Reviews for Brunel: The Man Who Built the World

The average rating for Brunel: The Man Who Built the World based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-30 00:00:00 Angela Armonda Usually these biographical accounts are longwinded, technical and very detailed that often detracts from the overall enjoyment of reading about the subject. I'm pleased to say that Brindle and Cruickshank have avoided this pitfall and created an interesting and readable account of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's life and career. Designed with the reader in mind, Brunel: The Man Who Built The World is split into chapters that document the key elements of his career; Early Life, Railways, Ships, etc. Given the breadth and tenacity of Brunel's career these areas often overlap but the book calmly references and joins up the dates to present a compelling and fascinating read behind Britain's 2nd greatest Briton. His life is a real inspiration about innovation, creativity learning, overcoming the odds, devout self-confidence and utter self-belief about what is right. Whilst his people management style would be frowned upon in today's society, what Brunel achieved and the impact this had on the world around him is nothing short of remarkable.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-05-09 00:00:00 Adesh Ramdharry I haven't read any other books on I.K.Brunel, so I don't know how this one measures up but I really loved reading this one! Despite knowing next to nothing about civil engineering, the book was very clear in explaining how Brunel began his career as an engineer and how he progressed from working with his father to being in charge of constructing bridges, ships and different architectural buildings. I feel the book also did well at portraying his overall character and his interactions with his family, colleagues and employees by making references to his own letters and the letters of others who've known him. The book appears to have a strong list of references, however as I said before, I have nothing to compare this to. I will say that if you are interested in Brunel and his works, I would recommend this as an easy read.