Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

British author who wrote a book about theories of learning. The country of origin is important due to stories told and some phrasing. I found it engaging and very interesting.

I work in L&D and I think this was one of the most useful work related book I read.
It was full of great ideas and it help to understand how people learn and what to expect.
A great and fascinating read.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

This interesting statement from the book is how I feel about it: "the dilemma we face today with learning and education: it doesn’t matter how smart you are – if you start with the wrong assumptions you won’t be able to get to the answer." It resonates with me a lot! I wanted to read this book because education today is my deep interest and focus. Learning combined with how we feel or emotional context of what we learn creates longer memorization. This is an amazing book offering great concepts in how to improve education system and corporate learning.