Vida: A woman for our time... About the Book: Vida Goldstein was an advocate for women's rights, a campaigner for peace, fought for the distribution of wealth, and a trail-blazer who provided leadership and inspiration to innumerable people. Blazing her trail at the dawn of the twentieth century, Vida Goldstein remains Australia’s most celebrated crusader … Continue reading Quick Shots Book Review: Vida by Jacqueline Kent
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A Month of Reading: July
#BookBingo2020: 1 #2020ReadNonFic: 1 - I've finished this challenge but still found myself adding this title to my spreadsheet. I think I'll unofficially keep counting my non-fiction titles just for interest. #aww2020: 2 #TheClassicsEight: 0 The Isolation Lucky Dip Reading List: 1 My TV watching, specifically Reign, has seriously cut into my reading time this … Continue reading A Month of Reading: July
Quick Shots Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Becoming... About the Book: An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America-the first African-American to … Continue reading Quick Shots Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
#2020ReadNonFic Challenge Completed
In a bid to push myself to read more non-fiction, I signed up for the #2020ReadNonFic hosted by Book'd Out. I chose 'Nibbler' which was to read six books. I wasn't too sure if I was up to reading twelve, one a month, but look at this, it's halfway through the year and I've read...one … Continue reading #2020ReadNonFic Challenge Completed
Book Review: Fathoms: the world in the whale by Rebecca Giggs
Fathoms... About the Book: When Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beach in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales might shed light on the condition of our seas. How do whales experience environmental change? Has our connection to these fabled animals been transformed by technology? What future … Continue reading Book Review: Fathoms: the world in the whale by Rebecca Giggs
A Month of Reading: March
Challenge Progress: #BookBingo2020: 0 books #2020ReadNonFic: 1 book #aww2020: 8 books 🙌 #TheClassicsEight: true to form 🙄 0 books! Total books read for March: 13 books
Book Review: Budgerigar by Sarah Harris & Don Baker
Budgerigar: How a brave, chatty and colourful little Aussie bird stole the world's heart... About the Book: A curiosity of everything you ever wanted to know (or realised you never knew) about budgies. Budgies, budgies, budgies. Beautiful and cheeky, delightful and enchanting, wild or tamed budgerigars are Australia's gift to the bird world. They sing … Continue reading Book Review: Budgerigar by Sarah Harris & Don Baker
Book Review: I Choose Elena by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
I Choose Elena… About the Book: Aged fifteen and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped in Sydney on a night out, sparking a series of events that left her devastatingly ill for more than ten years of her life. Her path to healing began a decade later, when she … Continue reading Book Review: I Choose Elena by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Book Review: All Our Relations by Tanya Talaga
All Our Relations Indigenous trauma in the shadow of colonialism... About the Book: The world’s Indigenous communities are fighting to live and dying too young. In this vital and incisive work, Tanya Talaga explores intergenerational trauma and the alarming rise of youth suicide. From Northern Ontario to Nunavut, Norway, Brazil, Australia, and the United States, … Continue reading Book Review: All Our Relations by Tanya Talaga
A Month of Reading: February
Challenge Progress: #BookBingo2020: 1 book #2020ReadNonFic: 2 books #aww2020: 6 books #TheClassicsEight: 0 books Total books read for February: 12 books
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