Joy at Work: Marie Kondo style
What is this about? I know you’re probably rolling your eyes about Marie Kondo sparking joy at your work, but here’s a realisation…
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Just Mercy is a story of hope and will make you question the idea of justice
What is this about?: This is a memoir of justice, or rather injustice that came to Bryan Stevenson as a young lawyer when he…
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Wild in the City and Animal Atlas: Lonely Planet Kids teaches young readers about the beauty of the world around them
Today, I am reviewing two beautiful books from Lonely Planet Kids: Wild in the City and Animal Atlas. I find myself at a loss…
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Lost but Found: Rescue Dogs and their stories of adoption
What is this about: Rescue dogs and their stories of adoption. It really is as simple as that. What else is this about?: It’s…
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Call Me God: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper Investigation
What is this about?: This is the story of the investigation into the DC Sniper investigation, with insight from the agents who worked the…
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Lonely Planet Kids book reviews: bringing the world to your young readers
So, as you know, if you have any young readers in your life, they’re the most inquisitive, brilliants kids in the entire world, aren’t…
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Kaizen: The Japanese habit for transforming habits
What is this about?: This is book about habits — about making new ones and not frigging killing yourself come 2020* in keeping them….
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Blood Territory: a murder, a podcast and … endings
What is this about?: This is an investigation into Jim O’Connell’s death in the Northern Territory, an event that came to journalist Mark Whittaker’s…
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Bowraville: Murdered children, racism and a quest for justice
What is this about?: Based on the podcast of the same name, Bowraville is the story of three Aboriginal families’ quest for justice against…
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The Girls is a story about how grief can ruin you
What is this about?: This is a story about grief, about the all encompassing kind that pulls you under and won’t let go. It’s…
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