When it comes to writing about mental health, Matt Haig is right up there at the top. His first …
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8 books to appreciate how beautiful life really is
I live in a beautiful part of the world, in the heart of the Swiss Alps. My surroundings are …
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12 calming books to help you take a deep breath and relax
Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath and relax – but it's not always that easy. Strangely …
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Thinking about life with From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
Though some books are small, they can definitely be mighty. Such is the case with From a Low and …
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Educated by Tara Westover and how learning can change the course of a life
How do I start talking about Educated by Tara Westover? I'll try with this: I was recommended the …
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I Found My Tribe by Ruth Fitzmaurice: wild swimming, coping, and finding your people
I tend to read more slowly now than when I was younger, usually taking a week or two to read a book. …
My favourite books of 2017: A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler, plus 6 others
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries …
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Building our relationship with a place day by day, just by looking
I like to think about our relationships to places. How, sometimes, we fall in love with a place as …
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19 quotes for people who love books from Books for Living: A Reader’s Guide to Life by Will Schwalbe
Will Schwalbe's Books for Living: a Reader's Guide to Life was published earlier this year, five …
“Life – her life – depended on self-discipline”: Reading Elephant Moon by John Sweeney to rediscover perseverance and wonder
I don’t think anyone’s immune from the doldrums. The same goes for loneliness. Just recently, I felt …
Books for Living: a reader’s guide to life by Will Schwalbe – a reminder to slow down and savour life
Every once in a while, a book comes along that gets me really excited about other books. The End of …
Stargazing as therapy: reminders to look up at the night sky from Tim Ferriss, BJ Miller, Ed Cooke
One of my favourite books of 2016 was Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of …
Living and hiking the literary heritage of Tolkien in the Swiss Alps
Looking out of my window at the Reichenbach Falls and the mountains above it comes with a small …
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The 28 books that stopped my worrying, sent me travelling, and shaped who I am today
It's a long, long journey out of the trap of anxiety and not believing in yourself. When you're used …
Making your life an epic adventure with The Gutsy Girl by Caroline Paul
I read The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure by Caroline Paul when I was …
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