From Tolstoyan Russia to the Mongolian steppe and summers on the Gulf of Finland... here are some of …
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8 books about courage to help us craft and change our worlds
Change can be fast and slow. Lately it has felt like the world has changed seemingly overnight, …
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Cutting for Stone is a book I should have read years ago
How had I not read Cutting for Stone before? From Ethiopia to New York, Abraham Verghese weaves a …
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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. …
“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 …
The power of a sunset: how Viktor Frankl & Tolstoy’s Pierre Bezukhov are lifted from hardship by the beauty of nature
Despite experiencing unimaginable hardship during the Holocaust, Viktor Frankl describes …
How people (and hobbits) can “find strength they didn’t know they had” with books and good company
The End of Your Life Book ClubWill Schwalbe's The End of Your Life Book Club is one of my best-loved …
Tolstoy’s Pierre Bezukhov on why being knocked off course is “only the start of something new and good”
My favourite translation by Anthony Briggs andpublished by Penguin.A fortnight ago I submitted …
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes: One of The Best Thrillers Ever Written?
As I was approaching London Charing Cross on the train last month, I saw a nearby passenger …
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Feeling Grateful After Reading Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
Gratitude in the movie adaptation of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King. Image …
How Reading A Game of Thrones Can Help Us to Cultivate Courage
I've written before about how brilliant I think George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series …
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A Book for Life: Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window …
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