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#EmptyShelf17 No.44: Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write, by Helen Sword

November 2, 2017December 11, 2017 by drbexl

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So, now I want to get hold of my copy of Stylish Academic Writing, and read that! Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write by Helen Sword My rating: 4 of 5 stars There’s a lot of inspiring bits in this book. I'm trying to decide if…

#Emptyshelf17 No. 43: Cheer Up, Love by @SusanCalman

October 23, 2017December 11, 2017 by drbexl

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Cheer Up, Love: Adventures in Depression with the Crab of Hate by Susan Calman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve been reading this book mostly in hospital waiting rooms on my Kindle. As someone who suffers from depression (but not anxiety), I thought it struck the right note of…

#Emptyshelf17 No.42: Those Who Wait by @Tanya_Marlow

October 21, 2017December 11, 2017 by drbexl

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Those Who Wait: Finding God in disappointment, doubt and delay by Tanya Marlow My rating: 5 of 5 stars As I wait for results from bone/CT scans to see if the cancer has spread across my body, I turned to Tanya's book - which I'd been watching and waiting to…

#Emptyshelf17 No. 41 How Not To Be A Boy by @arobertwebb

October 11, 2017December 11, 2017 by drbexl

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After lots of academic or cancer books, just what I needed this week - perfect mix of humour and vulnerability: How Not To Be a Boy by Robert Webb My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book, and read it over a few evenings. I thought it…

#EmptyShelf17 39 I thought there would be cake by @kwelbyroberts

September 29, 2017 by drbexl

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A short book, but I've been reading it in bits and pieces - a lovely companion for a difficult journey. I Thought There Would Be Cake by Katharine Welby-Roberts My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started reading this before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and have finished it…

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