Extracts
Extract: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
23 August 2023
In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going. Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history – from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age – and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world.
There were humans...
Extract: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
23 August 2023
In Daring Greatly, Dr. Brene Brown dispels the widely accepted myth that vulnerability is a weakness. She argues rather that vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability – from revealing our true selves – we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.
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Extract: Atomic Habits by James Clear
23 August 2023
In Atomic Habits, author and world-renowned habits expert James Clear conveys how big change starts with small everyday shifts. In this extract from the book, he writes about how any new habit can start with a simple two-minute action.
How to Stop Procrastinating
“Even when you know you should start small, it...
Extract: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
18 August 2023
The whispers started long before the accident on Harlow Lane . . . There was the party, where Whitney screamed at her ten-year-old, Xavier. Afterwards, the silence was deafening.
He lifts two fingers to his nose and smells the child’s mother as his eyes grow wide in the dark of his kitchen. The clock on the oven reads 11:...
Extract: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
18 August 2023
When we all know we're going to die, how do we make sure we truly live? Clover Brooks has forgotten how to live. It might be because she spends her time caring for people in their final days, working as a death doula in New York City. Or it might be because she has a regret of her own - one she can't bring herself to let go of. But then...
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