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The best part of ordinary is when you stop, take a closer look and realise just how truly amazing the ordinary really is. 

Hi.  My name is MV.   Welcome to my little part of the internet. 
This is my space to remember, discuss and evaluate the books I have read both past and present. 



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Welcome to 2021
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the books of 2021

Hopefully a better year for everything.
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the best of 2020

Coming soon!  A celebration of the best books I read last year
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The index

A work in progress to add links to the 200+ books on this site .
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Online Privacy
As our lives relies ever heavily on our online world being aware of the dangers becomes more important than ever.  This is a big book which is a bit daunting so here is my guide to why we should care! 
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The Climate Emergency
Halloween saw me read the most acclaimed book on climate change of current times, posing the most difficult of questions and being open and honest with the answers.  Can we really handle the truth?
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The year in Book Awards
Book awards are a major source of inspiration for a lot of readers, me included.  I've put together a calendar with links to the prizes that I find most useful

"Being positive isn't always easy.  It is sometimes the harder route, the one that requires more energy thought and commitment."

fearne cotton - happy


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books of 2015

To kick things off I have listed and ranked the 33 books that I read during 2015.  I thought it would be fun to countdown the titles 33 to my number 1
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See the results
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books of 2016

What I have read in 2016 complete with summaries (lots of spoilers) and interesting links to websites and other books 
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read in 2016
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books of 2017

The year of 2017 in two halves and because I like the rankings of 2015 so much I have repeated it for last year
2017
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Every February for a bit of fun I judge all the books I read last year and in the spirit of all award ceremonies hand out my own.  The Ordinaries! 
the ordinaries 2019

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WORST PART OF ORDINARY
What to do if surgery goes wrong and how it might be prevented.  In my May blog post I look back at my personal experience and combine it with Atul Gawandi's advice 
WHEN OPS GO WRONG
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authentic happiness

​​The most important book on being happy that I have read deserves a proper attempt at a professional summary.  
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How to be Happy
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READING FBC
What happens when you take all the football books i've ever read and turn them into a Fantasy Football Book Club

SEE THE LINEUP

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BEST SELF HELP ADVICE

In "Confessions of a Conjurer" Derren Brown offers his top 10 tips he has taken from all the self help books he has read

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See the top 10 tips
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what's the secret?

A self help book that promises that you can have it all should send the alarm bells ringing.  But The Secret has spent 2800 days in the Amazon Top 100 lists and sold 23m so there must be something in it right?  
The Secret Revealed
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how to read more

The BBC website had a fascinating article on how to read more books. I look at its conclusions and my own thoughts and tips on how to read more and still enjoy it. 

Read More Books!

The GREATEST


The compilation of the best books I have ever read
Best Ever
LIFE IS A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION AND THIS ONE IS MINE

ORDINARY BLOG
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