Plyometric Exercises
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Increase your fitness and stamina level with Plyometrics. This form of exercise workout is getting...
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa by Various Artists
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In 1988, on the eve of a two decade civil war, Somalia's authoritarian ruler Siad Barre launched...
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Target in the Sun (Carlos & Mia #1)
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'TARGET IN THE SUN', a moving, high anxiety romance thriller, takes place on a perilous journey...
Solitary
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Solitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary...
Cochabamba!: Water Rebellion in Bolivia
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Many of the wars of this [20th] century were about oil, but the wars of the next century will be...
The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science Behind Stem Cell Activation and Regeneration to Slow Aging, Fight Disease
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The internationally renowned, clinically tested, revolutionary diet program to lose weight, fight...
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The Most Fun We Ever Had
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"A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory." --Madeline Miller A...
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The Paris Network [Audiobook]
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Paris, 1940: He pressed the tattered book into her hands. ‘You must go to the café and ask at the...
Lessons is the story of Roland Baines’ life. His successes, loves, losses - all set against an historical background of the 20th and 21st centuries: World War 2, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Chernobyl and Covid 19 (and others besides, but there are too many to mention them all!).
I was completely engrossed, and it’s a book that you don’t want to race through. I love McEwans writing - so much is said in each sentence.
I’ll admit it now, a lot of what really kept my attention were the details about Germany: WW2 and it’s aftermath, Roland’s trips beyond the Berlin Wall and it’s fall.
The future is set for Alissa (Roland’s wife) when her English mother presents her with her journals, written when she travelled to Germany after the war. She had wanted to write articles about German Resistance during the war, and specifically the Scholls White Rose movement. These journals remained unpublished and unread 40 years later. And so when Alissa walks away from Roland and their baby to ensure her own dreams of literary success, it’s unsurprising even if it’ll ears callous.
The book is told from Roland’s point of view, first person, so we hear his inner voice throughout. What stood out most for me, was that his voice doesn’t change through the years. Yes, I know this is obvious - it’s the same book. What I mean is that what younger people often forget, is that the 72 year old man at the end of the book is the same as the 11 year old boy - just with 61 years experience. His experiences as an 11-14 year old with his piano teacher have a lasting and life-changing impact.
I loved this book and would highly recommend it. It’s a book to be savoured.
Sing, Memory
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A Polish musician, a Jewish conductor, a secret choir, and the rescue of a trove of music from the...