If you're looking for some listening material to keep your brain in gear while stuck in lockdown, here is a list of my favourite non-fiction audiobooks! I've included a varied selection of genres, from true crime to self-help, so whatever your tastes you should be able to find something that intrigues you...
Tag: inspirational
20 Empowering Quotes from Female Authors to Start Your 2020
The whirlwind of New Year's resolutions and endless articles about losing weight, saving money, eating better, finding love etc. can make you feel defeated before you've even begun. To put you in a better mindset, who better to turn to than some of the most inspiring female authors? From Alcott to Atwood, their words of wisdom are sure to make you feel empowered for 2020...
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn: Candid Memoir and Enduring Force for Change
It is hard to imagine two worse things that could happen to someone, let alone happen within days of one another. Ray's husband has been diagnosed with a rare terminal illness. The couple has also lost their cherished family home and business following a financial catastrophe. With nothing left besides their independence and connection to nature, they decide to walk the South Coast Path from Minehead to Land's End. Ray tells the story of their journey in this potent, emotional memoir. Following the path becomes their only purpose, as the two prepare to face whatever it is leading them towards.
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron: Informative Yet Warm Insight into the Trait of High Sensitivity
Do you often find yourself over-stimulated when out in the world and long for the comfort of home? Are you strongly affected by other people's moods? Do you consciously avoid violent films, TV shows or books? If so, you may be what Elaine Aron calls an HSP (highly sensitive person). And you're not alone - apparently, we make up 20% of the population! Her book is aimed at helping HSPs to survive in a competitive, demanding world where sensitivity is often viewed as a weakness.
Archive Nostalgia: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
Happy Easter! Spring is here, the blossom is out and everyone is slowly coming out of their winter stupor... It is the perfect time of year for an uplifting, life-affirming read and no book does this better than Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things!
Make it through Monday!
Have you got the Monday blues? Struggled to get out of bed this morning? Help is at hand! Every Monday I post a happy or inspirational quote from one of my favourite authors, giving you the motivation needed to get through this dreary day of the week. This week I have chosen a self-confidence boosting quote from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie…
Make it through Monday!
Have you got the Monday blues? Struggled to get out of bed this morning? Help is at hand! Every Monday I post a happy or inspirational quote from one of my favourite authors, giving you the motivation needed to get through this dreary day of the week. This week I have chosen a life-affirming quote from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery...
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: Be Inspired to Follow your Dreams by an Adventure Story Unlike Any Other
Rating: 3 stars Category: Fantasy, Inspirational Synopsis: Santiago the shepherd boy has a recurring dream about a treasure awaiting him at the Pyramids of Egypt. Leaving his flock and the life he knows behind, he sets out on an adventure to seek out this mysterious treasure. However, the people he meets along the way will teach him lessons far more valuable than any wealth or riches. The Alchemist is an inspirational tale about following your dreams.
Make it through Monday!
Have you got the Monday blues? Struggled to get out of bed this morning? Help is at hand! Every Monday I post a happy or inspirational quote from one of my favourite authors, giving you the motivation needed to get through this dreary day of the week. This week I have chosen a thought-provoking quote from Autumn Leaves by André Gide...
Make it through Monday
Have you got the Monday blues? Struggled to get out of bed this morning? Help is at hand! Every Monday I post a happy or inspirational quote from one of my favourite authors, giving you the motivation needed to get through this dreary day of the week. This week I have chosen a brightly hopeful quote from No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy...
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