Books

There’s a narrative pedalled globally. I question its validity. The narrative states the majority of problems experienced in the Western world happen because our societies are being continually oppressed by people like me: privileged educated 'cisgender' heterosexual white 'Christian' males aka ‘The White Patriarchy’. Apparently I'm the problem!

Figuring out your life after hard times.

This is a fine tale of resilience in the face of great odds.Taken captive in May 1940, as part of the British Expeditionary Force, the author's detachment were defending the retreat to Dunkirk. Tragedy struck. Trevor escaped death by a whisker before being taken prisoner and spending the rest of the war in a POW camp, Lamsdorf on the Polish border.

The autobiography of a mathematician and a religious fanatic. The most mindblowing thing you ever read.

Living through the lockdown in Italy is recounted with raw honesty through the eyes of a woman in Sicily, as she copes with her nephew's worsening coronavirus, isolation, and financial ruin, yet finds solace in shared meals made with love by her husband, and the simple beauty of nature.

The deeply personal story of the struggles and successes of a girl who grew up in poverty in Greece, was the first in her family to graduate from high school, gained a doctorate from the University of Cambridge, immigrated to Canada as a university professor, and became a successful and innovative role-model for women in geology.

DESCANT is an anthology on the theme of love, life, and grief. This anthology connects the facets of love which has its root in trust, the essence of life found to exist in and out of love, and grief as a phase of denial to something once loved.

Are you dating? Married? Hope to be one of those? Are you a guy that feels clueless? Are you a woman that doesn't understand what is up with the guys and why they are clueless? This is a book for you. I was clueless. After years of going through the darkness, I learned a thing or two. These are the lessons I learned and wish someone had told me.

My secret? I did it while I was young! A very cliche thing to say, but not at all a cliche thing to do. Here l share how I have approached the decisions which have empowered me to have control of my life, including: Define what “happiness” means to youIdentify your life goalsCreate an actionable plan to achieve those goals and much more!

Gerbrand Fenijn, auteur van tientallen boeken voor de jeugd, kijkt terug op bijna een eeuw van de geschiedenis, zoals hij deze heeft beleefd.

Life is awesome. Its treasures lie bare for those who dare to reach for them. But to dare is the question. For the treasures are considered so for the very reason that they are out of reach for most. The only way to determine whether they are within your reach is to dare. So, perhaps, perspective is one of life's treasures.

Lični dnevnik jednog mladića, studenta, sudionika života i odbrane grada tokom njegove četverogodišnje opsade, dopunjen novinskim tekstovima, pojašnjenjima i aktuelnim promišljanjima o našoj sadašnjosti i budućnosti.

One little turn of the wheel, and life changes fast. One month, you’re a stable yet creative male couple living in San Francisco, the next you’re driving through Cajun country with a paralyzed blind lady in the back of your U-Haul.  No one will believe this actually happened.