It’s a dangerous world for the furry little ninjas

Hollie was off for this meeting, so I’m returning to tell you about our last meeting. We had two prepared speeches – I did one all about what your book recommendations tell me about you. I also had you give me your book recommendations which you can see below if you are looking for your next read:

Nick also spoke with killer advice on writing well – you can tell from this post that I may not have taken all the advice.

Greg ran Table Topics and asked us about stepping outside our comfort zone, and we wrapped up with the usual evaluations.

The roll of honour is:

·        Best Speaker: Nick

·        Best Evaluator: Adrien

·        Best Table Topic: Duaa (a guest)

We had two guests as well:

  • James

  • Duaa

  • Sarah

A massive hello to our newest member, Krystyna as well – welcome to the club

Non-Fiction

Who

Book

Author

Amazon

Lejla

Utopia for Realists

Rutger Bregman

https://amzn.eu/d/2IcnKrz

Karen Lee

Lucky Man

Michael J Fox

https://amzn.eu/d/cg0z3Rz

Karen Lee

What Dreams May Come

Richard Matheson

https://amzn.eu/d/aB3mEV5

Anita

Heath Robinson: Wonderful Contraptions and Extraordinary Inventions

William Heath Robinson

https://amzn.eu/d/51XZBqF

Duaa

Breaking the habit of being yourself

Joe Dispenza

https://amzn.eu/d/eihraBi

Duaa

The Magic

Rhonda Byrne

https://amzn.eu/d/37Wl5HE

Anonymous

Awaken the Giant Within

Tony Robbins

https://amzn.eu/d/btdHLie

Greg

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harai

https://amzn.eu/d/8gR7sxz

James

The Ride of a Lifetime

Robert Iger

https://amzn.eu/d/bPNHZzB

Elaine

Feel The Fear and Do it Anyway

Susan Jeffers

Https://amzn.eu/d/5mShxhN

Elaine

The Happy Pear Vegan Cookbook

David and Stephen Flynn

https://amzn.eu/d/2MGLiNH (there are several "Happy Pear" books – Elaine assures us the recipes are fab)

Mario

Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion

George J. Thompson

https://amzn.eu/d/gbEnCcy

Mario

The Road Less Stupid

Keith J. Cunningham

https://amzn.eu/d/0PZrjkz

Geoff

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k

Mark Manson

https://amzn.eu/d/aAEPh1R

Geoff

Scatter Brain

Shaparak (Shappi) Khorsandi

https://amzn.eu/d/hREYQhu

Geoff

Ultra-Processed People

Chris van Tulleken

https://amzn.eu/d/e36NpRW

Hollie

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

https://amzn.eu/d/5gJUDss



Fiction

Who

Book

Author

Amazon

Karen Lee

What Dreams May Come

Richard Matheson

https://amzn.eu/d/aB3mEV5

Natalie

1984

George Orwell

https://amzn.eu/d/5rbwwWu

Natalie

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

https://amzn.eu/d/5hmorq7

Natalie

(all of them)

Dan Brown

Natalie

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

https://amzn.eu/d/00X46v8

Greg

Engleby

Sebastian Faulkes

https://amzn.eu/d/g0VB9Cn

Pam

The Dogs Who Came To Stay

George Pitcher

https://amzn.eu/d/0Eka3kj

James

Orphan X

Gregg Hurwitz

https://amzn.eu/d/0gbi3Zg

Melanie

Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years

Sue Townsend

https://amzn.eu/d/8kEkEAs

Melanie

Five People You Meet In Heaven

Mitch Albom

https://amzn.eu/d/hoc9WSI

Hannah

An Orchestra of Minorities

Chigozie Obioma

https://amzn.eu/d/0t5dhxG

Hannah

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

https://amzn.eu/d/0ivKnaT

Geoff

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

https://amzn.eu/d/1uPG7o8

Hollie

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

https://amzn.eu/d/gENV0KH

Ribbon winners pose for the camera. Left to right: Duaa, Nick and Adrien
Geoff Hodge