Loved the action, loved the writing, loved the vivid descriptions... This is a must read!
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Letters to a Young Gymnast
If you're interested in Nadia Comeneci's biography, "Letters to a Young Gymnast" is what you need. This book is written by Nadia and references all the major public events in her life. She even addresses the rumours around the incident with her drinking bleach and her relationship with Nicu Ceausescu, the son of Romania's dictator!
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police
Nadia is the most famous Romanian, internationally popular for having been the first ever gymnast to get a perfect 10 for her routine in the Olympics in 1976. She was 14 at the time!
The Man with Miraculous Hands
It was Simon Sinek who said something along the lines of "the president of the United States is the most powerful man in any room he steps into. Except when he steps into the doctor's office." There is no better place where this applies in a similar way than in this book.
The 12 Week Year: Chapter by Chapter Book Summary
Knowledge is only powerful if you use it, if you act on it. Increase your current results by four times or more, in a very short period of time, with the system described in this book!
2022 Reading Wrap-Up
Last year I read 100 books! I can't believe it myself, but I somehow found the time for all of them! However, I didn't have enough time to also talk about each one of them here and that is quite a shame. Hopefully I will soon do them justice, but, in the meantime, these are the highlights of my year:
I’m Not Charlotte Lucas
If you love "Pride and Prejudice", this book is for you! If you love cute, clean, friends to lovers, contemporary rom-coms, this book is for you! If you are anxious, insecure, always go for the safe choice, never feel like you're the main character in your own story... this book is for you!
Stay, Daughter
If you want to read a beautiful memoir about growing up as a woman in a muslim culture in the 1940s and 1950s, look no further! This is the book for you.
The Call of the Wrens
If you love historical fiction set in the First and Second World War, strong, daring, remarkable women who force the society limits, this is the book for you!
Middlemarch – Book 1 – Miss Brooke
Middlemarch is a fascinating read! I wrote about five tips on how to read it so that you can fall in love with it. One of the tips is to read it as it was originally published, in 8 volumes. These appeared almost monthly, throughout an entire year. This is the first article in a series about Middlemarch, discussing each book individually.
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