“You’ll See It When You Believe It” by Wayne Dyer One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Synopsis In this bestselling thought-provoking book, Dr. Wayne Dyer stretches beyond self-help to self-realisation. To do so, he embarks on a journey to activate our minds and shows us how to transform our lives by using our thoughts constructively: in other words, how … Continue reading You’ll See It When You Believe It
“The Continuum Concept” by Jean Liedloff One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Synopsis The Continuum Concept introduces the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings – especially babies – require the kind of instinctive nurturing as practiced by our ancient relatives. It is a true ‘back to basics’ approach to parenting. Author Jean … Continue reading The Continuum Concept
“The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight” by Thom Hartmann One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Favourite Quote When enough people change the way they view things, then solutions become evident, often in ways we couldn’t even imagine before we looked with new eyes. We have destroyed much of the world because of our culture; we can save much of … Continue reading The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
“Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison (U.S.) One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Review This book left no reader indifferent, with some loving it and others not. Most readers found the first few chapters very powerful and vivid, such as the scenes of the terrifying battle royal and the chaotic Golden Day. They found the narrator’s journey at times confusing, … Continue reading Invisible Man
“Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe) One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Book Club Favourite of Season 10 Review From the opening sentence, readers were carried along by the story of Tambu and her family, especially the other female characters in her life, namely her mother, her uncle’s wife Maiguru, her cousin Nyasha and her mother’s younger sister Lucia. … Continue reading Nervous Conditions
“Too Loud a Solitude” by Bohumil Hrabal (Czech Republic) One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Extract and Comment … I pick up a book, and my eyes open panic-stricken on a world other than my own, because when I start reading I’m somewhere completely different, I’m in the text, it’s amazing, I have to admit I’ve been dreaming, dreaming … Continue reading Too Loud a Solitude
“Swift as Desire” by Laura Esquivel (Mexico) One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Synopsis Instead of entering the world crying, like other babies, Jubilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people’s hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as … Continue reading Swift as Desire
“American Desert” by Percival Everett (U.S.) One of Nicola’s 100 Best Books for Inspiration in the 21st century! Favourite Extract … but now he knew, things were the way they were until, simply, they changed. Now, he was going to change something. In fact, he already had. First, death had changed his concept of life. Then, resurrection had changed him as a person, made him … Continue reading American Desert
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