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Hannah Powell

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Average rating: 4.38 · 26 ratings · 17 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

The Cactus Surgeon: Using Nature to Fix A Faulty Brain

4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions

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Earlier in the year I decided to take a break from book blogging. The imminent deadlines were causing stress where there didn’t need to be any. I love reading and writing, but writing about why I love a book is sometimes quite difficult. It requires time and thought which I had in short supply.

So in the absence of any recent in depth blog reviews, here is a quick round up of some of my best books

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The Wolf King

by Lauren Palphreyman (Goodreads Author)

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Back Trouble

by Clare Chambers

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Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense

by Rory Sutherland

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