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The Ten Types of Human
By Dexter Dias Penguin Random House
Review Lynnaire Johnston
RRP $40 Reviewing a book without first finishing it isn’t generally recommended. But Ten Types of Human is 768 pages long so maybe I’ll be forgiven. I could have waited and finished it first – I am up to page 277 – but I wanted to tell you about it now because if you read no other non-fiction book this year, make it this one. Unusually for non-fiction (unless it’s by Bill Bryson), I can hardly put it down. The mix of science, true stories and mirror to your soul is captivating. Here’s an example. You are the parent of a child whose school is under siege from an armed gunman. He has shot and killed multiple students