Page Count: 298 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW So this book was fascinating and highlighted things that retroactively are common sense but that I had just never really thought about such as pairing a habit that you want to start with something you already do and make habits harder to fulfil by making them invisible/harder to do.Continue reading “Atomic Habits by James Clear”
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The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
Page Count: 285 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was the perfect cosy book to read on my birthday and was also an eye opener into how your surroundings and cosiness can really influence your sense of happiness or peacefulness. It was also interesting reading through to see that I do and enjoy most ‘hygge’ things alreadyContinue reading “The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking”
Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku
Page Count: 300 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Kaku is one of my favourite science authors as he is just so enthusiastic about what he’s writing about and it is infectious. I did not have much interest in quantum computers and only vaguely knew that they were a thing before – but the way that he talksContinue reading “Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku”
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte
Page Count: 408 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Mammals – especially ancient ones – tend to get overshadowed by dinosaurs but Brusatte really shows why we should be interested in them both – especially look after the ones that we have left and where they evolved from.
Wild Fell by Lee Schofield
Page Count: 305 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This is a very good book about a place that for me is close to home, having lived ‘round the corner’ from the Lake District most of my life. The careful balance of trying to bring nature back in without enraging local farmers seems like a difficult problem toContinue reading “Wild Fell by Lee Schofield”
The Lost Rainforest of Britain by Guy Shrubsole
Page Count: 336 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This book was very well written and explored a part of British history that I’d never known about. I had known that we had a lot of forests on this island in the past but not the fact that some of this was rainforest (temperate not tropical). He writesContinue reading “The Lost Rainforest of Britain by Guy Shrubsole”
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Page Count: 368 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW I really liked this book and it was well written and informative without being too heavy. All of the topics were things that I either didn’t know at all or had been only heard in passing so it was all new information to me, but rarely did I feelContinue reading “Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake”
Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku
Page Count: 368 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW The book is well written and Kaku’s enthusiasm is infectious. The things that people are trying to make for the future is fascinating and I loved learning about the science behind it all. However, this book was published over 10 years ago and many of the things that heContinue reading “Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku”
A Wood of One’s Own by Ruth Pavey
Page Count: 244 Rating: 4.7/5 REVIEW This book was very soft and relaxing to read and it showed a very gentle tale of a woman and her woodland. I liked the inclusion of the sketches that Pavey has done dotted throughout the book and at the start of each chapter. The pacing felt both fastContinue reading “A Wood of One’s Own by Ruth Pavey”
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Page Count: 335 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW It was a really interesting book that really explored in depth the ins and outs of artificial intelligence without Hollywood style fear mongering but still exploring thew darker possibilities and why AI still has to be handled with care and with strict rules and regulations in place. I alsoContinue reading “Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark”
Imagination Mansion 