- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: AuthorHouse (7 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1438917635
- ISBN-13: 978-1438917634
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Milton Keynes comes to life in this concise, yet comprehensive and multi-dimsensional exploration of a city often misunderstood. Carefully and lovingly researched, this is a tale of roundabouts and concrete cows, of ancient settlers mostly marginalised and in danger of being forgotten, of a promising football team, of lakes and water sports, a thriving business and social community with unique issues and a promising future. The reader is drawn into ‘a place of growing beauty and charm that truly has something for everyone’. Details are woven together with the robust opinion of a proud stakeholder. A strong sense of the author’s experience of and passion for the city is conveyed right through the pages. “It occurs to me that of all those who will benefit from this book, it is most valuable to the city herself. Milton Keynes will be very proud of a certain patrotic author resident called Susan Popoola. “ Nnamdi Dime, CEO, Dimensional Solutions Ltd
About the Author
Susan Popoola is a human resources consultant who runs the HR Consultancy Conning Towers and its subsidiary, Leverage Points, which is focused on social and community research and development. With a first degree in Political Science and a Masters in Human Resources, Susan has always had a deep interest in, and concern for, the social issues we face within society. After visiting Milton Keynes for the first time in 2002 and falling in love with its structure and organisation, Susan made a decision to move from London to Milton Keynes the following summer. Since her arrival, she has maintained an involvement in the community.During a visit to Netherfield in 2005, Susan became aware that while it is an area with a deep sense of community, it is an area that is also faced with a number of social issues. This inspired her to take a closer look at the place that she had decided to make home, leading to the writing of this book - Touching the Heart of Milton Keynes.Although the book is based on Milton Keynes, it has a much wider bearing, with information which is relevant to anyone within any town or city in the 21st century.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a true Londoner, I've always felt MK to be orderly but slightly characterless and I was curious to see whether my view of Milton Keynes would change after reading this book.
Well it was certainly an education for me in some senses. I was not aware of the quirky side to MK. The well placed quotes at the beginning of each chapter gave you something to latch on to in recognising the uniqueness of MK.
There was not enough lightness in the content to make it an "attract a tourist" guide but I don't believe this was the intention of the author as I think really this is intended for the people of Milton Keynes. There was enough material to make me look at MK in a new light and perhaps understand why it appeals to others who have moved to MK to avoid the hectic pace of London and other cities.
This book is well researched and has lots of discussion points for individuals or groups who are interested in exploring the social issues and the demographic make-up of MK . It doesn't force answers and solutions on you but gives enough to encourage a lively debate and hopefully some solutions where needed.
Well it was certainly an education for me in some senses. I was not aware of the quirky side to MK. The well placed quotes at the beginning of each chapter gave you something to latch on to in recognising the uniqueness of MK.
There was not enough lightness in the content to make it an "attract a tourist" guide but I don't believe this was the intention of the author as I think really this is intended for the people of Milton Keynes. There was enough material to make me look at MK in a new light and perhaps understand why it appeals to others who have moved to MK to avoid the hectic pace of London and other cities.
This book is well researched and has lots of discussion points for individuals or groups who are interested in exploring the social issues and the demographic make-up of MK . It doesn't force answers and solutions on you but gives enough to encourage a lively debate and hopefully some solutions where needed.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was a very disappointing read and hadn't really used, what I am sure was very interesting, material from the people the author had interviewed. Instead it appears to be more of a personal rant about the author's own views on a variety of topics. Strangely enough the author fails to make any mention of the Open University - which as one of larger employers and key player and its resulting influence on MK - is an important omission.
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