“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
“Zorba the Greek” by Nikos Kazantzakis (Greece) Synopsis This moving fable sees a young Greek writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. Zorba has had a family and many lovers, has fought in the Balkan wars, has lived and loved – he is a simple … Continue reading Zorba the Greek
“A Heart so White” by Javier Marias (Spain) Favourite Quotes The world is full of surprises and secrets. We think we know the people close to us, but time brings with it more things that we don’t know than things we do, comparatively speaking we know less all the time, there’s always a greater area of shadow. Even if the illuminated area grows larger too, … Continue reading A Heart so White
“Women as Lovers” by Elfriede Jelinek (Austria) Synopsis The setting is an idyllic Alpine village where a woman’s underwear factory nestles in the woods. Two factory workers, Brigitte and Paula, dream and talk about finding happiness, a comfortable home and a good man. They realize that their quest will be as hard as work at the factory. Brigitte subordinates her feelings and goes for Heinz, … Continue reading Women as Lovers
“The Wall Jumper” by Peter Schneider (Germany) Favourite Quote Every story lacks something that the next one has; but then the next story is missing something from the one before. Maybe the story I’m looking for doesn’t exist. Synopsis Berlin before the fall of the Wall is a city divided, yet its ordinary residents find ways to live and survive on both sides. There is … Continue reading The Wall Jumper
“The Following Story” by Cees Nooteboom (Netherlands) Favourite Quotes ‘when women are out to get something, they are capable of mobilizing forces that men, for all their so-called strength of purpose, cannot match.’ Synopsis One morning Herman Mussert wakes up in a hotel room in Lisbon, where twenty years previously he slept with another man’s wife. Yet he is quite certain that the night before … Continue reading The Following Story
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