Into the Heart of Mindfulness: Finding a Way of Well-Being
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Plagued by anxiety and depression for much of his twenties and early thirties, Ed Halliwell...
Agent Rose: The True Spy Story of Eileen Nearne, Britain's Forgotten Wartime Heroine
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In September 2010 the body of Eileen Nearne was found in a flat in Torquay. With no known friends or...
The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule
Matt Tenney and Tim Gard
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The one habit that can improve almost every leadership skill There is a simple practice that can...
Ross (3284 KP) rated The Change 2: New York: The Queen of Coney Island in Books
Nov 2, 2020
In the first New York book, we meet Grace, who is trying to reunite with her brother, an inmate of Rikers before The Change. Trying to get safe passage up the Hudson river, she has to ask the Queen of Coney Island for a boat and permission. On the way to do so, she meets up with God (as you do), and enters the former Coney Island amusement park. It is populated with odd people and creatures, some of whom are real, some of whom are formerly real and brought back to life due to the change, others are physical embodiments of ideas and film characters.
Grace and God are given a seemingly simple task to achieve before being given safe passage, but it inevitably turns out to be a very difficult and dangerous one.
The book has a very different feel to the first, London-based one, with a very odd Alice in Wonderland feel to it, with crazy characters helping the one seemingly normal one to her goal.
The one thing that is consistent with the London book is the feeling of wanting more at the end. This time the character had a goal and (spoiler alert) she didn't achieve it by the end of the book.
Pocoyo Art
Art & Design, Education and Games
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Pocoyo Art is an educational app for kids that encourage the creativity through a fun activity. By...
Essential Travel Checklist
Travel and Productivity
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Get to the airport comforted by the fact that you have everything! Now even more convenient with...
The Tuesday Night Survivors’ Club
8.0
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The New York Times bestelling author of the Tourist Trap mysteries launches a new series perfect for...
Merissa (11950 KP) rated Some Kind of Truth in Books
Apr 19, 2024
This was a good story that had me turning the pages, even as I suspended reality. Steve, and the local journalist helping him, Amy, go around the town and surrounding areas, going into houses, and making discoveries that should have been reported to the police.
There were a few errors that I spotted, just as Lance Corporal Lewis Brenner changing to Lance Corporal Kyle Brenner and Private Lewis Lomax. They weren't enough to spoil my reading but they were noticeable.
Steve was a sympathetic character to begin with, but his constant musings about drink and alcohol became monotonous, even knowing the reasons why he used them as a crutch. He can see things others might miss, although he is not infallible.
A dark and gritty story that I can definitely recommend.
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Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Apr 13, 2024
Sociable - Meet, Chat, Play
Social Networking and Games
App
Meet new friends and boost your games scores while you play, chat, and have fun! Sociable is a fun...