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Join the Silent Book Club

Kids driving you mad?

Well, while they’re asleep, why not join the Silent Book Club.  It’s an online silent book club specifically created now that COVID19 has reared its ugly head.

With a good book in your hand, you can fend it off – at least you’re not thinking about it because you’re immersed in the quiet bliss of the story.

Join any of the virtual meetups here.

https://silentbook.club/blogs/blog/virtual-silent-book-club

Photo: from Silent Book Club online

The Greatest Nonfiction Books

This list is generated from 128 “best of” book lists from a variety of great sources. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. Some lists count more than others. I generally trust “best of all time” lists voted by authors and experts over user-generated lists. On the lists that are actually ranked, the book that is 1st counts a lot more than the book that’s 100th.

The Greatest Nonfiction Books

Reading ‘can help reduce stress’

Reading is the best way to relax and even six minutes can be enough to reduce the stress levels by more than two thirds, according to new research.

“Psychologists believe this is because the human mind has to concentrate on reading and the distraction of being taken into a literary world eases the tensions in muscles and the heart.”

Read full post on The Telegraph, 30 March 2009