BOOKS
TOP READS The top 6 books to get lost in
Superhuman
Rowan Hooper
This is a book about what it feels like to
be exceptional — and what it takes to
get there. Why can some people achieve
greatness when others can’t, no matter
how hard they try?
In this inspirational book, Rowan Hooper
takes us on a tour of the peaks of human
achievement. Drawing on interviews with
a wide range of superhumans as well as
those who study them, Hooper evaluates
the science of peak potential, reviewing
the role of genetics alongside the famed
10,000 hours of practice.
this Winter.
The Lido
Libby Page
Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life.
But now everything she knows is changing
— the library where she used to work has
closed, the family fruit and veg shop has
become a trendy bar, and her beloved
husband George is gone.
Kate has just moved and feels alone in
a city that is too big for her. She’s at the
bottom rung of her career as a journalist
on a local paper, and is determined to
make something of it. So when the local
lido is threatened with closure, Kate
knows this story could be her chance to
shine. And Rosemary knows it is the end
of everything for her.
Together they are determined to make a
stand, to show that the pool is more than
just a place to swim — it is the heart of the
community.
Together they will show the importance
of friendship, the value of community,
and how ordinary people can protect the
things they love.
Small Wrongs
Kate Rossmanith
Kate Rossmanith studied people for a living
and thought she understood human nature
well. But in the wake of her daughter’s
birth, the vulnerability and intensity of
parenthood took her completely by
surprise. Faced with debilitating insomnia,
she spent hours awake reflecting on her
own upbringing and the unwelcome role
remorse can play in even the most devoted
parents’ lives. Increasingly fascinated with
the concept of remorse, she was drawn
to the criminal courts, observing case after
case. She talked to criminals, lawyers
and judges alike, trying to answer the
fundamental question: how can you know
whether a person is ever truly sorry?
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