short Introductions as I can. I have read a few in the past (the First world war, the French Revolution, Classics)  and have found them to be excellent reviews for the curious reader.

To add a random twist, I am going to read them in alphabetical order starting with Advertising, this may take me the rest of my life and will cost a considerable amount but I will be satisfied that I will die knowing something about a wide and strange range of subjects.