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Tag: Reasons to Stay Alive

Books for the Lockdown – Wise and Calming

On April 6, 2020March 31, 2020 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

Week three, how are you all doing? After last week’s dystopian and depressing list, I thought you may be in the mood for something more uplifting. So this week we’ll look at the wise and calming books. Those that transport you, help put things in perspective or focus your mind on other things. A Gentleman …

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Reasons to Stay Alive – Matt Haig

On January 9, 2017December 31, 2016 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

There was a lot of hype about this book, so finally I caved and bought it. I read it as a break from my pretty depressing reading Ireland month. It was yet another non-fiction book for me in 2016, not a common thing for me. It is a book about overcoming depression, so I was …

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