Stretch: How to future-proof yourself for tomorrow’s workplace Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick Wiley ￡17.99; $23.70
I read this book believing it was something else. The title suggests the authors know which jobs will be in demand in the future. Great, I thought, this might help me guide my three-year-old into becoming a robot adviser, or whatever the new growth area is going to be. But sadly, the authors do no such thing. Perhaps it is for the best — who takes their parents’ advice after all?
That point is illustrated in the book by a story about Max Nimoy who advised his son to gain a practical skill to serve him well throughout his life. But Leonard Nimoy ignored his father’s suggestion that he learn to play the accordion and instead went on to become an actor, most famously playing Spock in Star Trek.