Published By: Free Association BooksReleased On: 30/11/2022 This book addresses the dying process and the nature of death itself with the intention that it might help us to accept and embrace both these things as a part of life. Intended to provide a shift in perception, this book aims to alleviate some of the fear,Continue reading “Performance and Purpose in Dying and Death – C K Hogan”
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The Writer’s Journey – Travis Elborough
Published By: White Lion PublishingPages: 224 Released On: 18/10/2022 Some truly remarkable works of literature have been inspired by writers spending time away from their typical surroundings. From epic road trips andarduous treks into remote territories to cultural tours and sojourns in the finest hotels, this book explores 35 influential journeys taken by literary greats and reveals the repercussions of those travels on theContinue reading “The Writer’s Journey – Travis Elborough”
A Heart That Works – Rob Delaney
Published By: CoronetPages: 192Released On: 20/10/2022 When you’re a parent and your child gets hurt or sick, you not only try to help them get better but you also labour under the general belief that you can help them get better. That’s not always the case though. Sometimes the nurses and the doctors can’t fixContinue reading “A Heart That Works – Rob Delaney”
Undoctored – Adam Kay
Published By: TrapezePages: 288Released On: 15/09/2022 This is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century, read by many millions, loved by at least fifty of them, and adapted into a major TV series. But it was only part of the story. Undoctored is about what happens when a doctor hangs up his scrubs, butContinue reading “Undoctored – Adam Kay”
N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia – Mark Piesing
Published By: MarinerPages: 448Released On: 13/10/2022 The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928. During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin ran passenger serviceContinue reading “N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia – Mark Piesing”
Eliot’s Book of Bookish Lists – Henry Eliot
Published By: PenguinPages: 160Released On: 06/10/2022 Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts? Henry Eliot – author, editor and insatiable bookworm – has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclecticContinue reading “Eliot’s Book of Bookish Lists – Henry Eliot”
What Remains – Rupert Callender
Published By: Chelsea GreenPages: 336Released On: 15/09/2022 When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. What Remains? is the brilliant, unforgettable story of the life and work of the world’s first punk undertaker – but it is also a book about ordinary, everyday humanityContinue reading “What Remains – Rupert Callender”
And Finally – Henry Marsh
Published By: Penguin Random HousePages: 240Released On: 01/09/2022 As a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer. And Finally explores what happens when someone who has spent a lifetime on the frontline of life and death finds himself contemplating what mightContinue reading “And Finally – Henry Marsh”
Behind the Seams – Esme Young
Published By: Blink PublishingPages: 288Released On: 14/04/2022 At age five, Esme was asked to write in her notebook, but instead, she filled it with drawings – the only way she knew to express herself. At seven, when it was discovered she was partially deaf, she found refuge in her sketchbooks. Shortly after, Esme made herContinue reading “Behind the Seams – Esme Young”
Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives – Kitty and Al Tait
Published By: BloomsburyPages: 458Released On: 28/04/2022 “If you had told me at 14 when I couldn’t even get out of bed with depression and anxiety that three years later I would have written a book I would never have believed you. But here it is – the story of the Orange Bakery. How I wentContinue reading “Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives – Kitty and Al Tait”
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