In an increasingly scary, unpredictable and challenging world, Dr Gail Gazelle’s How to Be Resilient is a practical and compassionate guide that will empower you to find inner strength and inner calm needed to navigate life’s tough times. #mentalhealth #psychology #resilience #growth
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Book Review: Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener
Sexographies is by famous Peruvian “gonzo” journalist Gabriela Wiener who dares to go where nobody has gone before – into the decadent, gritty and amusing sexual underworld of South America in a series of mind-blowing essays, published in English for the first time. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Non-fiction, Essays, Memoir, Sex, Gonzo Journalism. Publisher: Restless Books Review in oneContinue reading “Book Review: Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener”
Book Review: Plant Magick: The Library of Esoterica by Taschen
#BookReview: Plant Magick is a collectors item of sublime and exquisite beauty. This is a treasury of art and plant history for lovers of #nature #history, #folklore, #witchcraft, #magic. #ContentCatnip
Book Review: A Hymn to Life: Shame has to change sides by Gisèle Pelicot
An immensely powerful biography from one of the bravest women in history Gisèle Pelicot, who dares to unmask rapists and a misogynistic legal system in France and do so with her own softly spoken steely courage. One not to miss!
Book Review: An Honest Woman by Charlotte Shane
An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work by Charlotte Shane contains some juicy insights into what it’s like to be a sex worker but lacks a certain emotional honesty and vulnerability to the telling.
Book Review: Bodypedia by Adam Taor
Entertaining, at times odd and eccentric whistlestop tour through the human body’s most bizarre functions. A bit awkward and OTT in its storytelling at times. I found myself wanting more in-depth understanding of these medical wonders rather than silly and witty nuggets of information. #Books #Bookreview #medicine #science #nonfiction
Book Review: Enchanted Creatures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings by Natalie Lawrence
A deep-dive into the cavernous human imagination where monsters and others reside in our collective subconscious and what they tell us about ourselves.
Book Review: I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol
Glynnis MacNicol’s I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself is an intimate, decadent and fun memoir about one woman’s quest for unlimited sensory pleasure in mid-life. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Memoir, Non-fiction, Travel Publisher: Bonnier Review in one word: Horny MacNicol documents her phoenix-like experience of evading those horrible ghosts that women in middle age often face: loneliness, ageing and boredumContinue reading “Book Review: I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol”
Book Review: The Book of I by David Greig
A joyful, cheeky and big-hearted book set in the year 825 AD that is immediately relevant to now. Highly recommend this unconventional novel about the lives of Vikings and Irish settlers on a remote Scottish island.
Book Review: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo
Harjo’s poetry is deeply rooted in her ancestral roots and the intergenerational trauma of colonisation. Her collection is a profound meditation on the lives, struggles, and resilience of all indigenous peoples. #Indigenous #native #literature #books #bookreview #JoyHarjo #Poetry #poems
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