Books & Films
BOOK REVIEW – ATOMIC HABITS
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – THE MIRACLE EQUATION
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions That Turn Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable by Hal Elrod Hal Elrod, keynote speaker and author of the bestselling book The Miracle Morning, shares his “miracle equation,” the secret to unlocking happiness, success, and your full potential. You Are…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – A BETTER ME
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction A Better Me: The Official Autobiography by Gary Barlow. ‘This is the book I wished I’d had to turn to.’ Gary Barlow Gary Barlow is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters of all time, but fifteen years ago, as he himself admits, he hit rock…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – BLANKET OF STARS
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction Blanket of Stars: Thru-Hiking the Camino de Santiago by C.W. Lockhart An unlikely pilgrim battles agoraphobia to reclaim life beyond the sofa. The 800-kilometer journey along the Camino Frances provides a scenic backdrop to ponder midlife crisis and chronic illness, an empty nest and marital woes, military…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – WALK WITH YOUR WOLF
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction Walk With Your Wolf: Unlock your intuition, confidence & power by Jonathan Hoban ‘An important message about the power of reconnecting with the primal self to achieve balance in the modern world. A fascinating read’ – Megan HineNature is our greatest healer. It’s time to start walking and reclaim…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – STEPS OUT OF TIME
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction Steps Out of Time, One Woman’s Journey on the Camino by Katharine Soper Steps Out of Time won a silver medal in the 2014 Independent Publishers Book Competition and an Honorable Mention in the 2014 Writer’s Digest self-published award program. Amazon reviews show that this book resonates deeply…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – My MIDSUMMER MORNING
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure by Alastair Humphreys Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play. In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – WHAT THE PSYCHIC TOLD THE PILGRIM
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago In this wickedly funny account, Jane Christmas describes her pilgrimage along Spain’s infamous Camino de Santiago de Compostela in celebration of her fiftieth birthday. Somehow she finds herself leading fourteen squabbling middle-aged women—until she…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – TWO STEPS FORWARD
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Projectcomes a story of taking chances and learning to love again as two people, one mourning her husband and the other recovering from divorce, cross paths on the centuries-old Camino pilgrimage from France to Spain. “The Chemin will change you. It…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – Peas and Queues (Unabridged Audiobook)
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 2019 0% Introduction How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there’s a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught. Thankfully,…
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