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The Positive Habit by Fiona Brennan
I have an admission to make. I did not read all of Fiona Brennan’s book….not yet…..BUT I have my reasons. As a book reviewer/blogger I read, a lot, mainly in...
Missing by Barry Cummins
Missing is not an easy read. The women and children discussed in this book are still very present in the hearts and minds of their many relatives today. Most Irish people...
Missing by Barry Cummins
Missing: The Unsolved Cases of Ireland’s Vanished Women and Children According to Barry Cummins, close to 9,500 people are reported missing in Ireland every year. At the close of any...
The Positive Habit by Fiona Brennan
In 2016, clinical hypnotherapist Fiona Brennan launched the online programme The Positive Habit. This hypnotherapy programme formed the basis for the 2019 book release of The Positive Habit. Fiona Brennan...
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
One of my favourite kind of books is one that seeks to defy categorisation. Once that blend philosophy, history, current affairs, and others, into something powerful and meaningful. This is...
The Wife’s Tale by Aida Edemariam
‘A ring was threaded onto her third finger, another onto the man’s. It would be years before she understood what she had promised.’ The Wife’s Tale, a personal history, is...
The Friendship Cure by Kate Leaver
‘A manifesto for reconnecting in the modern world.’ The Friendship Cure is an exploration and a study of modern friendship by journalist Kate Leaver. Frustrated with the direction society has taken,...
A Good Time To Be A Girl by Helena Morrissey
‘Five years have passed since women were told to ‘Lean In’. Over that time, the world has transformed beyond all expectations. But why should anyone ‘lean in’ to a patriarchal...
Broken and Betrayed by Jayne Senior
In 2012, Jayne Senior left a position in CSE (the child sexual exploitation unit) in Rotherham’s Children’s Social Care sector, U.K, to work elsewhere. In her book, she outlines how...
Shaping School Culture: Pitfalls, Paradoxes, & Promises.
Shaping School Culture: Pitfalls, Paradoxes, & Promises (2009) Thoughts and Responses As I begin to critique this book, my inner most thoughts and responses are effective educators are committed to...
